Excellent book on the M4 Sherman

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Excellent book on the M4 Sherman

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I am quite certain that this is already a known fact here but I thought I say so anyway.

In preparation for (not soon though) several Sherman builds I have in the planning stages including the Dragon 1/6 M4. I purchased the book "Son of Sherman Vol 1", WOW what an exceptional publication! :clap:

Not many questions on the Sherman left unanswered and many, many exceptional photos and the drawing are great. It's not cheap but IMO worth every $. :thumbup:

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He's right about the price!
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Yes, very good book. The fun part with this book is to determine which hull, turret version and maker the 1/6 Dragon kit is closest to. Then the work is about reworking or replacing everything on it... Knowing you Barry from your Abrams build, I think you should plan writing a book on the work you will do on your new baby.

Below are some pics of my static model I build a few years ago.
Dragon 1/6 Sherman
Dragon 1/6 Sherman
Dragon 1/6 Sherman
Dragon 1/6 Sherman
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Dragon 1/6 Sherman
Dragon 1/6 Sherman
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Dragon 1/6 Sherman
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Re: Excellent book on the M4 Sherman

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Yes, considered the bible of Sherman reference books. I use mine all the time. you can find them a lot cheaper than $118 pounds!!!

Check ebay always. There usually are one or 2 kicking around. for example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SON-OF-SHERMAN ... SwpxFaxPHG

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Son-of-the-She ... Sw3ZxaDuZR
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Or ask Frank, much cheaper!
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I scored mine on Amazon but got the last one for $59 + shipping. It was too good a deal to pass and I had read here that it was the Grail of printed Sherman knowledge.

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Thanks for sharing, I will purchase one for myself. Very nice :clap:
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Just purchased for $59.99 plus shipping.
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