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Subject:

[Chapter] The Hull – The original non-stick surface

Date:

May 28, 2007

From:

James Wechsler

The Hull – The original non-stick surface

Many of the Shermans in Burma had a frame structure built on the front glacis (and sometimes the rear deck too) that had chicken wire attached to it. The reported purpose was to prevent Japanese ‘sticky bombs’ from adhering to the sloped surfaces and exploding.

Creating this turned out to be a bit more complicated scratch building exercise that I originally thought. The frame is a series of bent angle bar welded to the hull and together with cross bars. In looking at the photos, it clear this was done in the field and no two frames are the same. Good thing since it’s pretty tough to get these things right.

Like the real thing, I bent plastic angle bar to get the main pieces of the frames. In looking at the photos, I was surprised to see that the inner left and right frames are actually welded to the transmission cover and would need to be cut off if a transmission had to be pulled. With the frames in place, I then added the cross bars. While each frame is custom made, they all followed a bit of a pattern for the cross bars. There’s almost always one in front of each hatch, another just before the front bend and one low near where the frame attaches to the hull. The cross bar below the bow machine gun is always lower than the one in front of the driver’s hood and the area in front of the MG has no chicken wire so the MG can be fired. The area between the inner frames does not have chicken wire but is used as a holder for spare tracks.

I did not attach the chicken wire at this time because I realized that I’d have no way to drybush, wash, or weather the area underneath it. So I’ll have to attach it right at the end of the build.

Up next: The Hull – The pioneer tools

Thread Listing

[BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - James Wechsler - May 21, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hull – Major Assembly - James Wechsler - May 21, 2007

. . . References? - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . Re: References? - James Wechsler - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: References? - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Gavin Birch book: mostly worthless captioning - Roy Chow - May 23, 2007

. . . Burma Theatre British Sherman V - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . Re: Burma Theatre British Sherman V - James Wechsler - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . 255th Indian Tank Brigade - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: 255th Indian Tank Brigade - Photos - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . You're stealing my surprise! - James Wechsler - May 23, 2007

. . . I am building this too. - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . Re: I am building this too. - James Wechsler - May 23, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: I am building this too. - Paul A. Owen - May 23, 2007

. . . Colour Scheme - Paul A. Owen - May 22, 2007

. . . . . . Re: Colour Scheme - James Wechsler - May 23, 2007

. . . Re: [BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - Chris Oldfield - May 23, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - James Wechsler - May 23, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - Chris Oldfield - May 23, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - James Wechsler - May 23, 2007

. . . . . . "The Sherman Tank in British Service 1942-45" - Paul A. Owen - May 23, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hull – small parts - James Wechsler - May 23, 2007

. . . . . . Modelling Sherman V in Burma - Martin Dogger - May 24, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: Modelling Sherman V in Burma - James Wechsler - May 24, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Modelling Sherman V in Burma - Martin Dogger - May 26, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: Modelling Sherman V in Burma - Paul A. Owen - May 24, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Modelling Sherman V in Burma - Martin Dogger - May 26, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Modelling Sherman V in Burma - Paul A. Owen - May 26, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Modelling Sherman V in Burma - Martin Dogger - May 27, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You can convert the Firefly easily - James Wechsler - May 27, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hull – Exhaust Deflector - James Wechsler - May 26, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hull – The original non-stick surface - James Wechsler - May 28, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hull – Pioneer Tools - James Wechsler - May 31, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hull – Stowage Bins - James Wechsler - Jun 4, 2007

. . . . . . Re: The Hull Stowage Bins - Martin Dogger - Jun 6, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: The Hull Stowage Bins - James Wechsler - Jun 6, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The Hull Stowage Bins - Martin Dogger - Jun 6, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Turret – A change in plans - James Wechsler - Jun 7, 2007

. . . . . . Re: The Turret A change in plans - Martin Dogger - Jun 7, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: The Turret A change in plans - James Wechsler - Jun 7, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The Turret A change in plans - Michael Bedard - Jun 7, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The Turret A change in plans - Martin Dogger - Jun 7, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The Turret A change in plans - James Wechsler - Jun 8, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The Turret A change in plans - Martin Dogger - Jun 12, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Turret – Small Parts - James Wechsler - Jun 10, 2007

. . . . . . Which turret should I use? - Paul A. Owen - Jun 11, 2007

. . . . . . . . . You got the correct one - James Wechsler - Jun 11, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Suspension - James Wechsler - Jun 13, 2007

. . . Re: [BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - elliot madriss - Jun 15, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) - James Wechsler - Jun 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Idlers - James Wechsler - Jun 20, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Rework - James Wechsler - Jun 20, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Painting - James Wechsler - Jun 22, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Markings - James Wechsler - Jun 23, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - Craig White - Jun 23, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - James Wechsler - Jun 26, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - Craig White - Jun 27, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - Tom Berringer - Jun 27, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Pre-dusting - James Wechsler - Jun 25, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Drybrushing and Detail Painting - James Wechsler - Jun 28, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Drybrushing and Detail Painting - Sandy - Jun 28, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Washes and Streaking - James Wechsler - Jul 1, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Washes and Streaking - DJ Judge - Jul 1, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Stowage - James Wechsler - Jul 3, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Pre-dusting: part 2 - James Wechsler - Jul 5, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Pigments - James Wechsler - Jul 8, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Pigments - Martin Dogger - Jul 13, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Tracks - James Wechsler - Jul 9, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Chicken Wire - James Wechsler - Jul 10, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chicken Wire - Bill Goodrich - Jul 10, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Same as zimmerit - Paul A. Owen - Jul 10, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Why just the front? - Bill Goodrich - Jul 10, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Why just the front? - Paul A. Owen - Jul 10, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Colonel Hathi - James Wechsler - Jul 11, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Colonel Hathi - Michael Bedard - Jul 12, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Colonel Hathi - Richard - Jul 12, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Thank God for National Geographic - James Wechsler - Jul 12, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Thank God for National Geographic - Martin - Jul 12, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Thank God for National Geographic - Brian - Jul 12, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Thank God for National Geographic - gerry gardiner - Jul 13, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Thank God for National Geographic - Chris Oldfield - Jul 13, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Tank Crew - James Wechsler - Jul 13, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Putting it all together - James Wechsler - Jul 13, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together/ Very nice! - Marc Brandes - Jul 14, 2007

. . . . . . You've done it again, James! - Herve Charbonneau - Jul 15, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Thanks All! - James Wechsler - Jul 17, 2007

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