kid's toys
 

No, no, there's no need for a divorce if you play the game well. I just became father for the second time, and it's a boy again! Now, how could any wife deny that a household with three boys shouldn't have at least one super scale Sherman model to play with?!? :)

Yes, I have. I can't for the life of me find the pic. I suspect it is in one of the books my son stole from me...he's in London so you can go muscle it from him...The most distinquishing feature is the hand painted "Bomb" on the side of the hull. If ever I find it I will post it.

Re: Re: Possible picture - Currie's tank
 

Everything I have read indicates that Currie was knocked out of his tank in the first moments of that battle. I'm wondering if it could be one of these two...

The SAR history tells us that CLANKY soldiered on until October - however, that doesn't rule out being hit in August.

The 42 tac sign in the photo, however, would not indicate to me the command vehicle of C Squadron - though the circle would, the 42 suggests the second vehicle of No. 4 troop.

Hang on a sec...are you the one with the colour pic of Clanky on your site?

Edit: yeah...

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/clanky.jpg

another edit: The Way We Were has a pic of Currie atop his tank with his arm resting on a Bren. But you may also want to check Victory at Falaise because I am sure there is a pic of Currie posing in front of his tank. Can't be sure because Junior swiped that book when he was here last.

Other 1:6 scale tank availability...
 

Michael (et al)

If you're looking to do another 1:6 Sherman in the future I'd also get you to look at Tamiya's offering. I've seen it in boxed up format, price seems to be slightly less than what was "threatened" in that article you posted, you also get the side benefit of not having to "fix" any location holes etc. Also the side benefit of being able to motorize it as well....

Then you could also model the knocked out King Tiger in 1:6 for your Calgary Highlanders to be picking over as well......

Tim

Tamiya has a 1:6 Sherman?

Or is that 1:16?

I know they have 1:16...
 

They've just released their line of 1:16 RC tanks, first with the Tiger I and I think they've got a Sherman or Pershing out now, but I'm almost 100% sure it was a line of 1:6 scale tanks that I saw in the hobby shop. This was three or four years ago mind you so they might not be offering them anymore, but the boxes were HUGE, I don't think a 1:16 scale tank would fit into a box that large without additional padding (the box was at least three or four feet long by about a foot and a half, two feet tall by about six or eight inches deep)

I drooled when I saw it, but the three or four hundred dollar price tag dissuaded me quite quickly. Heck, my wife has a problem with me spending seventy bucks on a model, never mind four hundred!! hehehe....

Tim

curiosity got the better of me...
 

An voila! a 1:6 Tamiya Sherman for the bargain price of 500 bucks!

http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/332006.asp

I also came across this site which looks cool considering it actually features many CDN vehicles and is from a Canadian...
http://www.activevr.com/afv/1-35.html

Re: Other 1:6 scale tank availability...
 

Sorry Tim, but Tamiya's Sherman is 1:16 scale. And it has Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension with wide tracks, which was not used by the Canadian Army during WW2.

Hanno

Re: CLANKY knocked out at St. Lambert???
 

The pic your referring to and the pic of Currie in front of his tank, were both taken later in the campaign, not at the time of the St. Lambert action. The first pic, Currie is actually atop a Humber, not a tank.

I have found no reference to CLANKY being knocked out at St. Lambert, CLANKY knocked out a Mk IV at the begining of the action, but from what I've read, wasn"t knocked out. As far has I know and have read, CLANKY was still a runner and operational at the end of the action in question.

Anyways, that's my 2¢ worth.

Cheers

:)

Re: Tac Mark - Currie
 

Michael, I agree, 42 = No. 4 (or D)Troop - second vehicle.

If Currie, or I should say CLANKY, had anything within the "C" Sqn circle, it would have been either 'C1' or just the numeral '1'.

Cheers

:)

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/ebay/med2.jpg

Okay, so the pixie suit wouldn't be too apropo for the summer of 44 anyway, so here is Currie in BD instead; div patches are a bit too green yet, but I think I did okay with the lanyard. Still waiting for his Sherman to arrive!

It's here....

Some work to do....

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/ebay/dell.jpg

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/ebay/dell2.jpg

Found on another forum: a large size pic of Clanky can be found here:
http://www.archivesnormandie39-45.or...HD/p004602.jpg
Source: Archives Normandie

J.McGillivray noted:

The pdf file of tank names has CT 236656 listed with another Sherman V with SAR and that name being OLD CLANKEY.