Click on the manufacturers' logos to be taken to their company websites, if they have one.

Aber
Gun Barrels
Most large scale armor model builders will recognize the name Aber from their large line of photoetched details for 1/35th scale armor. In small scale however, Aber has not yet entered the photoetch game, and has instead provided us with a large selection of turned aluminum gun barrels. As of this writing, they make two barrels for the Sherman family: a 75mm M3 cannon for all versions of the 75mm-armed Sherman, and a 3 inch M7 cannon for the M10 Tank Destroyer. These are both excellent pieces and highly recommended.

ACE
Decals
Best known for producing limited-run armor kits in this scale, ACE has not provided us with any Sherman kits, however they do market a nice set of waterslide decals. Very high quality.

AFV Decals
Decals
From Sweden, this company is no more, and has been reformed as Bison Decals. AFV Decals had many of the most original decal sets I've ever seen, meticulously researched, and accompanied by detailed instructions. Although Bison has a higher printing standard, I wish that they would also re-release the original AFV decal sets.

Al.By
Resin Kits and Conversions
A very well-known resin kit manufacturer, once considered the best in the world, but now with serious competition. Al.By's resin casting is flawless, and generally their kits are outstanding; very well researched and with excellent detail. In our scale, they have marketed a few Sherman and tank destroyer conversions, and sell some conversion turrets as separate sets. They also sold at one time some Combi-Kits, which consisted of their resin conversion parts bundled with a plastic Sherman kit from ESCI. All of Al.By's sets are old, and were designed for use with the ESCI Sherman kits.

Aleran
Decals
A waterslide decal company from the US, I've not yet had the opportunity to use any of their products. Although marketed as 1/76th scale, I feel that tank markings are small enough where such a scale difference isn't noticeable. Aleran markets several generic sets of British armor markings that can be used with Shermans as well as other British tanks. They have also recently released a couple of sets of specific Sherman tank markings that I know were well researched.

Archer Fine Transfers
Dry Transfers
Not waterslide decals, but rather dry rub-on transfers, Archer's products are truly outstanding. They take a little more effort to use than waterslide decals, but the final result blows the decals out of the water. Archer markets several generic sets of British armor markings that can be used with Shermans as well as other British tanks, along with generic stars for US tanks. They have also recently released a couple of sets of specific Sherman tank markings.

ARMO
Decals, Gun Barrels, Resin Kits and Conversions
A well-known resin company from Poland, ARMO valiantly attempted to satisfy Sherman modelers by releasing a large number of Sherman conversions back when the ESCI, Hasegawa and Revell kits were the only choices of Sherman on the market. The result was hit-and-miss. Their gun barrels and 76mm T23 turrets are superb. But their full Sherman conversions were not done to the typical high standard that I had come to expect from this company. It seemed as though they felt rushed to get their product on the market, and the conversion work looks a little sloppy. The conversions sets certainly are useable, and will save the modeler a lot of time and effort in scratchbuilding, but they will require some cleanup, more than other resin conversions on the market (but in their defense, they are also much more affordable).

Note that in the kit lists, you will see many of their conversions labeled as "early", "mid" and "late". These are all, in fact, early versions of the Sherman tank (56°, dry stowage hulls). The "early", "mid" and "late" designations refer to the nose piece, gun mantlet, and turret details.

ARMO has recently made a name for themselves with after-market decals. They produce a large number of sets of decals, many of which include, or are specific to, Sherman tanks. They have focused on Polish Shermans and armored vehicles in particular, which makes me very happy personally as I have a special interest in all things Polish. The decals are extremely high quality, and some of the best I have used.

Armorscale
Gun Barrels
From what I understand, this company was founded by former employees of Aber, and the gun barrels that they market are the same very high quality items as the Aber barrels.

A World of Decals
Decals
I've not yet had the opportunity to see these decals firsthand, but the subjects certainly look good.

Bison Decals
Decals
This company was formerly known as AFV-Decals, the creator of extremely well-researched and comprehensive decal sets. Under the Bison label, the company switched over to Microscale for their printing requirements, with outstanding results. They have released a couple of sets of decals specific to Shermans, as well as including a couple of Sherman variants in some of their other topical sets.

Calibre72
Resin Detail Sets and Figures
An offshoot of the large scale Calibre35, this brand makes some of the best resin detail sets currently available. As of this writing, they have marketed a couple of replacement wheel sets, as well as hedgerow cutters and deep wading stacks. I truly hope that they continue releases in this vein. Additionally, they produce one of the finest sets of US Tank Crew figures I have ever seen.

