DuckyShot
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Post by DuckyShot on Apr 25, 2023 9:08:23 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on Apr 25, 2023 11:00:08 GMT -6
Nice find and thanks so much for sharing such an awesome walkaround!!!
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Post by JED on Apr 30, 2023 9:25:26 GMT -6
Great pictures and I'm sure will be of use to many of us.
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Post by feldgrau23 on May 2, 2023 5:02:16 GMT -6
Thanks for sharing Ducky.
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Post by Dukemaddog on May 10, 2023 16:15:54 GMT -6
Brilliant pics Ducky! It's always great to have some decent closeups.
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Post by Beekster on Jul 19, 2023 14:05:27 GMT -6
For those who don't know, Canada used a bunch of these late diesel Shermans in the post-WW2 period; I think that some were still running for reserve training well into the 1960s and then kept in reserve for a while. At any rate, many of them survive as gate guardians and museum examples. There's one in downtown Vancouver, one outside the Military Museums in Calgary, and one inside as part of a WW2 diorama (though inaccurate for that period). These tanks never left Canada; the Shermans used in Korea during that war were gas-engined M4A3E8s taken from US stocks in Japan.
This one was built by Fisher Tank Arsenal in the last quarter of 1944 or first half of 1945; or by Pressed Steel Car in early 1945 (though PSC only built 21 of these). The late production date is evidenced by the front lift rings at the very edge of the glacis plate. The turret casting was made by General Steel; the casting mark is on the back of the turret shell and it exhibits the raised lips around the antenna mounts that were typical of GSC turrets. GSC was also a latecomer to turret production, which probably pushes the build date into late winter or spring of 1945. This guardian is missing a lot of smaller bits & bobs, like the rear-view mirrors (the hinge fitting is visible at the top of the lift rings); engine door bolts, turret-rear brackets for stowing the M2 .50cal MG (torched off); the grouser bin cover plates (rectangles welded on instead); and the exhaust muffler (opening also plated over). The engine is almost certainly missing.
The tank has been generally pretty well cared for. Paint is in good condition and the stuff that is missing could still be found, even the engine. The interior is probably fairly rusty and gutted (I've peeked inside the tank in Calgary and seen that), but this one could be a runner once again if the money were committed to the project.
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Post by Robbo on Jul 20, 2023 14:07:20 GMT -6
Look at that seam, I'd be trying to get that out
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Post by Beekster on Jul 20, 2023 17:48:36 GMT -6
Which is something to keep in mind when modeling Shermans and their cousins, Robbo. A great many parts were steel castings that had mold seams of greater or lesser prominence. No matter what the average uninformed IPMS judge says, there are plenty of places on a Sherman where leaving a seam in place is perfectly acceptable modeling practice.
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