Model Construction

• .50 Cal M2HB Mounts: One Style Does Not Fit All!
  Hervé "Charby" Charbonneau offers this very helpful overview of the various .50 cal machine gun mounts so you can select the correct version for your model.
• 7.50-24 Wheel and Tire
  Kurt Laughlin convinces us there is nothing tiring learning about tires for the 105mm howitzer.
  
• A Matter of Scale
  In 1/35 scale, all figures are not created equal.
• Aftermarket Sets for the M10 Tank Destroyer
  Martin Dogger presents an overview of upgrades and accessories.
• Building Academy's M7 Priest
  Yeah, it's got problems. Who doesn't? But if you're willing to put in some time and skill into it, you can have a respectable intermediate version of this self-propelled howitzer.
• Building AFV Club's M18 Hellcat
  Hervé Charbonneau tweaks and details this kit, mainly from scratch.
• Building an M36B1 Conversion from Tank WorkShop
  This "complete conversion" falls a tad short.
• Building C.G.M.'s U.S. WWII K38 A Trailer Cable Splicer for Jeep
  Neat subject needs some TLC.
• Building DML's 105mm M1A1 Howitzer and M1A1 Carriage
  It's a sweet little kit, but it helps to have some references handy.
• Building Italeri's 105mm M101 Howitzer
  It may be surpassed by DML, but it was a good kit in its day and still suitable for younger modelers.
• Building Italeri's 155mm Howitzer
  It needs a lot of work to make an accurate version of this important artillery piece, but here's how you can do it.
• Building Italeri's Dodge Ambulance
  I add some detail to a sadly neglected kit.
• Building Italeri's M7 Priest
  After nearly 20 years, I reacquaint myself with this classic kit.
• Building Tamiya's M3 Lee
  I try to make a silk purse out of this sow's ear.
• Foundry Symbols and Trademarks, 1940 – 1945
  If you are interested in adding the correct foundry symbols that were cast onto significant parts of many U.S. tanks, Kurt Laughlin's article will help you determine the correct marking.
• MV Lenses
  A list of the popular replacement lenses for U.S. AFV head and tail lights.
• Track Usage In the 5th Army, 1944
  Modelers often ask what tracks are appropriate for a particular vehicle in a particular place and time. Kurt Laughlin has the answers for the Fifth Army in Italy in 1944.
• U.S. Army Pneumatic Tires of World War II
  Kurt Laughlin explains the different tires and road wheels used to keep the U.S. rolling forward to victory.

Joe Burgess compiled this list of websites that are great sources of Sherman photos:

• 2nd Armored Division "Hell on Wheels" (www.2ndarmoredhellonwheels.com)
• 3rd Armored Division History Website (www.3ad.com)
• 4th Armored Division Memorial (go.to/4AD)
• 5th Armored Division "Victory Division" (www.5ad.org)
• 6th Armored Division "Super Sixth" (www.super6th.org)
• 7th Armored Division Association (members.aol.com/dadswar/7ada.htm)
• 8th Armored Division "The Thundering Herd" (www.8th-armored.org/index.htm)
• 10th Armored Division (www.tigerdivision.com)
• 11th Armored Division Association (www.11tharmoreddivision.com)
• 12th Armored Division (www.12tharmoreddivision.com)
• 702nd Tank Battalion "The Troubleshooters" (http://www.thetroubleshooters.com/702nd/index.html)
• 737th Tank Battalion (www.737thtankbattalion.org)
• 746th Tank Battalion (home.hiwaay.net/~blan)
• 752 Tank Battalion in World War II (www.752ndtank.com:80)
• 753rd Tank Battalion (www.753rdtankbattalion.com/index3.html)
• 756th Tank Battalion (www.756tank.com)
• 781st Tank Battalion (www.781st.org/781st_main.htm)
• 784th Tank Battalion (www.784th.com)
• The Sherman Register (web.inter.nl.net:80/users/spoelstra/g104)
• World War II History (homepage.mac.com/yeide/Homepage.htm)
  
• M4 Medium Tank Series (www.geocities.com:80/Heartland/Garden/4075/Tanks/Sherman/shermans.html)

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