Werner Voss
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- Jan 17, 2022
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I should wrap up my Tamiya M4A3E8 this weekend. Just a couple hours for finishing details. i already have my next project ready to go.
When I started the Sherman, it was in honor of my wife's uncle. We knew Al Snarski was awarded the Purple Heart when he "had his tank blown out from under him" at The Battle of the Bulge. I assumed Uncle Al commanded a Sherman, but during my research I learned he trained at Camp Swift in Texas. The only armored units to train at Swift were the 116th and 120th Tank Destroyer Battalions. It was likely Uncle commanded an M10, not an M4 Sherman.
That being the case I researched M10 kits. I decided on the AFV Club kit. Part of what appealed to was the metal barrel included in the stock kit. As you can see in the picture of Uncle Al, he attached to his M10 an extra couple spare wheels to the turret. I went ahead and ordered the M4 Sherman Medium HVSS kit. This will will add spring suspension to the M10 while giving me the extra wheels for the turret spares.
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When I started the Sherman, it was in honor of my wife's uncle. We knew Al Snarski was awarded the Purple Heart when he "had his tank blown out from under him" at The Battle of the Bulge. I assumed Uncle Al commanded a Sherman, but during my research I learned he trained at Camp Swift in Texas. The only armored units to train at Swift were the 116th and 120th Tank Destroyer Battalions. It was likely Uncle commanded an M10, not an M4 Sherman.
That being the case I researched M10 kits. I decided on the AFV Club kit. Part of what appealed to was the metal barrel included in the stock kit. As you can see in the picture of Uncle Al, he attached to his M10 an extra couple spare wheels to the turret. I went ahead and ordered the M4 Sherman Medium HVSS kit. This will will add spring suspension to the M10 while giving me the extra wheels for the turret spares.
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