M2A1 US Army Halftrack finished

Clean.....more like outstanding....very nice

Rounds Complete!!

TD4438 wrote:

Damn nice job.What are those thingies in the racks outside the halftrack?

Mines. For some reason, this kit comes with them molded to the racks while Tamiya;s ancient offering had them as separate pieces.

Excellent build and the color looks great,right on.

Those guys in the back look right at home too.

..Tony the Mutt..

Looks great.  Love the clean build.  Makes me want to start my M3a2.  Are those the figures from Tamiya's M3a2?

-Jesse

ajlafleche wrote:

TD4438 wrote: Damn nice job.What are those thingies in the racks outside the halftrack? Mines. For some reason, this kit comes with them molded to the racks while Tamiya;s ancient offering had them as separate pieces.

ajlafleche wrote:

TD4438 wrote: Damn nice job.What are those thingies in the racks outside the halftrack? Mines. For some reason, this kit comes with them molded to the racks while Tamiya;s ancient offering had them as separate pieces.

That's right. I was planning to fabricate new racks but I changed my mind. The Tamiya version of the halftrack has separate mines as well as their M20 and M8.

Moon Puppy wrote:

Which Lions Roar set did you use? Looks great!

When Dragon came out with this M2A1, Lion Roar almost simultaneously came out with a PE set. It has the instrument panel with dial insert, foot pedals, tool and gas tank straps, gun mounts and ammo belts and lots more, other pieces designed for the M2.

That's a beautiful build, and a perfect, clean finish!

I've always loved that figure set; you've really done it justice--and that's not easy to do with those old figures!

usmc1371 wrote:

Looks great.  Love the clean build.  Makes me want to start my M3a2.  Are those the figures from Tamiya's M3a2? -Jesse

I'm sorry but I really could'nt remember. I got them from my painted figures box and it looked good to me seeing them sitting there. One GI was even wearing the woolen bonnet. What I know is that they're from a Tamiya kit.

constructor wrote:

Moon Puppy wrote: Which Lions Roar set did you use? Looks great! When Dragon came out with this M2A1, Lion Roar almost simultaneously came out with a PE set. It has the instrument panel with dial insert, foot pedals, tool and gas tank straps, gun mounts and ammo belts and lots more, other pieces designed for the M2.

 I"m working on the full LR upgrade and was looking for build pitfalls and whatnot. 

I think you nailed the colors and tinting, figures look great also.

I'll be dirtying up my build just to hide the mistakes.