"Sheridan",Vietnam Dio

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
Sorry missed the start of this somehow. It's coming on very nicely.

Keep up the good work

Andrew

Thank you Andrew,
Nice to see you pop in Sir:hugging-face:,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
Looking good fella. Is that a clear window in the hull in front of the drivers hatch?

Cheers Scottie,(Dawg!!),
Yes it is,however,i didn`t know exactly what to put there until Jakko put me straight!
I wondered what it was all about,so put up a side thread,Jakko promptly explained that it was a vision screen,and the panel it sits in is the front of the all round water proof "Skirt",which was raised during beach assaults...... so it became basically a windscreen for the driver!!:nerd:
Andy

[Guest]

More for crossing inland waterways and small lakes, than beach assaults, really I suspect that if you were to take an M551 swimming in the sea, it would soon end up impersonating a brick

[The Smythe Meister]

Only because the Americans seem to have developed an aversion in the 1960s to calling things by simple names that everybody can understand, combined with having a surplus of trained abbreviation-developers, to get things like “M551 AR/AAV” when “M551 light tank” would have been just as fitting.

BTW, did you paint the periscopes blue or are they clear (colorless) and it's a trick of the light? I know Tamiya recommends blue, but I never understood why. The exterior face of a periscope would really only be blue if there’s a strong blue light on inside the vehicle :smiling3:


See here :smiling3:

Cheers Jakko,
I agree about the way the YANKS Americans named stuff being weird ,
Yes,i did paint the periscopes blue,not just because i`ve seen them done in that way for ages,but also,i find it gives a bit of a nice contrast amidst the drab colours,and shadows,of the rest of these areas!..... may not be 100% correct,but i kinda like it!!:nerd:
Andy

[Airborne01]

Andy,
No pressure but I've just started the groundwork ... probably doesn't mean that much though!

[Si Benson]

Coming along nicely Andy :thumb2:
I see Tamiya do this in 1/16 scale….the guy at the model shop tried to flog me one last weekend :smiling5:
Not built a modern tamiya kit either just a few of their golden oldies….looking good

[rtfoe]

Shaping up nicely Andy. Yes the turret does have that Merk look.

Cheers,
Richard

[BigGreg]

Ahhhh interesting subject... :smiling5: :smiling5: :smiling5: pulling chair...

[JR]

Good evening Mr Smith.
I will grab a seat, and Cohan can sit on my lap and watch .
Now if you need any advice on tracks please just ask ----------------------------------------some one else !

[Mini Me]

That's a fine effort so far Andy..........I'll sit in with JR and watch further developments. Tracks are always interesting and JR is an EXPERT, as you know, so well versed in the out of ordinary, should the occasion arise. Rick H.

[JR]

That's a fine effort so far Andy..........I'll sit in with JR and watch further developments. Tracks are always interesting and JR is an EXPERT, as you know, so well versed in the out of ordinary, should the occasion arise. Rick H.

:nerd::smiling2:Thank you Rick, gave me a good laugh.
Excuse us Mr Smith .

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
That looks good. A nice clean build.
Jim

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
No pressure but I've just started the groundwork ... probably doesn't mean that much though!

HA! Nice one Steve!
Pressure is kinda on....... after all,i`m at least a week away from even STARTING the base for this one..... let alone scratching the Statue stuff!!:dizzy:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Coming along nicely Andy :thumb2:
I see Tamiya do this in 1/16 scale….the guy at the model shop tried to flog me one last weekend :smiling5:
Not built a modern tamiya kit either just a few of their golden oldies….looking good

Hello Si,Long time no see Sir!!
You should`ve bought it....although i don`t know how much he wanted obviously?!!
This one is sure a cracking kit to build,but,like you,it`s the first Tamiya kit i`ve done that wasn`t at least 30,(Many,nearly 40!!) years old :flushed::smiling:
Thanks mate!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Shaping up nicely Andy. Yes the turret does have that Merk look.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks very much Richard :thumb2:
..... I`m glad it`s not just me re the turret!!:smiling:
Andy