Ca.Ma.
Resin Kits and Conversions
An Italian company that I think is out of business, Ca.Ma.'s resin sets appear to be converted from the ESCI Sherman kits. I've not seen any of these kits in hand.

CMK
Resin Conversions and Detail Sets
This Czech company is well known to most modelers as producers of very high quality resin and etched brass conversion and detail sets for vehicles and aircraft in all scales. They have been a very early contributor to the small scale armor community, and have released several sets dedicated to the Sherman tank, as well as some generic US armor accessories. One of the best companies out there, everyone should encourage them to increase their output of Sherman-related products.

Commander Series
Resin Kits and Conversions
Commander Series is a well-known manufacturer of resin ship models and 1/35th scale armor kits. At one time they had marketed a line of small scale armor kits and conversions, but discontinued them long ago. Many of the masters for these kits were created by Ken Overby, and some are now available through CPL Overby's Motorpool.

CPL Overby's Motorpool
Resin Kits and Conversions
Having started by making the master kits for the Commander Series line of small scale armor kits, Ken Overby now markets most of those kits under his own label. The original Sherman variants offered by this company were all based on the old ESCI Sherman kits, and many of them are currently undergoing revision. Some of the now-superfluous kits in the line have been discontinued.

Dragon
Plastic Kits
Well known Chinese company of plastic models, Dragon only recently entered the small scale scene. Although the early kits in their extensive small scale line-up were rather poor and suffered from many design flaws, their newest kits are extremely high quality. Their Sherman kits are the best on the market. Still, there are certain aspects of the kits that hold them back from being perfect, such as vinyl tracks, wheels molded onto the roller arms, and some tools molded onto the hull. Regardless, with their extensive catalog of Sherman kits, modelers are now able to build almost any variant of the Sherman through creative kit-bashing between Dragon kits.

Eduard
Etched Brass Details and Plastic Kits
Long known for their huge catalog of etched brass detail sets for almost any model in existence, Eduard has been sporadic in their release of small scale armor detail sets. They were the first company to release details for these kits long before small scale armor ever became popular. Then after a long hiatus, they released a small selection of sets for the kits that started to hit the market in the late '90s. Eduard decided to suspend their production of small scale armor sets due to poor return on their investment. After a few years, they changed their minds, and are now releasing excellent detail sets on a fairly regular basis, although in my opinion, they are incredibly over-priced.

Eduard was also one of the first companies to release new Sherman kits, after the modeling community made it very clear that we wanted something newer and better than the old ESCI kits. Their two versions of the M4A3 Sherman are fairly decent, though suffer from poor running gear. They also released their kits in a rather silly marketing scheme of a "standard" version, followed by a "Profikit" version of each kit, the latter including a more extensive photoetch fret than the bare-bones edition.

ESCI
Plastic Kits
Long out of production, the ESCI kit molds were bought and sold to many different companies, and marketed under several labels. The current owners of this brand are Italeri. One of the earliest manufacturers to release plastic kits in 1/72nd scale, their kits were considered top-of-the-line back in their day, and even today, many of these models hold up surprisingly well when compared to more modern releases from other manufacturers. The two Shermans released by ESCI were for a very long time the only Sherman kits available to 1/72nd scale modelers, along with the Hasegawa M4A3E8, which was an inferior kit. The ESCI Shermans are now rather dated compared to the newest crop of plastic kits to recently hit the market.

ExoKit
Resin Kits and Conversions
Resin company from France, now out of business. Some of the people behind this company have joined with the people behind RetroModels to form a new concern, called Retrokit.

Extratech
Etched Brass Details and Plastic Kits
A Czech company that got its start in small scale with very high-end resin kits, they made a name for themselves in the photoetched brass market, releasing very reasonably priced sets for a very wide variety of model kits. Their only foray into the plastic kit market is a series of early version Shermans, the first plastic Sherman kits released since the ESCI Shermans. Their Shermans are pretty good, though suffer from poor running gear. Like Eduard, they also released their kits with the silly marketing scheme of a "standard" version, followed by a "ExtraPack" version, the latter including several resin details and a more extensive photoetch fret than the standard edition.

