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Aloha everyone!!!
I'm looking to add a "make shift" stand off chain link fence apparatus to my Sherman (I'm guessing someone had that idea late war) and was wondering if anyone knew where I could start. I know Et models has a bedspring set for the T-34 and I might end up using that but was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions 
That occurred in Vietnam, but I've never seen it in a WW2 photo of US tanks. Sommerfield Matting, a hexagonal wire screening similar to heavy chicken wire, was often attached to vehicles with an inch or so of stand-off, but this was to affix foliage for camouflage.
Against the threat of panzerfausts, the nearly universal go-to was sand bags (except for Third Army, where Patton banned them). Patton did order up-armoring of Shermans using plate salvaged from tank wrecks, in February, 1945.
A less common solution than sand bags was concrete. Rebar stubs were welded to the armor surfaces, and concrete was poured over it.
If you have your heart set on wire fencing, tulle (wedding veil) is available for a nominal price from fabric stores, and comes in diamond and hexagonal weaves. You might also use vinyl window screen, though you probably want the finest type, so the "wires" don't appear too heavy.
