Armourfast M36 Jacksons (German)

[nurglespuss]

Hi Guys,

well this is the second Armourfast kit I picked up to experiment with. I was not as impressed with this kit as the StuH 42's, they look fine for a basic replica, but that essentially empty open top, and very sparse detail kind of left me wondering what to do with them. Well, I did a bit of Googling and found quite a few intentional and field modified open turrets of various types of tank, and decided to go with a 'field' modified turret offering a little more protection, but less visibility. It's not perfect, but I can imagine the welding and swearing while it was being made! This was painted very quickly to see how the green and the dirt would look. the front insignia is a direct snub to the vehicles former owners (I have not managed to find any mention of a German capture M36).

The second one, i decided to keep open topped and have tried to add a small amount of detail with basic scraps and paper clips. I'm waiting for a Zevzda german machine gun to arrive to nab the crew from (and for the heavens to stop so I can spray prime it).

Anyway, any comments appreciated, on this simple job.

[Sgt.Squarehead]

This is one of the earlier kits from the Armourfast range IIRC.....Your work is clearly far superior to the kit, go on, treat yourself to a Zvezda QB, you'll never look back!

[Smudger2]

Hi, is the armoured roof section on the turret done from photo's, was this a real conversion by the Germans or is it improvised modelling?

I have an M36 B-2 by a Ukrainian maker UM i think, and the lid looks very much simpler than yours, basicly a flat sheet with a hinged rear.

Regards Rob