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Posted by Anonymous
on Friday, June 13, 2003 1:24 PM
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Since Academy did do its homework on the numbers, but did not correctly identify the culprit, they instead changed the angle of the bogie arms downward to a very awkward angle and thus achieved the correct height for the vehicle, albeit at the expense of its normal appearance. (Also note that since they didn't do this for the idler assemblies, they now sit about 1mm off the ground!)
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Most modelers will probably settle for the early model M3A1. To get this model to appear correctly, all rivets must be removed from the side panels of the hull top, the upper perimeter and side edges (but not the bottom fastening strip or around the viewports) of parts B1 and B54; the late model will necessitate removing all of the rivets on the rear of the hull and sternplate part B37, cement it to the hull, and then round off the edges to create the appearance of a single bent steel plate. This isn't a earthshattering change to make, but it is tedious and if not careful other details will be nicked up.
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GAH. Why can't these companies make these models accurately? It's so depressing. I just want to build the model. I don't want to remold it.
Anyway, thanks for the url to the review. I guess it will require more work than I had thought. I don't know what I'm going to do about the wheels. I'm not going to buy a Tamiya Stuart just to build the Academy Stuart.
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