Building master of M59 A2 APC
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 11:17 PM UTC
Hi guys
My name is Vassilis ( Bill ).
I started recently to built the master model of an M59 A2 APC in 1:72nd scale for resin production By FS scale armour, a new established resin kit company.
Here are some photos of the progress:
More photos soon.
Thanks.
Bill
Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 10:09 PM UTC
Hi Bill,
The master looks terrific. The detail is very high.
I wish the company will use good molding techniques so that your work is preserved and reproduced as we see it.
Are you planning to work on WW2 stuff as well?
Waiting for more photos.
P.A.
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Friday, March 30, 2012 - 03:43 AM UTC
@Bill, always nice to see more interesting vehicles added to the Braille category.
Cheers,
Jan
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - 09:25 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Hi Bill,
The master looks terrific. The detail is very high.
I wish the company will use good molding techniques so that your work is preserved and reproduced as we see it.
Are you planning to work on WW2 stuff as well?
Waiting for more photos.
P.A.
Thanx Alex!
Yes , i have many plans of WW2 themes on my desk .
Their casting capabilities are limitless, so i'm not afarid!
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - 09:29 PM UTC
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@Bill, always nice to see more interesting vehicles added to the Braille category.
Cheers,
Jan
Thanx Jan!
Small scales are as interesting as big scales to me!
The size is the limit
England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - 10:23 PM UTC
Aaaagh! We need this one in 1:35 - or at least I do!
Good luck with it Bill.
Brian
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - 11:09 PM UTC
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Aaaagh! We need this one in 1:35 - or at least I do!
Good luck with it Bill.
Brian
Thanx Brian!
Next week i'll post in another topic , fotos of the 1:35th scale
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Posted: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 09:56 AM UTC
Excellent and clean master. I think the resin model will be great.
Regards.
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 08:17 PM UTC
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Excellent and clean master. I think the resin model will be great.
Regards.
Pedro.
Gracias Pedro!
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 - 09:05 PM UTC
A short shot ( blurred ?? ) shows the driver figure in fitted possition.
Any comments are accepteble!
Bill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 03:58 AM UTC
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Next week i'll post in another topic , fotos of the 1:35th scale
An M59 in 1/35! Very cool. Lookin' forward to this one.
Paul Roberts
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 08:33 AM UTC
Great looking master, Bill. I have just sourced a 1/72 M75 (if anyone else is interested in these early US APCs - Retrokit, or is it Retrotracks now), but who actually used the M59 (or M59A2) - Greece?
Chris
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 12:11 PM UTC
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Great looking master, Bill. I have just sourced a 1/72 M75 (if anyone else is interested in these early US APCs - Retrokit, or is it Retrotracks now), but who actually used the M59 (or M59A2) - Greece?
Chris
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 12:19 PM UTC
Really looking forward to this one hitting the market. I prefer 1/35, but this is just to interesting not to buy.
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 12:34 PM UTC
interesting..... The Tank Museum in Danville, Va. has about 3 of these; they are huge in 1:1 scale. I think some of them were used as SWAT vehicles in the 80s and 90s.
Great work BTW! I like it!
Chris
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 07:58 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Great looking master, Bill. I have just sourced a 1/72 M75 (if anyone else is interested in these early US APCs - Retrokit, or is it Retrotracks now), but who actually used the M59 (or M59A2) - Greece?
Chris
Thanks Chris!
I have allready the M75 in 1:35 and 1:72 in pieces ready for assembly fully detailed, so if you're not so hurry i'll post fotos on May!
We were use this APC back in the mid 60's to late 70's and we have some in our military museums as well.
In this foto it's me in the M59 driver's compartment
Cheers
Thanks Paul
Thanks Matt, hopefully it will touch interested modellers!
Thanks Chris smith Jr.
Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 10:36 PM UTC
Hi guys
a small progress on the back door.
The foto is not good i know that, but i promise next time to shoot with more light spots on it!
http://s5.postimage.org/v8y69u2nr/20120501_110203.jpgThanks
Bill
California, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 03:15 PM UTC
hi, excellent model. Where I can buy it? 1/35 ?
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 05:26 PM UTC
Great news! And it looks fantastic.
I tried unsuccessfully to get a few different companies interested in the M59. I'll certainly be interested in the 1/35 version.
I'd offer you my reference photos to help you but it seems you're all set.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 10:29 AM UTC
Holy WOW!!! Bill, you have some AMAZING work there! i look forward to picking up this kit and adding it to my M60 for a 1960's NATO manuver dio!!!
PLEASE keep up the GREAT work!!!
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