Medium Tank M4A3E2

Hull front with a missing hinge for the gun travel lock, because it pinged away and wasn’t to be found anywhere 🙁 Luckily, it later turned up on the floor — when searching for something else that flew out of my tweezers … 

Exhaust deflector in place, with some plastic offcuts behind it so it can’t swing upward (it’s really only glued by its hinge pins otherwise). 

Hull rear mostly finished, with AFV Club T48 track blocks because the Asuka ones are hollow on the underside. 

Mudguard mounting brackets with the holes drilled through. 

Entire suspension, with dish-shaped wheels on most stations. 

Turret with textured filler to get rid of scars from mould part lines and seam between turret halves. 

A Tamiya commander’s cupola was used, for no reason I can remember anymore … 

Rear of mostly complete turret. 

The mostly complete model from above. 

M2 HB machine gun as supplied in the kit, with its cover open. 

Royal Models crew figures in the turret. 

Finished model from the right. The tracks are the kit parts. 

Model painted in Mr. Paint olive drab, highlighted with a lightened version, then given a wash of Games Workshop Devlan Mud and drybrushings with lighter shades of olive drab. 

Rear deck with markings applied, from Archer dry transfers. 

Suspension painted to appear very muddy, using earth-coloured base coat all over, plus darker washes and lighter earth-shade drybrushing. 

Machine gun travel bracket had broken off when the turret fell from the workbench, so this is a plastic card replacement cut to the approximate shape. 

Dirty rag (from tissue paper) to hide replacement machine gun travel bracket. 

Finished model from left front. 

Finished model from left rear. 

Finished model from right rear. 

Finished model from right front 

Finished model from above.