Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Hmmm.... looks like I'm gonna have to do some salvaging somewhere somehow...
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Get an old secondhand Italeri or Tamiya Sherman kit for the fittings. The early Dragon Sherman kits were all based off the Italeri kits and have a common sprue or two. Or whatever else you can find secondhand and cheap. The rocket rail is a bit of a different problem. Maybe you can scratch a new one from strip styrene.
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
The rocket bracket won't be a problem. The kit had extra sprues including extra track sprues in the box. Unfortunately not for the missing part I need. I may look into doing that instead. I know a place or two that carries cheap kits.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Finishing this one is not gonna happen. Two nights go, somehow I managed to completely destroy this kit. Main hull and turrent fell out of box as I was bringing it down with hopes to resume it and accidentally stepped on it while trying to catch it. No worries, I’m not all upset over it since it was a Dragon kit that had fought me for some time.
At least now I got a excuse to find a nice Tamiya Sherman tank instead.
At least now I got a excuse to find a nice Tamiya Sherman tank instead.
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Or you can really treat yourself and get a Tasca/Asuka Sherman, the Cadillac of 1/35 Sherman’s.
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Read through this thread from the beginning, Tom. Sometimes things happen for a reason; and it is a full moon somewhere or going to be one soon (if you believe in that sort of thing). Glad you are taking such a positive approach! All the best!
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Well Tom, it is always sad when a kit commits suicide by falling under one's feet. But like you said; on the flip side now you can get a real kit that will help you build it!
Looking forward to seeing that!
Looking forward to seeing that!
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Damn that sucks. Sorry to hear about the tank.
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Re: Dragon's M4A4 Sherman w/60lb. Rocket
Yeah... the Dragon kit has been fighting me - especially those *&$#@% individual track links. In a way, I’m kinda glad I won’t have to fight it again putting them on the Sherman.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn