"The Great Raid" Sherman Taken Through Its Paces in Melbourne

The following YouTube clips are of the Sherman built for the film "The Great Raid" being taken through it's paces at the 2009 Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club Rally. This Sherman tank prop was also used recently in the DreamWorks SKG the HBO TV mini-series "The Pacific." The Sherman is based on two cut up former Australian Army M3 "Grant" hulls that have been patched together to form a single chassis with the a new replica M4 welded steel superstructure and fiberglass turret. The Grant to Sherman conversion was carried out by a crew from FX Illusions in Queensland.

Hat Tip to "West-Front" on the AFV News Forum on Com-Central.net for details about the M3 to M4 conversion. 

Update: 20 July 2009 - The Gold Coast company FX Illusions built Japanese and M4 Sherman props for "The Great Raid." I have corrected the text of the post to give credit where credit is due.