Fine Scale Factory
Resin Kits
Resin company from Germany, its current situation is flux. They have a large line of small scale wargaming kits, figures and accessories, and a much smaller line of display-quality tank kits. Fine Scale Factory was one of the first resin companies to release several versions of the Sherman that were missing from the marketplace (well, pretty much all of them were missing at the time). While they were modified conversions of the ESCI kits, the standard was very high, but unfortunately so was the price. The current owners of the company don't seem to be interested in continuing the production of their Tank Line kits, and are focused more on their wargaming line.

First Aire Model Factory
Resin Conversions
Resin company from Japan. I know very little about this company, and have only seen photos of their products at some Japanese modeling websites. I don't think their kits are still in production.

Goffy
Resin Kits, Conversions and Accessories
This company (another Czech resin firm) hit the market really hard in 2004 with several detail and accessory sets for small scale diorama builders. They eventually expanded their catalog to include vehicle conversion and detail sets, plus a small line of amazingly detailed figures (which I truly wished they would have continued with). Unfortunately, their only Sherman kits were based on and designed for use with the rather poor Revell Sherman kit, and their utility with other manufacturers' kits is limited.

Hasegawa
Plastic Kits
A very well known plastic model company from Japan, Hasegawa is one of the largest model manufacturers in the world, making kits of armor, aircraft, cars, ships, figures, just about everything, in many scales. They were one of the first companies to produce armor kits in small scale back in the 1970s, and in fact, the first 1/72nd scale Sherman kit was from this company. Normally I would say that because it is such an old kit, it is rather poor by today's standards, but honestly, it never was a very good kit. Although Hasegawa releases a new 72nd scale kit every now and again, I doubt we'll ever see any new Shermans from them, considering the severe competition from Dragon and Trumpeter.

HäT
Plastic Kits
HäT was very well known for years as a producer of soft plastic 1/72nd scale figures of the medieval and ancient periods. Several years ago they began a line of hard plastic wargaming kits of WW II armored vehicles, and now produce several versions of the Sherman tank. These kits are very simple to build, but are remarkably accurate for such simplistic kits in regards to shape and scale. They can actually be turned into very decent display pieces if one cares to invest some time and effort into scratch-building and kit-bashing. That being said, however, the fact remains that they are targeted towards the wargaming audience, and due to their simplicity, they really should not be compared to other plastic kits. Thus, in the kit lists on this site, I've put an N/A (not applicable) in the rating columns for all of these kits.

Hauler
Plastic and Resin Kits and etched details
An offshoot of Extratech, this Czech resion company has marketed a couple of plastic and resin combi-kits of unusual vehicles based on the Extratech M10 kit. They also released several small, etched brass details sets meant for use with the HäT series of plastic kits.

HQ72
Resin kits and Conversions
This US resin company has recently changed ownership (Tiger Productions diorama products) and has resumed production of their small scale sets, which were in limbo for several years. The company markets lines of resin diorama accessories, buildings, kits and conversions, including several Shermans.

Italeri
Plastic Kits
One of Europe's largest model manufacturers, this Italian company produces plastic kits of planes, tanks and automobiles in several scales. Italeri is the current owner of the ESCI molds, and each year they release several old ESCI kits as well as a couple of entirely new-tool vehicles of their own design. The original ESCI M4A1 Sherman is currently available, and I believe that the M4A3 will soon be available as well under the Italeri label. Truth be told, these kits are most appealing for their nostalgic value for many modelers, since they don't compare very well against today's latest crop of plastic Shermans from Dragon, Trumpeter, and even UM.

Leva
Resin Kits and Conversions
Leva was a resin manufacturer from Canada whose current status is unclear. Most of their items are hard to find (at a minimum) and perhaps may be out of production.

MIG Productions
Resin Figures and Conversions
MIG (from Spain) was one of the earlier resin companies to make accessories and figures for 1/72nd scale. Although their catalog has remained rather small compared to others, each item is usually very high quality. They haven't given us any Sherman-related items, but some of their figures can be used with Lend-Lease tanks.

Milicast
Resin Kits and Figures
Milicast (from Scotland) is a very well-known manufacturer of 1/76th scale AFV kits and conversions. They also have an extensive line of figure sets which are some of the best sculpted figures in the field. Although they are 1/76th, I feel they mix well with the larger scale.

