Shane looking forward to the build, be interesting to see the cement add on armour. I liked your tip on using gorilla glue on the tracks. Will have to give that a try...
the cement armor is something that really drew me to this kit, will certainly make this tank standout ! haha don't worry with gorilla glue those tracks ant going no where
When you let it fly haha The F bomb was a nice touch Shane! I like your video tutorials because you keep it real and to the point. The last time I was watching you build a Panther! Keep up the good work and model on man!!!
haha always need to have one hidden there somewhere lol really glad your enjoying the build videos! The Panther is shaping up to be one of the most enjoyable projects to date, I have a Sherman project with some resin goodies in the works
thank you for your honest review shane! that sherman looks actually like a tank, quite like it :) great to see some more value gear stuff up close. haven´t really payed attention to it until recently, when people started to praise it like the second coming of christ. what i get is that it is very decent and useful stuff, but i can not see much difference to other brands out there. i think black dog nails it with sheer variety, which we might see in time from value gear as well.
thanks Michi ! I would have to agree that is the detail is nice and for a new company which I have a feeling that might be one man operation it is very impressive ! As for the second coming ? I don't think its a big game changer as its not that much cheaper for the amount of resin you are getting, though that said I will be adding a few more sets to my Sherman stash to add a bit of variety to my Sherman stowage shall be interesting to see where this company goes in the future
Good and detailed review Shane. I like it. I had Asuka Sherman and I must say that they are the best Shermans in the market in my opinion. Theay are well detailed, not overengineered and comes with good clear instruction. Good luck with the build mate.
Shane Smyth - scale models Yes, but price is almost always rather high but any Sherman fan should buy one to see how good are the Tasca/ Asuka products.
Shane Smyth - scale models I'm jelous.😀 I have only one. Korean M4A3E8 but deffinetly I need to buy more but I'm looking for some sales etc 😀 Now I'm buying models only in occasional price because I have no more free space for more boxes 😀
Great vid! Those odd roadwheels are the welded spoke type introduced in mid 1944. The little rivet things on the sprues with roadwheels are just that, rivets for the pressed spoke roadwheels. They are a pain to put on. Tiger Model Designs sells a nice resin set with the rivets already added. I have the M4A3 76mm kit by Asuka and it looks almost identical as far as contents go. Looking forward to the build! The aftermarket barrel and Value Gear set are an excellent choice! Cheers!
The Value Gear stuff is nicely made, good price (North America) excellent detail and lots of pieces in each set. I believe this is a smaller company but their variety seems to be expanding so I expect to see more of them in the future and Steve Munsell (owner) seems like a really good guy.
Jerry Volpini I have no doubt they are on the up and up, the price difference here in Europe is a massive difference between other makers however that said I will be picking up a few more sets in the future
Hi Shane, the road wheels of the pacific Shermans had metal welded over the openings to prevent the Japanese from disabling the tank by jamming something into the opening
Shane Smyth - scale models haven't been able to model for awhile, broke my left wrist. Hopefully to get back to it soon. My stash is getting out of control
Awesome review Shane. I've said it before, I really need to buy an Asuka kit. Methinks I need a Firefly Vc next. I just picked up a Dragon P.T.O. M4 composite hull Sherman. After I build my Calliope, with a Value Gear sandbag front armor piece I found in my stash, I'm going to build a couple of Pacific Theater Sherms...
Hey Danny ! Their Fireflies are very nice ! I have two in the stash well worth a look if you can get your hands on them, been looking at the PTO composites for a while too, hoping to add a few to my stash at some point ! had a Calliope on order from Ebay but it never showed up :(
Shane Smyth - scale models it went together quite nicely. Quite a few errors in the instructions though but nothing too difficult to work out. I'll post a vid when I've finished painting it.
Great video Shane Love your subjects !!! Do you have your M4A3E8 yet ? I have an old tamiya jumbo , plus the new Asuka . TMD has lots of nice upgrades and so does Tank work shop Great work Historically the M4A3E2s were very succesful , one helped break the siege at the Ardennes at Bastogne . One thing about Asuka kits Shane . They dont include handles for hatches . Great kits .but no grab handles for hatches By the way modelkasten makes M48 with duck bills in plastic, AFV Club as well with duck bills which fit these kits . And kaizen makes them a s well, in plastic which articulate and the AFVs . Fruils white metal tracks actually on these kits do not sag Anyway your doing great Shane Cheers brother keep it up!!!
