finished sheridan tank

[oifvet23]

i just finished it in time for the parade..what do you think..viet-nam era markings and color. []

 

[Desert Rat]

WOW! That's one really nice looking tank! I'm guessing your assistant has fun driving it to work and getting the parking spot she wants every time................ Smile, wink and then mow down the competition, eh? BTW, Just so I don't try to compete using my little Deuce, could you pretty please put your city and state in the signature box located in the control panel? Thanks! I really want to keep my baby in one piece too. No squishing my Deuce. But I'll race ya!

 

[oifvet23]

well dont under-estimate the speed of the sheridan..she cruise at 35 miles an hour easy...lol..she gets up and goes :nono:

 

[Desert Rat]

Dang! That's amazing! Thanks for the updated sig.!

 

[lacoda56]

They say armor isn't for everyone, but I sure wish it was for me! Great looking machine you've got there! What year is it? If you can, post more pics.

 

[JohnnyReb]

Great looking tank! I am glad someone has the will to save these rare beasts!!

 

[red devils dude]

hey it's done I remember when you first asked what color to paint it
it looks like you went with the gloss OD or what not came out GREAT :freaked: :shocked:

 

[oifvet23]

yea i went with a semi gloss believe it or not but its still pretty shiny..ill post some more of it soon..i have a couple of it runing thru a field :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Now that is just awesome, and quite a rare one as well!

 

[MVtrucker]

I like that wide whitewall on the rear bogey, got one on my chopper.

Hmmm. wanna sell that tank?

 

[oifvet23]

it wasnt meant to be a white wall but someone got the bright idea to go ahead and put turtle wax on the rubber to bring out the black not realizing it would get stuck in the cracks in the rubber..it will wear away in time....as for selling it..it is not mine..it belongs to a museum.

 

[MVtrucker]

I've messed up rubber the same way.

 

[Opie]

Let me ask an armor-related question. What's the purpose of the three large and one small round tubes mounted at the base of the turret and are angled forward and upward?

Okay, hang onto your seats, as my late grandfather wouldn't want me to pass up this opportunity... Tanks for your response!

 

[Desert Rat]

Tank you, tank you and tank YOU!

 

[steelsoldiers]

I believe they are smoke grenade launchers. Tanks for the memories!

 

[oifvet23]

opie,

well actually there are four of those tubes on each side of the turret, they are the smoke grenade launchers but were rarely used becuase they blew up easy when hit by small arms fire and would blow the turret right off the tank, so they werent used.

 

[steelsoldiers]

beat you to the punch by one minute oifvet, sorry []

 

[oifvet23]

not a problem, steelsoldier

 

[BKubu]

Very cool tank, oifvet! Are there any in civilian hands...non-museum? What about M113s? I've run across a few of the old gassers, and I heard there was a guy in Canada with an M113A1.

 

[oifvet23]

as far as i know..there isnt any of these that are in working condition in private collection...but im probly wrong and is just fell under the radar...right know they (US GOV) are dump
ing these off the coast of new jersey for artificial reefs..we dont have any 113's at our museum but are looking for one to go with the sheridan becuase we were told they worked hand in hand in vietnam. []