Rye Field Model Sherman M4A3

Full build of Rye Field Model Sherman M4A3 76W HVSS W/full interior 1:35 (RM-5042). The video provide a detailed step by step guide as well as in depth hints and tips which I think will be proved useful to people who want to build this kit.
This is the second video which include bogies/tracks assembly and full painting and weathering of the hull interior.
This video build is dedicated to my wife who gave me this amazing kit as a birthday present :)
I hope you like it. Enjoy!!!
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[@Syw777]

I too am building an m4a3 but this kit is on another level.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Yes I agree. Phenomenal fitting even when the pieces are painted and incredible detail.

[@truthhurts9241]

OK, colour me Envy Green and call me Mr Impressed. Serious Museum quality. Bring on the next part then.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@musketbal]

I remember when I was in the Army back in 1985 our M1's tracks had a different name for the "guild horns". We called them center guilds which changed the nomenclature to the new designation. Anyone else in a armor reg. remember. I was with 4/64 Armor, "Tuskers"

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks for sharing. I never heard called them this way but it is interesting.

[@SteveKeithmodels]

I got this kit... After seeing these videos I think it is beyond my current skill level. Absolutely beautiful build. Thank you for sharing.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Glad you enjoy it! It can be intimidating but it is definitely doable. Also there is no harm to keep it in your stash until you are ready.

[@Vroomfondel-hm5bk]

I'm blown away by the effort you put into those tracks 🤯

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you. Not gonna lie, it was tough.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

@Steve Whitford in terms of assembly speed definitely. Regarding detail, I think RFM looks better. The final result is amazing. Also they are very robust for workable tracks.

[@johnchapman6440]

Those tracks! Life's too short. They would have sucked all the fun out of it for me. Great job. 👍

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

It was during the quarantine so it is not that I had anything better to do ;)

[@howardcobb4354]

Quite remarkable work at every level. However, that George is definitely NOT "modelling for beginners" :)

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Very true! I never claimed the kit is for beginners. It's just the name of my channel 😎

[@howardcobb4354]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners Amazing work George - you never claim to be George either 😎

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

@@howardcobb4354 🤣🤣🤣

[@sonnysy9468]

Wow! that interior is something to behold!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you very much.

[@1924ab]

Nice detail, ssome hull cutaways and a full crew would look good.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

I agree! I would like to try the cutaway idea and crew on my future projects.

[@RimsModels]

looking really great my friend the detail is amazing well painted and weathered stay safe

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks, you too!

[@archieohare]

Going to build the same kit. And now I realize the scale of upcoming disaster ;)

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Hahaha... It is not too hard I promise. But it is time consuming. The perfect fit is helping a lot as many parts rely on the correct placement of other parts.

[@grandpaweber2097]

I hate to complain about such a great build....but the inside of the driver's and bog's hatches need to be OD green.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

No please do. I was looking for a reference book but unfortunately did not found any, I had to rely on other people's builds.

[@jiml9692]

Wow.... I love detail. I build wooden ships. But this is just a little too much great video.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you very much! I would like to try some wood crafting some day. Maybe when I will retired.

[@alainvandenbosch2685]

Very impressed by your inspiring work. The result looks absolutely gorgeous. I have mine waiting to be build and for sure I will follow your steps but I doubt I will be able to make it look as perfect as yours. Thank you so much for sharing your experience !!!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you for your kind words. You can do it! But prepare for a lot of work.

[@panzer-meister]

now I found your channel and subscribed. It's very nice tutorial for every modelers. Thanks for sharing.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Juan_Rivera835]

Wow really amazing job, I need to get this kit. 👏

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Highly recommended.

[@Balu-tq2ii]

Beautiful 👍👍👍👍👍

[@allanrichards6448]

I've built the RFM Jagdpanther and that was an epic build. I have this kit waiting and will start it next month. The tracks look a big job but typical of RFM. With the Jagdpanther I sectioned a lot of the upper hull away with the dremel as I didn't want to cover the interior detail. I might do the same here.Sort of make a sectioned model as if in a museum. The interior and engine of the Sherm looks good.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Someone who built both models mentioned that the Sherman was much more enjoyable than the Jagpanther. So I think you will love it. Also good display idea sectioning the hull. I am still try to decide how to display mine.

[@allanrichards6448]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners Yes I can vouch that the Jagdpanther is not that easy a build. It has a lot of PE which I find fiddly and also some of this PE is structural so getting things accurately located is difficult and mistakes don't come to light until late in the build. I note your title and i wouldn't class RFM full interior kits as beginners material. The Sherman is a much less complex vehicle than the German machines so I am looking forward to building it. An ideal involved build to keep me occupied through the rest of lockdown.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Good luck with yours!

[@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite]

What a superb kit. Wonderful work by yourself on the interior. Looking forward to seeing the next update

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@edenameer5840]

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[@cainprince4669]

@Eden Ameer instablaster :)

[@edenameer5840]

@Cain Prince Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@edenameer5840]

@Cain Prince it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much you really help me out :D

[@Ferr1963]

75 dollars or more, 500 pieces just for the trackss and they have not been able to put the rubber band of the wheels separately. Good for them!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Yeah 75 dollars buy you a lot of fun. Regardless the tracks, the kit is one of the most detailed I ever see.

