Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 11: Now for the interior
Now my focus was on the rest of the interior. I wanted to have her finished before I went to Normandy in June 2004 so…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 10: Tracks
The tracks were nos but were a motley selection of bits and pieces. One side was in ten link sections so I just had to…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 9: The transmission
Anyway, having got as much of the interior fitted as I needed, I started on the transmission. Again a lack of pictures but essentially all…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 8: Blasting the hull
This is the hull after blasting. It seemed a pity to remove all of the original paint and markings but I did record everything I…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 7: The Hull
As I mentioned, I spent several years getting bits together, the single most expensive was new track and roadwheels. However, the wheels turned out to…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 6: Putting all the blocks together = one multibank
Having finished the blocks, I concentrated on the centre casing which joins everything together. Again, having two sets of everything helped but both sets of…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 5: Rebuild of the Blocks
Starting this had made me realise how many gaps there are in my photo record. All the pictures are on film and it would be…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 4: The Engines Continued
Now all the individual engines can be removed. This is best achieved by rotating the assembly to allow a vertical lift for each block. No…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 3: The engine continued
The aforementioned fan was the only casualty in the recovery as a blade broke off as we unloaded in my yard. Due to the size…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 2: The Engine
I spent about 9 years gathering parts for the restoration including a spare engine but I did remove the engine straight away to see just…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 1: The beginning
4000 hours later, Adrian Barrell walk us through the restoration of his Sherman M4A4 – from range wreck to world class restoration. My Sherman, M4A4…
Meeting A Veteran – By John Henry Phillips
We grow up on stories of World War 2. From being a child pretending a fallen twig is a gun, to the extra excitement when…