"How many Shermans do you have?" Topic

Based on the numbers of Panthers and Tigers I have, I don't have nearly enough (all 1/48):

7 x Tamiya M4A1's with 75mm gun
1 x Hobby Master M4A3 with 75mm gun
1 x Hobby Master M4A3 with 105mm Howitzer
5 x Hobby Boss M4A1's with 76mm gun
2 x Hobby Boss M4A3E8 HVSS with 76mm gun
4 x Tamiya Sherman V's with 75mm gun
1 x Tamiya Sherman IC Firefly with 17-pounder
1 x Sherman VC Firefly with 17-pounder (Tamiya conversion)

I'm sure many of you have a lot more than me.

20 15mm in various configurations.

28mm Fanatik:

2 X 1/35 scale models (M4A4 and M4A4 VC Firefly).
19 X assorted Shemans with 75mm guns in 15mm.
5 X TSherman Fireflies in 15mm.
3 X Sherman DD tanks in 15mm.
10 X Sherman M4A2 (76)W lend-lease for Soviets in 15mm.
7 X Sherman Crab mine flails in 15mm.
1 X Sherman FOO tank on 15mm.
1 X Sherman ARV on 15mm.
50 X Sherman M4A4 in 6mm.
15 X Sherman VC Fireflies in 6mm.
10 X Sherman Crab mine flails in 6mm.
25 X Sherman M4A2 (76)W lend-lease for Soviets in 6mm.

I think that's it?

Cheers and good gaming.
Rod Robertson.

I had one on 1/35 many years ago, now long gone,

6 in 15mm and 3 in 28mm

All 1/50th scale -- 5x M4A1, 2x M4A1 (76)W, x1 M4A3E8

10 in 1/72. Enough for a British Armored Regiment.

It doesn't matter, you can never have too many Sherman's………

Based on Solido 1:50
Custom Jumbo M4A3E2 (2)
Custom Jumbo M4A3E2 76mm
Custom Early M4A1 75mm
Custom M4A1 76mm (4)
Custom M4A3 Mine Roller
Custom M4A1 Bulldozer
Custom Polish M4A1 76mm
Custom M4A3 76mm (2)
Sanford Models M4A4 Firefly
Sanford Models M4A3 Rocket Sherman
Corgi custom M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII

Based on 1:48 kits
Custom Corgi/Tamiya M4A3 75mm
Custom Tamiya M4A3E2
Custom Corgi M4A3 Firefly
Tamiya M4A3 75mm

1:56 Kits
Company B M4A1 In the mood II
Company B M4A1 DD tank
Company B M4A2 Pacific
Company B M4A2 Pacific with Dozer Blade
Company B M4A3E2 Jumbo Last in Bastogne
Company B M4A3E2 76m Custom Jumbo
Company B Oddball's M4A3 Custom sherman
Company B Oddball's platoon M4A3 Custom shermans (2)
Company B M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII
Company B M4A3 76mm Thunderbolt VI
Company B M4A3 Pacific with wood armor and snorkels Diablo
Company B M4A3 Pacific with wood armor and Flame Tank Comet
Company B M4A4 D-Day with removable full snorkels (3)
Company B M51 Sherman IDF
Company B M51 Sherman 1947

Warlord M4A3 with CompB Tesla Turret
JTFM M4A3 75mm sherman (3)
AGN M4A3 75mm sherman (4)
AGN M4A3 with CompB 76mm sherman (2)

15mm: Wow, a lot. Various (6 or 8?) models of 75mm gun, 2 of 76mm gun, and a bunch of snorkel and DD.

15mm, 19. A slightly understrength Squadron
Mix of PSC, Battlefront and Old Glory.

SWMBO has 12 in 28mm (3 Fireflies) and I've got 10 in 1/35.

I also have 2 Sherman Kangaroos to tow my 18 pdr AT guns around

Would n't they be 17 Pounders?

