Dave Mitchell’s Fantastic Israeli Super
Sherman
Tamiya Sherman in process of conversion to an Israeli Super
Sherman.
An eye-popping 1/16th Tamiya conversion to an
Israeli Super Sherman.
The
Sherman M51 is an Israeli main battle tank based on the Sherman M4, with a
Cummins 460 hp diesel engine, modified suspension and a 105 mm D1504 tank gun
fitted. The M51 has a top speed of 28 mph and a range of 270 km. The M51 was
first used in the pre Six Day War border conflict with Syria, and was subsequently used in the Six
Day War and the 1973 Arab-Israeli war when it successfully engaged Soviet made T-62
MBTs.
Rear view.
All welds had to be added to the scratch-built turret.
Super detailed turret. Notice the scratch-built mantlet has
casting marks. Wow!
Model Railroad headlamp lenses focus the headlight beams
David Mitchell… IPMS Las Vegas Master Modeler
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