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  • Member since
    April 2011
  • From: imperial beach, ca
sherman questions
Posted by malone duke on Thursday, July 21, 2011 11:22 AM
I just picked up the cyberhobby m4a4 sherman. I got caught up in the box art and price only to realize I got a brit sherm. Soo I got some questions. #1. Is the kit good OOB? #2. Suggestions on a decent brit decal or transfer set. #3. Suggestions on a good ref. Book on this version? #4. I googled some pics and I found one of a column with boxes on the rear turret like on the fireflies. Anyone make an am set for these boxes? #5. Are there any tutorials or anything on how to dress up the driver and co-driver hatches? I want to remake the springs as well as put in periscopes but the flaps for the sights are molded shut. #6. What type of tracks should I get? All pics show a diff. Style other than the supplied ds. Also I'd like to add the track extensions. Any help is appreciated. Can't believe I waited so long to build a sherman!

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:06 PM

If you google Sherman V (Brit designation for that version) you should find some good photos. While it was mainly a British used tank, some found their way to Chinese Nationals in the Far East.

I can't see why you want to find decals for the kit; the kit ones should be adequate. Additionally, chucking money into aftermarket items sort of negates the savings you imply you got when you bought the kit.

The box on the turret rear housed British style radios. If they are included in the kit, I don't know if they are. There is also a few aftermarket radio boxes; Verlinden does one and I think another is done in photoetch.

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  • From: imperial beach, ca
Posted by malone duke on Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:19 PM
The kit supplied a very small decal sheet for a u.s. Sherman from a training unit as well as a very nice set of u.s. Crewmen. And I read a review that the tracks were incorrect no matter what. And the kit looks really nice so I won't add photetch cept for those boxes. And thanks for that brit designation made my search a lot better!

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  • From: Central Wisconsin
Posted by Spamicus on Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:28 PM

Try http://www.ultracast.ca for your decals and maybe some detail items. They have some really good WWII Commonwealth gear. AFV Club makes a passable set of T-49 track for M4A4's (which are longer than the other Shermans).

Steve

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  • From: imperial beach, ca
Posted by malone duke on Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:40 PM
Thanks spamicus. That pretty much gets me all the way there!

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Posted by T26E4 on Thursday, July 21, 2011 2:58 PM

The kit comes with T-48 rubber chevron tracks.  While not the most commonly seen on M4A4s, they certainly do appear in period photos.  Whoever said they were incorrect is mistaken.  As for detailing the hatches, the easiest thing to do would be to buy replacement resin ones from Tiger Model Designs.  Super detailed, accurate and simple to use.  Probably about $5-7 I guess.

As for the rear turret bin, contact me offsite.  I can send you the pieces to one that I'm not using.

 

Roy Chow 

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  • From: imperial beach, ca
Posted by malone duke on Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:22 PM
How do I contact? sorta internet retarded here? But would be greatly appreciated.

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:25 PM

As for books, try loking for a few published by Concord- Shermans in British Service, British Tank Battles in Europ, I and II... Lots of great pics to make your own decisions with regarding tracks, stowage boxes/bins, markings, etc. For decals take a look at Accurate Armor, Bison Decals, and Formations.

 

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Posted by TomZ2 on Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:43 PM

malone duke
How do I contact? sorta internet retarded here? But would be greatly appreciated.

  1. Just type: http://images.google.com/
  2. Enter: m4a4 sherman tank
  3. Get 19,000 hits. (0.62 seconds)

Occasional factual, grammatical, or spelling variations are inherent to this thesis and should not be considered as defects, as they enhance the individuality and character of this document.

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Posted by Phil_H on Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:11 PM

malone duke
How do I contact? sorta internet retarded here? But would be greatly appreciated.

At the bottom right corner of Roy's post above, you will see a hotlink "Start Conversation". If you click on that, you can send a private message to him.

Your private messages cannot be viewed by other parties and if you look at the right-hand column of your page (you may need to scroll up or down) you will see your user profile with a selection "Conversations". Click on this to view your messages/replies.

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