Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

Alright...I see a Sherman, a Sherman Firefly, a Churchill....what's the smaller tank....a Stuart??

Vickers 6 Ton??

Yep a stuart

Churchill III with 6 pdr
Sherman 75mm
Firefly (sherman with 17pdr)
Stuart 37mm

I have
Churchill crocodiles
M10 17pdrs
Priests
Universal carriers,
And dingo armoured cars in the works

In various stages of prep

I always think vehicles like rhe M10 are a weird concept. You've got a fully armoured vehicle, and then no roof.

Yes but they were ambush vehicles. Tank killers. So would be hidden Hull down somewhere until they struck. Any return fire hitting their front armour. I know what you mean though. Looks vulnerable and probably was. I imagine it saved on weight and resources though not having to do a roof

Not having a turret has a lot of advantages in certain situations....as well as lower cost, easier & faster to build, etc. But they're defensive weapons for the most part, it seems.

Think of it as more like a mobile AT gun. Those guys didn't even have a tank round them

I'd rather be operating a M10 rather than this. Even without a roof

D6 wrote:Think of it as more like a mobile AT gun. Those guys didn't even have a tank round them

Absolutely. That's why the German jagdpanther crews were drawn from the artillery regiments. Tiger, Panther crews, etc. never regarded them as being "real tankers".
Frickin' losers.

D41 wrote:What is the photo, beneath the photo of the boxlid??

Sorry for late reply. It's a painted canvas we used to have up on our wall. We have redecorated so got rid of it

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Kwacky wrote:Facking hundreds if you include the babies.

Jeez. Must be fun feeding them lol

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D6 wrote:Some more ww2 stuff with a biro point shown for scale

Very nice work

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Mine is now all done.
4 months work.
Here's a few pics of the completed diorama

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Stunning attention to detail very impressive

Cheers Blade really enjoyed making that one. Next will be USS Enterprise. But I'll be starting ghat in a couple of months. Need to get my rides and mileage up first!

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Fuel tank is not lined up.

Looks fantastic....the weathering has a real depth to it. I wish I had your patience.

yea you are right it's actually the prongs I've connected it too which weren't straight. When I realised it was too late....the glue had melted the plastic and j would then if had to cut it away which would of made the joints very weak. I left it, looks fine when on the base

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