M1064A3 120mm Mortar Carrier (pics)

Thanks guys, glad you like it. 

The pointy-tipped piece hanging off the left-side rear is the base plate for the mortar so it can be dismounted and fired from the ground.

Gino, looks pretty good bro, however, I am thinking it could use more shading and highlighting!  Maybe it's the lighting in the pictures as they're kinda yellow/orange.  The interior looks good

CDNTanker25 wrote:

Gino, looks pretty good bro, however, I am thinking it could use more shading and highlighting!  Maybe it's the lighting in the pictures as they're kinda yellow/orange.  The interior looks good

Thanks.  It is the lighting though.  I need to get some true white/blue lights.  Regular bulbs give off a  yellow/orange tone on sand colored vehicles.

Nicely done!  Is this model still in service with Active units?  I've seen them being used by local national guard units. 

m1garand wrote:

Nicely done!  Is this model still in service with Active units?  I've seen them being used by local national guard units.

Thanks.  The M1064A3 is the latest version and is in service in all active duty heavy units.  It's predecessors, the M106 series with a 4.2" mortar may still be in use with some Guard units, they look vary similar.  M106A2 is pretty much the same externally, with the deletion of the external fuel tanks and a 4.2" mortar as opposed to the 120mm.  Here is my M106A2 model that I did a while ago.

More here.

 Most Guard units probably have the M1064A3s as well though, they were introduced in the mid '90s, shortly after ODS.

As per usual, a clean and concise build.

What colour do you use to paint the US desert scheme vehicles. I can never find anything that is a good match.

Thanks.  It is a customer's build for the TC of the vehicle. 

For sand paint, Testors Model Master Sand, #1706, FS 33531, is an exact match to modern CARC Sand.

zokissima wrote:

Do you know if they manufacture this paint in their Acryl line of paints?

Yes, it is available in both their enamel and acrylic lines.

I know it's been awhile since this build. This is my husbands "other home" as he sleeps in this trac probably more then our house. I was hoping to find a kit for Christmas but I can't seem to find one and I see you pieced this all together. We are new to model builds, so this was supposed to be an easier project/surprise for him for Christmas. Haha. Do you happen to know any other kits for this tank? Or do you sell the ones that you complete? 

Thanks!

A mortarmans wife

Ash

Hi Ash and welcome to the site.  Unfortunately, there is no out of the box kit of an M1064A3.  It takes a Tamiya M106A1 kit and an M1064A3 conversion set by MR Modelbau out of Germant to build it.  It was built for the TC of the vehicle in Iraqi Freedom, so I no longer have it.  

Here is a link to the MR Modelbau M1064A3 conversion set.

https://www.mrmodellbau.com/1-35-MR-Models/Komplettmodelle-Umbausaetze/US-Armee/MR-35074-M1064A3-Panzermoerser-auf-M113::165.html

Good luck.