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The construction forum is for the discussion of techniques on the construction phase of AFV modelling and the tools and materials used.
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Messages  8729
 Subject:  Re: Good approachList thread.  
  
 Date:  Mar 6, 2008
 From:  Fred Schwarz 
The more I get into it, i think a decent one can be made form the kit. Fixing the rounded rear should not be hard either by your suggested method or by building one out of sheet styrene. I do think it might ne a tad longer too.

I got the new George Bradford book WWII AFV Plans for American Fighting Vehicle and he makes the same mistake at Academy by not giving the M3A1 with welded hull a rounded rear. Too bad because his plans are in 1/35.

Looking at the Squadron In Action book they show an "Early Production" diesel M3A1 used by the USMC on Guadalcanal. Now I wonder if this diesel one has the same air cleaner layout as the M3 as shown on page 10. That would be easy to do and kind of cool. Still looks like I would have to do the rounded rear end (so the painting shows on pg 26) but the tank had rivets on the side. Hmmm... what do you think of that?
 
Thread Listing 
  Academy M3A1 Stuart Fuel Tanks? - Fred Schwarz - Mar 4, 2008
. . . Kit takes a ton of work - David Nickels - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Kit takes a ton of work - Fred Schwarz - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Fuel tanks - David Nickels - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Kit takes a ton of work - Fred Schwarz - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Kit takes a ton of work - Bruce Probst - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Kit takes a ton of work - Fred Schwarz - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . . . . I hate to say it but... - David Nickels - Mar 5, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Let Terry know - Bruce Probst - Mar 5, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Long range fuel tanks - Mike Griffin - Mar 5, 2008
. . . Re: Academy M3A1 Stuart Fuel Tanks? - Paul A. Owen - Mar 4, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Academy M3A1 Stuart Fuel Tanks? - Fred Schwarz - Mar 4, 2008
. . . Formations hull - David Nickels - Mar 5, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Formations hull - Fred Schwarz - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Formations hull - Scott Lyle - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Pics of Tiger - Fred Schwarz - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Pics of Tiger - Mike Griffin - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the kit tanks are also too large - David Nickels - Mar 7, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Good approach - David Nickels - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Good approach - Fred Schwarz - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diesel - David Nickels - Mar 7, 2008
. . . Welded Sides - Non-Curved rear - picture - Fred Schwarz - Mar 6, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Welded Sides - Non-Curved rear - picture - mike foncannon - Mar 15, 2008
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