US Medium Tank M4A1 Sherman Mid-Type Tasca 1/35

This time, I’m going to build another Sherman tank of the US Army. This is a tasca Sherman kit that I bought a long time ago. It is a very rare type of suspension.

The track belts are made of rubber and has 4 pieces, and it is assembled with 2 pieces each at first. If using too strong adhesive for plastic, it will break easily, so be careful.

The assembly of the very early type suspension described in the additional manual is quite different from the normal assembly, so we need to be careful.

The rolling wheel is completed. The shape is quite different from the suspension I am used to making.

After assembling the rolling wheels, the next step is assembling the chassis. There are quite a lot of parts in the box set, but the accuracy of parts is very high, so there is no trouble in assembly. The top and bottom fit perfectly.
(2025/04/20)

Since I was going through the process while also looking at the separate assembly instructions, the steps were scattered. I feel it is smoother to attach the tracks before installing the small parts.

Since I can adjust the length a little with the rolling wheel at the very back, I thought it would be easy to assemble because of the belt caterpillar…

The belt type tracks that come with the tasca kit are easy to use because they connect with adhesive and can be easily bonded to plastic. However, if I use a strong adhesive, it will tear quickly, so it is a problem. I think plastic adhesives with polymer have less risk. The right side was cut in two places and reinforced with superglue. I was able to wrap the track belt easily without any trouble, but I was careless and damaged it, and I regret it very much. Well, I don’t think there will be a problem when I use pastels to make the dirt on the parts that have been reinforced. Also, if I don’t glue it to the rolling wheel properly, the track will float and it’s not cool, so I shape it with a tissue and glue it to every contact point.

I’m assembling a turret. It’s better to glue the machine gun sideways because it will interfere with the figure.

It looks like this when I put the figure on it. When the machine gun is mounted in the opposite direction, the ammunition box interferes and the figure cannot be inserted.
(2025/04/24)

These are finished works made in the past.