John-- I will order the kit once Lucky Models displays it. I plan on making an M60A3, chew up the road wheels, make it absolutely filthy, load all the junk found in this AM kit and placing bumper markings for D-66 on her. You were the only clowns in the battalion who would carry all of that junk and then tell me it was all done according to the mysteriously missing load plan..."honest, sir, I know it was here just a minute ago." Stay safe DJ

Hi guys. Could i ask a question,when is the M60 set suppose to be in?late 1980 or earlier?

Nick-- we had the M60A3 in the Active Army past 1988.......I would imagine you can use the stowage set for just about any time up to the mid 1990's. Someone chime in here and let me know when the Guard/Reserve turned there A3s in. I recently saw a photo of a Lebanese Army outpost and they certainly were using them. DJ

Actually, with the exception of the M60 roadwheels and track, most of the gear can still be used today. Tent bags, duffle bags, etc. are all the same today. The MRE boxes on the turret are modern ones as well. The water jugs and ammo boxes are the same as well.

Well done Legend By the look of it the gun mantlet issue has been corrected and the boxes on the front of the mantlet. aaaagh!!!!! now I have to make 2 vehicles LOL

I have the Blast ERA set. It looks to be pretty close to it. The Legend set also looks to have a few extra pieces to bring the older M2A2 up to standards (engine hatch lip and hinge points from the swim skirt). It is a lot cheaper than the Blast set too. Looks great.

If you're talking about the one in the pics, it's a U.S.M.C. M60A1 w/ ERA from ODS in `91. But as stated above, some of the stowage could be used about anytime before or after that time frame Gino, got this a couple weeks ago. It's very good, makes the Verlinden look even worse that it is. [/quote] Gary-- do you know when the Marines phased out the M60A1s? I would imagine it was right after Gulf War I. Seems I recall, the Army provided them with 4 battalions plus spares of M1A2s. thanks DJ

Yes, they were actually in the process of fielding M1A1 HCs when ODS broke out. The Army loaned them 1 Bn of M1A1s along with a Bn of M60A3 TTS. The Army also gave them an Armor BDE, 1st "Tiger" BDE, 2 AD "Hell on Wheels" (a.k.a. Patton's Own) for direct support. After ODS, the USMC transitioned fully to M1A1 HC tanks.

Yes, they were actually in the process of fielding M1A1 HCs when ODS broke out. The Army loaned them 1 Bn of M1A1s along with a Bn of M60A3 TTS. The Army also gave them an Armor BDE, 1st "Tiger" BDE, 2 AD "Hell on Wheels" (a.k.a. Patton's Own) for direct support. After ODS, the USMC transitioned fully to M1A1 HC tanks.[/quote] Gino--thank you for your response. Keep safe over there. DJ