USMC Sherman

[Reaper332]

Fanatsic looking sherman
Ken

[lliw180]

well done where did you get your ref for the camo colours

[GreenAmphibian]

I got them from a lot of research and talking with some of the old tankers, since departed sadly. Being a retired Marine opened some doors for me and got a couple of them talking a bit. The colors were the ones used on Iwo Jima on some of the tanks. Camo was mostly a do it yourself thing back then. Most were either OD green or forest green if they had the paint. More time was spent on upgrading the crew protection from the Jap 47mm AT gun and suicide attackers with satchel charges and pole charges.

Herman

[cannedheat]

hi old chap wot wot
that's a nice Sherman like the camo don't overdo weathering, looks good as is, did the marines get any of the 76s ?

[GreenAmphibian]

Not many. Most were 75's, the 76 and 105 were issued late in the war for us and really didn't show up in numbers until Okinawa. I know mine is a 105 with Iwo Jima paint, there were not very many then, but I liked the look it gave it.

Herman

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning.
That is a lot of fine work and it shows.
Regards,
Painless Wolf

[Wildboar44]

Hi Greem..........

Can I ask a question , I have a Sherman waiting conversion to a Firefly , when you opened up the front hatches , how did you overcome
loosing the hull to top mounting posts that are attached to the underside of the hatch moulde profiles ?. Also , what did you use to open the
hatch openings ?...

[GreenAmphibian]

On the Tamyia Sherman there were no posts under the hatches. It has clips on the sponson sides that I replaced with sections of steel and magnets. Much easier to open. To cut out the hatches I used the thread method. Drill a small hole at a corner, pass a section of heavy thread through the hole and pull it in and out under pressure. You can guide it to cut around the hinges and along the scribed hatch lines on the hull. Add a section of styrene to keep the hatch from falling in, drill the hinges and add a pin for a hinge pin and your done.

Herman

[Wildboar44]

Oh... my bad... note to self..... read the text ...its not a HL .! lol

Thanks for the tip on cutting hatches .... Great build ...