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Title: Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank
Post by: trick34 on December 10, 2014, 07:53:12 pm

I like have the Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank for my Canadian Army....

Title: Re: Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank
Post by: Cat on December 15, 2014, 07:41:03 am

Those would both be great!
 
A Ram/Ram Kangaroo/Ram Wasp would be a nicely versatile kit.

Title: Re: Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank
Post by: Cat on December 15, 2014, 11:47:05 am

And I'ld definitely be in for a Grizzly with a Skink quad AA turret.

Title: Re: Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank
Post by: CFRNelson on April 09, 2016, 12:08:10 am

I would  agree  that  it  seems  like  a great  idea that no one  else has filled.

Title: Re: Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on April 09, 2016, 01:23:12 am

Hi,

The Ram is mentioned elsewhere (including the the ongoing 2016 wish list), together with the Sexton and the Kangaroo.

The Grizzly is the Montreal version of the M4A1, only 188 were built but they exist disproportionately in preservation due to their being sold to Portugal and surviving in service until the 'eighties.

http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/manufacturer/m4a1mlw/grizzly.html
http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Grizzlys.pdf

The one at IWM Duxford is dressed up as a welded example:
http://ultravanillasmurf.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/grizzling-m4a5-grizzly.html
I think it has been sold.

I have pictures of the Southsea example, but I need to sort them before publishing, I also need to revise some of the text on the above page.

The difference between an original M4A1 and a current Grizzly does not represent the original differences, as Grizzlies received various upgrades and after being preserved many have been made into "M4A1".

It is possible that a future M4A1 kit might have the Canadian track and sprocket.