Mirage
Plastic Kits and Details
Polish manufacturer of extremely high quality plastic kits. They were the first company to have announced a line of Sherman kits several years ago, but those plans have lived up to the company's name, and we're still waiting . . . Mirage has released lines of M3 Lee/Grant and M3 Stuarts, both of which are really well done, so a line of Shermans would certainly be a welcome addition to their catalog, but considering the competition they would have from other plastic companies, one wonders if they have dropped their plans for Shermans completely. They have also released a series of plastic and etched brass tracks for their M3 Lee kits, which are also perfectly suitable for the Sherman.

ModellTrans
Resin Kits and Conversions
One of my favorite resin companies, this German firm has released some of the most exciting and interesting resin kits in the world over the past several years. Their Shermans (and variants) are typically very well done, and their choice of subjects is quite original. With the choices of Sherman variants missing in this scale shrinking every year, perhaps ModellTrans should focus on detail sets instead of complete kits, such as replacement wheels, HVSS tracks, stowage items, etc.

MR Modellbau
Resin Kits and Conversions
Another outstanding resin company from Germany. MR Modellbau answered the dreams of Sherman enthusiasts several years ago when they released a line of resin conversion kits for the Italeri (ex-ESCI) M4A1 Sherman. Their conversions were the finest Sherman kits ever made, and even with today's latest plastic kits from Dragon, I still feel that MR's resin conversions are superior in many ways. But as I said with ModellTans, the potential for new Sherman releases from this company are low, but I hope they can increase their effots in giving us detail items for the many plastic Shermans on the market.

OKB Grigorov
Etched Brass Details
As far as I know, this company is the only Bulgarian involved in the modeling industry, at least for this scale. They produce an extremely extensive line of etched brass details for small scale armor, including some for the Sherman tank (such as tracks). They make their sets a little differently than other brass companies, by using sheets of brass of varying thicknesses instead of a single standard thickness, thereby allowing them to make items that wouldn't be practical to make with thinner metal, such as tracks. I hope to see much more of this company in the future.
www.okbgrigorov.com

PART
Etched Brass Detials
From Poland, PART is one of the masters of etched brass detail sets. If ExtraTech's sets can be described as small or lean, PART's sets are the opposite. Usually composed of about a billion tiny pieces, these sets really are designed for advanced modelers, or those who like to inflict emotional pain on themselves. Seriously though, PART's sets are very high quality, and relatively inexpensive considering the amount of material you get in each set. Just be aware that you'll probably end up with a great many spare parts.

Peddinghaus Decals
Water-slide Decals
I believe this is a German company. I've not yet had the priveledge of using (or even seeing in hand) any of their products.
http://www.peddinghaus-decals.de/

Revell AG.
Plastic Kits
The German affiliate of the Revell-Monogram conglomerate, Revell AG. has for years produced the highest quality plastic kits of small scale tanks. Although Dragon has certainly given them a run for their money these past couple of years, the jury is still out on who is the better manufacturer. Of course, it's a moot point when it comes to 1/72nd scale Shermans, since Revell has released only a single Sherman kit, and it is quite poor.

Retrokit
Resin Kits
From UK, Retrokit was formed by former employees of Exokit and Retromodels. I've not seen any of Retrokit's kits, but their predecessors certainly made very fine kits.

TP Models
Resin Kits and Conversions
A Czech resin company, their products are aimed a bit more towards wargamers. Their quality isn't quite up to the same standards as most other Czech companies, in particular their older products, but they do have several very unique vehicles in their catalogue.

Trumpeter
Plastic Kits
A large Chinese manufacturer of plastic kits of all types and all scales, Trumpeter's small scale released have always been hit-or-miss. They appear to have different teams of kit designers with one team being amazing (Elefant and FAMO, for example), one team being fairly poor (Brummbar), and another team being middle of the road (their Shermans). Had Dragon not released their own line of Shermans, modelers would be raving about the Trumpeter Shermans, since they are leaps and bounds better than the old ESCI and Hasegawa kits, yet in comparison to the Dragon kits, well, they don't quite stack up.

UniModel (UM)
Plastic Kits
A plastic company from Ukraine, I was very excited when they announced a series of Sherman kits. Their previous small scale armor kits tended to be extremely well done (though not flawless), and I was hoping for the ultimate modular Sherman kits. That hope was not realised, however. While their Shermans can be described as decent when related to the old ESCI and Hasegawa kits, compared to Dragon, and even Trumpeter, the UM kits are found lacking.

VVV Models
Resin Kits and Conversions
Another Czech resin company, I believe that they are long out of business.