Why not more Shermans in the Gallery
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Posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 12:54 PM UTC
I like Shermans so do my "cats" Panthers und Tigers. All cats need toys to play with. The cats chew up the Shermans and Stuarts as if devouring cat chow. Only Kidding - I model quite a bit of OD and the Shermans as already mentioned have so many variants. As far as camo schemes ther is enough to keep me busy. Presently I have a M4A4 Bocage Normandy 1944, M4A1NW Europe 1945, and a Sherman Firelfy. I have on order a M32 Recovery vehicle, Easy Eight, and a BARV. I model the Sherman for it's importance in WW2 and beyond. I also model OD to honor my father and uncles all WW2 Vets.
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In past tank engagements with the enemy, we have placed tank against tank very often. ...our M4 was hit in the front by an AP shell from a Tiger. It went in the front and out the back. Sgt. Rathburna Europe 1944-45
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Posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 01:16 AM UTC
After WW2 in the late 40´s the army of my country bought about 450 Sherman, most Firefllys. They were upgraded and modified and some of them stay in service up to the begining of the 90´s. Can check photografs an information about them in:
(http://www.jed.simonides.org/tanks/sierra/sherman-repotenciado_series/sherep-series.html)
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 03:32 AM UTC
Well, after reading this thread again - I'm coming to a fateful question...
Do I dare dream?
Is it possible, amongst all the knowledgable and able modelers who frequent these pages, that we might approach modeling representatives of all these variants of the venerable Sherman?!?
Going even further - are there representative models of all the makes of "kittys" out there too - all Panthers and Tigers - sitting on someone's shelf crying out to be photographed and uploaded?!?
Please - tell me this is just a dream...
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Posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 05:34 AM UTC
I am a Sherman nut from way back, just in the last couple of months I started other U.S. armor, you could build for years and years and still not cover it all, I have built 27 and 1, 85% finished, it is called "Off the Line" and is a 105 from the 6th armor div. With all the great and some times odd markings (girls, names) so on it is never ending.
Got the fever so bad I even collect items off the real thing.
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003 - 01:39 AM UTC
Yesterday I´ve sent my first image for the Sherman Gallery to
[email protected]Did someone else? If we want the Gallery we have to move :-)
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003 - 02:54 AM UTC
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Yesterday I´ve sent my first image for the Sherman Gallery to [email protected]
Did someone else? If we want the Gallery we have to move :-)
Thanks for the heads-up - I'll be sure to download it when I get home this evening...
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 11:45 AM UTC
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Yesterday I´ve sent my first image for the Sherman Gallery to [email protected]
Did someone else? If we want the Gallery we have to move :-)
Carlos - your image has been uploaded to the Shermie-Fest Sherman Gallery this afternoon. I'll be waiting for the rest of the images you wish to add to your new folder
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?set_albumName=albuo11&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.phpGunnie
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 01:17 PM UTC
some pics of my M4A1 with T1E3 Mineroller have just been sent to you also Gunnie.
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Robert
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 02:45 PM UTC
But then again...maybe not.
The e-mail I sent keeps getting kicked back Gunnie. Any ideas why?
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 03:24 PM UTC
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But then again...maybe not.
The e-mail I sent keeps getting kicked back Gunnie. Any ideas why?
Don't know why. My account can handle a very large e-mail size without problems. Are you sending it to:
[email protected]?If you're still having trouble - just send it to my personal e-mail account:
[email protected]Gunnie
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 04:18 PM UTC
Ok...sent them again. I do see the problem too....all the posts on page 4 refer to your address as gunnie_staff instead of staff_gunnie. And here I thought is was me who was suffering from Dyxlexia.
Thanks again Gunnie
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 05:14 PM UTC
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Ok...sent them again. I do see the problem too....all the posts on page 4 refer to your address as gunnie_staff instead of staff_gunnie. And here I thought is was me who was suffering from Dyxlexia.
Thanks again Gunnie
Heh heh - Did I do that?!?
I received the e-mail and photos just fine. I'll work on them tonight and tomorrow morning for uploading into the Folder.
