Thanks Marc. For the left side turret basket, I used the PE mesh from Eduard set #35332. It’s intended for the rectangular framework included in the Cr1 Mk3 kit, and is just big enough. For the solid front piece, I used some scrap brass, probably from a Dragon M4A1 Sherman set that had the full fenders in brass, or maybe out of a DEF Models M47 set, the part that’s supposed to be one of the muffler heat shields. Anything big enough will do. That part I annealed and rolled on an Exacto knife handle. The frame work is Evergreen plastic strip and the top reinforcements are more scrap brass.
The pic below shows it right after I mounted it. The parts attaching it to the turret side were added after mounting it to the turret side.
IMG_2896 by Russel Baer, on Flickr