Great to see a video from you Shane, I've missed you !!!!! Ha ha ha. I'm defo going to try and get one of these Sherman's as I've heard these are suppose to be some of the best in the market, is that true, of course in your opinion before we get shot down by someone ! Lol Anyway hope you and your family are well
Great review Dingle Berry ! The Jumbo is the only Sherman I actually like so now I want one ! But I'm going to settle for finishing the Tamiya one I modified to correct some detail issues. I'm afraid you're going to have to wait for a different Sherman kit for the cast texture effect and the chipping too. All the added armour was rolled sheet welded to a standard turret. Same for the sides and front. The only two places with cast texture was the transmission cover and the section with the drivers and R/O hatches. Jumbos came later and were an answer to the problem with getting close enough to kill a Panther or maybe a Tiger and survive. As for the choice of gun barrels. The regular 76mm was usually kept because if they changed to the long barrel ( plain) it really didn't matter. The only way the Up gunned could do what it was supposed to was to use the same hot rounds made for the tank destroyers. Except they only went to the TD units and sigenificant trading was involved in getting any. I've never seen the third barrel on a Sherman Jumbo in WWII. Not to say it never happened but I've not seen it. I believe that when the Jumbo was introduced solid roadwheels were usually used. I'm excited to see you building this bad boy followed by one of the new Panther kits coming out.
From what I read there quite the list of changes to made with that Tamiya kit so I hope it goes well mate. As for the cast elements of the E2 Jumbo the hull was indeed added to with 1/2inch rolled plate however the turret of was of cast construction with the pistol part eliminated increasing the turret to 5-1/2 inches at its thickest, the T110 combination gun mount was modified M62 shield. As well as the thicken transmission and driver and co-driver top plate as you mentioned. I got the info from page 289-90 of R.P Hunnicutt's history of Sherman. I am looking forward to getting my hands on a Takom Panther or BergePanther at some pint in the future :)
Hi Shane new to your channel just getting back into modelling love your videos could you suggest a gray paint modulation for a Tamiya German flack 37 please want to copy your Sherman builds but already started this project
Hi Mick welcome to the channel ! you have a lot of options for Panzer grey schemes out there I have my own video on how I do Panzer Grey on the channel: czcams.com/video/Xk3-2BFhsvw/video.html but there Modulation sets available from AK interactive which I would recommend too
Shane, I think the Value Gear products are more of a bargain here in the states. And, if you order two or three sets directly from Value Gear the owner often throws a baggy of odds and ends.
thanks Larry ! it seems value gear is geared (excuse the pun) for the US and Canadian market and they seem to be good value in that context and from all counts the guy or guys running at meant to be great to their costumers !
You do like a nice Sherman lol. Nice review. Question totally of subject....I have a load of unused Vallejo model air, model color, Lifecolor sets and Tamiya bought over the last 5 to 7 years. Will they be unusable now? Some look to have seperated in the eye dropper bottle. I suppose this affects us all at some point (having unused paint kicking about).
can only really speak for vallejo paints, but I've had paints near as old as that sitting on my paint rack, if you pop off the dropper lips and stir them you might be able to recover them, as for the other brands I am not sure, I do know that all paints when used for an extended period of time will break down however it varies from brand to brand or even from pigment to pigment
Hi Shane Ur videos are a great inspiration, i have just startet modeling again! And my newest build is a pz38t from hobbyboss! I have some problems whit what kind of putty to use! Do u have any recomandations?
Shane Smyth - scale models From all the videos I've watched, it probably would be a fun build. If you got to my old pir8hntr channel on CZcams that I can't get control back of, there is a video I did on real world weathering on a Sherman that I played in and on in the 60's.
I bought this one as well as the Mid production M4A1 & the Composite M4. All ASUKA. All my TAMIYA ones I have are for making conversions rather than out of the box. Very excited to see what ASUKA has to offer! Not sure why I like the Sherman so much? Just do...
