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Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:29 pm
by JohnWhyte
Well after doing some research on the Israeli shermans I found this bwing the easiest sherman to do while saving up for the tamiya M51 sherman
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:34 pm
by c.rainford73
JohnWhyte wrote:Well after doing some research on the Israeli shermans I found this bwing the easiest sherman to do while saving up for the tamiya M51 sherman
Very cool what's the story behind this one?
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:10 am
by JohnWhyte
It the earlier version of the M50 that was based of either the M4A4 hull or in in the case on mine the M4A1 and used the VVSS system the other version of the M50 was the Cummins that had a different engine and HVSS system both sharing the French 75mm gun
A bit better pictures but off a M4A4 version and a M51 version on a M4A1 hull
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:35 am
by c.rainford73
Wow that Sherman was such a versatile little beast of a tank
very interested in this build
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:24 am
by JohnWhyte
My version is the Israeli shermans from the 60s plus found a 3D printing company that dose the mantlet and the parts I need. I can give you a link so some of the information about it.
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldw ... herman.php
But there is a version that is called the M1 super sherman that was a basic M4A1 76
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:40 pm
by Woz
I did a few quick mods to a HL-
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:04 pm
by RobW
Depending on when, you've got quite a few Israeli Shermans to choose from. Look for Latrun tank museum.
I really need to find the pics I took when I visited on a work trip (it was on the way to Jerusalem). Edit, found them, but didn't take many.
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:39 pm
by JohnWhyte
The Israeli shermans are post WW2
Woz the 1 I'm doing is going to be on the mato sherman hull with conversion parts from you but looking at it not sure how to do the rear of the turret
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:46 pm
by Woz
JohnWhyte wrote:The Israeli shermans are post WW2
Woz the 1 I'm doing is going to be on the mato sherman hull with conversion parts from you but looking at it not sure how to do the rear of the turret
Hi
Not sure about the Mato turret. But it just slots over the back of the HL one and glued in place. I'll see if I can dig out a mato one and see how different the back is.
Re: Next project M50 Continental Sherman
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:55 pm
by JohnWhyte
I'm not using the mato turret I have a spare heng long turret from a M4A3 76 conversion