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Rubicon Models => Wish Lists => Topic started by: trick34 on December 10, 2014, 07:53:12 pm
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I like have the Canadian Sherman "Grizzly" and the Ram Tank for my Canadian Army....
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Those would both be great!
A Ram/Ram Kangaroo/Ram Wasp would be a nicely versatile kit.
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And I'ld definitely be in for a Grizzly with a Skink quad AA turret.
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I would agree that it seems like a great idea that no one else has filled.
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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.