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Sherman 105mm Cupola from Spain

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Hello everyone from Spain, I am leaving you some images of a project for a great friend... it is the Commander's Cupola of the 105mm Sherman tank for the "Dragon Models" Kit... it is a model of my own design, I hope you like it, greetings to all.
 

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PP - Nice work on the cupola. It looks really good. What will you print the periscope with?

I designed a similar one for Armortek E8 Sherman. Its a big part and tough to print in one piece. But it came out usuable. What software did you use to design it?

I had a difficult time printing the periscopes clear - the resin kept yellowing. So I made some temporary solid (painted silver) scopes for now.

CAD model images
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Printed part - resin
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On the tank
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Thanks for your interest tankfan.... I used freecad and printed with creality cr10s. The periscope frames are printed with resin.
Also the hatch looks good.
Looking at the images of the original they were very rough.... there is still some texturing to be done....
 

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Both look great, If either of you want to sell one let me know, it would nice to update my Sherman. As for the glass why not use clear plastic inserts?
 
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