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I'm ordering one. I suppose I'm in a very small minority here that welcomes a kit such as this. As soon as I saw it, I knew I'd like to build it as I am intrigued by captured armor operated by any nation, late war Eastern Front armor and I also find the color scheme appealing.
It'll be a fun learning opportunity for me in that I know nothing about Shermans. I am also looking forward to trying out some weathering techniques on this, especially as the photos of this tank show some rather heavy weathering.
Is this kit based upon an existing Dragon kit? Is there a tweaks list somewhere?
I also suppose that some aftermarket items might be worthwhile. I've seen a Voyager PE kit for the M4A2. Would that work well with this? Anything else? I saw some items on tigermodels.com. Their TC hatch looks good. Any recommendations?
Please chime in with your thoughts. I'd be very interested in reading them.
The particular turret in this kit has never been offered by Dragon before, as it has the loader's hatch but also the low turret bustle, presumably an intermediate late 1943-early 1944 design (or a hatch retrofitted to an older turret shell), but the hull would be the same as the new M4A2 Pacific Theater kit issued a few months ago. It would have the improved detail on the engine deck grills as seen on the Sicily British Sherman III kit and the PTO Marine Sherman. The dish style road wheels are also a new item for Dragon. Interesting subject, but my only gripe is that Dragon apparently doesn't plan to include any Russian markings, since that would be far more common.
