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| Subject: | Re: M3 half-track (poll) |  |
| Date: | Jan 13, 2006 |
| From: | Tim Streeter | |
The main problem with Tamiya's M3A2 is that it was never produced--Tamiya copied a late-war prototype. The differences between that and the M3A1 are fairly significant but easy to correct.
One feature on the kit that is suspect are the "ladders" on the side walls. For a long time most of us thought those were some sort of scaling ladders, but it now appears they were merely giant tie-downs to which gear could be secured. They were more often (or only?) seen on the M21 mortar version, so you can swap the side walls between these two kits (or fashion your own walls with plastic cards and a fistfull of rivets and tie-downs).
And of course there are problems with the solid drive and idler wheels. You can get some more details on my website:
http://www.usarmymodels.com/MODEL%20GALLERY/Hurtgen%20Forest/4halftrack.html
(copy and paste in your browser if you don't get a working link here).
Tim |
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 | M3 half-track (poll) - Steve Campbell - Jan 12, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Paul A. Owen - Jan 12, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Paul Roberts - Jan 12, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Eric Scurlock - Jan 12, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Damon Agretto - Jan 12, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Desert Al Glover - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Tim Streeter - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Desert Al Glover - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Steve Campbell - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Tim Streeter - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Gerald Owens - Jan 15, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Mike Riedeman - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . Me! Me! Me! (little hand waving in the back of the crowd) - Herve Charbonneau - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Rodger Cole - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Tim Streeter - Jan 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Frank Blanton - Jan 15, 2006 |
| . . . Re: M3 half-track (poll) - Eric McClure - Jan 15, 2006 |
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