M4 Sherman
Bridge too Far? Building Revell’s ‘First Diorama’ 1/76 Sherman Firefly
In his first build for AMW, Jaymes Crowther shows how Revell’s ‘First Diorama’ 1/76 Sherman Firefly can be used as the basis for an exceptional scene.
Jaymes Crowther
Display Case – Your Model Builds!
Aircraft modelling remains vastly popular – as shown by this selection of reader projects, including bonus online-only extras.
John Fuller
Full-Size Inspiration: Overlord Military Vehicle Show Report
EXTRA IMAGES INSIDE: Glenn Sands packed his notepads, pens, and cameras for a reference extravaganza hunt at the military vehicle Overlord Show in Hampshire.
Decal Review: Star Decals M4A1 Shermans coming ashore
Released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, this sheet is focused on the 75mm main gun-equipped M4A1 Sherman, including snorkel-fitted and Duplex Drive ‘Donald Duck’ variants.
Maritime-scale miniatures from Starling Models - 1/700 World War Two vehicles
Modellers wanting to recreate either a dockyard or amphibious landing scene in 1/700 have received a huge boost from Starling Models, which has released a series of World War Two vehicles in this scale.
On the Wrong Track: RyeField Model's 1/35 Sherman Vc Firefly
Huw Morgan goes off the rails to give RyeField Model’s 1/35 Sherman Firefly a decidedly different setting... a custom diorama base featuring a length of same-scale railway track. Discover how these elements were constructed in this full-build feature.
Book Review: Schiffer's Sherman Tank Guide Vol.6
In what appears to be its final Legends of Warfare book devoted to the M4 Sherman (five preceding publications have tackled various sub-types), Schiffer has opted to examine recovery vehicles – sometimes known as wreckers – based on the tank.
Decal Review: Star Decals' Normandy Thunderbolt Shermans
Here’s another great compilation of schemes from Star Decals, with this sheet focusing on the vehicles used by the US Army’s 70th Tank Battalion ‘Thunderbolts’ at Utah Beach on June 6, 1944.
TURNING POINT ARMOUR
This is ToRo Model’s first selection of British Sherman tanks as used during the Second Battle of El Alamein, which was arguably the point on which World War Two’s Desert Campaign swung toward Allied success.
FIVE-BANK TANK
Schiffer’s approach to the Sherman tank has been to dedicate several volumes to the type, each focusing on a different sub-type, which allows for a detailed study of each of the M4 variants.