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Friday, January 02, 2009 - 09:16 AM UTC


Dragon have announced a 1/35 scale kit of the 75 mm M4 Sherman.

This kit M4 Sherman 75mm Normandy (Item 6511) is a non DV hull type and although it shares many parts with Dragon’s other Shermans it comes with many new features some of which are:

A new turret with cast texture.
A new tooled sealed pistol port (- I’m not sure how common this was)
Three types of transmission cover
One piece T51 tracks in DS plastic
New radio bracket


Although we will probably hear the cry of “Oh no not another Sherman” from many quarters, modelers have been asking for this kit for a long time to replace the old problematic Tamiya M4.

No word of a release date yet.

For more updates check out Dragon's website (LINK)


Thanks to Alan McNeilly for the heads up on this.
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I can understand not wanting to buy two kits to produce one model, but actually, you can do a straight turret swap and produce a wet stowage M4A3 (75) and a Soviet M4A2 (76). So you would get two completed projects at the end of the day for the cost of two kits (or maybe go in with another builder who wants a Soviet tank, if it's not your cup of tea--given that the new kits offer better turret and engine deck parts than Dragon's own Lend Lease Sherman from three years ago, this is actually yields a more accurate Russian vehicle).
JAN 03, 2009 - 02:53 PM
I agree with the box art, it is one of the best I've ever seen. Question - I am not even close to being a Sherman expert. Is this version one that was operated by the US or only the British. The paint and markings on the box seem to be non-US. John
JAN 04, 2009 - 04:17 AM
yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!if this has raised weld seams and decent driver hoods then it's time to add a few Sherman Ic's to the kit stash,about time I used the Formation firefly turrets in the spares box God bless Saint Rob of Ervin!!
JAN 04, 2009 - 07:24 AM
Gday John It is definitely the US service M4 (although the Brits did use some) and at a pinch I could narrow it down to "Cannonball" tank number 2 of C company 70th TB. There is a famous (ok, so famous in Shermaniacs' circles ) photo of this very tank that shows it semi-submerged in a shell crater on Utah beach after it landed on June 6th, and had the mounting for the T40 rocket launcher on the turret. (this isn't on the box art...) The 3 piece nose is more than likely a guess, as the only pic(s) I have seen are inconclusive, and I know that other M4s in the same company had the later sharp one piece nose... Brad
JAN 04, 2009 - 12:19 PM
What a great start to 2009 for Shermaholics thanks dragon and Tasca (for the Sherman V) i'm a happy chappy
JAN 09, 2009 - 08:27 AM
Please, please, please Mr. Dragon, sir. Please put in markings for Thunderbolt V. Plllllleeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeeeeeee...........
JAN 10, 2009 - 12:14 PM
Only if they get them right unlike the others (including the correction) and give us a DV hull for T5...... Good try Al
JAN 11, 2009 - 08:39 PM
Hi Pat, this is a welcome addition, i put my Hobby shop on alert to get it for me. As far as complaints i've already seen them posted on Track Link. People will complain, some are valid, some are not. I't appears Dragon has the market cornered on this subject matter. While they're at it maybe they can do an M4A3(dry hull) and an M4A3E2 (jumbo). Cheers Ron
JAN 12, 2009 - 10:02 AM
As many other have pointed out, DML made an excellent choice kitting this Sherman variant. Those extra transmission/final drive covers, especially the early rounded one, will come in very handy for fixing up and modifying other kits. I also see it will include the commander's .50 cal--another positive step forward. I may even buy an extra copy and build an M32 on it! -Doug
JAN 12, 2009 - 03:19 PM
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