"M5 half track" Topic
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 ochoin  | 05 Nov 2024 1:55 p.m. PST |
I finished this M5 half track for the HQ company of the motorised infantry battalion of the British 7th Armoured Division. I'm quite please with the result. It was a one off sprue from the Plastic Soldier Company I've had for a while. I'd possibly like more but I'll resist – the infantry companies have the alternate of Bedford lorries in place of M5s so I don't really need more. url=https://postimg.cc/jnWKYHWf]
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| pmwalt | 05 Nov 2024 2:58 p.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing. The molding looks fairly crisp. |
 deadhead | 06 Nov 2024 1:25 a.m. PST |
Don't forget the A1 bit. That is a really nice model although I have heard criticism of the excessive relief of detail like hinges, rivets etc. I have been very impressed with couple of "Wargame standard" kits, which just need a bit of work to make them display standard. It has all the detail changes I would want. The mudguards, the rounded rear corners, the rear bumpers. I think the sliding hatch in the side doors went inside on the M5, but am not sure frankly. Why not do a couple more without the 50 calibre? I think this is great. |
| Hornswoggler | 06 Nov 2024 1:28 a.m. PST |
The armoured side extension should be removed from the MG pulpit. It is completely bogus on WWII halftracks – it is what happens when makers of models copy straight from other makers of models instead of doing… RESEARCH ! |
 Dal Gavan | 06 Nov 2024 6:48 a.m. PST |
They're nice kits, Ochoin. I've got the 15mm version. |
| deadhead | 07 Nov 2024 9:35 a.m. PST |
Well the things you learn. I was always puzzled why my Academy H/T converted to an M5A1 had that curious extension. I could not find it on any Free French H/Ts at the Liberation of Paris, but was reluctant to remove it. Now I know! |
| Hornswoggler | 07 Nov 2024 6:02 p.m. PST |
Well the things you learn. I was always puzzled why my Academy H/T converted to an M5A1 had that curious extension. I could not find it on any Free French H/Ts at the Liberation of Paris, but was reluctant to remove it. Now I know! My assumption is that Academy copied the feature to their M3A1 kit from the 1/35 scale Tamiya kit, but that was correctly designated "M3A2" – no WWII service. A corresponding M5A2 version was also projected, but again never entered service. Following on from PSC, I think Victrix are the next to parrot this error. |
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opens up the all-plastic M5 Stuart kit recently released.
