Possibly Tamiya FO 1/16 Thunderbolt

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EddyK
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Possibly Tamiya FO 1/16 Thunderbolt

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When I’ve finished my Twin M4A1E8 project, I thought that they were the last Shermans I’ve built. But I bought another partly built Tamiya Sherman already with T66 tracks and lot of Schumo bits, including T23 turret. For now I think it’ll be the Thunderbolt. And here we go:

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And there are some photos I’ve found on the internet from the beginning of the building this model. I’ve to admit, that it was made by very tallanted modeler - the real Master...

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Re: Possibly Tamiya FO 1/16 Thunderbolt

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Wow, Eddy!... already you've assembled some perfectly in-scale Tools/accessories, and ersatz parts :thumbup: Each one is a mini work of art, and worthy of a detailed pic :) :D
Looking forward to more visual treats! :thumbup:
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
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I’ve already bought the model in the stade You can see on the photo. I’m just starting the work on it.
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A veritable treasure trove. This thread will be fun to watch. Congrats, Eddy, on a phenomenal find.

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Re: Possibly Tamiya FO 1/16 Thunderbolt

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Wow great work.
Much of the details are post war though they are pretty fine.
May you wanted some additional reference about Abrams' Sherman Thunderbolt VII, please see mine I did some 5 or 6 years ago now.
http://manu-military.e-monsite.com/page ... -hvss.html
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Beautiful Eddy. I remember when you got this, amazing brass work.
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I believe Manu is right - Thunderbolt has an early T23 turret with split hatch but you could change it?
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Ad Lav wrote:I believe Manu is right - Thunderbolt has an early T23 turret with split hatch but you could change it?
The first pics on my site are stills from a colour video showing Thunderbolt VII passing a group of German prisonners.
No mistakes permitted after watching this.
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Thanks!
There are some photos from previous owner that I found on the internet:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM ... R4TndhLTJn
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