1/35 DML T19 105mm HMC, WIP, 01/02/11, Complete

Well well, 12 is firing again! And already there are the first splashes right on target! I'll be watching, good luck with your project, have a nice day

Pawel

It looks real good Mike,those Dragon Half-tracks build up nice,I did an M-16.All that detail you are adding should look great !!

Cool looking build here,been contemplating one of these halftracks as a stash addition. Plan on superdetailing the engine compartment? That is the Continental engine yes/no ? will be checking in from time to time btwn my home overhauls.   later, Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

MG - Thanks for stopping in......and starting the M3 discussion

It would be great to see that done and for AFV to finish the rest of the WC series......someday....most likely after I build the old ones in the stash!!

If you build it ...it will come!!

Rounds Complete!!

HeavyArty

 

 

Actually, it is very different.  The only usable parts from the M2 kits would be the front end from the windshield forward.  Everything else from there back would have to be redone.  It would basically be a totally new tooled kit.

Actually Gino the scout car is dimensionally different in the front end as well, to be accurate the half track nose wouldn't work. The half track may have been based off the scout car but ask any restoration guy who's tried to fit hood parts, side armor etc. from one vehicle to the other and he will tell you they aren't the same.

It would have to be a completely new kit (except for maybe the roller and bumper type parts) but I'm all for Dragon doing it, I would love nothing more than to finally be able to ditch my old scout cars for something new.

HeavyArty

mg.mikael:

 Now only if Dragon would release an M-3 Scout Car, I would be happy. Plus it's not like it's an entirely different kit, you omit the tracks/suspension from the back, add two more wheels and few other odds and ends and one would have a scout car.

Actually, it is very different.  The only usable parts from the M2 kits would be the front end from the windshield forward.  Everything else from there back would have to be redone.  It would basically be a totally new tooled kit.

True, but it wouldn't be like trying to transform a Tiger II into a Scout Car. Since in a sense, it would be half-done for the Dragon engineers.

mg.mikael

 Now only if Dragon would release an M-3 Scout Car, I would be happy. Plus it's not like it's an entirely different kit, you omit the tracks/suspension from the back, add two more wheels and few other odds and ends and one would have a scout car.

Actually, it is very different.  The only usable parts from the M2 kits would be the front end from the windshield forward.  Everything else from there back would have to be redone.  It would basically be a totally new tooled kit.

Well let me just say that the fit of those parts looks perfect! Can't wait to see paint on them. Now only if Dragon would release an M-3 Scout Car, I would be happy. Plus it's not like it's an entirely different kit, you omit the tracks/suspension from the back, add two more wheels and few other odds and ends and one would have a scout car.

Kevin - LMAO!!

Bill - Thanks for stopping in......a nice WWII model!!! I know...but its green (damm I love green)

Thanks for stopping by

Tony - We are both from the viagra and flowmax generation.....just because it is old, does not mean it is bad.

Most times those "old tools" work a lot better than the new ones.....have you ever seen the batteries die on a slide ruler.....that old typewriter never suddenly ran out of ink.....and the rotary phone NEVER died.....old is good!!

Thanks guys

Rounds Complete!!

Hey Mike ever hear of using the "Right Tool for the Job"? I know I know,a man got to do what a man got to do.

You know I love you buddy

Tony Lee

Looks to be the start of a fun ride Mike, looking forward to this one.

redleg12

Kevin - I know you know what a rotary phone is...and you have used one, along with a slide ruler, gum eraser, teletype, and of course that modern instrument....the electric typewriter!!! ....

Thanks for not including the stone tablet and chisel.

redleg12

OK...now I feel old

Ah... yep... and thanks again... pal. 

Pat - as per Hunnicutt, there was a group of the T19s which saw use in the Italy campaign. The T19 was an early war stop gap until the M7 was produced. The 105mm was too heavy and too much recoil for the M3 frame and suspension to take.