I'm guessing I'm cruising to around 50-60 in 6mm, plus two in 1/72. I may get Oddball's Sherman in 28mm for Pulp/Pop culture gaming.

t doesn't matter, you can never have too many Sherman's………

Or enough, for that matter.

@28mm Fanatik,
I too build in 1:48 scale…here's what I have, plus I included Sherman body conversions too:

4 x Revell (snap-tite re-release)75mm w/HVSS M4A3
2 x Revell (home-made conversion) 105mm w/HVSS M4A3
2 x Tamiya 75mm M-10s
1 x Tamiya (lower hull and Gasoline upper body conversion kit) M7 Priest 105mm
1 x Revell (lower hull & Hobbyboss turret) M4A3 (76) w/HVSS
2 x Hobbyboss M4A3(76)W One is "Oddball's"
1 x Hobbyboss M4A1 (76) "Old Phyllis"
1 x Tamiya M4A3 "Early Sherman) (75) "Lucy Sue"
1 x Hobbyboss M4A3E8 (76) w/HVSS "Fury"
1 X Hobbyboss (lower hull + Tank Workshops upper hull) M32b ARV

Plus I have 1 more Revell kit for another Kelly's Hero tank project and one from Hobbyboss M4A3(76)W.

P.

All micro armor between 20 and 40 of various types. I have not looked into the box in years.

IIRC my current count is about 84 of various versions, all 6mm:

M4A3 75mm(w) late war by GHQ: 1 company (15 tanks)
M4 75mm mid-war by C in C: 1 company (15 tanks)
(with M34A1 wide mantlet, but unhappily no applique plates … may have to kit-bash them)
M4A1 75mm early-war by GHQ: 1 company (15 tanks)
M4A1 75mm early-war by Skytrex (yes, the OLD Skytrex 1/300): (10 tanks)
(no longer using, but still available in the box)
M4A3 105mmH late war (by GHQ): 2 sections (4 tanks)
M4A3 76mm(w) HVSS late war ("Easy-8s") by GHQ: 1 platoon (5 tanks)
M4A1 76mm(w) HVSS late war by C in C: 1 platoon (5 tanks)
M4A1 76mm VVS mid-war by GHQ: 1 platoon (5 tanks)
M4A3E2 75mm "Jumbo" by H&R: 1 platoon (5 tanks)
Sherman Vc "Firefly" by C in C: 5 tanks
(Don't really do Brits anymore, but they're still in the box)

Not quite enough. Still need 2x of each of the major 75mm versions to complete the companies. If I were happy with the M4 75mm VSS mid-war tanks I'd add another company, but the lack of applique plates puts me off. And I should put some M4A3 76mm VSS in the set as well.

Still, in ETO or in Sicily I can field a US AD Armored Battalion (2 companies mediums, 1 company light). In Sicily I'm a couple tanks down (due to the 15 v. 17 tank companies), but in ETO I can fill in with a couple 76mm or Jumbos per company.

-Mark
(aka: Mk 1)

Probably over a hundred in 1/285. At least a company at one to one in 1/76.

Not as many as T-34s…

Two in 15mm. Could use two more.

"Significant others" are watching…….

Blimey, I'd have to count them in 6mm.

A British Regiment with extra Fireflies to allow for x2 Fireflies per platoon for late war. That's 19 per Company x4 + 16 Fireflies + x5 Flails + Rgt HQ = ~100. All GHQ.

For US a tank Bn with a mix of Easy-8's and M4A3's, mostly GHQ but some CinC with sandbagged hulls. Also Jumbos and DD's and Aunt Jemimas and other specials. Hmm, how many's that? About 80?

Plus Israeli: 10 of them.

I use US for Soviet.

So about 190 to 200. Sheesh, didn't know I had that many.

About 140 in 6mm and 77 in 15mm.

24 in 15mm & 1 in 28mm.

4 in 28mm and about 30 in 6mm.

About a hundred of different makes and paint schemes.

