"American M2 Tanks for VBCW" Topic

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floating white bear	02 Dec 2012 2:45 p.m. PST
Here are a couple of photos of some M2 Medium tanks scratchbuilt for our group's 28mm VBCW: link Should have some details on my blog…eventually… floatingwhitebear.blogspot.ca Regards, Rob.
Phil McCrackin	02 Dec 2012 3:24 p.m. PST
thats BEAUTIFUL!
coryfromMissoula	02 Dec 2012 3:52 p.m. PST
Outstanding!
Cardinal Hawkwood	02 Dec 2012 4:35 p.m. PST
bravo!
zippyfusenet	02 Dec 2012 5:14 p.m. PST
Wow! Not only is that a fantastic modelling project, but my man is using classic Testor's Pla Enamel. Well done.
Ditto The Abdominal Snowman	02 Dec 2012 7:00 p.m. PST
Holy crap, that's mostly from plastic card is it not? Wow! I've looking at these pin cushions in my Hunnicut book lately, your work is very good. How do they make it to the UK? US supplying one side that doesn't have control of as much manufacturing, perhaps? Anyway, love them. All the more if you tell me I'm right about the plastic card. -- Tim
bsrlee	03 Dec 2012 4:58 a.m. PST
I'd go for a Mk VIII 'International' tank – aka the Indiana Jones tank, minus the turret. The US had hundreds of them, unused & left over from WW1 orders, just stored out in the open, and ended up selling them to the Allies in 1940 or so, when they were shipped to Canada to be refurbished & used as training vehicles. Much more likely that a few would be subject to a bit of reverse bootleging via Canada as 'scrap' or 'machine parts' than a new tank from current inventory. There are some 28mm resin kits of the beast for those of us who aren't scratch builders.
floating white bear	03 Dec 2012 5:23 a.m. PST
Yes, mostly Evergreen sheet plastic. Some Alumilite castings and some green stuff. Rob.
Ditto The Abdominal Snowman	03 Dec 2012 12:35 p.m. PST
Wow that's great. I've done many scratch projects in the past with plastic card myself, though I do find keeping consistency in sizes of things like hatches difficult. -- Tim
Matsuru Sami Kaze	04 Dec 2012 8:00 a.m. PST
Such skills. I'm blown away.
spontoon	05 Dec 2012 7:51 p.m. PST
Wow! Get those made into masters and cast them up! I'd buy a couple! Not sure when they were available, but in the book " The Business of Tanks" ( can't remember the author) they are mentioned as being trialled by the British Tank Commission in the U.S.
Pyrate Captain	16 Jan 2013 10:05 p.m. PST
Simply, WOW!

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