M47 Patton

[HL-10]

Italeri's M47 Patton is an old, but sound kit.

The only things I added was a figure from Verlinden, some clear lenses from MV and I replaced the kit's M2 Browning with one from the Academy set.

I also added some kit bags and ammo cans.

I used Tamiya acrylics to paint it and I used their textured paint and Mig pigments to weather the model.

Thanks for looking.

[fatfingers]

^{Nice work on one of Italeri's best kits!}

^{I built one of these many years ago and it was the first kit I ever airbrushed!}

^{Got one in the stash at this very moment (Revell boxing)}

^{Nice work with the Tamiya textured paint too.}

^Regards,

^Steve

[Pete H]

Superb!

Regards

Pete

[jimbuna]

Very nice indeed.

[Jim Starling]

Nice job, indeed.

[Jaykay]

Yep agreed, nice detail and paint job

[gmoss]

Very nice. Well done!

[HL-10]

Thanks for the compliments everybody, I'm glad you like the Patton.

I remember seeing this tank painted grey and masquerading as Tiger Tanks in the film "Battle of the Bulge".

I did toy with making one as a mock Tiger with a Robert Shaw look a like commander in the turret.

[IainA]

Hi, nice build and I like your weathering.

One small point. Your tracks appear to be metallic. The M47 had T84E1 tracks which where rubber pads held together with steel rod, guides and end connectors.

Edit: Ooops! Sorry for commenting nearly three months later! I've only just come across this.

Edited November 23, 2012 by IainA

[oldhouse]

Very,very nice looking Patton !! Superb weathering !! Peter

[HL-10]

One small point. Your tracks appear to be metallic. The M47 had T84E1 tracks which where rubber pads held together with steel rod, guides and end connectors.

Thanks for the comments guys.

The tracks look that way because of poor photography

I did paint the pads black, but weathering and a poor photograph has given them a shine.

[HOUSTON]

....One word..

EXCEPTIONAL build.