D-day 80th anniversary tribute build - 5th June -Sept 24.

[Lee Drennen]

great opportunity to actually build it!!

That’s Cool!

 

[Allen Dewire]

It would be great to see you join in Jakko. A Sherman BARV would be a very interesting to see built


Great stuff Allen, glad to have you along.
Looking forward to seeing what you have found in the stash

Geoff.

Should be fun Geoff and this is what I found. Now you all promise not to laugh at it, excluding Mr. Smiff, of course,


And it doesn't have those awful rubber tires either...I had a U.S. M-16 quad .50 cal 1/2 track too, but I converted it into something else last month...

Prost
Allen

 

[Geoffers]

Should be fun Geoff and this is what I found. Now you all promise not to laugh at it, excluding Mr. Smiff, of course,

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And it doesn't have those awful rubber tires either...I had a U.S. M-16 quad .50 cal 1/2 track too, but I converted it into something else last month...

Prost
Allen

No laughing here, looks good to me but I’m more used to building things with wings

Geoff

 

[Neil Merryweather]

I've already declared my intention but here's what I am going to build.


It will eventually be part of a long-planned diorama and this has finally given me the kick up the backside to start it.

 

[spanner570]

Neil, when I built my Omaha Beach Landing diorama. you very kindly sent me a set of Pegasus 1/72 figures to go with it.

I still have some left. Seriously, do you want them back for your D. Day G.B. build?

Ron

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Neil, when I built my Omaha Beach Landing diorama. you very kindly sent me a set of Pegasus 1/72 figures to go with it.

I still have some left. Seriously, do you want them back for your D. Day G.B. build?

Ron

very kind Ron but this is 1-35 scale....
they are yours because I will never use them

 

[Airborne01]

Come on chaps. in a subject that is this historically important and so wide you can build almost anything. Surely there must be a couple more lurking in the corners.

I'll (heavy) drop in then - figures OK?
Steve

 

[The Smythe Meister]

I'll (heavy) drop in then - figures OK?
Steve

I'd say so Steve ....
.... Don't have any 1/9 US motorcycle rider figures do you?!

 

[Jakko]

It would be great to see you join in Jakko. A Sherman BARV would be a very interesting to see built

That’s what I’m thinking too, but I would really like to find a cheap Asuka (or old Tasca) Sherman III Mid-Production kit for it (No. 35-018). If I have to I’ll buy one new, but as I only need the hull with a few of its detail parts and the suspension, I’d prefer not to.

I thought about a Sherman wading but the conversation kit I have calls for it to be used with the Hobby Boss kit which I have but the wrong one.

1:48? Or did Hobby Boss also do them in other scales?

Jakko you ought to do the Sherman looks like your the King of when it comes to building them.

Only on here, though

 

[Lee Drennen]

1:48?

Yes 1/48. I’ll probably go with something else maybe in 1/48

 

[Lee Drennen]

Only on here, though

Can’t believe that.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Sherman III Mid-Production

They claim the Hobby Boss is incorrect on the hull slope but I really don’t care that doesn’t bother me. Jakko the one I have is a Sherman M4A3 (76)W will it work using they Wading? Black Dog models say to use the earlier one what’s your opinion.

 

[spanner570]

very kind Ron but this is 1-35 scale....
they are yours because I will never use them

Sorry Neil, shuddav gon to speksayvors!,,,,,and thank you.

 

[Jakko]

They claim the Hobby Boss is incorrect on the hull slope

I don’t know much about those kits, so I really can’t say.

Jakko the one I have is a Sherman M4A3 (76)W will it work using they Wading? Black Dog models say to use the earlier one what’s your opinion.

There were no 76 mm Shermans in the Normandy invasion — off the top of my head, they only began to be introduced in late July, early August, and it was all M4A1s at that point. The US Army did deploy M4A3s fairly quickly in the invasion, but only the small-hatch ones at first (“small hatch” means the tank has the more steeply sloped glacis plate, with projecting “hoods” for the driver and co-driver; there are no small-hatch 76 mm Shermans). Only later, around the autumn/winter IIRC, did the M4A3 become the standard tank, instead of the M4 and M4A1, and the 76 mm tanks began appearing in earnest.

Short answer: building the model you’ve got as a tank in Normandy would be unrealistic

 

[Airborne01]

I'd say so Steve ....
.... Don't have any 1/9 US motorcycle rider figures do you?!

Unfortunately not mate, I may be able to source a couple of tandem riders in 20mm scale though ... (at a push)!
Steve

 

[Lee Drennen]

Short answer: building the model you’ve got as a tank in Normandy would be unrealistic

Thank you so much for the info Jakko I appreciate it. So what Tamiya 1/48 scale Sherman will work the early version they have

 

[adt70hk]

Geoff is love to take part as I have so many possible options...but I j just don't have the time. Sorry.

Good luck nonetheless.

Andrew

 

[Lee Drennen]

possible options...

Come Andrew just pick a simple fast one and like “Ike” said before they set out on D-Day “Let’s go!”

 

[Jakko]

So what Tamiya 1/48 scale Sherman will work the early version they have

Your safe bet would be any small-hatch M4 or M4A1 with 75 mm gun. If I take a quick look at Scalemates, that seems to limit you to Tamiya Nos. 32505 (M4) and 32523 (M4A1). You would need to fit the appliqué armour plates that both kits include, because these were a major refit that happened to pretty much all Shermans intended for Normandy.

 

[Geoffers]

Hello chaps,

We’re in business

Ian has kindly sorted out the chat thread which is now open for business over on the user created group builds section.

Geoff.