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Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 12 Jan 2021, 12:36
by Jan Persson
I am detecting a trend here 8-)

Will have a go at the DML M3 halftrack with 20 mm. cannon, probably a small base and a couple of figures, let's see how far the motivation holds up.

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Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 12 Jan 2021, 21:16
by Philipp Gross
Good choice Jan :D WW2 hardware long after WW2 is always a fascinating subject.

Philipp

Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 13 Jan 2021, 00:01
by Vincent Power
Nice one Jan. The M3 halftrack is a good subject. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. :)

Vincent

Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 13 Jan 2021, 18:35
by Olivier Carneau
Interesting version of this old workhorse. ;)

Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 01 Feb 2021, 12:22
by Jan Persson
Construction started with the fine, little engine
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Already here, there is a mistake in the instrucktions, fan is shown in wrong place but not a big problem.

Here's the finished block
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The undercarriage is really detailed and the instructions are somewhat confusing in my opinion. I made some mistakes but think I managed to solve most of them. After some fiddling with small and fragile parts, I ended up with this
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I would imagine, that the israeli wouldn't bother to paint the frame and undercarriage and therefor primed it in the original OD from the US army. Now for the detail painting and weathering, this should be fun and will look fantastic, at least I hope so :lol: :?
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Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 01 Feb 2021, 18:23
by Olivier Carneau
Jan Persson wrote: 01 Feb 2021, 12:22 I would imagine, that the israeli wouldn't bother to paint the frame and undercarriage and therefor primed it in the original OD from the US army.
With IDF never say never :lol:

Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 02 Feb 2021, 07:49
by Adam Durrant
That’s a good start Jan, it’s always a pity that a lot of the detail will be hidden under the hull ;)

Re: Israeli M3 halftrack

Posted: 06 Feb 2021, 00:30
by Shawn Ramsey
The frame looks great.

Shawn