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Another photograph of a column of Simon’s British Sherman Tanks move along the cobbled streets of a Normandy village.
Buildings and roads are from Battlefront. The fountain, outbuildings and walls were the extras that you got if you subscribed to the Battlefront house deal.
A column of Simon’s British Sherman Tanks led by a Sherman Firefly move along the cobbled streets of a Normandy village.
Buildings and roads are from Battlefront.
Here are a few of Simon’s British Sherman tanks for Flames of War.
Rear view.
Here are a couple more of Simon’s British Sherman tanks for Flames of War.
This is his Sherman Firefly armed with a 17pdr.
Another “normal” Sherman.
Here are a couple of Simon’s British Sherman tanks for Flames of War.
In a similar vein to my Stugs I have painted the underneath of the resin Shermans from the starter box set with Chaos Black.
This will add shadow and make the models look a little more realistic on the table.
See the full workbench feature on the resin Shermans from Open Fire.
After speculating about plastic Sherman tanks for Flames of War and finding that in the end they were resin, I have heard a new rumour that the new third edition starter set, Achtung! due to be released on the 28th April will contain plastic Shermans and Stugs.
Saw and heard two things this week that have made me think that Battlefront will be releasing plastic Sherman tanks for Flames of War.
Already there are quite a few plastic 15mm models now available from other manufacturers and it’s not as though Battlefront have no experience of working in plastic, they have been using plastic for tracks and bases for a while now.
So what’s the evidence?
Firstly a conversation over the phone that was leaked to me, indicated that Battlefront said they were putting together a plastic Sherman kit.
That on its own, is maybe not proof enough.
However the second piece of evidence is not only direct from Battlefront, it’s also on their own website.
This photograph of tanks for the forthcoming Blood, Guts, & Glory supplement.
These really do look like plastic models, more so than resin. The tracks we know are already plastic, but look at the sharpness of the hull and turret detail.
It won’t be too much of a surprise if Battlefront head down the plastic model route, the key will be quality, price and what models they put out in plastic.
Having repainted my Shermans with Warpaint British Armour. The next stage was the detailing, including the tracks and the stowage. I also started to paint the tracks using German Grey (995).
The underside of the Sherman.
I do need to start thinking about markings.
See the full workbench feature on the resin Shermans from Open Fire.
Having repainted my Shermans with Warpaint British Armour. The next stage was the detailing, including the tracks and the stowage.
The next stage was the detailing, including the tracks and the stowage.
I also started to paint the tracks using German Grey (995).
See the full workbench feature on the resin Shermans from Open Fire.