Shermaniac Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) Tamiya M48A3 depicted as US Marines in Vietnam. The kit is from the 1970's with part of the the Legend M48 Stowage Set added and the AFV Club Indy Track (the black stuff). Weathering with MiG Vietnam Earth pigments Edited May 11, 2014 by Shermaniac 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Very nice, weathering is spot on, well done Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Luvery jubbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredben Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 That looks spot on. something about the Vietnam war armour it just looks brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stashaholic Steve Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Nice job on such an old kit, I remember building this one myself when Jesus was still in short trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 nice work, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Nice job like the well stowed up busy look Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks guys, appreciate your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillstar Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Very nice looking, good weathering. But I am missing any kind of gun on the tower... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Very nice looking, good weathering. But I am missing any kind of gun on the tower... Looks odd I know! But it was common for crews to remove the sub-turret .50cal and mount it on the turret top (cradle as seen). The MG was quite restrictive inside the turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 You have turned a very old kit into a masterpiece! Great work, it really looks the business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Great work mate, its still a good kit for its age, how did you get on fixing the Legend AM to the hull..did you do much carving with the resin?. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Great work mate, its still a good kit for its age, how did you get on fixing the Legend AM to the hull..did you do much carving with the resin?. Andy Hey Andy, very little hack 'n slash on the Legend stuff in fact, I still have a whole load left over as there's too much in the box almost enough for a good part of another vehicle. If I'd have put all the stowage on the M48 you wouldn't have been able to tell what vehicle it was and you had to be able to see 'The Bunny' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nicely done. This brings back memories. A historical tidbit if I may. The "bunny" didn't last long, it was located on the turret in the exact spot that an NVA soldier wanted to aim an RPG. The M48 was extremely vulnerable to this simple weapon, hence the sandbags above the rail. Spare tracklinks were almost always suspended from below the turret rail as supplemental armor. The front part of the turret contained several hydraulic lines which contributed to fires when hit. Not a smart design by any means. That's also the reason you see rolls of chain link fence carried along with metal fence poles. Crews erected a chain link barricade around the tank at night when lagered. Good job. Oh and some truly did look like "circus wagons" when on the march. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Cheers mate. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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