Since we all seem to build AFV's as well worn combat veterans, I decided to go the other way. Here's a new M4A3 on it's way to the ship by rail.

















I modified a Tamiya M4A3, no tools, no cables, no gear. I made the comb from a small scrap of styrene sheet. Sealing material is Bare Metal Foil, a staple of auto modelers.

I scratchbuilt the storage box from basswood, the pallet from coffee stir sticks.

The railroad car section is scratchbuilt from sheet and various shapes. I used more stir sticks for the deck and the chocks.

Paint is mostly Tamiya.

G

I stand corrected Wayne.

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I stand corrected Wayne.

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You weren't wrong to begin with!

I found a photo in "Son of Sherman" showing M4A2's being shipped by rail. These were destined for Russia and had warning placards on the shipping crates. What they said and in what language is hard to speculate, but it seems we were warning our allies of something.

I'm thinking battery acid.

G

Thanks gents!
Brenton I just replicated what I saw in period photos. I usually never sketch anything out before hand.

Ryan in my research I saw no stenciling on any of the crates on 75mm gun tanks. They were all constructed and covered differently. The one I built is an amalgam of what I have seen in photos.

For discussion only. I found this on the web and used it as a reference.



The only markings seen at all were on the two separate crates shipped with 76mm gun tanks. Those tanks had the turrets reversed and the tube strapped down. That required two crates on each side of the barrel. For some reason you will sometimes see stenciling on one or both of those.

Dennis that old Tamiya Shermy can be made to look good. I used stretched sprue for the hull welds and blanked off the sponsons with sheet. All those molded on handles were an asset on this build. They look just grand covered up.

I've done a lot of Tamiya Shermans as USMC warriors. The add ons on those beasts hide or negate all the "errors".

G