Tiny Tanks: Trumpeter 1/72 M4 76W Sherman
Calling this one done. This project got more complex than I thought it would; I started wanting to do something interesting with stowage, and ended up spending a month or two fashioning wood, metal, and epoxy putty bits. Then I discovered the enclosed tracks were not great, which meant for the first time ever I was motivated to do a diorama. So, this is a M4 Sherman, with the later 76mm gun, welded hull, wet stowage. The Trumpeter kit is adaquite, but not great. Aside from the awful vinyl tracks, the tie down points were rendered as solid plastic wedges; easy to replace by cutting out the wedges, then using your tiny pin vise drill to make holes and run wire through said holes, but still. It's not all bad, though: the kit comes with 2 turrets, and three different suspension assemblies. The two unused ones here are the easy 8 suspension upgrade, and one like I built, except one piece, so easy assembly for say wargaming. If you've seen tank pictures, you know they ...