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M30 Ammo Carrier
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Posted: Monday, March 21, 2016 - 11:15 PM UTC
My M12 GMC was wrecked when my modelling shelf fell down. I'm lucky enough to have another in the stash, so I've decided to turn the wreck into an M30 Ammo Carrier.
Does anyone have any good plans or drawings of the M30? I've found Marcos Serra's page on his conversion, which is excellent, but you can never get enough reference material!

John
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 01:15 AM UTC
F.Y.I. Commander Models makes a rather nice looking ($50 USD) resin conversion for the M30.

http://ironshipwrights.com/armor/M30.html
berwickj
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 01:34 AM UTC
Thanks Michael, but converting the M12 to an M30 doesn't look too difficult, so I thought I'd try doing a bit of scratch converting. I'd like to better my modelling skills. The pics are a good reference though!

John
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 01:49 AM UTC
I've got some M30 1/48th scale drawings I can send you. Just PM me your email adress if you're interested

H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 01:54 AM UTC
Thanks Frenchy. You must have a huge archive.

John
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 02:26 AM UTC
Check your mailbox

H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 02:53 AM UTC


Cheers!!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 03:34 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I've got some M30 1/48th scale drawings I can send you. Just PM me your email adress if you're interested

H.P.



Moi aussi s'il vous plaît,
Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 03:53 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

I've got some M30 1/48th scale drawings I can send you. Just PM me your email adress if you're interested

H.P.



Moi aussi s'il vous plaît,


Just drop me a PM and I'll send them to you when I'm back home from work

H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 05:26 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Thanks Michael, but converting the M12 to an M30 doesn't look too difficult, so I thought I'd try doing a bit of scratch converting. I'd like to better my modelling skills. The pics are a good reference though!

John


Somehow I knew that would be your approach. I figured the Commander photos might also offer some needed reference.

Go for it!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 03:46 PM UTC
Merci Beaucoup Henri Pierre

1/48th to 1/35th is 131.1% enlargement, most modern printers can cope with that 5age work now.

I realise now I have this Bradford Book, he covers a lot of tanks & versions, but please exercise caution, as some of his assumptions and dimensions are 'off'.

Not a deal breaker, but always get as many refs & drawings as possible & check dimensions
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 03:48 PM UTC
Hi John,

This is probably the best source on info for converting to the M30. Once you get past the weird pattern of how to access the pictures, everything you need to make the conversion is there:

http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/bunker-buster/4115

The toughest part I had with our conversion is getting the air cleaners right. The M12 kit has the late cleaners, and all the M30's had the early ones.

Jon
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