M-4 Sherman Tank

Very poor , 5 different sprues not one was labeled , you pretty much have to search each sprue matching what's what with the picture in the instructions . Be prepared to do a ton of cleaning and trimming , way more effort than it should be for a model with less than 50 parts , and most of them did not fit properly . Would give this kit a 1 out of 10

Ok, I;m a quibbler for this kind of detail, but what the kit models is the HVSS suspension system for an M4A1 medium hull with a small turret. I checked with a historian and no such tank existed. There were M4's with the HVSS suspension and the smaller, earlier turret that were fielded in 1945 but not one with the cast hull like this one shows, and certainly not one with the earlier small hatches. If anyone has information about this beyond what I've found out I'd love to hear about it. The kit went together well, though. The detail is lacking in many of the finer points as the sprocket wheel is a barrel rather than actual sprockets. the turret is glued into place through a series of four pins and keepers-- the pins project into the hull and then the keepers are glued on to keep it in place. The scale is comparable to other manufacturer's Shermans and the decals went on smoothly. If someone isn't keen on historical accuracy and wants to give a kind of cool looking AFV as a gift to a beginner then I'd recommend this.

To me it feel like a snap together not to many pieces to glue or paint and the crew all you need to glue is the arms very easy for a BEGINNER