Derelict Sherman Crab, ca. 1947 | Armorama™

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For some years after the Second World War, the village of Westkapelle in the Netherlands was littered with wrecked and abandoned military vehicles, including tanks, amphibious vehicles and armoured bulldozers. This is a model of a derelict Sherman Crab Mk. I that stood in the main street for years — and is the only survivor to the present day.

This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/list/derelict-sherman-crab-ca--1947
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Awesome model and very interesting history.

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I second the comment. :+1::+1:

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Excellent article and a masterpiece model. The amount of research and work that went into this is just outstanding. Beautiful detailing and a fantastic job overall.

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Thanks :slight_smile: It helped to have easy access to both the real thing and the archives of the museum it stands next to, of course :slight_smile:

For those who want to know more (a lot more!) about this particular tank and pretty much everything else in terms of wrecks and derelict vehicles in the immediate area, I put together a PDF some years ago.

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Just a few words. Impressive like the build. :+1:

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Outstanding Jakko.Some serious bespoke Scratchbuilding work.Another great Sherman.

Rich

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Cheers :slight_smile:

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Excellent work! I am puzzled that we still have no Sherman turret interior for 75mm turret?! I had to scratchbuilt some, and i used manual for “Hard to find” CMK sherman turret interior. Other than that, you can’t find it on the market, and the need is there.

Best regards,

Marko

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Thanks :slight_smile:

I considered the Resicast interior (well, actually for another model of a different derelict tank nearby), but at about twice the price of the Asuka kit, I immediately discarded that idea. I only got their 75 mm gun because that’s the hardest part to scratchbuild, the guard for it anyway :slight_smile:

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