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Sherman Interior
jackalone72
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Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 08:08 AM UTC
Hey Guys,

Ok what interior kits do get for each Sherman listed:

M4 Early Production (Tamiya)
M4A3 75mm & 105mm (Tamiya)
M4A1 76mm (Italeri)
M4A3E2 Jumbo the conversion of course

I know Verlinden makes on but this for the M4 Early Production right?
Also The Tank Workshop 2 of them but I have know clue which one they are for.Since all my Shermans I plan on building will have there hatches open they will definitly need some kind of interior or semi.

Thanx
AJ
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Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 04:11 PM UTC

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Hey Guys,

Ok what interior kits do get for each Sherman listed:

M4 Early Production (Tamiya)
M4A3 75mm & 105mm (Tamiya)
M4A1 76mm (Italeri)
M4A3E2 Jumbo the conversion of course

I know Verlinden makes on but this for the M4 Early Production right?
Also The Tank Workshop 2 of them but I have know clue which one they are for.Since all my Shermans I plan on building will have there hatches open they will definitly need some kind of interior or semi.

Thanx
AJ



You have a lot of ambition, but your choices are limited. Verlinden and TW both make interiors for Tamiya's M4 75mm dry, also called "early." TW also makes an "M4 late interior, wet stowage," but I have never seen it -- this is marketed for "Tamiya kit" but no one makes a late M4 wet stowage, so I assume this is for the M4A3 75mm wet stowage. Anyone have this kit???

CMK is also promising an interior for the Tamiya M4, so there is another choice on the way.

A word of warning -- not all Sherman interiors are the same. While the driver/assistant driver positions are largely the same in most, the fighting compartments are very different. Ammo stowage, accessories, etc. are different. Even the turret baskets have different arrangements. When you factor in dry/wet stowage and/or 75mm/76mm/105mm/17-pounder it gets even more complicated.

AJ -- just because the hatches are open doesn't mean you have to have an interior. If you put a figure in the hatch, you can't see much inside anyway.

If you want to try to convert or scratch an interior, I suggest you get Hunnicutt's "SHERMAN: History of the American Medium Tank." I'll warn you that it is out of print and you will be lucky finding one for under US$100 used.

Sorry for all the negative vibes ... and good luck with your projects!
ShermiesRule
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Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 04:22 PM UTC
Most of my Shermies are open hatched but for the driver and co-driver i simply scratch the chair. That is enough to block the needs for most ofthe other details. On Tamiyas, the gun breach blocks most of the need for turret interiors. On the Italeri you may have to scratch a breach.
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Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 05:12 PM UTC
Small world...I logged on to ask a similar question.

I assume (we all know what THAT means! ) that the seat of the driver & assistant could be raised and lowered. If so, how was the seat adjusted? A simple lever to lock/unlock so it could move on a post?



Thanks!
shonen_red
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Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 05:48 PM UTC
I was going to ask the same question. Oh well, it's already answered. Usually, if it doesn't have an interior, I just paint the inside with flat black.
jackalone72
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Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 10:37 PM UTC
Thanx Hollowpoint

I dont sonsider them negative vibes but informative and helpful ( thats what we are here for)you helping save MONEY$$$$$$$$$$$ and precious modeling time.

So would I be safe using theTWS with the M4A3 75mm I am building .There will be an open hatch with no one in it so preetty much need something in there.

I have searched every where for that book I saw a used copy at Barnes &Noble for
$800 USD.What the hell thats more then my rent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanx again

Any good pics of a M4A3 and M4A1 interior ?Anyone?
Hollowpoint
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Posted: Monday, May 03, 2004 - 12:15 AM UTC
Should have posted this before, but it was getting kind of late.

Here's a great page on the M4A3 interior with lots of pics and diagrams: http://afvinteriors.hobbyvista.com/m4a3/m4a3a.html

And some M4 factory pics -- lots of neat stuff here -- http://afvinteriors.hobbyvista.com/m4fac/m4fac1.html

I have links to a few others, but I'm having trouble finding them right now. I'll post when I track them down.
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