Modeling the Sherman Tank in 1/72nd Scale
 
US Army Shermans in ETO vol. 1 Toro Model
Set #72D51
Article by Doug Chaltry; last updated 30 December 2023
This set is a departure for Toro Model, as it is printed on a laser printer instead of the standard screen printing method of their prior decal sets. On the one hand, this makes for much sharper edges to the printed markings, but the downside is that it is printed on a continuous layer of decal film, so care must be taken when trimming the decals. Markings are included for five vehicles listed in the table below, a couple of which are new to this scale.

The quality of the printing is much higher than it appears in the below scan. Click on the image to see another version of it for which I adjusted the brightness and contrast to better show the markings.

Type Parent Unit Unit Sub-Unit Name Location Date
M4A3 (75)W 11th Armored Division     White 114 Andernach, Holland 1945
M4A3 (76)W 14th Armored Division 25th Tank Battalion C Company   Huttendorf, France 11 February 1945
M4A1 30th Infantry Division     White 17 St. Lô, France July 1944
M4A3 (76)W HVSS 12th Armored Division     WIFIE France March 1945
M4A1 7th Armored Division 31st Tank Battalion B Company Battling Bitch Chartres, France 16 August 1944


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Modeling the Sherman Tank in 1/72nd Scale