Trumpeter 1/72 Sherman M4A3 Iwo Jima **completed** (by Hakan Karlı)

Hello dear friends,

And Iwo-Jima vignettes were completed.
(Click please for construction stage http://miniafv....sherman-m4a3-iwo-jima.html)

Hakan has completed an amazing work. I liked it very much, well done man..

Enjoy..

Erhan..

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Trumpeter 1/72 Sherman M4A3 Iwo Jima / first page (by Hakan Karlı)

Hello dear friends,

Hakan did a nice work for us. After that we listen Hakan, 

Erhan..

Hello everyone,                                                   When Sherman said if the last time the Fury coming, but I always remember that the Marines and British Firefly's. So I wanted to make an Iwo Jima Sherman. I chose Trumpeter M4A3 for this project. I used Black dog Iwo Jima set and RB metal barrel for this kit. There are several variations of the Pacific Shermans. There were wood panels on the sides. These were to be protected from magnetic mines. There were metal spikes on the body and lid. Were applied especially against the effects of the handbags bomb. For example here is Devy Jones..

firstly, I mounted metal spikes..

resin parts forced me, but it's OK. And then applied primer..

and then I started the base

Tamiya Texture, "Dark earth"

old brush bristles (used hair spray for fixed), broken branches (from the garden)

and various pigments ...

Back the  model. Wooden parts were painted with Vallejo new/old wood. Next day hair spray technique. After spray painted with Gunze H321 light brown. And then warm water and a stiff brush.

(good job ..Erhan)

The base was completed ..

click please for the completed model :http://miniafv...sherman-m4a3-iwo-jima

Hakan & Erhan..

End of Days... Esci/Italeri 1/72 IWO-JIMA set (by Burak Çınar)

Burak Çınar said : 

This viniette was prepared for good-considered “End of Days” campaign of Armorama. The campaign needed a model to emphasis an apocalypse like zombies, Mad Max-like machines, etc. The campaigners built excellent modified or scratch-builded figures, machines or crafts: 

http://gallery3.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/25873

When I was looking for Italeri’s 1/72 AFVs in a bookstore, I saw ex-ESCI Iwo Jima Flag Raisers Monument. That monument is a symbol of victory after one of the hardest landing in World War II. Iwo Jima was two years after Battle of Midway, the turning point in the Pacific. However, it is beginning of the end in the Pacific, having closed the American strategic bombers in range to Japanese mainland. So it could sympolize “an end” if it was reversed.

This was my start point. I was also watching Walking Dead, and it inspired me with Italeri’s set together. Now, I only needed 1/72 detailed skulls. I bought 28mm skull set from another store and modified on flag raisers’ bodies. Although skulls were oversized by 0.5 mm, it was more suitable to emphasis details of facial expression. Then I began to work…

Happy modeling..

Burak Çınar...

Editor's note:

Great job Burak, Congratulations ... 

This kit ESCI: 8062, İtaleri: 6098 ..

Erhan..