John on the strength of your replies I'm going to have to change my callsign to THE-SNAIL...It's taken me months to build my Sherman and it's not finished yet. However, I spend a lot of time researching articles and poring over pictures etc. I like doing that and I enjoy research etc. as much as the build. I also spend a lot of time on this forum, it's an amazing area of knowledge. I hope you intend to buy and build a Sherman soon, you won't be disappointed with it. All the help you will ever need to complete it is on here for you.

Gigantohawk