QUOTE: Originally posted by Captain Caveman
there great finds hasnt the flamethrower sherman got options for another mantel in the kit?
and is the Iteleri M4A1 a good kit? ive seen it at my local for £8 and was going to get it there was a M36 with the sherman hull aswel i was going to get
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Jon,
The Flamethrower version can be built as a standard 105mm with the E8 suspension just by leaving off the flamthrower tube.
The Italeri M4A1 is an excellent kit for it's age. The pioneer tools are not that good and the texture on the cast parts is way too smooth. But other than those things it's a top notch kit.
The M36B1 has got the lower M4A3 hull. The turret will take some work to get it right, but before Academy came out with their M36, it was the only real game in town. IMHO Italeri's M4A3 (the hull for the M36B1) is not as strong as their M4A1 because it has the same problems (tools, and cast textrue) and the exhausts are pretty poor. But, they are hidden under the rear end, so it may not matter to most people. It just drives me nuts!
If the price is decent, I'd jump.
I found both the M4A1 and the M36B1 in a LHS here about 4 months ago and picked them both up for $14 total. (and yes, I already had both of them sitting on my shelf somewhere!)
Looks like you cleaned up Robert!
I need some of your luck from the sound of things!