Bacheca

Danny Ray
Thing is, I'm a very, very green modeller. Built a few as a kid but only on my 4th build as an adult. The expensive Miniart and Border and Dragon kits will be done at a much later date once I've made lots of mistakes on cheaper ones. Also I'm still trying to get to terms with the airbrush I bought. Think I've bent the needle slightly already. I'm not the most practical person going but I really want to do a good job on this memorial build I'm planning with his medals and cap badges. His badges include one that has a WW1 male tank and the words "fear naught". They are great.

Jakko ‌
You could use the copper wire for aerials, too — just be careful you don't bend it. (OTOH, copper wire is also fairly easy to straighten if you do bend it 🙂)

As for the pennants, they were mainly a North Africa thing, AFAIK. They're easy enough to make yourself. Cut one from, say, aluminium kitchen foil, slightly longer than you need it to be. Wrap that extra length around the aerial, superglue it in place, and paint the pennant. (Best do this before adding the aerial to the model, though, as it will be much easier.)

For a Sherman kit, I would recommend the Asuka Sherman III over the Dragon one, really. I just don't like the way the Dragon Shermans go together, or the coarseness of a lot of their detail, but I do like the Asuka ones 🙂 Only thing is that this kit has the later style of suspension with the return rollers behind the bogies, unlike Scott's model, which has them on the top. If you've got photos of your grandfather's tank, though, you can probably check which kind his had.

Sherman III (ASUKA Model 35-017, 1:35)

Neuling
Seldom seen, very well done! 👍

Scott Dutton
Thanks, waited for years for a kit, this one a 3D print

gorby
Very nice!
I think you may have got the scale wrong. If it really is 1/350 it's the most incredible bit of painting I've ever seen. 😉

Scott Dutton
Doooh

gorby
Excellent!

Scott Dutton
Very kind

tom svk-at
very nice👌

Neuling
I agree!

Scott Dutton
Cheers, a quickie for 80s theme

Rui S
Another Beauty 👍

Scott Dutton
Thanks Rui

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Scott Dutton
Very kind as always Villers

Rui S
Another Beauty 👍

Scott Dutton
Cheers Rui

gorby
Excellent!

Scott Dutton
Cheers

Guy Rump
Great job! 👍

Scott Dutton
Ta

Mr James
What Neuling wrote 🙂

Scott Dutton
Thanks, the cabinet is getting full of shermans