1/144 - Sherman M4A3E8 Tank

1:144 - SHERMAN TANK  M4A3E8

Overview
This is a scalemodel of the famous American Sherman tank version 'M4A3E8', (also known as "Easy Eight") for 1:144 WW2 dioramas.   This version was used in the movie 'Fury' (2014) with Brad Pitt.  Link to my other 1/144 models

Features
The model is designed to be printed in 4 parts;
- The turret can be rotated in any direction.
- The barrel has to be glued in place, so you can place it in any position you like.
- Glue hatch (about 30-40°) and tank commander. (sprue parts)
- Hatch can be glued as 'closed' : cut periscope on inside of hatch.
- Machine gun can be glued on top of the turret.
- Model is based on blueprints to maximize accuracy.
- Designed and optimized for shapeways to produce it as cheap as possible in 'frosted detail'.
- Provided with lots of details.

Painting
Before painting, always degrease your model in a glass of lukewarm water and a drop of dishwashing soap (do not use a dishwasher!).  Allow it to dry completely before painting.
Aplie a thin layer of paint, use 'drybrush' techniques to bring the detail alive.
If you don't have a lot of experience; watch multiple 'tutorials' on youtube about painting model airplanes and tanks. You can't rush art, so be patient and take your time to finish the model ;).

Scale  1:144
1:144 is a popular scale for aircraft and half the size of 1:72 models. It's a great scale when creating large dioramas with multiple models in one scene, especially if you don't have much space available. You can combine tanks, airplanes, vehicles, buildings... to create an epic historical battle landscape. (Normandy, Battle of the bulge,...)
Also very small diorama's with just one vehicule can be an intriguing 'eye-catcher' on your desk.

Thanks for stopping by & have fun!

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* 3D model update : Tank commander, machine gun, hatch added (march 18 2016).