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Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:58 pm
by frankie
...and barrel sorted as well...

Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:25 pm
by frankie
..base coat of colour on..

Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:00 pm
by frankie
..started on the markings and weathering..

Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:59 pm
by HERMAN BIX
What a different look the skirts give it.
Anyone reckon thay will catch on !!?

Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:48 pm
by frankie
Straight off of a Tunisian beach...

Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:28 pm
by gdsm984
Yellow Markings was USMC pacific theatre,and skirts on Sherman's was used by the British 8th Army North African desert to reduce dust clouds thrown up by the sand, they also had them on M3 Grant's
Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:47 pm
by frankie
gdsm984 wrote:Yellow Markings was USMC pacific theatre,and skirts on Sherman's was used by the British 8th Army North African desert to reduce dust clouds thrown up by the sand, they also had them on M3 Grant's
...I must have got all my research wrong then

Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:12 pm
by PainlessWolf
Good afternoon,
I've recently been reading through Steve Zaloga's newest books on Sherman usage in WWII. Those along with color notates and first hand reports from sites dedicated to the tank make me think that you are not off at all, Frank. Here is just a small example:
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/US/M4_Sherman.php
regards,
Painless
Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:26 pm
by greengiant
Very nice. I like anything Sherman. Looks like your turret is pretty much finished but don't forget to remove the rear turret blower housing as the 105 was the only one with 2 turret blowers.
Re: North African M4a1
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:50 pm
by frankie
To be honest, after converting to a small hatch hull and scratch building the mantlet, transmission cover and skirts, I forgot the blower. I'd already started painting when I realised so thought "bugger it, it stays"
