Has anybody got drawings, links, pics or book titles where I can see in detail which are the differences between an M3 and an M5 half-tracks? I'm going to build one but the subject I want to reproduce as actually an M5 and the few pics I've got are not enough to properly carry out the mods...
Thanks a lot in advance

Hi Fabio,

I would suggest obtaining a copy of the Hunnicutt book "HALF-TRACK; A History of American Semi-Tracked Vehicles" if you can. It is an excellent reference and would most likely answer your questions. A link to Amazon.com that has it available is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0891417427/qid=1061660883/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-6705851-2382514?v=glance&s=books

Hope this helps you out.

Dave

Another book, though not as detailed as Hunnicutt's - and not as expensive - if you can find it, is U.S. Half-Tracks Their Design and Development, By: David Haugh

Fabio;

The M3 and M5 are different in that the rear body of the M5 has rounded corners instead of the square corners of the M3. Major conversion work. If your photo is an M5 look at the front fenders. They are essentially flat curved fenders without the lip and fillet behind the wheel that the M2/M3 series had. That's easy to fix but the rear plate is going to take some work. M5's all had the ring mount 50cal above the passenger seat.

PH

Tks very much everybody for the help. Now I should be able to make my mods...
Ciao

Fabio;

Should have thought of this last night since you said you didn't have refs on the M5 halftrack.

I laid a circle template over the 1:48th scale drawings in Hunnicutt's book. The rear corners had a 3.302mm radius in 1:48th. I calculate that to be 4.528mm radius in 1:35th. HTH.

PH