Early m4a1

[Exhibitedbrute]

I have been sent a screen shot of the early 5 spokes for $6 but not sure of the scale till I find the website my self

Wow, that's a lot of money for a screen shot. . . .

I bet they are 1/35th

It may well be, I will file these hl out I think see what it looks like sort of a test run then tackle the mato. A lot of work but they may be ok once done

[Son of a gun-ner]

My issue with my idlers are they are metal and I have no plastics only the road wheels are plastic

I'm thinking of taking a dremel to every other spoke on the metal idlers, they've moulded far too many on the things. Just smooth them out so they don't notice.

[Exhibitedbrute]

Before and after on the hl wheel. By no means perfect but I think it will pass.

The idler I’m not sure weather to leave it solid. I have seen a2 with early wheels late idlers so I’m building a theory of applying the same logic to the a1.

I have seen the a2 with presses wheels and spiked idlers as well though so not really helpful

[Son of a gun-ner]

I don't think anyone lays down on the floor for a close inspection of the wheels at clubs lol

[Exhibitedbrute]

Not at clubs no but at market Harborough show in August I wouldn’t rule anything out with some being on a table. This one though I doubt will be ready by then. I have a memory of the first show we did in Kent where we had a chap come up and have a look, to then walk of saying there was no English tanks on the table.

What amused me about that particular occasion was my firefly was sat on the table, granted it was between my 105 and Pershing and the chap appeared to have an Eastern European accent. So you can imagine the irony.

I only had 5 tanks back then so there wasn’t really that much to go from, there were sharing a table with my dads German tanks though

[Son of a gun-ner]

Well, he was right, there were no English/British tanks lol.

Only a conversion to an American tank.

[Exhibitedbrute]

Well yeah he was and he wasn’t. There where 3 American tanks one with a British gun. Had the firefly been the hybrid on the other hand that could be argued

Oh and 2 Russian

[Son of a gun-ner]

Nope, a hybrid is just as much American as any other firefly, they just had the same conversions, although the M4A4 had a British engine tweak as well.

[Tiger6]

Lots of M4 hybrids used in the retaking of the Philippines, less common in the ETO in US service.

[Max-U52]

And the question is, best British American Hybrid of all time? Hmmm, P-51 and Merlin engine? That was one sweet marriage, maybe the best?