Does any one make PE/Resin upgrade add on for the Italeri M32B1 ARV?
I have two of the kits and I’d like to super detail one of them.
What about this ?
https://www.dersockelshop.de/detail/index/sArticle/35171?sPartner=tvscmates0913
It’s designed for the Tasca kit, but I guess it (or at least most of it) should be useable with the Italeri one…
There’s also an older set from Eduard, but you may have a hard time finding it 
https://www.scalemates.com/fr/kits/eduard-35079-m32-recovery-vehicle–123174
H.P.
While I have nothing really bad to say about the Italeri M32 kit, I need to point out that Italeri made one BIG glaring mistake on this kit. The upper hull should be of the “small hatch” type rather than the "big hatch’ that Itlaeri chose (because they already had the mold?). Anyway IIRC, there were zero M32 conversions of the large hatch Shermans. Before I spent a lot of time and money on one of these kits, I would sure try to find a small hatch upper hull to use.
Since you are in the US may I suggest Tiger Model Designs?
Link to the Sherman Upper Hull inventory:
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Thank you all. I guess I’ll be spending some time on the net depleting my bank account.
Hi
There were a few limited ones produced in WW2, evidence exists.
However, the kit suffers from undersized boom widths.
Turret rear is also apparently not wide enough either.
Cheers
Andrew T
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Seems similar looking to the Italeri kit except the tracks. What type of tracks are those?
T49 Three-Bar Cleat steel track, a relatively uncommon type. Panda Plastics offers them in 1/35th.
http://shermantracks.com/catalog/t49.html
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Hi Andrew
Years ago when I was doing my research for my scratch built M32A1B3 the boom diameter was increased to 5 1/2 inches because of the heavier tank the M26 Perishing.
The M32 boom diameter was around 4 inches.
The Italeri turret at the back needs to be widen by 8.5 mm.
Here is what I did to mine for the M32A1B3 scratch build.
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Hi
Excellent info - thanks. Pics are most useful.
Cheers
Andrew
Hi
AFV Club also offer a rubberised band track version too.
Cheers
Andrew T
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