Academy Honey

[Rodders]

Hi,

I'm trying to start on the interior of the Academy M3 Honey, and have the eduard etched set for it.

I was looking for some pictures or colour information on the radio, as the instructions have you paint it green. But, what colour would the front of the radio be,

Can anyone help. Plus, how to handle the turret basket. Do i just cut the legs of, or just leave it out altogether.

Please forgive my ignorance, this is my first British desert tank,

Thanks.

[Rodders]

Anyone help,

Thanks.

[ChrisITA]

Hi Rodders

I presume you're doing it as a British tank? in which case the radio is a number 19 WT set. The case should be SCC15 or olive drab at a pinch, The 'face' should be a pale grey.

I also took these a little while ago inside a British Honey, they may be some use, note that the gun mount and remainder of the barrel and recuperator housing are olive drab:

Hope that helps

Chris

[Rodders]

Thanks Chris,

Thats just what i'm looking for.

Looking at the pictures, i see there's a turret basket. I've asked a few places and was told to leave it out. Now i'm confused, was the Honey you photographed an early one used in the desert?.

But thank you so much for the help,

Regards.

[ChrisITA]

Thanks Chris,

Thats just what i'm looking for.

Looking at the pictures, i see there's a turret basket. I've asked a few places and was told to leave it out. Now i'm confused, was the Honey you photographed an early one used in the desert?.

But thank you so much for the help,

Regards.

Sorry Rodders, you are correct. The academy kit is an M3, which did not have a basket. The basket was introduced from the M3A1 onwards

Chris

[Rodders]

Sorry Rodders, you are correct. The academy kit is an M3, which did not have a basket. The basket was introduced from the M3A1 onwards

Chris

Sorry Chris,

I wasn't being critical, i take it i just leave the turret basket out altogether,

Thanks.

[ChrisITA]

Sorry Chris,

I wasn't being critical, i take it i just leave the turret basket out altogether,

Thanks.

No, my fault, I didn't read your question properly the first time!

I've built this one, but years ago, so I can't quite remember it. If you post a couple pics of the turret parts we can have a good look at what might need doing?

[Buzby061]

Chris, some really useful pictures there. Thanks for posting them.

Was the radio intended for a Valentine (or something similar) going to Russia as it looks like English & Cyrillic on the placards?

Pete

[Rodders]

Hi,

Yes i noticed the writing, too. Good point.

[ChrisITA]

Hi,

Yes i noticed the writing, too. Good point.

its because it was made in canada. A great number of british material made under lend lease license in canada was sent to Russia in the form of Valentines and Matildas. Of course, when the factory made the radios they didn't necessarily know if the tank or vehicle it was going to be fitted to would be destined for Russia or the UK, so they labelled them with both

Chris

[Buzby061]

Thanks Chris.

It certainly is an education reading these forums!

Pete

Edited December 3, 2010 by Buzby061

[Rodders]

Thanks Chris,

I'll try and take some photos asap.

Thank you again for your help,

Rodders.

[Rodders]

Hi Chris,

I've got some pictures here, and the instructions if that's any good,

No, my fault, I didn't read your question properly the first time!

I've built this one, but years ago, so I can't quite remember it. If you post a couple pics of the turret parts we can have a good look at what might need doing?

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Thanks.

[ChrisITA]

Hi Rodders,

It looks like its mostly a case of just the basket off then. The only thing I'm not sure of is the seats. I imagine seats would have been included for the turret crew (otherwise they'd have to stand on the fighting compartment ammo stowage all the time) so you may way to jury rig a way of getting those in. I'm afraid my knowledge does not extend to these and how they were attached/ positioned

As much as I don't like to refer people away from one site; you might like to register on missing-lynx.com and ask in the Allied forum. There are a lot of guys on there who are very knowledgable on US built armour. One of them might have a diagram of the M3 interior

Good luck with it

Chris

[Rodders]

Hi Chris,

Thank you so much for the help, really appreciated. I'll leave the basket out.

Thanks.

[Mike Starmer]

Hi Chris,

Thank you so much for the help, really appreciated. I'll leave the basket out.

Thanks.

Leave out the turret basket, seats for driver and lap gunner and a sling I think for the commander, the others hung on. When in action the gunner and loader had to run around the fighting compartment as the turret rotated. That is the sort of thing that happens when the designers don't have to use their creation.

[Mike Starmer]

Hi,

I'm trying to start on the interior of the Academy M3 Honey, and have the eduard etched set for it.

I was looking for some pictures or colour information on the radio, as the instructions have you paint it green. But, what colour would the front of the radio be,

Can anyone help. Plus, how to handle the turret basket. Do i just cut the legs of, or just leave it out altogether.

Please forgive my ignorance, this is my first British desert tank,

Thanks.

If you are intending to finish this tank in British desert colours marked as the kit then totally ignore the painting instructions. The drawing is fiction and the colours based on almost medieval hearsay. Do not buy the Lifecolor set No.6 Desert Colors either, they are completely wrong too. I am currently working on an article about the scheme applied to 4th A.B. Stuarts. I can provide colour chips and accurate disruptive pattern for this tank. Mail me.