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

Amazing work! Those tracks........

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Glad you like them!

[@DavidCooper-rl2ue]

My first tank IAM going to build is a Sherman tank 😎👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Nice 👍YOu chose a very complex tank and I hope you will not get discouraged by the complexity. Good luck 😊

[@tpbbuzzelli1327]

Fantastic Craftsmanship

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you very much!

[@AirandGroundinScale]

Nice interior, enjoyed to watch! Thanks for sharing!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@John_Sharrock]

Amazing job so far. Incredible patience with those tracks(which do look amazing),but i would have binned them and use Friul metaltracks...I just don't have that kind of patience 👍

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks. Well I definitely not doing it again. They look good though :)

[@John_Sharrock]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners You're right,they look amazing but it's just too much of a chore for me..especially having to glue the guide horns on as well! I did one side of Friul metal tracks for the Panther i built recently,in about 2 hours,and that was boring enough for me!

[@megadoom163]

You are to patient

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Patience is what defies me.

[@DavidCooper-rl2ue]

And IAM 60yrs 😎👍🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Rock on!

[@AndreSilva-wh4vn]

Great work. I will be following this channel.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Welcome aboard!

[@masemodelassembling]

What a ultra detailed kit, i love you work, good job my friend :) keep doing like this

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks, will do!

[@JuanGarcia-up2gz]

Awesome great detail keep up the good work

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks cheers!

[@116thcavscout]

Awesome. I just ordered mine.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Good luck!

[@BigFred1925]

Real real nice.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks.

[@63DIRTY]

Seriously sweet job! I just wish I could read your info cleared in the vid. The red letters are hard to distinguish W/the backgrounds

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Noted! Another guy mentioned this as well. I am planning to get rid of the texts completely anyway and talk instead (narrate). I just have to overpass my shyness first.

[@ADRIAAN1007]

I finally found something worse than putting the 1000s of decals on a F4 Phantoms, those tracks took some serious work!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

I never done that but it sounds more tedious than individual tracks.

[@ronasaurus74]

That right there, is why I do ww2 aircraft - nothing fiddlier than a bit of photoetch. Sheesh!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

On this particular kit photoetch parts are not too bad. But yes in general they are extremely fiddly and sometimes not even look that good.

[@lehagusev583]

Оооооо даааа.... Траки, траки... Сочувствую коллега. Сам недавно на "АБРАМС" собирал... Удовольствие еще то!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks to google translate I understand the message. Yes the assembly of the tracks of RFM Abrams is a pain.

[@AbstractArmorHLF]

Well done...

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very nice!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks!

[@paulkern7229]

They've got to be kidding with those tracks.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Great conversation piece those trucks :)

[@georgedistel1203]

Watched you clipping parts for the tracks and thought to myself Oh hell no!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

That was my idea when showing this. Never again, I would buy a fruil track or something.

[@leonidasbaneofpersia9069]

Great video, but I also hate it because I was going to get one of these but they were all sold out.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks. The kit will come back at some point be patient ;)

[@leonidasbaneofpersia9069]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners Yeah. I do like the fact that RFM's models arent super expensive as well. I got there new Panzer IV J w/ full interior instead of the sherman (because they were all sold out EVERYWHERE)

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

The Panzer IV is on my wishlist. Really interesting the fact that you can build it with the clear parts.

[@leonidasbaneofpersia9069]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners yeah. Dunno why they didn't do that for the Sherman.

[@MrSimmo101]

Very good vids. I got one question that everyone seems to do. Why are the spare periscopes black but the ones installed are white?? And, would the inside of the hatches be painted in olive drab too so they dont stand out so much when they are open??

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

For the first question about the periscopes I do not really know. I hope that someone else can answer that. For the hatches, you are absolutely right. Various people have mentioned it here and on Facebook but as I did not knew it at the time, I decided to leave it as it is and in order to remind me that :)

[@Brian-qk4pq]

Great work love the tracks, and music, what is the music called

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thank you, track were a lot of work but they totally worth it. Music are like 10 different songs from youtube library, like cold_funk, promises etc.

[@garywhaley4040]

Very impressed with this, but are there any practicalities to painting some of the internal parts before assembly.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks. There is always the practicality to paint parts separately but the fit of painted parts is poor. On the other hand if you attach most of the parts you have to be very careful when painting. There is no wrong or right method I guess just different preferences.

[@Kojak0]

Thank you for beginning with the tracks - as good as it looks, that shit takes way too long - hell, I'm mortal, I don't have that kind of time. I don't mint individual track links, but for the love of god, make them one piece at least!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Totally agree with you. There are other solutions you know (like fruil tracks). Generally I hate aftermarket as they usually cost more than the kit itself but I would consider it for this particular kit.

