As I mentioned earlier I am looking into doing a build with a Sherman...I haven't decided on what I want to do yet( I know something other than just the basic sherman but some variant of it)...but I was wondering if there were any good internet sources with pics of the Sherman?...preferably detailed pics of all sides of the tank...
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Try this

[link=http://www.primeportal.net/apc/m4_sherman.htm]Sherman pictures[/link]

This may help.................scroll down to the USA list.

http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/allied.htm

Wow guys these are great...Thanks for the help...when(or if) I start my build I will definatly post...but first I have to buy the sherman...

YHR i wanted to ask you about the suspention on the sherman from your suspension mods post...Is that the mato sherman you did the mods on? ...Were they done because there is no working suspension or because its not realistic enough?...the reason I am asking is because of course to do a build I have to have a tank...and I know the tamiya sherman is the best but it is also expensive...so i am looking into the mato sherman...

Tank, in your mod...what will be you're limitations? Are you only modifying the exterior, when you get it that is? Dan's mod to the suspension is of course is to get a more realistic action of the VSS (vertical volute suspension) The Tamiya has the HVSS (Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension) which is sometimesmodifiedusing the Mato VSS, because this type of Sherman wasn't produced in high quantities or highly used. You really, really need to pay close attention to what ever you do to either or. There are differences to each Sherman that aren't thatnoticeableto the untrained eye, but when it's pointed out....it's drastically different as Dan has educated me on more than one occasion. Once you decide on the tank you intend to replicate, then some one here will tell you which Sherman would be best to start with....because it may cost or be more challenging to start with a Mato Sherman on some modifications vs going with the Tamiya.

The sherman was produced in a dizzying array of variations. Once you decide on a particular version and time frame to depict it in, then we can better assist you with which one to choose. The HVSS as replicated by the Tamiya tank was not as common and would only be historically accurate in the fall of '44 to the end of the war in ETO and later in Korea.

The Mato Mart Sherman first entered combat in June '44 and fought through to the end as well. Many were used to equip our Allies and postwar more then a few found their way into the IDF.

I learned quite a bit about them when researching this project and would be happy to share what I've learned.