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 12:32 AM UTC
All I want to to those tiger fans is what tank took out the tiger ace Michael Whitman?
None other than a sherman.
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 12:50 AM UTC
If you check through yahoo groups there is a group devoted to "shermans". It caters for all variants and all scales, so may be of interest to some of you nuts! I am subscribed to it just to see and learn something from it and most of it goes over my head. These guys know what they are talking about and it is quite a productive page as there is a full e-mail every day with sherman chat!
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 04:10 AM UTC
Nuts ......did someone say nuts?
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 04:27 AM UTC
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Nuts ......did someone say nuts?
Heh heh - Robert, your M4A1 with T1E1 Mineroller is up in its own album within the Shermie-Fest Gallery right now!
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?set_albumName=albuo11&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.phpGunnie
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 03:03 PM UTC
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All I want to to those tiger fans is what tank took out the tiger ace Michael Whitman?
None other than a sherman.
Thanks Branden
It was the 8 August 1944, a Firefly Vc from 3Troop, A Squadron of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, it Knocked three Tiger I including Wittmann Tiger.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 03:06 PM UTC
Thanks Gunnie. When I get the other images I´ll send them to you.
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 03:19 PM UTC
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It was the 8 August 1944, a Firefly Vc from 3Troop, A Squadron of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, it Knocked three Tiger I including Wittmann Tiger.
Shermans Rule and they are by far boring tanks to look at ill never stop loving them.
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Posted: Friday, March 14, 2003 - 02:53 PM UTC
Hi guys:
For those who loves the Sherman Tank: I can´t see new pictures in the gallery, sorry just one.
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Posted: Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 04:06 AM UTC
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Hi guys:
For those who loves the Sherman Tank: I can´t see new pictures in the gallery, sorry just one.
Yeah - I've only gotten four more this week. Those will be up this afternoon, or this evening. Would like to see some more from your Sherman-Lovers!
Shermanfreak's Italeri M4A3 76 (W) Sherman Jumbo is now up in the Shermie-Fest Gallery at:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?set_albumName=albus72&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.phpGunnie
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Posted: Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 06:05 AM UTC
Hi Gun Truck:
Is that one a Sherman Jumbo ? Thr turret, and more specificly the mantlet doesn´t seem to be from a Jumbo. It looks like a T23 turret and a 76mm gun. Am I right ? The kit looks great.
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Posted: Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 09:06 AM UTC
Just to bring a little more clarity to that...this is the Italeri Jumbo kit that isn't....but still builds into a good representation of a M4A3 (76) W. :-)
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Posted: Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 09:16 AM UTC
I'm sorry here guys but not to start a major controvery but according to what source did you come up with Wittman got waxed by a Sherman. According to the Tiger 1 book by Bruce Culver and Uwe Feist, it was a Typhoon and witnessed by a French civilian. (p274) Granted the book is dated and new evidence does come to light. EX The palentologists are now saying the Tyrannosaurus Rex was not a predator but a scavenger. So, I am open to new evidence not speculation. As Tiger I does point out, several groups did claim the honor including an artillery regiment, 4th Canadian, and the 1st Northamptonshire. Of course before this event let us not forget Villers Bocageor what he did to the1st Polish division at Cintheaux. And this was one guy. He was a tanker as were all the brave guys in the Shermans that went up against him
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Posted: Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 09:17 AM UTC
I'm sorry here guys but not to start a major controvery but according to what source did you come up with Wittman got waxed by a Sherman. According to the Tiger 1 book by Bruce Culver and Uwe Feist, it was a Typhoon and witnessed by a French civilian. (p274) Granted the book is dated and new evidence does come to light. EX The palentologists are now saying the Tyrannosaurus Rex was not a predator but a scavenger. So, I am open to new evidence not speculation. As Tiger I does point out, several groups did claim the honor including an artillery regiment, 4th Canadian, and the 1st Northamptonshire. Of course before this event let us not forget Villers Bocageor what he did to the1st Polish division at Cintheaux. And this was one guy. He was a tanker as were all the brave guys in the Shermans that went up against him
Steven M. Joyce
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