Resurrected WIP.... M60A1 w/M9 Dozer....Call'n it DONE

Gary ,

I was following your progress on the build of the M60 blade tank some time ago, as I have the same project in my mind, using the Academy kit with M9 blade. However, I am stuck with some problems I couldn't solve till today.  My question is: how you managed to measure the proper dimension of that rectangular armored box on the left rear fender, protecting the hydraulic lines of the blade? I have the same question concerning the dimensions of oil reservoir on the very end of the left rear fender which you have scratchbuilt as well. 

Did you find the dimensions somewhere or you simply eyeballed the size of these components from photos? Also, what is the diameter of brass wire you used to replicate the piping going from the reservoir to the blade under the belly of the tank?

Thanks for any help, my only source of info is the technical manual of M9 dozer blade which can be foud here:

 http://www.tpub.com/content/operatormanuals/TM-9-2590-209-14-P/index.htm

But it doesn't include any info on component dimensions, so I'm still stuck here. Would you please share me some dimensions if you have them, of course?

Piotr

Piotr,

It was almost a year ago when I scratch built the reservoir and the rectangular housing behind it.  I did It using the eyeball method with the help of many pictures.  on page one of my thread binder001 posted a link to his photo album that has some great shots of a M60A0 with a M9 dozer blade.  There were two nice ones of the reservoir and housing.   Verlindens Warmachines No3 M60A3 book,  it has  four great photos and some very detailed drawings. Rob G also posted some nice drawings that look like they came from the TM.  They show the general layout of all the plumbing.  That all being said,  I have recently purchased a Verlinden M9 Dozer kit that has the reservoir and housing.  The 1/35 scale measurements of the reservoir are 15.2mm long, 12.3mm wide, 9.5mm high.   The 1/35th scale measurements of the rectangular housing are 19mm long, 8.5mm wide, 9mm high.   The wire I used for the plumbing is 14/2 romex copper (the stuff you'd wire your house with) 1.5mm diameter.  to get it 100% strait put one end in a vise, hold the other in a pair of pliers and pull hard. 

hope this helps

Gary

Gary,

Many thanks for your help! I have now all the dimensions and can safely start my next project.

 

best regards,

 

Piotr

I commanded B 2/64 at Schweinfurt in 1970.  We had a mixture of 60's and A1's.  My 1sgt had the blade tank.  Our markings were OD and we had numerals to denote position in the Bn and company.  My command tank had orange numerals 266 on the turret.  2 for B company, 6 for command section and another 6 for command tank.  the third platoon leader would be 236 and so on.  The third tank in the command seciton was the FO's tank.  We had an arty Lt who commanded that tank.  Silly requirement as I could adjust my own artillery having spent theprevious year in Nam doing just that!

The dozer thank was an M60 and did not roll much as it was so blasted heavy and was often down.

1SG Davis

Just scored an Italeri M60A1 in my LHS 50% off section.  I'd like to build this up as an early M60A1 with a solid OD paint scheme.  I've got a few questions that I need some help with.

#1 the O/D paint from Tamiya (XF-62) and Model Master (34087) both seem to be a little too "green" when compared to some color pictures of early O/D M-60A1's I've found, the picture's seem to show a darker more brownish O/D.  Is there a different color that matches better?

#2 Could the later T142 octagonal be found on a O/D M60A1 or would I need to use the earlier "chevron" style track?

#3 Would Academy's M9 Dozer Blade set be appropriate to add to an early O/D M60A1?

#4 Does anyone know of some good pictures?  I've found just a few  (Toadmans & Prime Portal pictures seem to be mostly MERDC & Europe 1)

Hope to be able to post some WIP pictures soon.

Thanks,

Gary / 1SG

 

ive got some old color photos of M60A1, M60A2 and M48s that i shot down at Fort Knox armor school, went down there for a week just photographing them , i build Roco M60A1s in 1/87 scale to keep my sanity also in 1/35. How do i post them? Get back to me at afflar@msn.com

 

larry

I really like the clean look of this build. Those details are wonderful and I think you've represented the tank very well.

Keep up the good work and gratz on the promotion.