Hi folks,

Does anyone know if Dragon are intending to bring out the M5 version of the M3 half-track. This is the version used by the British Army in WW2. It was manufactured by the International Harvester Company who produced about 4,600 M5, 2, 900 M5A1 and 3,400 M9's. I spoke to the Dragon chappie at SMW08 in Telford but all he could do is pass the request on to Dragon. My interest - my late father drove one as a member of the 27th Armoured Brigade.

Brian

Frankly, I doubt that any manufacturer would EVER do the IH Half-Tracks. DML would require a major re-tooling of their M2s & M3s whereas, if anyone started from scratch they'd have to do the thing from (ahem) scratch...

It's a nice dream, but I doubt it. Personally, the IH version has more interest for me, but it'd be a REAL gamble for any manufacturer...

What about building a1/72nd scale M5, using Modell Trans conversion set (MT 72082) with Academy's M3 kit ? But apparently you'll have to scratchbuild the front fenders...


Frenchy

Or do a conversion from an existing kit in 1/35.

Start with the easy part - use Evergreen tubing for the rounded corners...


Then carve a master from basswood for the fenders. Heat form your new fenders over them using a field expedient vac-form setup made from a mason jar:

Photos of photos from an old customer build about 12 years ago. Apologies for the quality.