Thanks for peeking in

Kevin - I know you know what a rotary phone is...and you have used one, along with a slide ruler, gum eraser, teletype, and of course that modern instrument....the electric typewriter!!! ....OK...now I feel old

Thanks for the peek

Rounds Complete!!

redleg12

Just the bit I have worked with it so far, it makes the Monogram half tracks look like something from the stone age and the Tamiya like a rotary phone

 

LOL! Having been there and done that/those. Good Looking kit details so far... another WIPpy to keep an eye on.

Mike, you can't fool me!  I know at least one of  these was used in Europe 'cause I saw it in Kelly's Heroes and every one knows Hollywood would never lie!  Looks like you have the start to another great one here, I'll be watching.

                                                                             Pat 

Pvt Mutt

Yep, the engine and tracks are a dead give away.

Tony Lee

..... LOL

Rounds Complete!!

Yep, the engine and tracks are a dead give away.

Tony Lee

Andy - All you DML Germaholic fans are looking at a DML US kit....LOL....Yep....DML make  nice kit....they always have something screwed up in th directions!! But a nice detailed kit.

Just the bit I have worked with it so far, it makes the Monogram half tracks look like something from the stone age and the Tamiya like a rotary phone

Thanks for stopping by

Tony - Now....it is called a T19 Howitzer Motor Carriage.  Further....as I state on slide 12 of my artillery presentation.... “Self Propelled artillery is either tracked, half track or wheeled.  A self propelled unit has an integral engine to propel the weapon. Early self propelled artillery had open fighting compartment. More modern versions used closed fighting compartments. “    (I know blowing my own horn)

Thus yes, it is a SP weapon!!

Tony, you are always welcome!!

Rounds Complete!!.

Yeah DP this even interest me. I guess this falls into the SPG class

Get with it Mike

Tony Lee

Now you have caught my attention... will be following you.  Looks like its a fun kit to build especially that it is a DML kit. 

Good luck!

IWM - To see my photo are look at the photos of my Bench  You will see the photo booth. The background is a cheap blue fabric ($2/yd), cut to fit. It is on a spring rod hanging down and then along the shelf. The base is a 3 x 3 Maple.....made from an ooops while making a model base....waste not want not. 

Thanks for stopping by

Gino - Always a welcome visit to the mortor pool!!

Rounds Complete!! 

Looks like it is off to a great start.  Another winner in the works!!

A question a little off topic, what are you using for a background on your photos? I usually see white paper, but I like this light blue. I also like you using a wood display stand.

Jetmodeler - Well....this will be a good way to decide on your next trip  . Thanks for stopping in

Nate - I have a cool feeling .....then again artillery in general does that to me!! Thanks

Marc - Well.....not exactly.....most likely AMPS International next April.....that looks like a great show!!

Thanks for stopping in

Rounds Complete!!

And prep for Amps East '11 gets underway.

Good start Mike. I'm looking forward to watching your progress. I haven't seen one of these built up yet.

Nate

Looks like your off to a good start. I was so close to getting this kit this weekend. But I ended up getting something else.

Surpression Fire - Great designs go on forever.....look after the was ....the M113, B52 or the C130. And lets not forget the M109....the M115 and M114 which both lasted from WWII to the 80s....the list goes on!

Thanks for stopping by and for the comments

Rounds Complete!!

Looks like a good start to a cool project!

In WWII the US designed & manufactured three machines that had longevity beyond their original purpose. The Sherman tank, half tracks & the B-26 Invader bomber. All three were still fighting into the 70's. The B-26's airframes became tired and had to be re-manufactured to soldier on in Vietnam. The Sherman reached its ultimate lethality in the 80's as a up-gunned conversion in Israel. Modern footage of battle groups in Israel show the half tracks still serving along side the lethal Merkava battle tank transporting troops, proving a sound design, easy maintenance and accessible replacement parts never becomes obsolete.