BB001 Battle of the Bulge Winter Sherman M4 Tank! (2 Viewers)

[FirstLegion]

First Legion is very pleased to present our latest sub-range to our WWII The Arms and Armies of the Second World War Series, the Battle of the Bulge!!! That’s right, we are turning our talents towards “Hitler’s Gamble”, the massive, but ultimately doomed, German offensive designed to split the Allied Armies and force them to the negotiating table. Like our Stalingrad, Normandy, and DAK sub- ranges, it will be a full series featuring a wide variety of figures and vehicles from several nationalities. We are launching the series with set BB001 US 75mm M4 Sherman Tank from the 6th Armored Division. The “Super” 6th Armored was heavily engaged in the US counterattack at Bastogne. We have presented it here with 2 x 1/4 crew figures for the opening/closing hatches and given it a spectacular “winter” camo painting scheme, taken to a new level to any winter tank that we have done previously. With the “Fighting Turtle” insignia emblazoned on its side hull, this is a wonderfully detailed tank to kick off what we hope to be a spectacular series of the figures. Enjoy!

BB001US 75mm Winter M4 Sherman Tank - 6th Armored Division $319.95
Sets comes with Sherman Tank and 2 Half Figures for Front Hatches
Pre-Order, Shipping Early January 2017

Production numbers are limited, so we strongly recommend that if you want one of these tanks, you get your pre-order in ASAP!

Features:

- Highly detailed and accurate mixed media model
- Incredible weathering far surpassing our previous winter tanks
- Comes with 2 half figures for front hatches
- Turned Aluminum Gun Barrel
- Opening and Closing top and front hatches
- Fully Rotating turret
- Gun barrel raises/lowers

Best,

Matt
First Legion

 

[sammy719]

Well, Well....what a pleasant surprise to come home to!!!!! after cutting a 1,000 prime ribs for everyone today it was great to see a newsletter in my box, lots of great new items throughout the newsletter but you know the Winter M4 is the show stopper for me!! Matt mentioned that First Legion is moving into the Battle of the Bulge as in the other ranges for WWII and that my dear friends is a wonderful Christmas present in itself!! I can only imagine some weathered G.I.s or new winter Germans to look forward to, thanks to First Legion for deciding to open a new front sort of speak with the Bulge range!...Sammy

 

[phoenix26]

What a beautiful model! Even for a diehard Afrika Korps collector I had to reserve one. I think they won't last very long so hurry if you want one!

Great job Matt.Is there a Battle of the Bulge Tiger hiding in the fog?

 

[jazzeum]

Matt mentioned these would be limited and when I looked at the FL site, very few are left in stock. Of course, your dealer may have these in stock.

 

[cnq]

Awesome Sherman tank and very professional weathering. I like it.

 

[Panzer]

Wow Matt!
You just raised the bar on winter weathering! Great painting!
Rick

 

[fmethorst]

Looks amazing. Just placed my order for this. Will have to start a new thread for scenes for this battle.

Frank

 

[tsukaiban]

This tank belongs to the 68th Tank Battalion. The marking "Fighting Turtle". The disney character Toby Tortoise

 

[katana]

White wash was not used by eather the Allies or Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. Snow did not start to fall until after the battle began and than it was too late to apply camouflage. WWII photos show Sherman tanks in battle covered in snow; mostly on the upper surfaces and the sides left OD. German Kingtigers were in three color camouflage during the battle; also shown in many WWII photos of the battle. A light dusting of white chalk powder on the upper surfaces is the best simulation of what they actually looked like. White wash camouflage was used mostly on the easter front.

 

[Panzer]

White wash was not used by eather the Allies or Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. Snow did not start to fall until after the battle began and than it was too late to apply camouflage. WWII photos show Sherman tanks in battle covered in snow; mostly on the upper surfaces and the sides left OD. German Kingtigers were in three color camouflage during the battle; also shown in many WWII photos of the battle. A light dusting of white chalk powder on the upper surfaces is the best simulation of what they actually looked like. White wash camouflage was used mostly on the easter front.

