DearGuys
Is there any metal barrel for 1/35 M24 Chaffee light tank? Thanks for your reply
wfan4503

Mike Dobiesz did one in brass a while back.

may i ask where you purchased your Chaffee, i would like to buy the old kit and have had trouble finding one?

thank you, bd

Hi

Italeri just re-released it. Lucky Model have it so I guess others will have it soon.
http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=IT%206431

Bang goes the market in over priced oldies on Ebay

Alan

hi Wfan,

i built the italeri M24-chaffee & scratched up a barrel from an old aluminum panther barrel useing the thinner end. i cut off the muzzel break and made one from spare plastic for the M24. it worked out great for me any way. you can see my M24-chaffee in model military international issue 53-september 2010 page 27 top.

Gary

Hi
I bought the kit in a local model shop in Tapei,It's an released old Italeri kit not expensive.
wfan4503

Hi Gary
Thanks for your reply.
wfan4503

None that I'm aware of unfortunately. I used an old incorrect M1 76mm barrel cut down (Can't remember the brand but it was a pure copy of the Italeri one with the museum step in the barrel error and all. The Real Chaffee barrel has a rings located about halfway down the tube which will need to be added and strakes on the sides where it meets the mantlet. It's not an easy job to add the rings.
Al

The only after market maker of this particular barrel is company, or guy named Jordi Rubio, try the Great Models web site I know they carry this product line. With the re-release of this kit, if they don't have it in stock they will soon. Or if your really ambitious you can purchase the Formations update kit for the M-24, its pricy but includes a new upper hull, turret and barrel. Good luck.

Hi Albowie and Treadstone
Thanks for your advises.I think I'll have to scratch build the barrel.
wfan4503

thanks for the leads on the kit guys, cheers. bd

I just saw on PMMS's new kit news that RB model is releasing a Chaffe barrel!

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/newkitnews/rbmodel.html

There is also a Verlinden update set for the M24 that includes a resin barrel. Don't know about it's accuracy though. RB models releasing one sure is good news though. Now all we need is a new plastic kit of an M24 and we're good to go!

Cheers!
Stefan

There's a brand new one from RB MODEL, just out...



http://www.rbmodel.com/index.php?action=products&cat=news&set=en

Cheers,

Christophe

RB Model has just brought out exactly what you want.Their quality is excellent!

Hi Guys

Just wondering

Re-RBModels

There are 2 RBModels one in Poland and one is Austria, are they the same company, I always get mine from the Austrian company and have never had an problems but was just wondering.

Paul

Sorry ones RB Models and the other is JB Models, but they both sell the same items for the same price which is why I suspected they where the same company.

Paul

I took this picture today at Bovington for you while doing a walk around for the site.

Hi guys
I've found the Jordi Rubio and order 1 M24 Chaffee barrel from them.Thanks for your replies.
wfan