Hedgerow conversion (1 Viewer)

[Alexdakar]

Messing around again. I decided to make hedgerow cutters for my Sherman.

 

[Alexdakar]

Closer look.

 

[Njja]

Very nice job, how did you attach it to your sherman?
Njja

 

[Warbuff26]

Nice work....you must share how you did that!

 

[Louis Badolato]

I little ingenuity goes a long way. Just ask the guys who actually came up with the hedge cutter back in normandy.

 

[jazzeum]

I'm curious too how you did that. Maybe you could make some more if it's not difficult to attach

 

[Alexdakar]

Very nice job, how did you attach it to your sherman?
Njja

I attached it with tacky wax that way I won't cause any damage or marks on the tank.

 

[Alexdakar]

Nice work....you must share how you did that!

I used plastic I beams from Evergreen. I used the internet for reference and cut the pieces then glue them with model glue. Painted them with a metal color then I used rust and ground powders.

 

[bsager]

That really looks neat Alex. Now lets see the rest of the diorama

Bill

 

[victory]

Nice work indeed. Amazing how something so simple can change the look of the tank.

 

[Gideon]

Hmmmm.

You should open up a site and seel them as after market accessories. Not one person is doing this to my knowledge.

Sounds good?

 

[Alexdakar]

I did make two extra. Not sure how popular they would be.

 

[Gideon]

How about one of those mine sweeper do-dads? That would be awesome. If you figure out how to do that I'll but a bunch for my store.

 

[binder001]

mine-sweeper do-dads? Are you talking about the "Aunt Jemima" (Mine Exploder T1E3)? That was the sets of heavy steeel discs mounted in front of an M4 or M4A1 and used to clear AT Mines. They are currently available in 1/35th scale from Verlinden and in 1/72nd scale from Forces of Valor. That would be impressive and distinctive.

Another idea to "dress up" your Shermans - the M1 dozer blade kit. Not as rare as the mine exploder, and found on a number of M4 versions.

By the way, for the hedgerow chopper - there were no standard plans. Each unit fabricated their own, so there were a number of variations. Steve Zaloga did a nice article for Osprey about the history of the "rhinos" and differences between a "Cullin" or a "Douglas", etc.

 

[Alexdakar]

There is also the minesweeper with the chains. There were no blueprints for these hedgerow cutters and I kept that in mind when I built it by cutting the pieces without precise measurements.

 

[binder001]

you're right, the "chain" minesweeper is called the Crab Flail. Develpoed by the British, they were primarily used by the UK 79th Armoured Div, but a few were used by the US in Europe. They are interesting machines also. This would be interesting, but a bit complicated. The support arms and dangling chains would be quite a feature in a display case with other tanks.

 

[Gideon]

So, you gonna do it?

 

[Alexdakar]

I've thought about the dozer setup but right now I'm working on a different project which is still in its infancy stage.

 

[binder001]

by the way, for those who want to read the Zaloga article on hedgerow cutters, here is the link:

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/usa/zaloga_culin_cutter.htm

enjoy,

Gary B.