Actually, the winter camo on First Legion’s Winter Sherman is an accurate depiction of a Sixth Armored Division Sherman during the Battle of the Bulge. Here are a few photos of 6th Armored Division tanks and a half-track taken during the Battle of the Bulge clearly showing white winter camouflage. The 6th Armored Division (part of Patton's Third Army) had three Tank Battalions: the 15th, the 68th and the 69th.

This first photo shows tank number 47 (B Company) Sherman of the 68th Tank Battalion. The 68th used either the white triangle insignia shown here or the "Fighting Turtle" insignia and sometimes used both. This photo was taken on January 9, 1945 outside of Bastonge. The tank riders are from the 320th Infantry Regiment.


The second and third photos are of the 15th Tank Battalion taken outside Bastonge during the BoB.



The last two photos are 6th Armored Division half-tracks taken outside of Bastonge during BoB.



Semper Fi!
Rick

 

[sammy719]

Katana ...as Panzer shared the nice winter photos of the U.S. winterized armor if it's one thing I learned on this forum is to have your facts straight before posting them.

 

[braddinpa]

Agree with Rick. I did a quick look through my copy of ATB Battle of the Bulge and found a fair amount of Allied Tanks during the bulge with whitewash on it. So whitewash was definitely applied.

 

[Dragoon]

No, that's not white-wash on those vehicles.......Its road salt.
My cars always looked like that during the winters in Chicago.:rolleyes2:

 

[katana]

Snow and frost are not white wash!

Actually, the winter camo on First Legion’s Winter Sherman is an accurate depiction of a Sixth Armored Division Sherman during the Battle of the Bulge. Here are a few photos of 6th Armored Division tanks and a half-track taken during the Battle of the Bulge clearly showing white winter camouflage. The 6th Armored Division (part of Patton's Third Army) had three Tank Battalions: the 15th, the 68th and the 69th.

This first photo shows tank number 47 (B Company) Sherman of the 68th Tank Battalion. The 68th used either the white triangle insignia shown here or the "Fighting Turtle" insignia and sometimes used both. This photo was taken on January 9, 1945 outside of Bastonge. The tank riders are from the 320th Infantry Regiment.
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The second and third photos are of the 15th Tank Battalion taken outside Bastonge during the BoB.
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The last two photos are 6th Armored Division half-tracks taken outside of Bastonge during BoB.
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Semper Fi!
Rick

 

[Wraith]

Snow and frost are not white wash!

Seriously?

 

[jazzeum]

Snow and frost are not white wash!

Sometimes it's better to give up when you're behind.

 

[katana]

A google image search of Sherman Tank Battle of the Bulge WWII, will show hundreds of WWII photos of Sherman Tanks on snow without any camouflage. Snow appears on upper surfaces and frost on the vertical surfaces from frozen condensation.

What do you do when being overrun by a Panzer Division in a suprise attack? Button up and fight your tank or get out your paint brush and white wash it before the snow has even started to fall?

 

[braddinpa]

With all this talk about white wash. I thought what the heck and purchase this awesome tank. So I just purchased it! Can't wait! It is a great looking Sherman!

And regarding questions about White Wash. I highly recommend ATB Battle of the Bulge. It definitely shows Allied tanks with White Wash painted on the vehicles. When I can home I can try to point out some specific pages.

 

[jazzeum]

When I do a search I see both white washed and non white washed so I don't see why you're making a fuss.

 

[FirstLegion]

What do you do when being overrun by a Panzer Division in a suprise attack? Button up and fight your tank or get out your paint brush and white wash it before the snow has even started to fall?

The 68th Battalion, 6th Armored Division wasn't overrun by any Panzer Divisions in any surprise attack despite what your countless google searches may show. They were only alerted on the 22nd and did "manage to have a wonderful holiday dinner" on Christmas. So I think they probably had time to white wash their tanks given that they weren't engaged until New Year's and were on the offensive. But thanks for sharing your very much incorrect thoughts, it's appreciated!