Got my second Sherman kit today it's the old Tamiya 35190 kit and I want to do Hurricane as it was in operation Cobra.
I have been looking at some pictures and reading some post off other sites and a few have said that Hurricane had no pistol port?
But the photo of it off loading in Normandy it looks like it does have a pistol port,I think the bags hanging above obscures the view.


I maybe wrong it might just be a shadow and I don't know date the turret was built.

Karl

Al

How can you tell there is no turret cheek applique armour given it would be on the other side?

Gary

Al thanks for that
It's always best to find these things out before I make a start on the build and luckily the Tamiya kit does not require me to fill in any holes.

Just one more thing I would like to know, when it was repainted with black camouflage they painted over the H2 turret numbers would the white star still be on top of the turret?

Thanks for your time

It is unlikely the camouflage extends across the top of the vehicle and very unlikely that the star would have been overpainted o nthe turret roof. Hull stars are another matter altogether. Note that the Tamiya kit has upswept bogie trailing arms which should be horizontal types on "Hurricane".

Al

Karl

Hi Karl,

There is a pic on the web that shows the engine change, and it looks as if the black bands definitely obscure the "H 2" markings. However, it looks like the shipping data was also removed, so the tank might have had a respray of OD before the black was added. Either way, the black bands get rid of the main problem with the Tamiya kit - the "H 2" should be yellow, not white! (I found that out AFTER I finished mine, of course...)

My build can be seen here.

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Al

How can you tell there is no turret cheek applique armour given it would be on the other side?

Gary

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There is another photo of Hurricane getting an engine change shown from the other side. I did a search on ML for all the previous threads about it. The photo in large format can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/8596882445/sizes/o/

Hi Karl,

I answer to most things, as long as they can be shouted in mixed company!

I thought about masking & painting the letters, but couldn't work up the nerve...

(I think Bison did a correct decal set. Or is it Archer?)

Just use a 000 brush and a steady hand