I hear ya there buddy! I love the Sherman! it has a presence about it that I just don't find with the others that keep me wanting more and more Shermans, also as a subject the Sherman allows so much freedom to try different paint schemes and conversions which few other vehicles do I really like the Asuka range though I wish they would add some new release focusing on the more exotic variants or maybe Takom might beat them to it
you are mistaking this kit for Tamiya's older Easy Eight kit (which is no longer available) which is indeed an Asuka/Tasca rebox. However this not a Tamiya kit but solely a Tasca release
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Shane looking forward to the build, be interesting to see the cement add on armour. I liked your tip on using gorilla glue on the tracks. Will have to give that a try...
the cement armor is something that really drew me to this kit, will certainly make this tank standout !
haha don't worry with gorilla glue those tracks ant going no where
When you let it fly haha The F bomb was a nice touch Shane! I like your video tutorials because you keep it real and to the point. The last time I was watching you build a Panther! Keep up the good work and model on man!!!
haha always need to have one hidden there somewhere lol
really glad your enjoying the build videos! The Panther is shaping up to be one of the most enjoyable projects to date, I have a Sherman project with some resin goodies in the works
thank you for your honest review shane! that sherman looks actually like a tank, quite like it :) great to see some more value gear stuff up close. haven´t really payed attention to it until recently, when people started to praise it like the second coming of christ. what i get is that it is very decent and useful stuff, but i can not see much difference to other brands out there. i think black dog nails it with sheer variety, which we might see in time from value gear as well.
thanks Michi ! I would have to agree that is the detail is nice and for a new company which I have a feeling that might be one man operation it is very impressive ! As for the second coming ? I don't think its a big game changer as its not that much cheaper for the amount of resin you are getting, though that said I will be adding a few more sets to my Sherman stash to add a bit of variety to my Sherman stowage
shall be interesting to see where this company goes in the future
Should be a nice build there Shane. Hope the build goes smoothly. Gotta love the value great stuff.
thanks Mark ! me too ! should be a nice build whenever I get around to it !
Good and detailed review Shane. I like it. I had Asuka Sherman and I must say that they are the best Shermans in the market in my opinion. Theay are well detailed, not overengineered and comes with good clear instruction. Good luck with the build mate.
cheers mate ! I do like the Asuka one's myself too, and always try to get them over other brands when the price is right :)
Shane Smyth - scale models Yes, but price is almost always rather high but any Sherman fan should buy one to see how good are the Tasca/ Asuka products.
Mateusz Szefer haha its why I have seven of them in the stash lol 😂
Shane Smyth - scale models I'm jelous.😀 I have only one. Korean M4A3E8 but deffinetly I need to buy more but I'm looking for some sales etc 😀
Now I'm buying models only in occasional price because I have no more free space for more boxes 😀
Mateusz Szefer haha I'm beginning to have the same problem 😂
Great vid! Those odd roadwheels are the welded spoke type introduced in mid 1944. The little rivet things on the sprues with roadwheels are just that, rivets for the pressed spoke roadwheels. They are a pain to put on. Tiger Model Designs sells a nice resin set with the rivets already added. I have the M4A3 76mm kit by Asuka and it looks almost identical as far as contents go. Looking forward to the build! The aftermarket barrel and Value Gear set are an excellent choice! Cheers!
thanks for the info mate ! would like to see them release an A3 75mm and 105mm but maybe one day
Great kit’ I have one Shane, if I remember correctly the jumbo Sherman’s were lead vehicles I the column due to there added armer.
hey paul ! Yes the Jumbo was an assault vehicle that was designed to break through strongpoints if the westwall ect :)
The Value Gear stuff is nicely made, good price (North America) excellent detail and lots of pieces in each set. I believe this is a smaller company but their variety seems to be expanding so I expect to see more of them in the future and Steve Munsell (owner) seems like a really good guy.
Jerry Volpini I have no doubt they are on the up and up, the price difference here in Europe is a massive difference between other makers however that said I will be picking up a few more sets in the future
Yes, I figured as much which is why I specified North America. For us, a good value though. Thanks for the reviews.
