Sherman BARV
The upper hull with the bits removed that Resicast tells you to.
Superstructure test-fitted to the upper hull.
Basic shape of lower hull built, to ensure good fit to the upper hull (I put them together while the glue dries).
More basic work on the plastic kit hull. The two bits of plastic strip at the rear are to (hopefully) guide the resin superstructure into place.
To get rid of the seam down the middle of the wheels, I decided to use the lathe in my father’s shed, rather than scraping them down like I usually do.
Before and after.
All of the wheels, plus one extra. The one at the front, with the rim on it, did not want to cooperate so I gave up on it and grabbed another wheel from …
… my Sherman spare wheels box … and this is what’s in it even without the two sets of alternative wheels from the kit I’m using for this conversion!
Most of the parts needed to build the bogies. The skids to go on top of the tracks are not there yet, and the wheels have already been put between the suspension arms, and the rest is all the parts for the bogies.
Six bogies built, still minus the track skids.
Superstructure glued to the upper hull, after a lot of fettling to get it to sit reasonably well.
There’s still a big gap at the front that will need filling, though.
Finished bogie, with the front face filed flat and four holes drilled. I also added a bolt head on top, outboard of the skid. There should also be one on the inboard side, but it will be very hard to see with the track in place so I didn’t bother adding it.
Superstructure with the rear plate added, leaving a small gap.
On the other side, though, the gap is much larger 🙁
On the lower hull rear plate is a piece that covers the exhausts on the real tank. The fit of this to the superstructure rear leaves big gaps along the sides, which Resicast’s instructions don’t mention at all but which I can’t leave like this.
The gaps are now filled with car body putty, plus thin plastic card over the turret ring openings on both sides. That will be trimmed to shape once the glue and putty have dried.
Pressing down the plastic card reveals the line of the turret splash guard, letting me cut it to shape fairly easily.
All the putty has been scraped down here, but some more filling was needed afterward, especially at the front.
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9 2 July, 20:50
gorbyI think you win this weeks prize for most heavy duty modelling tool. 😄
Looks a very interesting conversion.
5 July, 06:33
Jakko > I think you win this weeks prize for most heavy duty modelling tool. 😄
Probably, yeah 🙂 It's a metalworking lathe, so a bit overkill for just turning down the seam on those wheels, but I didn't feel like aching fingers from scraping them down with a knife — I get those even when I hold them in a modelling vice, never mind just between my fingers.
> that kind of set up can tool a real bogie!!
Having seen a disassembled Sherman bogie up close, I must say I think this one is a size too small for that 😉
5 July, 08:53
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The Resicast conversion set to make a Sherman Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle out of the Asuka Sherman III kit.
