| This set appears to be
well printed (hi-res, sharp printing, bright colors), but
the accuracy is poor on some of the markings (though not
nearly as bad as their set #3214). Instructions are
included and consist of side-view color profiles copied
from the internet. They do not show full marking
placement (only for the vehicle sides). The first scan below shows the
true colors of the sheet, but the white markings were not
visible, thus a second scan is shown where I altered the
brightness and contrast to better show the whites. Click
for larger pictures.
| Type |
Parent
Unit |
Unit |
Sub-Unit |
Name |
Location |
Date |
| M4A2 (76)W |
Northern Front |
|
|
TO BERLIN! |
Prussia |
1944 |
| M4A3 (75)W |
6th Armored Division |
69th Tank Battalion |
|
CABALLERO |
Ardennes |
January 1945 |
| M4A1 (76)W |
10th Armored Division |
11th Tank Battalion |
B Company |
BONNIE |
Ardennes |
January 1945 |
| M4A2 |
4th Armored Division |
|
|
|
England |
1944 |
| Sherman IC |
2nd Armoured Brigade |
1st Krechowiecki Lancers Regiment |
3rd Squadron |
ZEMSTA II |
Italy |
1944 |
| M4A3 (105) |
6th Armored Division |
69th Tank Battalion |
H Company |
White 58 |
Ardennes |
1944 |
| M4A3E8 |
Hollywood |
"Fury" Movie |
|
FURY |
|
|
Specific
comments:
- Soviet M4A2 (76)W
"To Berlin!": I have not been able to
find this vehicle in any of my references.
Peddinghaus got it from the Tanks Encyclopedia
website, which is not a reliable source for
accurate markings.
- Caballero: this one
actually isn't too bad. Some corrections to be
made: the left side of the tank had only the tank
name, and not the drawing of the bucking bronco
above it. And the stenciling forward of the name
should be a bit abbreviated from what's on the
right side of the tank. There should also to be a
star with roundel painted on the final drive
housing, which is not included here. I am unsure
about the bumper codes. The photos I've seen do
not show them (covered up or simply not visible),
so I'm not sure of their location. Regardless,
they don't appear to be correct, in that the
"15" should be "69" (for the
Tank Battalion). I don't know where the
"C-12" is supposed to go. Pictures of
this tank for correct decal placement can be
found on page 60 of Zaloga's Armored Victory.
- Bonnie: This one
appears to be correct.
- M4A2 4th Armored
Division: This one is wrong in so many ways.
First of all, the 4th Armored Division never
operated M4A2s. The Indian head symbol seen here
was on an M4; it was superimposed over the top of
the 4th Armored Division symbol (the 3-color
triangle), and had the name Tonto beneath it. The
tank's serial number is not exactly correct, and
finally, the yellow 4 in the red diamond was not
the symbol of the Army's 4th Armored Division,
but rather the 4th Marine Infantry Division in
the Pacific.
- ZEMSTA II: The
squadron marking on the turret is not quite
right. The horse head should be yellow, and there
should be a horseshoe hooked through the lower
right of the circle.
- White 58: The
serial number should be 30111251 (it's missing
the final "1"), and the "H-8"
should read "HQ 58". Also, the
horizontal white line is probably actually the
tank's name, not a solid line. It is illegible in
the single photo I've found of this tank, and
other decal manufacturers have made the same
mistake, but it look pretty clear to me that it
is writing, not a solid line.
- FURY: These
markings appear to be correct, based on the
photos I've found online for this fictitious
tank.
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