Guys :
WHICH Sherman ? 56005 basic or 56014 loaded ?
The 56005 comes with the 'Type 1's' that are now discontinued . They had a problem of chewing up the plastic gear next to the steel final drive gear . We solved that by using the hard-to-get- HPC sets . It also came with the old metal tracks that you had to assemble .
The 56014 comes with the Type 2 , better engineered box , which has a lower ratio (closer to scale) , and it also has the new pre-assembled resin tracks . They are like the Tiger's , but the material seems a bit harder . Then again , thats irrelevant if you're planning on buying the cast metals tracks .
Go with the 56014 ... all those bells and whistles are worth it !
WhiteWolf