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I’ve been looking forward to this group build. My entry will be AFV Club’s 1/35 M5A1 and I will be doing it as a 4th Marine tank at Kwajalein, more specifically, during the battle for Roi-Namur. Not pictured are some Tiger Model Designs goodies I have to dig out of somewhere. A combination of the kit decals and Star Decals will be used to depict “Hothead” from Company B, 4th Marine Tank Battalion. During the Battle For Kwajalein, the heaviest action took place on the islands of Roi-Namur (connected by a causeway). Because they figured to be the most heavily defended in the atoll, the task of clearing them went to the Marines. Roi was home to a large airfield while Namur had the support buildings. Intelligence figured the airfield would be more heavily defended, so M4A2 Shermans were sent ashore there while the M5A1 Stuarts, which were quickly falling out of favor with the USMC, went ashore at Namur for what figured to be little more than mop up duty. Unfortunately the opposite happened. The Shermans raced across Roi with very little resistance while the main fighting greeted the troops who went ashore at Namur. The four Company B tanks (Hothead, Hunter, Hornet and Heater) did their best to help, but some never made it off the beach after falling into shell holes. Furthermore, during the first day of fighting, they lost their commanding officer. Capt James Denig in Hunter was advancing across the island when his tank got caught up on a tree stump. Half a dozen Japanese soldiers then used this opportunity to swarm the small tank. A nearby marine left cover and emptied his BAR at the soldiers, cutting down five in one blow, but in the short time it took to reload, the sixth enemy soldier was able to climb on top of the tank and drop a grenade in the signal port. The marines rushed to the aid of the crewmen, but the grenade fatally wounded Denig and the driver. Roi-Namur was secured the next day but it had come at a cost and further proved to the Marines that the Stuart was no longer a front line vehicle….by the summer of 1944, all Stuarts in their inventory had been replaced with M4A2s. Capt Denig’s burnt out Stuart.
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Tamiya OOB, 83rd Recon, 3rd Armoured...Spearhead...
John Masters posted a topic in M3/M5 Stuart STGB
I really fell in love with building light armour and soft-skinned vehicles back when I was a child, and I still love it. I guess it shows. This will be my first build for this GB. I also hope to get to my Academy Honey, eventually. With this build on the bench I now have 6 builds going--3 aircraft, one small truck, a small Finnish tank and this baby. That's a lot to do and should keep me busy up until Christmas, but I'll have to check the dates. Oh yes...and it's a recon battalion. Gotta love that. Forward ho! Nice looking sprue. Very clean. Is it my imagination or has Tamiya improved 500% since the days of yore? Here's the guys. Not sure about the mortar crew. I will be using some resin add-ons. "Of course he is", they said. "He can't leave well enough alone!" Yes. I'll load it up for sure. I doubt I'll use all the resin. "Victory" for sure... I'll get it on the assembly line this week... --John- 45 replies
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This Tamiya M5A1 kit has the tactical markings of the Company D, 15th Armoured Battalion, 6th Armored Division, Saarbrücken Area, November-December 1944. The model was painted with acrylic paint. Enamel Washing and oil paint to finish. The half-torso figures are in resin. I used Bison Decals. Scale 1/35. In a diorama the model has more realism. Best Regards, Fábio.
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Just completed the M5A1. Pls enjoy the video. Thanks. Please post phots, links to you tube channels are not allowed
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Ok still kind of new to modelling having only made 2 planes! I started this a few years ago then took a big break from new hobby. Recently got back into it and finished this! First attempt at weathering. Maybe a bit too far. Have a diorama base I bought for it so will work on that now as well as my eurofighter Hope you like it!!
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Good evening all Have seen some of the amazing things people can do on this site, it's with some trepidation that I post the pictures below....but you’ve got to start somewhere.... I made a few models (badly) in my youth when war-gaming and then nothing for a long time but got back into it last year after 20+ years, when my young son decided he wanted a model tank that he could play battles with. Below is a selection of some of the betters ones but I’ve still got a way to go especially when it comes to weathering and stowage. At the moment my aim is to get them looking reasonably like they're supposed to, which I think I've managed. Better historical accuracy will hopefully come with time. Thanks for your time and please be gentle..... Andrew PS you'll also probably notice I'm not a great photographer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armourfast Cromwells with some very basic stowage Plastic Soldier Company Churchills One has some extra stowage from S and S Models http://www.sandsmodels.com/ Armourfast Achilles x4 Again these have some additional stowage from S and S models. At some point I'll look at putting a couple of crew in. Also I know the weight should be 29 tons but I don't have any 29 ton signs. I also know the camo is not right but there are reasons (to do with my son) as to why I went with it. The bottom two are the first two models I finished after coming back to the hobby. I overdid the matt varnish on one of the but managed to rescue it (just). Plastic Soldier Company M5A1 Half track I have a total of three of these, of which this is probably the best. One thing that does annoy me slightly with PSC is some of the odd and inconsistent scaling. The 0.50 calibre MG on this model is WAY oversize but the ones on their Shermans are pretty close. Plastic Soldier Company M4A4 A couple of these have stowage/tarpaulin made of sprue off cuts covered in tissue paper, which is covered in PVA glue. I got the idea from someone on the Armourfast forum before it went offline (Dave if you ever see this - thanks for the idea). I also has to replace the .30 caliber bow MGs as they were as wide as the main gun!! I used short section of the same plastic I use for the aerials.
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Dear Friends Here is the AFV Club late M5A1 in a 'Belgian 44' scene and on its own. The crew named this one 'fish n chips' so I had to do it! Hope you like it? Andrew