Opinions on DML Shermans?

Both of those kits are decent kits. Bear in mind that they are not tasca quality and will take some time test fitting the hull components. I hear they are the better kits from Dragon.

Thanks for the replies gents. A shame Tasca/Asuka does not make an M4A1.

Right Luigi. Tasca makes several M-4A1 kits. All are 75mm narrow hull hatch types though.

Tasca/Asuka is definitely the way to go. Their fit is impeccable, and fineness of detail better than Dragon. The few variants which Tasca/Asuka do not kit can be put together by using their spare-sprues service. An M4, for example, can be done by obtaining the Firefly Hybrid kit and an M4A2 upper hull. A little work will be needed to adjust the rear plate angle and to fit a correct antenna pot on the glacis, depending on which factory you wish to do. Dragon's wet-stowage large hatch M4A1 upper hull isn't bad, but I would fit that onto a Tasca/Asuka lower hull assembly. Tamiya's two IDF Shermans, the M1 and M51, also provide a very nice upper hull which represents a different factory from the General Steel one that DML models. Tamiya is always a little irritating in that they do silly things to this day, like molding grab handles solid and making no provision for open periscopes, as well as always having a fixed suspension. Still, the basic shapes are always spot-on and their M51 kit provides the ONLY correctly-sized muzzle brake available anywhere.