![]() ![]() ![]() This was not the hull I desired, though, there were M50s with it. The project started with a Tamiya kit which supplies a 47º welded hull. It was called M50 Mk2 which is the subject of this article.Īlthough the Tamiya kit supplies HVSS suspension, I like it versus the VVSS, so my project should be a Mk.2, besides of being more showy since it had side stowage boxes, more cans…etc. #M4 SHERMAN COMMANDER HATCH UPGRADE#With the arrival of the M51 project in the early 60’s, the Israelis used to upgrade all of their M50s converting them to HVSS with new engine deck that had been suitably modified for the Cummins diesel engine. It’s possible to see that there were so many versions of M50 Mk.1 impossible to imagine, combining any Sherman chassis bought in Europe, USA or captured, with the new M50 turret modified starting from a M4 turret. ![]() Robert Manasherob, as well as pictures found on the Internet. Basically, most of them were built from the M4, M4A1 chassis, etc fully restored, with radial engine, turret modified called M50, was armed with the French high-velocity 75 mm gun CN 75-50 with VVSS suspension.įor this article I used as reference the book Lioness & Lion of the Line, Vol.1. In March 1956, the IDF’s armored forces received the first M50 tank straight from the assembly line, they came to replace the old M4A1E8, it was the M50 Mk1. In this article, I’ll share with the reader my experience in building the M50 RC 1/16 from a Tamiya M4 -105mm with HVSS suspension. By Mario Covalski, Editor at īuilding the M50 in 1/16 scale is a project I have had in mind for many years, and after the M51s (from the article published in May 2012) I felt the need to continue with this one. ![]()
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