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Danish and Yugoslavian M4A3E4
tanknick22
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 - 10:48 PM UTC
I just finsihed building the post WW2 M4A3E4 conversion
and not sure wether i wan tot put in Danish markings or Yugoslavian
markings google hasnt really showed anything other that museum tanks or gate guards does any one happen to have in info as far as markings and how they were painted
any help will be appreciated
Bravo1102
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 - 11:41 PM UTC
Danish markings later on consisted of a license plate with the Danish flag on it followed by a number? I remember researching Danish markings for a M24 and a Centurion. At least the Centurion had the license number repeated on the turret with a tiny tactical symbol (triangle)

Yugoslavia only had those five digit turret numbers if their Russian tanks are any indication. I researched a Yugoslavian armor decal sheet. The tricolor flag with the red star was only wartime but maybe they used the star postwar.

Or you could do Kelly's Heroes.

There is a picture of one in full US postwar markings with the extra road wheels and track storage of a Japanese occupation vehicle.

panamadan
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 02:03 AM UTC
Have you seen this-
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/m4a3e4/m4a3e4.html

Dan
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 04:00 AM UTC



hi, Dan!

That's quite an array of photos!!!
Bria3709
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 05:25 AM UTC
The Danish Army recieved 8 Shermans in october 1952. In the beginnig they where numbered from 1 to 8. The number was on both side of the turret and on the front and rear plate.
Later on some of them where numbered with official lisenseplates with the numbers 59.850-59.857. The. Official plate had the Danish army badge in front of the number, not the flag, but on armoured vehicles this was introduced in 1973. Before the number was painted on the vehicle, sometimes on a black background.

I have tried to upload a couple of pictures here
https://gallery.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/31712

panamadan
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 06:07 AM UTC

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hi, Dan!

That's quite an array of photos!!!



This is the site for Sherman’s.
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iguanac
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 08:58 PM UTC
try these decals for Yugoslav Shermans
https://lifthereserbia.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/cc03502-jna-numbers-i-yugoslav-national-army-numerals-in-135/
there should be reference to the generic numbers used on shermans in Yugoslavia.
And the best thing with M4A3E4 is to make Oddbals one from Kelly's Heroes, as that movie was filmed in Yugoslavia.
tanknick22
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 10:17 PM UTC
Thanks for everyone.s help but since this was a commission build and the guy has a limited budget I opted for the Danish markings

Stay tuned ill be posting something soon about Pakistani
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