Assault gun Sherman

[Kerick]

If I do decide to build a Sherman with no turret and a 90mm gun I may play roulette with some of the road wheels. Are the welded, pressed and dish style wheels interchangeable? The back story may include something about spare parts being in short supply and having to use whatever crews can get a hold of.

To the mods, feel free to move this to a better thread when available.

[raafif]

Yes, the wheels are interchangeable on the VVS suspension.

I have seen a couple of Sherman SP models - the best is below.

[Kerick]

That’s a great pic!
I bought a Tamiya M4A3 late model version kit yesterday. I was hoping for a cast hull but that seems hard to find. No problem, it’s a whiff. I’m going to order a turned Aluminum barrel for an M36 Jackson.

[GTX_Admin]

Stahlhelmmodels did produce an "Assault Sherman" conversion model kit but I think they are defunct now:

[Mig Eater]

Stahlhelm Models shut down awhile ago and sold the masters to Bolddivision, which now sell the Assault Sherman conversion.



I have an unreleased version of the Stahlhelm Assault Sherman that has a welded hull and extra concrete armour, it was on my short list of options for this GB but if Kerick's going to build a Sherman TD I'll do something else.

[Kerick]

I’m seriously considering it. I have a Tamiya welded hull Sherman kit and I’m going to order the gun barrel soon. The problem is I’m still working on completing home improvement projects so that’s really eating into my time. If you want to build one go right ahead. I’ll guarantee it will come out different than mine! I was poking around in the spare parts box and found lots of spare Sherman parts folks have given me. There are lots of different road wheels to choose from. Also turret cupolas and different hatches so lots to work with. First decision will be to make it look like the turret opening was welded over or was this a new build with a continuous top. I’m leaning towards option one.

[Kerick]

Thanks for moving this. I have the Tamiya kit, spare parts and an M36 gun barrel on the way. Looks like I’m in.

[Claymore]

Perhaps something along the lines of this early whiff?

[Kerick]

I started on this project yesterday. I took a turret from the spares box with the two full size round hatches and cut the top off. I cut the bustle off, cut the top of that off and glued it to the back of the turret to round it off. I don’t know the maker of the kit but the plastic was very brittle. Lots of sanding to do!