Thought id have a change from Tigers,so i have orded an academy m18 hellcat,it has lots of extras and two types of tracks one piece vinal or individual. Wish me luck

Luck so wished. Let us know how it goes.

Jeff

I built one of those a couple of months ago. It was an easy kit to build and I thought the detail was pretty good. It came with a fair amount of accessories. I thought it built well just OTB. Good luck and enjoy.

Tigeriv -

Great selection. I've been looking at that M18 as a future subject also, so will be anxious to follow your progress. Why not do a double and join this build in the "Tank Terror" Campaign? It doesn't close out til mid-February. Keep us posted,

Blade48mrd

wow, you have two sets of tracks that came with the kit? how much you pay for it? i want to build an m18 also

Frank

Its a real nice kit.. I have both the acadamy M18 and M10 sitting in the stash waiting to be built...

lots of extras with both..

and I think the price was about $36 USD

nice hell cat, i like the paint and the weathing,
i also have the hell cat and the m-10 duck bill.
i will start them some day

Hi Karl !
I just built that kit, here is a pic of it.



I love the kit! great detail, great fit and all the extra's you get make it a bargain! Enjoy building yours mate!

Garry

Looks great garry, i like the "Dororthy", was that a decal or does it come with the kit?
cheers

Howdy David, and thanks!
The Dorthy decals do come with the kid. I want to build another of this kit, I like it!

Garry

I bought the AFV Club version yonks ago, started it, and got to the tracks and put it aside... The AFV Club tracks are a waste of space. Which AM track set would be the best for this kit? It's an odd kit, It's got the 'working recoil action' barrel, nice, but what's the point and then they give you a set of tracks which quite frankly are a slap in the face. If this would have been my first AFV kit it would have probably put me of the brand. Sorry, I'm getting carried away again. The interior detail is nice though, one reason I like the TD's, lots of detailing scope..


Cheers
Henk

I am just about finished with both the Academy M18 and the AFV M18. They each have adavantages but I like the Academy better. It has better interior detail and the parts fit together easier although I do like the metal barrel of the AFV. I am planning to enter one into the Tank Terror campaign and one into the Ardennes campaign . The vinyl tracks suck on either model.

if you're talking about track sag, it's not so obvious on us afvs. i used the vinyl tracks on acdemy's stuart and hellcat and they look fine to me,
however, on german tanks it's better to use indy links as the track sag on them is more apparent...

just my opinion...

Hi Karl. I finished the Academy model earlier this year and was quite pleased with it. Pleanty of stowage and items included to make it look busy. I also used the vinyl tracks. I built it OOB and was pleased with the end result ... but there are lots of options for improvements. Good luck.

Frank thats one nice looking M18 you have there.looking at yours does give me some idea on how it should be made.Thanks for your pictures,very good job.

Great job on your Hellcat Frank ! I realy like all your add ons and the detail you put into your build, well done!
It realy is a great kit, I sure liked mine and I am wanting to built another one!

Regards,

Garry