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Posted: Friday, April 02, 2010 - 06:56 AM UTC
Greg Hessig shares with us his recent build of the 1/48 Hobby Boss Sherman used with a Faxon M4A2 upper hull conversion.
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Posted: Friday, April 02, 2010 - 07:05 AM UTC
I like it. I'm no Sherman expert... did the Russians get that version of the Sherman?

The only thing that jumped out at me was that the soldier on the ground looks to be a bit off balance. Obviously the figure is made to be standing on level ground, but he's on an incline here.

Just seems his left knee would be bent more... or put his right foot on something to level him out... a rock, tree trunk, whatever.
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Posted: Friday, April 02, 2010 - 08:15 AM UTC
The Russians got a whole bunch of that version of the Sherman, probably the most numerous of those delivered. There's a few well-known pics of M4A2-76s in Berlin and Vienna, late war.
They also got the same thing with HVSS, but not so many pics of those. As far as I know, the Russians were the only users of the M4A2-76.
Nice dio, BTW.
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Posted: Friday, April 02, 2010 - 03:06 PM UTC

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The Russians got a whole bunch of that version of the Sherman, probably the most numerous of those delivered. There's a few well-known pics of M4A2-76s in Berlin and Vienna, late war.
They also got the same thing with HVSS, but not so many pics of those. As far as I know, the Russians were the only users of the M4A2-76.
Nice dio, BTW.


Very nice build.

IIRC, the Canadians got some M4A2 (76) postwar. There is a fantastic book about the M4A2 in Soviet service called "Commanding the Red Army's Shermans" which I recommend for anyome interested in Shermans, Soviet Armor, the individual's experience on the Eastern Front, or WW2 in general.
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Posted: Saturday, April 03, 2010 - 08:09 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments guys. The book is what inspired my build, and it can be seen in one of the photos with the project.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 06:45 AM UTC
Same here... as soon as I finished the book, I pulled DML's kit of the subject and dove in, about two years ago. I guess I could finish it one day.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 07:02 AM UTC
It's an interesting read. The scenario about the tank shooting down the jabo was rather a stretch though, no?
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Posted: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 12:18 PM UTC
Well, it was written by a Russian........
Truly was a great read, though. Kind of interesting how the tankers in Lend-Lease equipment were segregated from the rest.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 04:18 PM UTC
Greg,
Fooled me completely,thought it was 1/35! Very nice, I would not change a thing, sorry Jesse.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 05:01 AM UTC

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Well, it was written by a Russian........
Truly was a great read, though. Kind of interesting how the tankers in Lend-Lease equipment were segregated from the rest.


What I liked was the differing viewpoint on the Sherman, they really liked the accuracy of the gun, as well as the consistency in quality from tank to tank. And they also liked that some American workers stocked the gun barrels with booze as a gift!

John
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 05:56 AM UTC
Great build Greg! I love the subject matter and the figures are a nice touch.
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