Tasca M4A1 Mid Production Italy 1945

Oh yeah!

You are a tease

That has to be one of the best pictures of a Sherman. 

WOW, great Sherman pic bro, ive not seen it before. Thats gonna be a fun build right there....cant wait!!!

Big John,

This should be a very interesting build. This kit is a rare bird and is a white box out production model. I have the OOP white box 35-L28 Sherman III with Initial VVSS. Kind of timid to start it since it is pretty rare. Glad to see you are going in guns a blazing.

OK, as promised, I will share a couple of pics of my progress to date. Not much done yet. I’m not working in any particular order here.

Since I want to concentrate more on the painting and weathering on this one, I’m going to build it out of the box without all the little tweaks as my other M4A1s I have going. About the only thing I’ll add is some photo etched tool straps. And maybe an aftermarket tow cable.

The upper and lower hull is not fixed into place yet. I still need to finish out the parts that mount to the rear plate. The turret is almost complete except for a few small details.

Hi Jeff,

Paint scheme is gonna be the top 2 color photos, along with all the mud, dust, and dirt.

Just a little something to let every one know that I'm still alive

I knew Thanksgiving couldnt take Big John down!!!

Great to see ya get some bench time brother.

I belive it's credited as belonging to the 1st Armored Division