Figarti's M-7 Priest (1 Viewer)

[joesgis]

Hi Joe,
Haven't really sat down to compare the two side by side. With what time I had yesterday, I spent touching up the flaked paint on the M7. Hope to play around with them a little today. At first glance the M4 is a really nice looking piece. Nothing out of place that I could find. The added dozer blade makes it much heftier than most other offerings. I started out as a Sherman collector so it's nice to see some of the variations now making an appearance. Now, if we could just get a crab or a DD that would make me very happy

Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking seriously about getting the M4, and it's nice that you have noted the overall heft of the unit; when it comes to buying pieces like these, one of the things I enjoy is something with a little bit of mass to it. IMHO, that adds another dimension to the overall realism of the vehicle. This is certainly a Sherman variation I would like to acquire, but I don't know ho much longer it will be around. That being said, I like the 100 piece limited runs Figarti produces. When you add one of these Figarti beauties to your collection, you really feel that you have something special . They've been crankin' them out so fast, who knows what's coming next! I hope you have a lot of fun with your awesome new additions!

Joe

 

[noli-poli]

All my M7 Priests came in perfect condition. The best so far in my "Hall of Fame" collection. Very detailed and natural weathering is simply perfect. Figures are much improved. The interior is ...wow! Still waiting for 2 more (building a battery here). Looking to buy additional sets (if still available) and convert them with British Normandy markings.

Going a-ga-ga with Shermans and its variations...there goes my budget for the LCT.


Noli-Poli

 

[spartan71]

Not sure i recognise the road wheels ? look like vvss sherman road wheels to me not sure M7s had that style of road wheel ,i understood most M7s used M3 old style road wheels or late stamped solid M3 road wheels.perhaps someone has a different understanding? or photos of M7s with the modelled road wheels .

I found this at the web, it is the closest thing to the model: http://www.timemoneyandblood.com/HTML/museums/CampRoberts/CR_priest.html

 

[spartan71]

All my M7 Priests came in perfect condition. The best so far in my "Hall of Fame" collection. Very detailed and natural weathering is simply perfect. Figures are much improved. The interior is ...wow! Still waiting for 2 more (building a battery here). Looking to buy additional sets (if still available) and convert them with British Normandy markings.

Going a-ga-ga with Shermans and its variations...there goes my budget for the LCT.


Noli-Poli

A whole battery, With me I am hoping just to get a single piece, of whatever new . that Figarti releases. must be nice to have money

 

[joesgis]

A whole battery, With me I am hoping just to get a single piece, of whatever new . that Figarti releases. must be nice to have money

Money? What's that?

LOL!

Joe

 

[kx1a]

Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking seriously about getting the M4, and it's nice that you have noted the overall heft of the unit; when it comes to buying pieces like these, one of the things I enjoy is something with a little bit of mass to it. IMHO, that adds another dimension to the overall realism of the vehicle. This is certainly a Sherman variation I would like to acquire, but I don't know ho much longer it will be around. That being said, I like the 100 piece limited runs Figarti produces. When you add one of these Figarti beauties to your collection, you really feel that you have something special . They've been crankin' them out so fast, who knows what's coming next! I hope you have a lot of fun with your awesome new additions!

Joe

Yes they have been. I wonder if they are trying to compete with K&C's monthly dispatches

Bill W

 

[binder001]

Not sure i recognise the road wheels ? look like vvss sherman road wheels to me not sure M7s had that style of road wheel ,i understood most M7s used M3 old style road wheels or late stamped solid M3 road wheels.perhaps someone has a different understanding? or photos of M7s with the modelled road wheels .

I don't have this (yet) but the wheel in the Figarti photos look like later solid disk wheels. Yes, an early M7 would leave the factory with the "early" (open spoke, fabricated) wheels. All the VVSS roadwheels for 16-in.tracks were interchangeable. The maintenance people would use the wheels they had available. Some Sherman types ended up with "mix 'n match" roadwheels. An M7 in a park in Maryville, KS that received a depot rebuild has 3 or 4 roadwheel styles on it. Figarti based their model on a photo in the book "US Armor Markings" from Squadron.

Gary B.

 

[noli-poli]

I found this at the web, it is the closest thing to the model: http://www.timemoneyandblood.com/HTML/museums/CampRoberts/CR_priest.html

The M7 pictured here is the later M7 or officially M7B1 manufactured 1944-45.
Its chassis was based on a late M4 platform, specifically same platform as the Sherman M4A3. Note: 1. the one-piece transmission cover, 2. the vvss bogey truck return rollers are off-center, 3. grilled basket on top of the tool box on the rear.

The Figarti M7 model is based on an M3 (Grants & Lees) chassis. Manufactured in 1942. The early M7 had a: 1. 3-piece transmission cover, 2. the vvss bogey truck return rollers are aligned at the center.

Towards the end of the war in Europe, We see both variants fighting in the same unit.

N-P