Rubicon M4 Sherman I

Back in April 2018 I bought four of Rubicon's kits. Due to a combination of events, I had not got round to building any of them (the Warlord Sherman V took two years!).

The kit comes in the traditional Rubicon box (which always feels a bit soft).

The kit comes with their illustrated instruction sheet and two sets of decals.

There are two large sprues (lower chassis and two turrets).  Two smaller sprues have the rear of the hull for the various types of M4.

There is a small sprue for the crew (US and British) and a sprue with the skirts, hood appliqué and transmission cover.

The chassis goes together well, it is a lot more complicated than the Warlord kit, the bogies have the front moulded with the tracks, the backs of the bogies are individual mouldings.

Like the new M4A3, the hull and the chassis can be kept separate for painting.

 The turret needs to be smoothed a bit at the back before I continue with the turret fittings and the gun.