Andys Tamiya 1/35 M3a2 halftrack

[scottie3158]

Mr Smifff very nice indeed mate, that looks the dogs.

[Airborne01]

Loving it so far - looking superb!
Steve

[Guest]

Also added some mines

I find it very odd that Tamiya could mould those separately in the 1970s, but Dragon can’t in the 2010s …

[minitnkr]

Looks great. Excellent cab & you can never have too many guns, but maybe a back door?

[Graeme C.]

Looking very good Andy, the guns are a must have!

[Ian M]

Looking great.
If you going to have a gun, have a big one.

[Mini Me]

No question 'bout that Ian........the more the merrier! And may I just add Mr. Smiff, your build is the dog's doodahs! Looking at the wheels and tracks, I'd say you've a fair bit of weathering ahead of you. :thumb2::thumb2:

[The Smythe Meister]

That really looks the part Andy. Very nice indeed.

Cheers Tim!! The pics will be better at the end!:thumb2:

Like the look of that mate ,excellent.

Thanks Mark.... it`ll be better looking soon i hope!!

Mr Smifff very nice indeed mate, that looks the dogs.

Hey Scottie (Dawg!!),nowhere near your skill level mate,but i appreciate your support:thumb2:.

Loving it so far - looking superb!
Steve

Cheers mate..... not sure about "Superb".... however,i`ll take that !!:hugging-face:

I find it very odd that Tamiya could mould those separately in the 1970s, but Dragon can’t in the 2010`s

Didn`t realise that Jakko.... very strange indeed!!

Looks great. Excellent cab & you can never have too many guns, but maybe a back door?

Thanks Paul.... The back door was a work in progress..... look in...........

Looking very good Andy, the guns are a must have!

Cheers Graeme.... Always great to see you popping in mate... and YES.... you gotta have GUNS!!

Looking great.
If you going to have a gun, have a big one.

Thanks Ian,...... and indeed,BIG is best!!

No question 'bout that Ian........the more the merrier! And may I just add Mr. Smiff, your build is the dog's doodahs! Looking at the wheels and tracks, I'd say you've a fair bit of weathering ahead of you. :thumb2::thumb2:

HELLO Mr. Rick!!.... That`s very kind of you mate,and indeed there is some serious weathering to be done for sure.... however,i will tone it down a little

[Mickc1440]

Wow Andy, that looks so good. Great work

[The Smythe Meister]

Wow Andy, that looks so good. Great work

Thanks very much Mick,much appreciated

[The Smythe Meister]

Well,I couldn't help myself could I ?!
Added quite a lot of bits/stowage to the interior and near side....

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As you can see Paul... There's a door there now
More stuff to add to tother side tomorrow,then the final weathering.... As long as I don't get sucked in to adding more stuff obviously !!
That's it for now,but I'm really hoping that tomorrow it really WILL be finished!!
Andy

[minitnkr]

Nice door. Good CITB. A bazooka?:smiling:

[Tim Marlow]

Looks well lived in…..back to the mossy soon then!

[Steve Jones]

Great work on all the stowage my friend. Has a very realistic look to it. Keep it comin mate

[Lee Drennen]

.... Not the complete update that I had intended,but I have to do this on my phone lately :sad:
.... I wanted the radiator grille to be open as I did that on my Scout car build a few years ago,(pretty much my favourite build of all time if I'm honest !! ),as I think that makes it look much more interesting :smiling3: ....
.... In that kit,I had to put the individual "slats" of the grille together,apply the decal and then slice it along the edges,and disassemble the slats. ;(
In this kit though, Tamiya have helped us out and provided THIS decal with cut lines...

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THANKS guys!! :smiling3:....
With that in mind,I did this,(I will admit mind,it taxed me a little!!)..
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Upon reflection I should've painted the rad first,but hey ho,I'll sort it! I'm quite pleased with how it came out,and it's been sol'd and varnished into position now... So it's going NOWHERE !! :smiling3:
I've done the side decals too,but with not the same success,but I always post up "warts'n all",....
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As you can see,these sides need some "touching up",and painting in to look behind the "Ladders".
Still enjoying this immensely,a cracking kit,and a favourite subjyof mine... More to come soon!...
I've done much since these posts!!
Thanks for looking in,
Andy

Great work on that Star in the grille