Hasegawa 1/72 M3 Stuart Mk.1 Light tank (by Ali Deveciler)

 

Hello dear friends,

Ali Deveciler ... the second model in this miniafv blog and  now  he is a member of the "miniafv" team ..

Welcome aboard Ali !!

A workout in an old Hasegawa kit for Ali .. A good result, congratulations… 

I will share Ali's more work and you will see his development.

Erhan...

some additions...

completed model...

Plastic Soldier + S-Model 1/72 Pzkfw Nebelwerfer 41 M(5) (+M5 Stuart) /by Numba Toby

Hello dear friends,

Today we have a guest. I will share a foreign friend's model every month. Today we have Toby de Castro (nick name is   Numba Toby) from the Philippines.
Welcome my friend..Your work is very interesting and I like it very much.
Thank you for sharing..
Erhan ..

Numba Toby wrote :

Abandoned US Army M5's left during fighting in the Hedgrow around Carentan, France where quickly hauled away hoping they could be of use against their former owners. German engineers enjoyed the low maintenance and wonderful cross country performance of the M5's but were disappointed with the 37mm main gun. Wanting to take advantage of their booty, the Germans mounted the 5-tube 21cm Nebelwerfer 41 rocket launcher and converted the fast tank into a fast mobile rocket launcher system. Prior to launching its payload, the tube launchers would be rotated to the 9 or 3 o'clock position to avoid damaging the engine or burning the items on the stowage rack. This vehicle would become the grandfather of the modern M270 MLRS *

* Miliraty History According to Numbaone c.1997

This is a fictitious tank converted to a mobile rocket launcher. This vehicle never existed (nor does the book I supposedly wrote). This was a subject inspired by a good friend Dr. Raphael Marbella who showed me a photo of a Neb 41 on a Matilda Tank.

I remember completing this in 2014 and this is the combination of the Plastic Soldier Co. M5 Stuart tank and an S Model Nebelwerfer 41 2cm rocket launcher.

Numba Toby... 

S-Model Nebelwerfer 42 bathed with Vallejo Model Air German Grey.

Neb 42 with a little highlighting and wash.

Tried to see how the German Grey rocket launcher looked with the chipped/faded Dark Yellow.

Mirage 1/72 M5A1 Stuart Mk.VI **Preview** (by HenkofHolland)

Preview Mirage Kit 726089  –  US Light Tank Stuart Mk.VI  M5A1
By Henk Timmerman / HenkofHolland
The M5A1 Light Tank  is an other variant of the M3 / M5 Light Tank versions.
Some of the sprue’s as suspension, lowerhull etc are identical as other M3 / M5 versions .
Most of the hatches on the hull and turret are opened.
The kit comes in the traditional size Mirage carton box.

Most important differences in the variants are moderations / changes in upperhull and or turrets.

The variants of the Mirage M3 / M5 US Light Tanks are allready more times reviewed, so I will refer for more information and or comments, to available previews / reviews.

You found information on:
Kit 72670 - M3 US Light Tank early – (Comparison between Mirage, Hasegawa & Matchbox M3 variants by Stephen Brezinski)
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/articles/sbrezinskM3article.htm

Kit 87216 - M3 "STUART MARK I" (HONEY) – (preview b Volker Helms on IPMSDeutschland website)
http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Mirage/Mirage_M3_Stuart/Mirage_M3_Stuart.html

Kit 72674 - M3A1 Diesel "Kuybishev" – (preview by Volker Helms on IPMSDeutschland website)
http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook../Mirage M3A1_Stuart/Mirage_M3A1_Stuart.html

Kit 72676 - M3A3 "Liberation of Paris" – (preview by Mike Drobrzelecki on Armorama website)
http://www.armorama.com/modules.p.....ndex&req=showcontent&id=2277

Kit 72677 - M5 US light tank – (preview by Kenneth Overby)
http://www.onthewaymodels.comeviews/Mirage/KOverby_Mirage_M5_preview.htm

Mirage page on HenkofHolland website
http://henk.fox3000.com/Mirage.htm

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With sincere thanks to Mirage for providing the review kit.
Henk Timmerman
Webmaster HenkofHolland
http://henk.fox3000.com

Hasegawa 1/72 M3 Stuart Mk1 (Erhan Atalay)

Hi dear friends,
Completed two weeks ago. However, didn't have time to share. Completed out of the box. Simple and a nice Stuart :)
Enjoy.
.
Erhan

for construction stage :

 http://miniafv.blogspot.com/2012/03/hasegawa-172-m3-stuart-mk1-construction.html

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a little update, some new photos... (29.04.2012)...
erhan