Model Military International – September 2019

32 Model Military International - September 2019

FEATURE ARTICLE Tasca / Asuka1:35 Sherman III Mid Production (w/Cast Driver’s Hood) • Kit No 35018

Model Military International - September 2019

WADING STACKS

I gave the wading stacks a great

deal of thought. On the one hand,

the stacks and their bracing rods would

be a a striking feature, but I could not

really decide how to represent the rods. They

appeared to be fairly substantial so I could

not simply rig them using flexible thread. Also,

Resicast supplies turnbuckles and mounting

points, but these all feature closed loops. I

wasn’t at all confident about mounting the

turnbuckles to separate rods either.

In the end, I felt that I had to at least attempt

to fit the rods and stacks.

First, I glued the mounting loops to the top

of the stacks. The stacks were now glued to the

vents. I cut the rods from 20 thou brass rod,

painted Olive drab and bent at the ends to fit

through the mounting loops. The rods were then

trimmed and glued to the forward mounting

point on the turret. It’s a bit simplified but I

think it is effective.

In the end, I felt that I had to at least attempt In the end, I felt that I had to at least attempt

of the stacks. The stacks were now glued to the

Decals were sourced from Bison’s

Item No. BD-35014 – WW2 British

Shermans Pt. 3. Swimming and

Wading Shermans.

The decals were applied

over two coast of glossy

Future Floor Polish. They

performed perfectly.

The chalk landing craft markings

with hand-written letters and

numbers using a white Prismacolor

pencil on the flat painted surfaces.

The Sepia pencil was used to add

scratches and scrapes.

The basic painting and

weathering was sealed with

Alclad Flat Clear lacquer.

“

By far the most

fiddly aspect of

Tasca’s Shermans is

the suspension. On

the upside though,

the suspension

units are superbly

detailed and they fit

perfectly...

”

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