Bishop Hobbies

Early 2014 I started this model by Hobby Boss.  It had potential to be a nice model, but I had to make several mods to it to bring it up to snuff.  I removed many molded on parts to the upper hull, patched over the battery opening on the bottom of the lower hull, modified the turret attachment so that it could be added at the end of the build and detailed many parts with Aber photo etch.  I also purchased the zimmeret online as molded parts which made that much easier.  The photo etch was built up using a cold soldering iron, but most assemblies were acomplished with a 15 watt soldering iron.  The photo etch was preped with TIX brand flux – this made soldering much easier, and the result was much more robust assemblies than using CA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-21-07

I won this model in the raffle at the April 14th, 2007 SCSM show at the Sunnyvale Convention Center. This was my first Dragon model (other than the Delta Figure) and I was immediately impressed with the detail and amount of parts in the box when I opened it. I haven’t built a tank in about 6 years so this was going to be fun. I was able to detail it with the included photo etch fret – very nice.

5-30-07

Ok – here are the latest pics – I think I’ve added everything in the kit except for the tracks. I need some steel paint to paint the tracks – I still don’t know if I’ll paint the tracks before I put them together or after – the whole affair is a bit tricky. I also still need to add some weathering and that will be done with some oil paints. I have since purchased some aftermarket tracks from AFV but haven’t got around to putting them on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-14-08

Woa – this has been a busy day – and I’ve also had time to get in a bit of modeling too. I have finished one set of AFV tracks – they are a bit fiddly but much easier to assemble and more detailed than the kit tracks. I assembled the tracks for one side and installed them on the tank – I’ll paint them in place. It’s just too much trouble to paint first and then install. I hope to finish the other set tomorrow. Stay tuned.

6-15-08

Ok – the tracks are done and I’ve done a little weathering.

6-16-08

I added the spare tracks on the back and used Squadron Green Putty to simulate accumulated mud and dirt. I’ve never tried this before – it will be interesting to see out it comes out.

2-8-2015

Here are some pictues of the Sherman in final form: