Couple of halftrack conversions.

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Couple of halftrack conversions.

Post by grockwood » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:06 pm

Before I could photograph Dad's M16 modifications, he had started another.project, the M3 75mm GMC. Here they both are.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/pho ... 1779QGTekr
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Post by Threetoughtrucks » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:29 pm

Just excellent work. Is the 75mm gun scratch built?

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Post by aferguson » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:38 pm

hot stuff......really like the gun mount.
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Post by kevrut » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:31 pm

Another good job there! :D
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Post by STUKA » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:31 pm

wow - great work - !!
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Post by immeww2 » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:22 pm

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Post by grockwood » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:58 am

The gun barrel is from an old Adam or Renwal 1/40th scale 155mm Long Tom kit. The breach, mount, shield and everything else on the gun is scratch built. The hand cranks were the tail rings off a Japanese aircraft kits torpedo's. He then added the cross pieces,
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Post by KAMIKAZE » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:19 pm

The M-3 is excellent.

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Post by grunt1 » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:45 pm

Both tracks rock! Nice work :D
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Post by steelbonnet » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:55 pm

Excellent work,so have you made "Cowboy" for the one with the AT gun on it? LOL

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Post by grockwood » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:56 pm

Here are a three more pictures of Dad's M16 with some stuff he couldn't find when I took the first set of photos.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/pho ... 1779xGgmLj
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