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                        Marines M4 herman

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Marines M4 herman
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 23, 2003 8:58 PM
                        I am getting ready to start building this kit. But I am having trouble finding some good pics/reference sites. So if anyone has any good pics or good sites I can use for reference it would be very useful. Especially pictures of the Sherman with wood planks attached to side, I can't find any. Thanks in advance for anyone that helps.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:00 PM
                        I am not sure if I have welcome you already to FSM. So, first of all, WELCOME. Sherm will be right along in a little while so please wait.

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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:15 PM
                        Welcome to the FSM forums. Dwight is right Sherman Freak should be able to give you some information on your model.
                        mark956
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:18 PM
                        Welcome to the FSM Asykr.

                        I assume you're referring to the Italeri M4 that they list as an M4A2 / A3 and so on.

                        You're best bet is to build the M4A3 version of the kit. Forget the M4A2 parts they include and commit them to the parts box, they don't include enough parts to do it right.

                        Finding references for the Marine Shermans on the net isn't an easy task, I'll look through some of the stuff I have here and see what I can find.

                        Here's a link to some completed models of the Marine Sherman at Tracklink.
                        http://www.track-link.net/gallery/USA_WW_2/subject/3

                        Hope this helps a bit.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        mark956
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                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:20 PM
                        Right on schedule Robert.
                        mark956
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:28 PM
                        Why do you think we call him "Postmaster General"? He-he-he.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:32 PM
                        Thanks a lot, and man you guys answer fast.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 23, 2003 10:24 PM
                        id like to welcome you to the forums Askr aswel
                        good luck on your Sherman
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:11 PM
                        Just an off the wall question Robert but one of the USMC Sherms on that page from Iwa Jima has nails welded to it to keep satchel charges from being attached to the hatches. So how does that work, would'nt something be able to get caught on the nails? Yes, I'm still learnin alot of this.

                        Here's the link to the one I'm refering to:
                        http://www.track-link.net/gallery/1937
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:31 PM
                        I was wondering the same thing, maybe it was so the hatches couldn't be opened from outside. That way satchels can't be thrown in. Thats just a guess, can't wait to hear the real answer.
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, November 24, 2003 12:49 AM
                        In order for the charges to work properly they needed to be in contact with the armour of the vehicle. So the nails created a space between the charge and the hull which somewhat effectively dissipated the effect of the blast. Same kind of idea with the timbers strapped to the side and on German vehicles the schurtzen.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 1:11 AM
                        After purchasing the Allied-Axis #8, I have been itching to do a Marine Sherman myself. I don’t want to post any pics from the book on the forum, but I can email them. I think there are 3 M4A2s, and one M4A3 with the planks attached. Drop me an email address and I will scan them at the computer lab and send them off to you as soon as I can. Sherm, would you like me to send you the pics too?

                        edog

                        PS, welcome to the forums
                        Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 1:15 AM
                        I just emailed you with my address for those pictures, can't wait to see them.
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, November 24, 2003 8:23 AM
                        Welcome, Askyr! Looking forward to seeing that Sherman!
                        ~Brian
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Monday, November 24, 2003 3:28 PM
                        Eric, I'd like a copy of them too, if it's not too much trouble. Thanks.

                        My addy should be in my profile.

                        Bill
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, November 24, 2003 5:45 PM
                        Would love to have them Erick ... thank you.

                        Do you still have my e-mail address?
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 6:11 PM
                        I may also have some pics of the Sherman with planking on the sides at home in my reference books, I will look and if I do I will scan them
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 8:12 PM
                        Sherm, yes I still have your email, and the pics are on the way.

                        Just a warning, the 4 pics took up 3300KB. I had to send them from my school account because hotmail could not handle the size. If this is too big for your accounts I will zip them. Sorry, I would have zipped them, but I do not actually know where winzip is on my computer. (ok, so I did a half hearted searchDisapprove [V]) Anyway, let me know either way, I want to make sure you guys get them.Wink [;)]

                        -edog
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 8:15 PM
                        Ok Bill, i tried to send them zipped to you, and it did not work, your email account cannot handle it. I will send them one at a time. After you recieve the photo, save it to your hard drive, and delete it from your email account. email me when you have done this and i will send you the next one. (this has got to work!!)

                        -edog
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:01 PM
                        It worked, I got the first one!

                        Thanks

                        Bill
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:09 PM
                        Erick,

                        #2 is downloaded and gone. Interesting picture.

                        Thanks again.

                        Bill
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:29 PM
                        I have a couple shots including one with planked bogies and one of a Sherman with a Japanese tank on the engine deck if you are interested.
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