Despite the misnomer in the title of this set (the M51 was never known as "Super Sherman" - that was the 76mm-armed M1 Sherman with HVSS), this is a quite useful set, as there are a number of resin M51 conversion kits on the market with no decals to accompany them. This set takes care of that deficiency quite admirably. Unfortunately, Bison Decals are no longer in business, so you may wish to snap up any remaining decals of theirs that you come across, as the only other company making decals for Israeli Shermans is Peddinghaus, which are not quite as nice as these Bison Decals.

This set is part of a series covering the Six-Day War in 1967. I think this was one of the final sets made by Bison before they closed up shop. As with their later decals, these were no longer printed by Microscale. The carrier film is a little thick, but the printing is crisp and sharp, with the same attention to detail present on all of Johan Lexell's decals. The registration between the two colors on this sheet is perfect.

The set contains markings for at least five vehicles, and perhaps as many as ten, when you add the "alternative markings" called out in the instructions:

• M51 (M4A1 HVSS), Unidentified Unit, Sinai Front, 1967
• M51 (M4A1 HVSS), Unidentified Unit, Jordan Front, 1967
• M51 (M4A3 HVSS), Unidentified Unit, Jordan Front, 1967
• M51 (M4A1 HVSS), 14th Armoured Brigade, Sinai Front, 1967 (x2)

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