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COMPLETED 12.23.11

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I've already written about the T-34 and my initial impressions of the Dragon kit, so I figure I may as well jump straight to the meat of things. This kit…

After tackling Tasca’s masterful M4A3(76)W, I’ve been eager to take on a Dragon Sherman, just for the sake of comparison. I have four in my stash – Dragon’s Firefly Mk.Ic Hybrid and M4 Composite Hull and the Cyber-Hobby Orange Box editions of the Firefly Vc and M4A4 75mm.

I’ve been planning a more fanciful build with the M4A4 – a bare metal finish, of all things – so I figured what the hey, bring it out first.

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The move is approaching. Our closing date on the new house is set for late October, and we've been prepping by cleaning out and packing up as we can with…

Maybe I'm just not as savvy with armor kits as I am with aircraft, but to me, building up the Tasca M4A3(76)W has felt very much like building up a…

Well, I goofed. I'm normally pretty good about taking in-progress photos to go along with these posts. But with the Vorpanzer, I kinda slacked on that front. So I don't…

Before diving into the actual build, I wanted to devote a post to looking at what, exactly, this kit brings to the table. Tasca Shermans have a fearsome reputation, but…

Now that the Mustang finally has the distinctive blue nose of the 352nd fighter group, it's time to move into the home stretch. Markings Tamiya's kit actually includes markings for…