M4a3 "Honey B"

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M4a3 "Honey B"

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..another 75mm conversion done for a friend...
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Great looking 75, that's just about the right amount of stowage for me and the light weathering looks spot on too :thumbup:
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Another great tank. Are those rolled tarps resin pieces? They look great. Fyn really outdid himself on this one. @) :haha: @)
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Yes the tarps are available on eBay..sold out at the minute..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301628968504
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Found these ones that have been painted..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391457556417
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Those stowage tarps really are THAT good. Mr Frank finding painted ones are even better.
What do you use for scale tie off rope Mr Frank ?
Cotton is to thin, where most other string types are to thick . :problem:

The '75 Sherman is nicely done too.
If one of them was available out of the box by H/L, i would get one.
The standard 105's just look odd to me.
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..found the "rope" in a sewing shop...not sure what its for...embroidery perhaps...
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Bingo.............embroidery.
I had a thought for a second you might have said from a damn dolls house shop :/ :/ :crazy:

On a side note, any idea what those funky wings/guards are on the mantlet beside the barrel ?
We have explored this ages ago, but always good to bring it up in case there is a body out there that can shed light on it without calling Scully & Molder !!!
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According to the shaddock website they were to prevent bullet splash..I suppose to get a bullet in the gap between the barrel and shield you'd need to be directly in front of it..not somewhere I'd like to stand...
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minu ... ounts.html
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Yip, all makes sense.
I can only assume that the fact they appear to have been deleted on later versions meant they really were not needed, or didnt work ?
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