Hey Dan, I don't think any of the M60A1-M60A3 kits have differnt drivers hatches, do they? I never noticed it, but I was never a "angry turtle" crewman!

Yes, I know about the SGL's...too tired to remember to list that. Same with the TC's side RF. But thanks for the notes on what I missed.

Basically, I have the M60A1 and I have to make it a M60A3. I only have the Italeri or Academy M60A1 to work with, I have not seen the reissued RoG M60A3 (which I would prefer). I bought a trumpeter M60A3 (I KNOW, I know...) but it was a desperation move so I could POSSIBLY get the correct pieces to make a -A3 and maybe cast them in reswin so I have them on hand when the RoG kit is OOP.

You guys think this will work? The as yet unseen Trumpy kit has me nervous.

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The Italeri kit includes the older style air cleaner boxes (the taller box behind the sponson box with US ARMY on it). By the 80s, these had been replaced by the top loading style only found in the M60A3 kit. If you have a reference photo and some sheet styrene, you should be able to make the old style look like the late style without much work.

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Sabot,
Can you give me a photo of what you are talking about? I have been trying to get some pictures off the internet of the M60A1, but I didnt get any good sites. Know of any? Anybody know of any?

Everybody else,
Thank for your replys, I am gald my build got a good discussion going about the M60's. It helps everyone out.

Tankrider,
I did find it, and was able to fix it, but it was a pain! But it is good to know that for the future. Thank you for the information.

Later,
John

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I'd also look at the drivers hatch as I beleive the small hatch for the drivers night viewer is differant on the 'A1? Now I'll have to go look at the Hunnicutt book! Dan

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Not that it really matters in this case but there was a change of Driver's Night Viewer during the M60 family production run. I want to say that there was a infra-red viewer first (M19 IR Periscope (??) which is still found in use on the M113), then when the M60A1 RISE Passive were fielded, the Drivers Viewers were changed to the AN/VVS-2 (Edit: corrected from the original post of an AN/VVS-1) passive viewer, which used ambient light vice the IR headlights for a light source. So remembering that change, I guess that the hatch flap was probably changed in shape from a rectangular flap to a square one with a pivot arm.

More meaningless M60 trivia

John

RoG 1/35 M60A3 is almost impossible to find, and those few places that have it want $45+ for it...a bit steep. My understanding is that it went OOP a few years ago, (supposedly it was only a limited run) and stock is running out. Heck, I see far more Tamiya -A3's on eBay than the RoG kits.

Sabot, thanks for the photos. Shows the tanks are not equipped with TTS as the tanks still have a searchlight on them. I wonder what country of service? Guess - Greece?

I have uploaded some photos of some M60A1's on my photo gallery. Go to Treadhead12 to veiw them. The one shot of H Co has a M60A1 in, IIRC, dultex camo pattern.

RoG 1/35 M60A3 is almost impossible to find, and those few places that have it want $45+ for it...a bit steep. My understanding is that it went OOP a few years ago, (supposedly it was only a limited run) and stock is running out. Heck, I see far more Tamiya -A3's on eBay than the RoG kits.

So would the Italeri kit be a better m-60 as compared to the tamiya version ?

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So would the Italeri kit be a better m-60 as compared to the tamiya version ?

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Yes, light years better.