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AridTalons

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  1. Build is complete and posted in the Display Case
  2. Built in just over two weeks. Some of the parts I had to omit due to the very small size but for the most part, its complete. Didn't weather. Felt like having a crisp, clean Sherman to display.The decals were a problem as I don't have any decal solution. Some fell off, some didn't. For the first model in over two years I think it came out pretty good :D Comments welcome!
  3. What scale is it? I'll be following.
  4. Thanks everyone for your tips! I completely overlooked the instructions. I most likely took a break and came back to it and continued with the confused route highlighted in red. They made the instructions a bit confusing. I finally noticed the correct route after posting on the forums and looking at the assembled side on the instructions. I switched the idler with a different set as the one I chose is modeled better. The new idler is slightly more narrow but it looks much better. The standard idler doesn't have any holes and is just a solid chunk of plastic. Who wants that on their model? I
  5. I found the problem after staring at the instruction sheet. I needed to attach C6 and C11 still. The sheet is a bit confusing as it states V18 to C17 when its supposed to be V18 to C11 via C6 and C11. Never noticed lol
  6. Just a quick update. I finished the assembly of the Sherman. All went well except for one very important part, the rear sprocket. I followed the instructions to a tee and the sprocket is unable to cooperate with the lower hull. It simply just won't fit on there so I cut out another set of sprockets and tried with those, no luck either. I did however find a solution. I simply overglued the lower hull piece and turned it into mush and simply slapped the sprocket into place. We'll see how well this works after installing the VVSS system after painting. :whistle:/> Once everything dries I'll
  7. Been a couple days but finally finished the majority of the upper hull and turret. I have to admit, some of the parts were too small and fragile for me and my patience so not everything is applied unfortunately. But for the most part the Sherman is done to spec. I've done German and Russian armor from Dragon without a problem and found that the Sherman is actually a difficult tank to craft seeing as it has so many small pieces that the aforementioned do not. Its nice to build some American armor though and I did enjoy the challenge of the Sherman. I'm still working on the .50 cal, small part
  8. Nice job! I think the stowage is done very well. Brings it out in my opinion
  9. After a couple of hours I completed the lower hull. I wasn't able to glue every single piece to the model being as some of the pieces were just way too small, even for tweezers. Besides that, all went well and am now beginning to assemble the upper hull. I opted to glue the VVSS system after painting. It should be much easier to paint the bogies individually and glue them unto the lower hull afterwards. The upper hull should be a lot of fun to build seeing as its so well detailed and the amount of parts that are needed such as the turret and .50 cal. Ton of photo-etched parts for the upper
  10. Thanks Don! Usually when I buy Armor, I buy Dragon. They almost always have excellent kits. Bit pricey but they're worth it! It took me about 4 hours to get this far. Carefully cutting, sanding, and scraping plastic to perfection takes time :D Right now I'm on stage three of the kit. Its working with the lower hull and there are a ton of little parts I have to assemble and glue. Will probably take all day tomorrow between glue drying and just general breaks from the project, if I even complete stage three. So far, no hassles but I'm a bit annoyed with branding on the parts. It seems that Dr
  11. Hello all! First post on ARC and just opened the box up and took a peek inside. Kit has some nice detail that I hope (but probably won't) to pick up on my crap camera phone. I've actually waited almost 2 years to do this particular kit due to shortages so its really cool that I picked it up and am about to get started. Will start working on the Sherman early tomorrow and I'll get back to posting after some progress is made.
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