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!
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5 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.
