Just a quick update on progress so far, I've adjusted the front hull so that it now looks right, the new airbox has built for the rear engine deck. work has started on the airfilters.
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The modified front end
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Cheers
Dan
Nice work mate.
Are the rivets Archer decal ones?
Rich
Depends on when/where you want to depict your M3. They were quickly eliminated in combat zones. But are present in stateside maneuvers
Lookin' good Dan!
One problem with using indie track links on US tanks is that properly depicting the tight live track is difficult, Individual pads want to go out of line if the track is really workable, but they should be all nice and aligned. I would recommend gluing them at some point to force them into alignment. Which can be difficult with the idler in a fixed place if the track length doesn't match up exactly.
Wit regards to markings, you're pretty limited, notwithstanding the markings in the box. The Canadian markings are wrong and for a differnt type of M3, the faceted turret version.
The horseshoe turreted tank didn't see combat with US foreces anywhere, I don't think and if it did, it would only have been 2 or 3 on Guadalcanal. These were used for training stateside and in England in the 42 period, but by the landings in North Aftrica they had been replaced by M3A1s and M5s. The Brits used a few of them in the desert, but you need a bunch of Brit stowage to make that work.
Way back when, Tamiya really couldn't have chosen a less representative version of the M3 to model.
Paul
Good to see you back in the saddle mate.
You have a few weeks to finish this before you get the large grey distraction back.
Crack on fella.
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Nearly at the end now fella. Looking forward to the painting to come.
Rich
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