M4a3 75mm Calliope
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M4a3 75mm Calliope
With the flail and the easy8 nearing completion, I thought I'd make a start on a new build..a nice straightforward 75mm Sherman..
Last edited by frankie on Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
remember...it's just a plastic tank... 
Re: M4a3 75mm
...got the mantlet sorted and changed the sandbags slightly..
remember...it's just a plastic tank...
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HERMAN BIX
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Re: M4a3 75mm
Jeez I like those sand bag sets.
How would you recommend these be seen to be retained on the front of these Shermans ?
Scale rope, or some other method?
How were they retained on a real machine ?
And, do you think they are able to be screwed from inside the hull to hold them on solid when being run hard in a rough environment ?
Also !!...............have you any plans for a side sandbag set ? the ones that cover the entire side of the sherman inside small section frames ?
Not being a Sherman fan as I am, I would do one if I could cover it in some form of applique armour (i really need to stop it with the extra armour thing 
) and fit it with a 76mm short barrel.
How would you recommend these be seen to be retained on the front of these Shermans ?
Scale rope, or some other method?
How were they retained on a real machine ?
And, do you think they are able to be screwed from inside the hull to hold them on solid when being run hard in a rough environment ?
Also !!...............have you any plans for a side sandbag set ? the ones that cover the entire side of the sherman inside small section frames ?
Not being a Sherman fan as I am, I would do one if I could cover it in some form of applique armour (i really need to stop it with the extra armour thing
) and fit it with a 76mm short barrel.HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
Re: M4a3 75mm
From what I can tell, these "ad hoc" sets weren't secured very much..the ones on the fenders were tied to the light guards but the rest seemed to just rely on gravity with a bit of rope here and there. The tanks with them down the sides etc had a metal framework fabricated to keep them in place..
I'm not actually going to fix them perminantly as the way they're molded they literally clip on around the light guards
I'm not actually going to fix them perminantly as the way they're molded they literally clip on around the light guards
remember...it's just a plastic tank...
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Glasgowtanker
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Re: M4a3 75mm
Yep they are a pretty tight fit, I got a set already....thanks again frank!
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..that's the basic build done..onto detailing...
remember...it's just a plastic tank...
