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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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ESCI (Italeri) 1/72 M3 Scout Car
Braille
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Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 05:05 PM UTC

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That’s looking really sweet. So will it be a conversion set Ken or end up a complete vehicle?



@CPL-Overby – Kenneth,

I concur with Brent, personally I would be much interested in a conversion set with all of the goodies that you have created for this vehicle.

~ Eddy
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Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 07:51 PM UTC
Hi Guys,
Yes this will be a conversion/up-grade set.
I got the Academy Half Track so that that I can adapt the tires for a later version of the Scout Car.
Sooooo.....with the parts I am gathering together you all
can do either the early war (also concidered pre-war) version, or the war time version.
since the HT (of course) only came with 2 tires.
I did a little surgery on one to fit the front and on the other to fit the back.
So I made an "interm" mold to get 4 tires
and then it (they) will join the rest of the parts for the production mold.
I also learned from the Half Trck that with a little modification...
the front engine grill with the "open" louvers can be used.
So that has joined the parts to be molded as well.
But alas.......I still have to do the other door (sigh).
One thing that really burns my rear is that after all the work I did on the Tow Hooks......
I found them as separate parts in the HT kit.
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Posted: Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 02:58 PM UTC
Ok...This Is DONE!!!
Had a Major set back at first with the molding......
I had all the parts set up and ready to go....
I poured the rubber......

Then...it happened........
the mold fell off the table and landed face down on the carpet. :shock:
I "thought" I grabbed it quick enough....
but there was no way of knowing the extent of the damage. :cry:
Not...until this morning, when the rubber was all cured.
I looked at it, two of the tires had broken free and floated to the surface before the rubber cured.
"SIGH"....I started to look and see how many of the parts did the same thing........
almost all of them.... so I spent three hours doing exploratory surgery to find all the parts.
then three more hours repairing the parts, resetting them for molding, and poring the rubber again.
THEN.....THEN.....I had to force my self to leave the shop.....and take a long nap.
Otherwise I'd have kept screwing with the molds before they cured, and if I ruined them again.....
I'd just go and SHOOT myself.
Well as you can see if you're reading this......
I didn't shoot myself, AND everything must be going right....because I am here to POST. :yahoo:

Soooooooo......here we go
Here first I am posting the Pre/Early War version.
The main differences from the War Time version?
Different Tires, different .30 cal(s), and the Black-Out Drive Lamp by the Driver's Side Headlight.






Now for the War Time Version.
You will see that I have circled certain points of interest, some have strictly to do with the War Time Version,
I.E. the Black Out Lamp, but the rest are just to Grab you attention.























Now here are a few close ups of a few parts.











If you're interested Feel Free to contact me at:
cpl_overby(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 11:18 PM UTC
Hi All even though I am done with the Scout Car,
I feel the need to show you all what needs to be done when you embark on your own M3 Project.

















I believe this is all that you'll need to do in order to help the parts fit.
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Posted: Sunday, October 21, 2012 - 10:56 AM UTC
That's a really impressive set Ken, been most interesting to see the process too ......
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Posted: Sunday, October 21, 2012 - 02:01 PM UTC

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That's a really impressive set Ken, been most interesting to see the process too ......



Thanks Brent,
It means a lot coming from you.
Already sold 7 sets....
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Posted: Sunday, October 21, 2012 - 07:39 PM UTC
Hello Ken,

really nice work. Thanks for sharing this.

Alex
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Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 11:40 PM UTC
Ok here is a little something different for the M3.....
tires with snow chains.



here they are painted



I took real chain...40 link per inch
and added these to the tires.
Man that was a PIA to do......
now I am working on a winter set for the M8/M20
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 11:52 AM UTC
Well, while being distracted from other projects....
this has been brought to my attention.....
The Webmaster of this site infromed me that his is "one of the most popular reviews this month"
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/CPLOverby/COMP_MP025_Scout.htm
Hope you all enjoy it as well.
BTW I have now added the Snow Tires to this set.
Ken
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 08:47 PM UTC
Congrats matey!!! Nice to see pics of it all on the "sprues" as it were.

Mmmmmm that 50cal and 30 cals would make a very useful update set for other kits too ..... maybe a weapons set for LVTs ....? Of course that would need another 50cal and shields ..... lol

cheers
Brent
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Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - 05:58 AM UTC
Hi Brent,
Thanks for the coments on this set.
The MG's are already added to the LVT set's.
They'll show up when the next set of molds are made.
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