Well I found this referance and a couple of drawings regarding 2 experimental shermans with a M26 turret ( 1 with VVSS suspencion and one with HVSS suspencion) and thought, so what the hell! They drew it so lets see what its like in the flesh.
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- side veiw of 90mm sherman.jpg (67.08 KiB) Viewed 1284 times
I raided my odds and sods box and came up with enough bits to make a lower hull with old style tamiya motor gearboxes
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and then using an old repaired upper and some plastic card made the the side skirts and grafted in a new turrent ring to match the M26 turret ring.
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The turrent I pulled apart and fitted a servo for recoil and a Led in the barrel end for muzzle flash and also a fixed 7.62 barrel along side the main gun (as the referance stated this was an original fit for this turret)
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Fitted the Turret onto the hull and grafted new fixings for the turret motor and bobs your uncle there she is.
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I have done the tank in basics olive drab and started on the tools and stores and will just give it a little weathering But I have to admit shes a mean looking devil compared to the standard sherman. I like her I don't know what you think.
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- basic painting and fitout (2).jpg (32.8 KiB) Viewed 1284 times
Regards Denzil
