M4A1 (75 mm) VVSS early, late in the war
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May 14, 2021Suspension completed; left side as per original photo, right side conjecture.2
May 14, 2021Rear deck with scratchbuilt grilles over air intakes, from stretched sprue (too long, cut to size when glue had dried).3
May 14, 2021Turret top.4
May 14, 2021Hull rear with Verlinden ammo can fixed to rear door, for infantry telephone, which was a common modification by this time.5
May 14, 2021Hull front with plastic strip as a simple rack to hold sandbags. Tow cable is twisted copper wire from electrical cable, driver’s periscope is from old Verlinden set, plug holders for headlights replaced by thin brass tube.6
May 14, 2021Sandbags made from two-part epoxy putty: roll out, cut into sections, knead into a rectangular block, press in place on model, then form tied-up opening with tweezers and press seam with knife tip.7
May 14, 2021Rolled-up tarp on turret made from leftover putty for the sandbags.8
May 14, 2021Bolts on idler wheel brackets replaced by rivets, by glueing punched plastic card domes over them.9
May 14, 2021Side of the vehicle with AFV Club T-48 tracks in place.10
May 14, 2021Overall view of completed but unpainted model.11
May 14, 2021Model sprayed with a coat of Mr. Paint olive drab.12
May 14, 2021Highlights sprayed with lightened olive drab, sandbags painted Tamiya khaki, and everything given a wash of Games Workshop Devlan Mud, then drybrushed for highlights,13
May 14, 2021Whitewash painted on with white paint and a narrow, flat brush, following lines visible in original photo. Registration number and star on roof are from Archer dry transfers.14
May 14, 2021Whitewash painted on with white paint and a narrow, flat brush; pattern is conjecture as no photo of this side was available of the real tank.15
May 14, 2021Suspension painted muddy brown by spraying, washes and drybrushing.16
May 14, 2021Fuel stains around filler caps.17
May 14, 2021Stowage on rear deck added from various sources.18
May 14, 2021Left front view of finished model.19
May 14, 2021Left rear view of finished model.20
May 14, 2021Right rear view of finished model.21
May 14, 2021Right front view of finished model.22
May 14, 2021Top view of finished model.
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An early production Medium Tank M4A1 as it appeared in January 1945.