DieBlitzFather

Good points, and well spotted on the photo, I hadn't even noticed there was a tank with the earlier bogies in it! I have the later style left over from other builds, I think they're from a Dragon kit so might be a bit fiddly to get to fit properly but should be manageable. The extra bits the Brits added I'll have to try and recreate from styrene sheet, I don't mind having to recreate some of these things from scratch as long as I have good reference photos.

Thanks for your help gents, I think I'm beginning to get a clear picture of the units, types of shermans and suitable kits at last. I did manage to find the Asuka M4A2 "value" kit mentioned for a decent price. I think I'll build it as a tank of the 13/18 Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade like those in the picture below. If I can't have a two tone camo I'll settle for those large colourful numbers I think I'll pick up some other tracks, either plastic or metal and I don't think the kit has the stowage bin for the rear of the turret so I'll have to try my hand at scratchbuilding it.

Thanks for the information guys, seems there's a lot to consider when building a british sherman for this time period! My initial idea was to build a tank belonging to the 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards, 3rd Armoured Brigade after a skin and a photo I saw online showing tanks with a two tone camouflage. I know the second picture is of a tank later on during the european campaign and not in Normandy but perhaps they used this camouflage as early as the summer of 44? I know colour schemes/ skins aren't always reliable but the firefly profile was labeled "France 1944".

Thanks for those links, great information! I believe my turret is from the M4A1 late production (kit #35012). The barrel and mantle is from one of the Tasca desert Shermans and seems to be the M34 gun mount with cheeks but I also have the later M34A1 gun mount and the additional armor patch (welded on type).

Thanks Jack, I guess I made it sound like I wanted to biuld an M4A2 specifically but really I don't mind if it's an M4A4/ Mk V as long as it's accurate for a British 75mm in Normandy. So I gather for an M4A4/ Sherman Mk V this combo would work then

Hi all, I read a previous thread on here regarding building a British Sherman from the Normandy campaign which had a lot of useful information. However, I had a bit more of a specific question in regards to kit suitability/ compatability... Basically I'd like to build a sherman during the fighting in Normandy in the summer of 1944 but the only kits I gather are suitable (Asuka free french M4A2, Dragon M4A2) are not available from any of the places in Europe that I order from and I don't fancy ordering from Asia or the US given customs and shipping expenses. Okok, getting to the point- my question is this: would it be possible to use the Asuka or Rye Field Models Sherman Firefly kit(s) as a base and replace the turret with this older Tasca turret and 75mm barrel I have left over from way back? (M4 interior can be ignored for now ) I used to build a lot of US Army Shermans back then but I'm a complete newbie when it comes to the British variants and it seems to be quite a hassle to figure out exactly which versions were used and what kits are suitable, so, I turned to this forum since it seems there are knowledgable people on here! I know there are other things like the stowage bin to consider, but I have done some basic scratchbuilding in the past and it is a fairly easy box-shape so I think I can manage to create one from styrene sheets with good reference. Cheers!

Hi all, just a short introduction post. I'm a "returning modeller" after a break of 10years, I used to build a lot of Sherman tanks mainly back in my late teens before I dropped the hobby for some considerable time. I am from Sweden but I did live for 4years in the UK (Bournemouth) when I went to university there. Finally, after thinking about it many times before, I decided to start building models again after coming across some great modelling channels on youtube and feeling the inspiration flowing. I would say I was just starting to get to a respectable level with my skills when I dropped the hobby at age 19 or so, but I think with age and (hopefully) improved patience and sources such as youtube I can take my skills to new levels. I have a new project in mind and I've posted a question about it separately in the armour discussion. For now that'll do, hello all