Hi Shane, the road wheels of the pacific Shermans had metal welded over the openings to prevent the Japanese from disabling the tank by jamming something into the opening
thanks for the info Thomas ! that is very interesting and not something I was aware of !
Excellent review Shane, great informative video.
thanks Jeff ! how have you been its a while ? :)
Shane Smyth - scale models haven't been able to model for awhile, broke my left wrist. Hopefully to get back to it soon. My stash is getting out of control
oh man, glad to hear your on the mend though ! no better way to recover then with kit therapy ;)
Very good kit. I look forward to the video about the build of this model.
quite looking forward to this one
Awesome review Shane. I've said it before, I really need to buy an Asuka kit. Methinks I need a Firefly Vc next. I just picked up a Dragon P.T.O. M4 composite hull Sherman. After I build my Calliope, with a Value Gear sandbag front armor piece I found in my stash, I'm going to build a couple of Pacific Theater Sherms...
Hey Danny ! Their Fireflies are very nice ! I have two in the stash well worth a look if you can get your hands on them, been looking at the PTO composites for a while too, hoping to add a few to my stash at some point !
had a Calliope on order from Ebay but it never showed up :(
Shane Smyth - scale models
Santa wife got me the Italeri Calliope for Christmas. It's pretty basic, but nothing some aftermarket parts can't fix.
ya the Academy and Italeri kits need a little work but as you said nothing a little work can't fix
Nice review mate I'm building my first Sherman at the moment, italieri's 1/35 fury kit
thanks Jack ! from what I've seen that kit should build up nicely ! :)
Shane Smyth - scale models it went together quite nicely. Quite a few errors in the instructions though but nothing too difficult to work out. I'll post a vid when I've finished painting it.
Really cool review mate lookslike a great kit
thanks mate ! its a solid kit !
Great video Shane
Love your subjects !!!
Do you have your M4A3E8 yet ?
I have an old tamiya jumbo , plus the new Asuka .
TMD has lots of nice upgrades and so does Tank work shop
Great work
Historically the M4A3E2s were very succesful , one helped break the siege at the Ardennes at Bastogne .
One thing about Asuka kits Shane .
They dont include handles for hatches .
Great kits .but no grab handles for hatches
By the way modelkasten makes M48 with duck bills in plastic, AFV Club as well with duck bills which fit these kits .
And kaizen makes them a s well, in plastic which articulate and the AFVs .
Fruils white metal tracks actually on these kits do not sag
Anyway your doing great Shane
Cheers brother keep it up!!!
cheers mate
Great to see a video from you Shane, I've missed you !!!!! Ha ha ha. I'm defo going to try and get one of these Sherman's as I've heard these are suppose to be some of the best in the market, is that true, of course in your opinion before we get shot down by someone ! Lol Anyway hope you and your family are well
Mottys Military Models - Steve Mottram thanks Steve! I would recommend one of these kits to anyone
Great review Dingle Berry ! The Jumbo is the only Sherman I actually like so now I want one ! But I'm going to settle for finishing the Tamiya one I modified to correct some detail issues. I'm afraid you're going to have to wait for a different Sherman kit for the cast texture effect and the chipping too. All the added armour was rolled sheet welded to a standard turret. Same for the sides and front. The only two places with cast texture was the transmission cover and the section with the drivers and R/O hatches. Jumbos came later and were an answer to the problem with getting close enough to kill a Panther or maybe a Tiger and survive. As for the choice of gun barrels. The regular 76mm was usually kept because if they changed to the long barrel ( plain) it really didn't matter. The only way the Up gunned could do what it was supposed to was to use the same hot rounds made for the tank destroyers. Except they only went to the TD units and sigenificant trading was involved in getting any. I've never seen the third barrel on a Sherman Jumbo in WWII. Not to say it never happened but I've not seen it. I believe that when the Jumbo was introduced solid roadwheels were usually used. I'm excited to see you building this bad boy followed by one of the new Panther kits coming out.
From what I read there quite the list of changes to made with that Tamiya kit so I hope it goes well mate.
