Hi all
More updated photos of the M-10 can be viewed here http://community.webshots.com/album/110639660sUkdUg/1

Thanks for looking any comments welcomed .
I do like the Sherman based tanks nice design but hard on the tracks I think.
By for now off to the model show

Looks like the model is crowded with details. Can't wait to see it painted up. :-)

She's a beauty Jeff like to see it finished, which is it academy or afv. :-)

Nice build -- I really like how you handled the counterweight bolt question.

A couple FYIs:

The thing on the back of the interior is an oil cooler, not a generator grill.

The ammo tubes should be black, not OD.

The radio should be a semi-gloss black, with a white backround to the recessed vertical rows of back buttons.

One last thing, the seats were black leather from the factory -- but were often re-covered in the field, so color is not a biggie. But seatbelts? Can't find any in my references...

Looking good Jeff.
Only thing I would like to add comment wise - is be sure to lower the tracks to the return rollers, whether by glue or thread or whatever.

And, although a nice touch, there were no seatbelts as Bob had pointed out.

Okay you first Hollowpoint on the last one seat belts well I used the Squardon walk around on the American Td they were in their so I put them on,don't know if they had them but they are their.

Okay on the oil cooler good knowledge for me I guess

On the radio pics that I used was in Od green so this is what I used as color if it is supposed to be Black well between me and you hope judges don't know I can say it is black
must be the lighting

The ammo tubes gossh really black I followed Academy on this one I think but I might have gotten it wrong crap ain't noway I am taking those mind blowing buggers out to repaint them

any hints on that?
On the counter weight bolts I looked at the book and saw at least 4 at top and three at the bottom so I applied them with punch and die sets after removing the oblong ones that were on the kit..

Thanks for heads up Hollowpoint

Easy Company .Yes Academy bad fit of Turret on mine at the rear had to add some plastic
strip to fill in don't know if I did something or turret was off by about 2mm

Well Now Ken In my book their are seat belts. Squardon Td walk around

So my guys are getting protection click-it or Ticket as they say here


Okay I will push them buggers down when it goes to base as these Friul tracks are killer to go around those return rollers.
Last time I use them for Sherman based tracks

Any hints on wethering the suckers maybe some pastel dust in airbrush shot on anybody try that yet like in that great book on advanced Weathering techniques?

one thing on the Ammo tubes here is quote from AFV interiors on those

by black or green fiber containers that quickly slipped from the rounds when released from the storage shelf retaining belts.
Saved by the Bell on that one

I know I read that somewhere.

Last but not least Shonen Red getting it done thanks Bro.

Okay I earned my post for that one.
Thanks for replies makes one a better builder and heck we all can learn something.
I did (++)

Oh not responsible for spelling errors

I know you are going to love the Double stars I have applied with hardley no reference to go by.

Jeff, you are correct about the seat belts being shown in Squadron's Walk Around. This happends to be one feature I certainly overlooked. I can't tell from the pics, but are they attached to the rear of the seats?
Good call. I'd keep em.

Yes they are Ken in the Eduard kit you get the little pieces that go to the back of the seat with holes and cutouts in both sides so I looked and run the tape thru both and used some lead I rolled to make it thinner cut some strips wraped around and hit with super glue,did not bother with the ends as not visible on finished project anyway.


I am going to repaint the radio as to Bob's suggestion found out All American radios were any color as long as it was Black!!