a small dabble in the allied side of things.!






quick question!
were these just pacific tanks? or were some used in NWE

ED- Whoopsiedaisies can soemone please change this to a Build Log? and could you please replace 48'th with 1/48

sorry for the hassle!

The M4A3 saw service in NWE starting in late Summer/early Fall '44.

Chris "toadman" Hughes
Toadman's Tank Pictures

The M4A3 was the preferred version used by the US Army, they reserved almost the entire production run for themselves. While some equipped Marine battalions in Iwo and Okinawa, the vast majority saw service in the US Army in the ETO.

Just the Ticket guys! thanks!
im was asking becase of the small addition of the japanese flag on the ground in front of the vehicle on the box art.
does anyone do any Dry Trannies for a ETO Vehicle ( preferabbly somthing whith "flair "

I've done some Tamiya 1/48th kits and I am interested in the quality and fit of the Hobby Boss kits. So, I"ll be watching this one for things like that.

I renamed and posted it as a blog for you

Thanks Scott!
the fit is usually good. no major filling or anything, i construckted my Beute KV in very little time, this one so far is going together well.
they are quite cheap aswell, i pick mine up for around £6 pus £3 P+P

much cheaper than the £20 tamiya kits, and worth lookign into

well my photos so far are pretty bad (not used to taking pics of green lol)
i ahve 1 piece left to add, and thats a brush guard otherwisw construction is complete. only used a tiny amount of milliput!


What colour were the chips on these? i was thinknig a Grey and a paler green

Dependent on which part, the oxide beneath was either red, grey or non-existent. In a pinch, I'd do red oxide. But also know that US equipment had very good painting adhesion. Don't do the "chipped paint" overdose on any WW2 US vehicle -- I would say.

One other note for future reference: the white stars were mostly sprayed on. The white stars with circles were definitely sprayed on. I see you tried to show some paint drips -- just something to add here for you.

Nice job overall. Good to see more 48th scale stuff built up. Tonight, I have an appointment with a Tamiya 1/48 StuG IIIG

Hey Roy! ill try out some RO underneath to see hot it fares first!
and the story behind the drips= i placed sown the transfers, then painted over them, and just added a few drips for interest, i know its not P.E.C but im sure there were instances that the marking wer painted?