Israeli M51 Sherman

2021 Refurbished Vehicles Group Build. Campaign runs from 01/01/21 - to 31/06/21. Campaign medals awarded for models completed within those dates.
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Israeli M51 Sherman

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I don't recall buying this kit but it has sat on the shelf long enough! If anything screams modernisation it's a 1940's vintage Sherman gunning it out with 1960's vintage tanks into the late 80's.

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What's even scarier is when I took the box off the shelf and it felt pretty heavy. I don't recall buying any of this...

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Looks like my simple build just got complex again :(
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You are quick out of the blocks Adam. That's a nice collection of aftermarket goodies. Looking forward to seeing you work on this one. :)

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Vincent Power wrote: 02 Jan 2021, 00:39 You are quick out of the blocks Adam. That's a nice collection of aftermarket goodies. Looking forward to seeing you work on this one. :)

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Very interesting project. I love when I open old boxes to discover that I put a lot of stuff inside I had forgotten. :D

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Hmmmmmmm - I just realized that I have a M51 with the 105 mm Modèle F1 gun sitting in a box halfway... okay, a fourth the way or lesser... built - that would be an idea... I mean, these two are the most badass a M4 ever got to be. ;)

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I am here and will be following for sure.

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I think you're all set for an amazing build :D

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It gets worse...this build is now going to be officially out of control and will take more than six months. Just found this, which I had forgotten I had bought on impulse from a local auction site.....

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3 figures, a bucket load of stowage and a heap of ammo to paint... :o
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On the positive side, you now only need to paint half of the tank :lol:

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Jan Persson wrote: 14 Jan 2021, 07:55 On the positive side, you now only need to paint half of the tank :lol:
Yup, I can completely ignore the entire back deck! :D
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