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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on February 16, 2025, 07:16:16 AM

Title: Wheeled and Tracked Tractors/Prime Movers
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on February 16, 2025, 07:16:16 AM

Something of interest from YouTube on the M4 High-Speed Artillery Tractor and Prime Mover

YouTube > National Museum of Military Vehicles > M4 High Speed Tractor - Moving the Big Gun (https://youtu.be/6nyk8A7lV_M?si=7rlWOYqsJIgzlHlN)

Title: Re: Wheeled and Tracked Tractors/Prime Movers
Post by: Kerick on February 16, 2025, 01:21:20 PM

Thanks for that! A friend from my club gave me a Verlinden kit of the M1 155 artillery gun. It looks like a nice kit and the M4 tractor would be perfect for it.

Title: Re: Wheeled and Tracked Tractors/Prime Movers
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on February 16, 2025, 02:17:28 PM

I was surprised to learn that the M4 HST had HVSS suspension albeit an earlier version of what later developed into the HVSS on the later models of the M4 Sherman.  All this time I had assumed that the automotive components on the M4 HST were derived from the M3/M5 Stuart and M8 75mm HMC.  Turns out that was a bad assumption/observation.  That said, I still want to modify the M4 HST to have the HVSS units from the M4A3E8 Sherman because of the CooooooooL FactoR. 

Quote from: Kerick on February 16, 2025, 01:21:20 PM

Thanks for that! A friend from my club gave me a Verlinden kit of the M1 155 artillery gun. It looks like a nice kit and the M4 tractor would be perfect for it.

That Verlinden resin 155mm Gun kit was horribly expensive when it was available.  The fact you got it for free should be a red flag on what to expect when you start building it.  :smiley:

Title: Re: Wheeled and Tracked Tractors/Prime Movers
Post by: Kerick on February 17, 2025, 01:11:34 AM

I don't know how my friend acquired it. He just does cars now days so he didn't want it any more. Just another thing laying around in his stash. I don't know anyone else like that.......