Ryan's M3 medium

[Luke R]

Originally Posted by anthony urek

I might try and make an Abrams out of my carrier

How about a Vickers Mk. VI Light Tank?

[anthony urek]

Yeah thats more realistic. But they are ugly looking tanks. They look like they are about to fall over backwards.


Sorry Ryan....off topic again

[Ryan]

The only thing you should be sorry for Anthony is calling the Vickers an ugly tank.

Feel free GT ( Ganmain Tony ) to keep posting.

[Scrivo18]

I have one of the Pacific Sherman Turretts :-)


Tim

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Scrivo18

I have one of the Pacific Sherman Turretts :-)

So how did you end up with the turret and not the whole tank Tim?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Luke R

How about a Vickers Mk. VI Light Tank?

That photo is of one of the ten Vickers brought to Australia in 1937 for tank training. It was found in a derelict state and came back to the UK where it was eventually restored for Jacque Littlefield's collection. I did all the electrical work on it at the time. When researching information, I found it was actually based in Victoria, and came across two photos of it on training exercises there.

[anthony urek]

Great find Richard.
I know of only one still over here in private hands. How many are in the UK?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by anthony urek

Great find Richard.
I know of only one still over here in private hands. How many are in the UK?

Anthony,

Out of the ten sent to Aus, I am aware of five existing in some form. The one shown on here, in California, another at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, in UK, one in Puckapunyal tank museum, and remains of another two, with a MLU forum member in Adelaide. Is the one you are thinking of, amongst these?

regards, Richard

[Scrivo18]

Hi Ryan

I did not have enough $$$$$ to get a one of the sherman's.. I did put in a tender but not enough at the time.. So settled for a turret :-)

Tim

[anthony urek]

Bloody tender process! Thats cruel


Yes Richard, make that two. The one(s) in Adelaide and I forgot about the one at Puka.

[cantankrs]

Hi Tony, Ryan, I didn't click before my last post about the possibility of trying to imitate a Sentinel from an M3 Medium bottom half. Never entered my skull until Tony spelt it out for me. I suppose the action of the suspension is similar but I think the Sentinel has a horizontal spring or springs rather than twin vertical volute. But I reckon you could fabricate the suspensions from scratch. The track tensioner is presumably just a roadwheel and you might be able to find the tensioner brackets and original wheels if you look hard. Dunno how you'd hide the hull joining rivets and make it look reasonable.

I've attached 2 pics of Sentinel suspension to give an idea of construction along with what I think is a Sentinel Roadwheel.

Any spare M3 turrets over there in the West Alex?

Anthony, unfortunately not that I know of. I got one years ago and then I heard some rumours about one in the last few years that went to India as scrap cos the scrappies had no idea of its real value.

Regards

Alex

[Luke R]

Originally Posted by Scrivo18

Hi Ryan

I did not have enough $$$$$ to get a one of the sherman's.. I did put in a tender but not enough at the time.. So settled for a turret :-)

Tim

I know someone with a grant hull with modern power plant, build another sherman hint hint!

[colin jones]

I can say the one/s I have here in Adelaide will get the big rebuild as soon as I do a couple of other projects first. I might just say that I don't think they're ugly at all either.
Colin.