Oh geeze, I was afraid someone would ask this. The Sherman is easily my most numerous tank and all are 15mm. I 'think' I have:

9 M4A3 in both 75 and 76mm
6 M4A1 with five toting 75mm and one 76mm
14 Sherman Vs for my Irish Guards squadron, 75mm
4 Sherman V Fireflies

So that is 33 Shermans in 15mm.

Everything is Battlefront except the 5 75mm M4A1s. I plan to bring my US M4A1 force up to company strength this summer. Right now they support my rifle and armored infantry companies. The M4A3s are the bulk of my son's '45 tank company.

My tanks are oriented for Normandy and September '44 actions. I plan to fight out the hedgerows with the Guards and Second Armored, and then to Arracourt with Fourth Armored, back to the West Wall with Second Armored, and then a dash up Hell's Highway with the Guards again. However my boy, who is in love with the Pershing, is pushing me to go '45 and Remagen with him. I can see doing that next summer.

3 28mm warlord 1/56th scale

42 15mm Battlefront one in various versions.

All 1/72
2 M4 Resin from Britannia
4 M4 PSC
3 Firefly's Resin Britannia

None….yet

None yet.

About 225 US, British and Israeli Sherman tanks, all in 1/285.

Many.

Eight 20mm (two Fireflies, the others 75s)

Sixteen 15mm, plus a load of spare turrets of different types.

A several dozen in 6mm.

9x75mm, 3xFireflies and 2 jumbos all 20mm, and 30+ more in 6mm……

Hey Mark1, I thought you'd have more than that?

Go on, paint them Brit ones.

You know it makes sense

Oh yeah, I forgot I've also got some Brit M4A2's with sand guards (~20) for Western Desert in an army I bought from a guy in the gaming club, some Kangaroos (if they count) and a Heroics M4A3(76) Bn that doesn't come out very often.

5 for the desert and 4 for NW europe. And 6 for Italy.

5 for NW Europe in 15mm, 2 of Oddballs (1x Company B, and 1x Warlord Games) in 1/56th.

hard to say--the smoke coming out of the box makes it difficult to count accurately.

About 30 for British and American forces, all 15mm, mix of Battlefront, PSC and others.

0 right now.

Hey Mark1, I thought you'd have more than that?

Yeah, BB, I thought I was putting up some real numbers, but now I feel like a bit of a slacker with only ~84!

Still, my US Army force is only a more recent focus. Eastern Front is where I started, and where I have done my multi-battalion gaming. For Tunisia in particular I often wind up providing both sides, and given the smaller size of my Italian force I'm kind of limited to battalion or less in force size.

As I say, I could see adding another company of mid-war M4s. But I'm not too enthused about taking that step until one of my preferred vendors comes up with a US mid-war production Sherman with applique armor. I might kit-bash the ones I have. I'm thinking about cutting and gluing paper on to the hull sides to make the applique plates, but the challenges of cutting something so small into consistent shapes is rather daunting.

-Mark
(aka: Mk 1)

My Soviet forces have 21 of the diesel engine versions, and my US troops have at least three battalions of 54 each. So just shy of 200. Still Paul Heiser Models makes over 22 different variations and I intend to get many more in the next couple years as I move from WWII Soviet and WWII German to WWII US Army. I have been refurbishing the collection and bringing units to completion in the last five years. All in HO scale.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com

At the height of my 1/35 54mm madness, I owned about 50 Sherman's, for my Guards armoured division, with 75s, 17pdrs, flails, arty f.o.o tanks, command tanks. They all got an outing at the WHC back in 2013, when I put on a massive 'GoodWood' game. Sold the lot of my extensive 1/35 collection on my move to the States.
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John

Over 200 in 4 scales.

1/76, British, 13, plus FOO tanks.
1/72, British, 10.
1/72, US, 8.

And I know there will be more, just a matter of time. I like the cluttered look; you can go to town on the stowage and spare tracks so each one is unique.

One of my FOO Shermans is an Airfix one from the early 70's.. my oldest surviving wargame item.