As for the cast elements of the E2 Jumbo the hull was indeed added to with 1/2inch rolled plate however the turret of was of cast construction with the pistol part eliminated increasing the turret to 5-1/2 inches at its thickest, the T110 combination gun mount was modified M62 shield. As well as the thicken transmission and driver and co-driver top plate as you mentioned.
I got the info from page 289-90 of R.P Hunnicutt's history of Sherman.
I am looking forward to getting my hands on a Takom Panther or BergePanther at some pint in the future :)
Hi Shane new to your channel just getting back into modelling love your videos could you suggest a gray paint modulation for a Tamiya German flack 37 please want to copy your Sherman builds but already started this project
Hi Mick welcome to the channel ! you have a lot of options for Panzer grey schemes out there I have my own video on how I do Panzer Grey on the channel:
czcams.com/video/Xk3-2BFhsvw/video.html
but there Modulation sets available from AK interactive which I would recommend too
Shane, I think the Value Gear products are more of a bargain here in the states. And, if you order two or three sets directly from Value Gear the owner often throws a baggy of odds and ends.
thanks Larry ! it seems value gear is geared (excuse the pun) for the US and Canadian market and they seem to be good value in that context and from all counts the guy or guys running at meant to be great to their costumers !
10:10 had me rolling lmao
hahah woops thought I edited that out lol
thank you shane for the review
thanks mate !
Built it and loved it!
cheers mate looking forward to getting stuck into this kit !
You do like a nice Sherman lol. Nice review. Question totally of subject....I have a load of unused Vallejo model air, model color, Lifecolor sets and Tamiya bought over the last 5 to 7 years. Will they be unusable now? Some look to have seperated in the eye dropper bottle. I suppose this affects us all at some point (having unused paint kicking about).
can only really speak for vallejo paints, but I've had paints near as old as that sitting on my paint rack, if you pop off the dropper lips and stir them you might be able to recover them, as for the other brands I am not sure, I do know that all paints when used for an extended period of time will break down however it varies from brand to brand or even from pigment to pigment
Shane Smyth - scale models thanks Shane. Must give it a try. Good luck with the Sherman kit.
Well done👍
Hi Shane
Ur videos are a great inspiration, i have just startet modeling again! And my newest build is a pz38t from hobbyboss!
I have some problems whit what kind of putty to use! Do u have any recomandations?
Lars Oskar Nygård Hi Lars! The putty I use for filling gaps is Vallejo Plastic Putty, it's very good and can be smoothed while wet with water
Good review of the kit and accessories available for it.
thanks Terry, glad you enjoyed it !
I've been modeling since the mid 50's and I've never built a Sherman. After looking at all the kits and accessories out there............
they are a nice subject to work on nice and straight forward to put together !
Shane Smyth - scale models From all the videos I've watched, it probably would be a fun build. If you got to my old pir8hntr channel on CZcams that I can't get control back of, there is a video I did on real world weathering on a Sherman that I played in and on in the 60's.
Just bought this! It' in the post!
It's an awesome kit mate you'll love it!
I bought this one as well as the Mid production M4A1 & the Composite M4. All ASUKA. All my TAMIYA ones I have are for making conversions rather than out of the box. Very excited to see what ASUKA has to offer! Not sure why I like the Sherman so much? Just do...
I hear ya there buddy! I love the Sherman! it has a presence about it that I just don't find with the others that keep me wanting more and more Shermans, also as a subject the Sherman allows so much freedom to try different paint schemes and conversions which few other vehicles do
I really like the Asuka range though I wish they would add some new release focusing on the more exotic variants or maybe Takom might beat them to it
Nice one mate
thanks my friend !
Is Asuka dead? are they still in the business?
Steven Piper from what I understand they are still in business
This I believe is actually the Tamiya kit
you are mistaking this kit for Tamiya's older Easy Eight kit (which is no longer available) which is indeed an Asuka/Tasca rebox. However this not a Tamiya kit but solely a Tasca release
Tamiya put out a fairly new Jumbo a few years ago with the exact same box art.
Tamiya's Jumbo came out in 1987
...AUSGEZEICHNET!!!!!
Thank you!