Modeling the Sherman Tank in 1/72nd Scale
 
British Shermans in North Africa
No. 1 - 1942
Peddinghaus Decals
Kit #EP2862
Article by Doug Chaltry; last updated 25 September, 2017
Peddinghaus apparently has different lines of decals that vary in quality of printing. I don't understand the reasons for this variation, as it doesn't seem to be based on date of manufacture. It perplexes me. The sheet being reviewed here is printed to a significantly higher standard of quality than previous sets that I've seen from Peddinghaus. It looks as though they used a different printer for the job. While these decals are still printed on a continuous sheet of carrier film (so that care will be needed while cutting the decals from this sheet), the resolution of the printing is much finer, and the ink seems to be of higher quality. The registration on this sheet is excellent as well.

It would be wonderful if Peddinghaus would use this printer for all of their new print runs, including reprints of older decals, as I have always enjoyed the subject matter of this company's products, if not always their print quality.

Full-color instructions are included with this set, and consist of color photocopies of the pertinent pages from Oliver and Starmer's The New Breed, from which these markings are taken.

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It is difficult to count precisely how many tanks are included with this set, because many of the markings are shared between tanks, such as squadron signs and AoS signs. Meaning that, although this set provides the markings for upwards of 17 different Shermans, plus two M3 Grants, there are actually only enough shared markings that will allow you to build perhaps 10 of them?

Type Parent Unit Unit Sub-Unit Name Location Date
Sherman II 2nd Armoured Brigade 9th Queen's Royal Lancers C Squadron 336 N. Africa 1942
Sherman II 8th Armoured Brigade 3rd Royal Tank Regiment B Squadron 15 N. Africa 1942
Sherman II 8th Armoured Brigade 3rd Royal Tank Regiment B Squadron COURAGEOUS N. Africa 1942
Sherman II 8th Armoured Brigade 3rd Royal Tank Regiment B Squadron CAMPBELL N. Africa 1942
Sherman II 9th Armoured Brigade Warwickshire Yeomanry B Squadron MARYLAND N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 2nd Armoured Brigade 9th Queen's Royal Lancers B Squadron FURY II N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 2nd Armoured Brigade 9th Queen's Royal Lancers   HELLZASHOOT'N N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 2nd Armoured Brigade The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) C Squadron FURIOUS II N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 8th Armoured Brigade Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry B Squadron 24 N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 8th Armoured Brigade Staffordshire Yeomanry C Squadron   N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 8th Armoured Brigade Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry C Squadron   N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 22nd Armoured Brigade 4th County of London Yeomanry     N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 24th Armoured Brigade 41st Royal Tank Regiment   COCKY N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 24th Armoured Brigade   HQ Squadron DOVER N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 24th Armoured Brigade   HQ Squadron PORTS'TH N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 24th Armoured Brigade 47th Royal Tank Regiment   BENGHAZI N. Africa 1942
Sherman III 24th Armoured Brigade 41st Royal Tank Regiment B Squadron BACCHUS N. Africa 1942
M3 Grant   Staffordshire Yeomanry     N. Africa 1942
M3 Grant   Staffordshire Yeomanry     N. Africa 1942

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