A unique bracket raised the pintle above the blower. The turret differed in having an oval hatch over the loader's position, and a second blower fan near the rear of the turret located where the machine gun pintle usually mounts.
The mantlet was noticably different than the 75mm armed M4A3s, thicker, and more rounded in profile. The added parts in the Tamiya kit consist of two detail sprues from the M4 Early production, three new figures with equipment and weapons, and an upgraded turret and gun barrel. For this kit, I chose the solid dished wheels.
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I also have had a Tasca VVSS suspension kit laying around which contained three full sets of roadwheels, the five armed open spoke, the stamped six spoke, and the solid dished roadwheels. I quickly realized the Tamiya kit parts were much better detailed, and the only piece I'd be using was the part of the back half of the gun, with the breech and chamber. The parts are molded in a very brittle dark green resin and the detail of the parts leaves a lot to be desired with chips, air holes and just plain mediocre casting. I think it was Azimut's conversion, but don't quote me on it. I found a 105mm conversion kit I'd bought years ago before Tamiya released this kit. The kit is a rehash of their original M4A3 kit, with added detail parts to bring it up to more modern standards.
One Exception is my Tamiya M4A3 (105mm) VVSS in 1/35th scale. working on several different kits at the same time, most of which were already in various stages of construction. I've been on a terrible Sherman kick lately.
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