[@bearclawdius]

Uhm! Wow!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks!

[@TheBigCheeese85]

Great video! Currious how come your videos always seem faded? soap opera effect? bright edges etc.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks. I am using transition effects between photos (not on videos). I hope this is what you mean.

[@TheBigCheeese85]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners at 25:18 it just seems like there's fog on the lens or something?

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Oh that. Actually that was from the lighting bulb (too bright). It was completely unintentionally and other viewers mentioned this as well (blurring as well). Initially I though it was because of the light grey plastic colour of the kit but appeared in painted parts as well. I am working on it to fix this (already changed bulb) but I am in the process to buy some softboxes. Those will definitely improve the quality of the captured videos.

[@TheBigCheeese85]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners oh, good to hear cause I enjoy following you on this build.

[@gunslinger135]

How was the fit of all the parts I'm working on the rye field panzer iv with interrior kit 5055 and I'm not too impressed with the fit maybe you should give it a try and show me up😂😁

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

The fit was phenomenal and I do not use this word lightly. You can also see the great fit when painted parts are fit together perfectly. I do not own a RFM Panzer IV at the moment but I will keep my eyes open. Although it might be years until I build one (so do not rely on me) as I only have the time for one full interior build per year ☹

[@swaggyfarts5654]

How did you paint the shells? They look amazing

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Thanks. I used Vallejo 71.067 Bright brass and Revell 08 Black.

[@austinyang3253]

Amazing video! Did you prime the interior?

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Yes I did with Mr Surfacer 1000. White is a very tricky colour so primer is required in my opinion.

[@soppdrake]

02:19 - 06:03 Like, wtf? 🤯

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

I just saw this video section you mentioned. Now I see it I understand it is quite long. I just wanted to express my frustration. Ahh the nostalgia of spending the most of my Christmas break just to finish one set of tracks 🤣🤣🤣

[@nizalmuhammad9689]

Oh boy 2 week just for tracks 😂

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Sadly yes

[@nizalmuhammad9689]

Too lazy for assemble it? Sometime im too lazy to assemble the tracks

[@latotheleaf2223]

How tedious???

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Pure fun!!!

[@brianhurley6289]

Tracks are for the funny farm inmates.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

🤣🤣🤣

[@parker1ray]

The people who design these types of tracks are f-ing insane. I steer clear of crap like this and choose to stay out of the funny farm!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

At least they look great :)

[@Misitheus]

Once I saw the tracks I said hell no.....I would buy metal ones before I went through that....

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Wise decision :)

[@Misitheus]

@@GeorgeModellingforBeginners My hat is off to you my good man for your patients and diligence. I belly ached about the Takom 1/16th Panzer kit tracks. This is over the top. But looks good on the the box lid..."Over 1100 Pieces and Photo Etched parts". and a 1000 are putting links together. I really enjoyed your Tiger build videos! Awesome work! Now..... Back to the bench.... !

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Totally agree with you. I always fell for this. I say to myself "that it is a good value for money and that will keep busy for a long time". I was definitely right on the second part. Anyway back to finish this one.

[@TheSaturnV]

5 hours to cut the tracks from the sprue..... Welcome modelling in 2021!

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Pure fun :)

[@tanitatt]

Someone should start a business building tracks for others .... that stuff is tedium ad nausium

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

As I said in other comment, there are some other options on the market (like fruil tracks). Anyway I am just glad mine are already assembled.

[@benmacdonaldcfc]

God, them tracks look tedious.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Extremely tedious but they look damn good.

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

Definitely not a kit for beginners

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Definitely not. It is been a long way since I chose the name for my channel.

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

I didn’t even notice that, I was just watching you build the tracks up and the wheel bogeys and that was what came to mind. I wasn’t meaning anything towards the name of your channel. You’ve done an exceptional job already on the interior, can’t wait to see it done. I was just wondering, what Sherman had wet stowage for ammo. I thought about that when I saw the ammo under the floor. I’m thinking that maybe the Easy 8 had wet stowage, it would be cool to have the ammo in the floor submerged in a clear, green liquid. But after you got the model together, nobody would see it. So, it was just an idea if someone could incorporate that in one of those full interior models, if someone could see it, lol.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

Sorry just people comment about this before. Yes the E8 (or Easy 8) had wet storage although I do not know any more information (not exactly huge fun of American tanks).

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

I just watched your videos on the Tiger 1. Magnificent. Looks realistic. The weld seems, the tow straps, the tracks, I forget what they call the anti magnetic mine putty, applicae armor or something like that, anyway it looks excellent. Congrats on a job well done.

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

@@wvbygraceofgod5508 thank you. I think you mean zimmerit 😃

[@zaku6614]

麦田不知如何评价，明明已经做到如此了，这些细节真是无语，偷胶，这种低级错误出现

[@GeorgeModellingforBeginners]

From google translate: "Ryetian doesn’t know how to evaluate it. He clearly has done so. These details are really speechless. Stealing glue, this kind of low-level mistake appears". I am afraid the meaning was lost in translation :)