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Pic of M48A3 USMC with playboy bunny?
jwest21
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Posted: Monday, February 25, 2013 - 01:45 PM UTC
Tamiya gives you decal options for a USMC M48A3 "c23" with a playboy bunny logo. Is there a picture out there of the actual tank? I was wanted to see if it had the extra vision ring on the cupola and if it was missing any of the fenders. Thanks
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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 02:57 PM UTC
The cover of Oscar Gilbert's "Marine Corp Tank Battles in Vietnam" has a photo of an M48 with a bunny head on it. There is also at least one other photo of the same tank inside which is identified as 3rd Tank Battalion in April of 1965.

You can preview the book (which shows some of the photos) on google books. There is also a review of the book here on Armorama.

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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 03:07 PM UTC

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The cover of Oscar Gilbert's "Marine Corp Tank Battles in Vietnam" has a photo of an M48 with a bunny head on it. There is also at least one other photo of the same tank inside which is identified as 3rd Tank Battalion in April of 1965.

You can preview the book (which shows some of the photos) on google books. There is also a review of the book here on Armorama.


Thanks-I'll check it out. I did manage to find one pic- it has a dozer blade though, and I don't think I want to scratch the mounting for it
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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 03:12 PM UTC
Yeah, thats the same tank...hit a mine near Hill 52. Maybe a dozer for the M48 will come out after AFV Club releases their kit. Thanks for the post
4th pic down
http://www.usmctanker.us/curry/curry.htm
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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 03:17 PM UTC
Cool site. Have you been here?

http://www.mcvthf.org/MCVTHF.htm

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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 03:20 PM UTC

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Cool site. Have you been here?

http://www.mcvthf.org/MCVTHF.htm


I'll check that out...thanks!
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Posted: Monday, March 04, 2013 - 06:22 AM UTC

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The cover of Oscar Gilbert's "Marine Corp Tank Battles in Vietnam" has a photo of an M48 with a bunny head on it. There is also at least one other photo of the same tank inside which is identified as 3rd Tank Battalion in April of 1965.

You can preview the book (which shows some of the photos) on google books. There is also a review of the book here on Armorama.



let me make an inquirey with a couple Marines from that group and in that era this week. (I should see at least one of them tomorrow night at my VFW Post meeting).
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Posted: Monday, March 04, 2013 - 06:31 AM UTC
Thanks Gary
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Posted: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 07:02 AM UTC

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Thanks Gary


meeting didn't happen last night due to the latest round of snow fall (kinda hard on the WWII and Korean war guys to get out). Will happen again on the third Tuesaday
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Posted: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 07:21 AM UTC
Thanks for the update. Mark over at Mecmodels is looking for some subjects for a decal sheet, so I am sure he would be interested too
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