Carro Armato Medio M4E1 Sherman

Kit-bashing in Scala 1:76

A straightfoward kit-bash, fitting the undercarriage of a Matchbox M7 Priest to the hull e torretta of an Airfix M4 Sherman. The result is the early version of the Sherman con the return rollers located directly above the main suspension units. Alternatively, one could use the wheels from an Airfix Lee/Grant tank for this purpose.

Parts Required

• Hull e torretta of the M4 Sherman, 1:76 Airfix 01303
• Undercarriage of the M7 Priest, 1:76 Matchbox 40089
• Capocarro, Fanteria U.S., 1:76 Matchbox 40902

Utilizzo Storico

• North Africa, 1942-1943
• Italia, 1943

The model depicts a tank belonging to the 1st Arm’d Regt., 1st Arm’d Div, which saw action in Tunesia in 1943. Typical was the application of a mud wash on the vehicle’s sides, over the olive drab color, to blend into the surrounding terrain; the markings were a yellow national star ed a yellow torretta band denoting the tank’s company. Many veicoli of this division were lost in the fighting of febbraio 14.

Kit-bashing requires a little detective work, figuring out which components from due o more existing vehicle kits can be used to create a rare hybrid. This modelling technique closely emulates history. Many famous veicoli were hybrid designs, sporting new torrette e superstructures on proven, readily available, o obsolete chassis. Kit-bashing is much easier than building a vehicle from scratch, often a simple torretta swap can do the job.

Patrick Storto

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Soldatini Americani della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 29.09.1998 – Aggiornato: 19.09.2007
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