) and decided to crack open yet another box for my 2nd entry.In early 1944 the Schwere Panzerabteilung 508 found itself in posession of a number of abandoned Sherman tanks. I don't know the story behind their acquisition but I can imagine it wasn't the proudest moment of the crews that formerly drove them. Anyhow, the 508, always desperate for more recovery equipment, put some of the Shermans to good use. The war diary mentions the following:
I'd love to recreate this scene, but the end result might take me a lot longer to finish than December 31st...not to mention the size of the finished dioramaTwo converted Sherman tanks came down from Rome during the night of 24/25 May 1944 and extricated the last operational Tiger, which also had broken down in the meantime, by towing it in tandem along the railway track.
Only a single known photo exists today:
Note that they not only removed the turret, but also closed the opening (presumably with some armour plate) and mounted the turret hatch onto it.
I'm using this excellent Asuka M4 kit: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/947261- ... uction-fay
I guess there's not much left to say about Asuka Shermans, they are about as legendary as the real tanks by now.
And here's where I am right now:
The upper hull is only dry fitted. Despite the lower hull being made up of several pieces it just snaps into place, not even Tamiya has that level of accuracy.
Philipp
