| SirFjodin | 14 Jul 2013 9:17 p.m. PST |
Just finished another US light tank of WW1 and Interwar period. This time its Ford 3-Ton M1918 light tankette.
Design on the 3-ton tank started in mid-1918, before which American tank forces had been largely equipped with British or French examples. The 3-Ton was a two man tank designed so that American forces could use another tank besides the Renault FT in battle, and was in fact designed around the FT but as a cheaper alternative. Its two Model T ford engines were controlled from the driver- seated at the front- with a gunner beside him who had control of a 7.62mm machine gun on a limited-traverse mount. The initial production run of the 3-ton was of fifteen vehicles, one of these was sent to France for testing. A contract for 15,000 of these vehicles was awarded; however, the U.S tank corps felt it did not meet the requirements they wanted. The contract for the 15,000 tanks was ended by the Armistice, leaving only the fifteen original vehicles produced.
T1 Cunningham Light Tank and Ford 3-Tonn Tankettes advancing towards enemy position. |
| skinkmasterreturns | 14 Jul 2013 9:25 p.m. PST |
I love tankettes.I just bought an SHQ Carden-Lloyd for my Dutch.I also have a pair of the Polish TKS from SHQ as well. |
| TheRatGod | 14 Jul 2013 9:47 p.m. PST |
so awesome man, loving it |
| theRaptor | 14 Jul 2013 9:53 p.m. PST |
I love that tankette, it is like a baby Hetzer. |
| Tarleton | 14 Jul 2013 11:45 p.m. PST |
I wanted to use some in my VBCW but at 5mph its just too slow! You can get Carden-Loyd MkVIs from Early War Miniatures, Geisbers do the Carden-Loyd one man tank and Vickers Medium MkIII, also the A1E1 Independent. The inter war AFV ranges are expanding with different manufacturers bringing out some wonderful models. I have heard the Birch Gun is being prepared :) |
| SirFjodin | 15 Jul 2013 12:00 a.m. PST |
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I wanted to use some in my VBCW but at 5mph its just too slow!
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Well, Renault FT-17 is a slow tank too :) ;) ;) |
| Kierto | 15 Jul 2013 2:07 a.m. PST |
What program do you make these in? |
| Eclipsing Binaries | 15 Jul 2013 3:03 a.m. PST |
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| SirFjodin | 15 Jul 2013 3:47 a.m. PST |
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| Tarleton | 15 Jul 2013 4:56 a.m. PST |
At least the FT-17 has decent armour and a gun, which isn't! You need to use FT-17s carefully or they just get by-passed and knocked out. The model of the 3 ton tank is 19 euros which is too dear for a whim, never mind a unit. |
| wminsing | 15 Jul 2013 5:42 a.m. PST |
Wow, that was fast! Great looking model! -Will |
| SirFjodin | 15 Jul 2013 6:14 a.m. PST |
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Thanx! I hope for more tanks tomorrow morning! 2 Tarleton
Well, this is 15mm model, so its much cheaper :) |
| elsyrsyn | 15 Jul 2013 7:54 a.m. PST |
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| Tarleton | 15 Jul 2013 8:19 a.m. PST |
Pity, it looks a cracker! |
| SirFjodin | 15 Jul 2013 5:16 p.m. PST |
I added some details on tracks and converted model in 3 separate pieces. |
| Mechanical | 17 Jul 2013 3:46 a.m. PST |
What software did you use and where can one find these? |
| SirFjodin | 17 Jul 2013 4:14 a.m. PST |
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| SirFjodin | 21 Jul 2013 7:20 p.m. PST |
Added some details. Now its finished! |
| Come In Nighthawk | 22 Jul 2013 4:57 p.m. PST |
Are those on Shapeways!!?? |
paints some Synths from the Fallout game.
