I'm in the midst of a grip of Sherman based projects, in particular, a conversion of the Tammy M10 to an M36. I have been using your article published in IPMS Quarterly, Vol 5 1/2 (1970) as a basic reference, and find it very useful. Before I forget, thanks for all the hard work you have done for the rest of us over the years, it IS appreciated!
I have already grafted a Hobby Boss A3 engine deck, as well as an old Bandai exhaust grille and pipes to the Tammy hull. Your drawings in the IPMS Q show a half turret basket floor, which is nearly identical to one that came in some of the Bandai Shermans, maybe the 76mm T23 turret, and figure I can use that with a few mods, which cures the treadplate blues.
Anyway, two questions arise: a) what did the sponson ammo racks look like for the 90mm cases? (I almost wonder if the tammy M10 racks are not really more like the 90mm than the 3" they are supposed to represent) ..and whether they could not be used as is for the M36?
and b) if the hull floor is OD, would the basket floor also be OD? Hard to tell from the picture in the Osprey Zaloga TD Model booklet.
As an aside, the tammy M10 interior engine room bulkhead resembles the M36 drawings more than the M10. Think that tammy erred a bit, or were the later M10s more like the M36 inside in those respects?
Note: While I aimed this at Mr. Culver in order to hand out a belated attaboy, if anyone else has input, please jump in.
in its black cardboard tubes and stowed in the tubes in the sponson racks - less chance of damage due to rain or humidity. Note that the turret bustle ammo was in individual tubes built into the bustle, and covered with zippered canvas covers when not in action. Sorry I don't have that IPMS stuff out where I can look at it again.