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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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IHC M5 and M9 Half Tracks
ianclasper
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 06:18 PM UTC
Does anyone do a conversion kit to build either the M5 or M9 IHC half track from the Dragon M2 or M3 kits ?

I have returned to armor modeling after many years so I am a little lost when it comes to what is available after market.

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Ian Clasper
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 06:33 PM UTC
Hi Ian (and welcome ! )

Mouse Armour (Mouse House Enterprises) has recently released a M5 conversion set, but it's based on Tamiya's kit...
http://www.mheaust.com.au/MHE/Resin/MA/MA300X.htm

HTH
Frenchy
ianclasper
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Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 04:13 PM UTC
Looks like those parts could be used without much difficulty with the Dragon kit, however the parts in the sample photo do not look to be straight and look a little thick.

I guess that I could scratch build new sides/ends using the fenders and interior details along with parts from the dragon kit.

Anyone here dealt with this firm ?

Thanks

Ian
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Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 06:31 PM UTC

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Anyone here dealt with this firm ?


I have. Good products. Mouse House is in Australia, so allow for that with respect to postage and shipping time. On the plus side, the prices on their web site are in Australian dollars which are cheaper than US$. Remember that when looking at the prices on their site.

Take a look at their books while you are ordering from them. Might want to toss in a couple of their excellent and unique books at the same time.

Paul
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