I may have bitten off more than I can chew with my new project!! I wish to scratch build a 1/6th scale all metal M4A1E8 (Cast Hull, or even plate hull) sherman tank, to be powered by 18cc two stroke, and controlled via wireless networking. So I was hoping the some helpful soul on this list maybe able to help with either some scale drawings or if possible a CAD files or good links too,
Thanx in advance Pete
Sounds like a huge project....sorry cant help......best of luck
Pete wrote: : : So I was hoping the some helpful : soul on this list maybe able to help with either some scale drawings or : if possible a CAD files or good links too, : Good luck on finding dimensioned drawings. "Sherman" by R.P. Hunnicutt has several 1/48 scale drawings in it, and I suspect George Bradford of AFV News has 1/35 drawings you can purchase.
I don't think I would recommend the M4A1, the cast hull could be difficult to get the contours right. The welded hull should be easier to fabricate.
You could also buy a 1/35 scale model kit and use the parts and pieces to fabricate your 1/6 scale model.
Of course, finding the full size thing isn't completely impossible... :-)
Bruce
The most difficult part about the sherman 1:1 scale is finding one in Australia, there are three and they are 800 km away, I like the cast hull for the challenge, I will Probably build the plate hull first and work on the cast later, as I also want to build the DD (duplex drive, swimming tank) version.
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