Content Copyright scafellscale2016. To finish a kit off it is best always to use an acrylic primer & acrylic modelling paint with fine quality brushes.Unless otherwise stated in the Product description, assume all kits are in this format. They require assembly with the aid of modelling tools & the necessary glue(s). The engine deck is also new, and it is accurately shaped and detailed. This new 1/35 scale M4A2(W) includes this most eye-catching feature, and the wood planks possess a realistic wood-grain texture. One common feature found in contemporary wartime photos was wood planks mounted around the hull and suspension area to protect against Japanese antitank weapons and fanatical Japanese infantrymen intent upon attaching a magnetic mine. The “W” in its nomenclature refers to its “wet stowage” (glycerine-protected) ammo stowage rack The M4A2 was effectively used in assaults against dug-in Japanese defenders on many islands and atolls throughout the Pacific, as Allied forces inexorably advanced towards the Japanese mainland. Dragon is offering a fantastic new kit of an M4A2(W) Sherman of the type used by the USMC in the Pacific. This was in spite of the challenges posed by factors like tropical jungles and small islands, or the small number of tanks fielded by Japan. However, tanks also played an important role in the Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO).