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Post by fightnjoe on Jul 26, 2013 21:32:59 GMT -5
well you didnt have a start date i am beginning. i hope i have this right. first of all the inspiration for the build. picture just for discussion purposes.  this is the one and the only picture i have seen with armor in hawaii in 1941. now the kit.   and so it begins. joe |
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Post by ghoststone on Jul 27, 2013 10:52:07 GMT -5
This is a very interesting subject. I am looking forward to your build-and to learning more on the subject.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 11:10:10 GMT -5
Me too ... I love that picture of the M3 Stuart Tank ... Joe!
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Post by fightnjoe on Jul 27, 2013 13:42:23 GMT -5
thanks for looking in.
taking another chance to search a bit more i found more on the 11th tank company but not much. 3 additional pictures but only 1 of the m3. and that one is from 1942. another of those limited information type of subjects.
joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Jul 29, 2013 21:30:06 GMT -5
well work commenced. following the instructions i began with the bogies and the suspension. in addition some parts went onto the lower hull.     now i did use school glue so i could take them apart and paint the black on the wheels. the bogies are just dryfit into their spaces. then as there is no real place that works on the tracks i began to put them together. i went with the kit indies rather than the band tracks.   one side ready to go and will work on the other in the next few days. there you have it where i am. comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. joe |
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Post by Nathan Milarta on Jul 29, 2013 23:32:14 GMT -5
Nice target!  All of December 7th is interesting to me. Even the after action stuff like all the news of Japanese paratroops and landing crafts! Dec 7th was truly a day of frantic commotion! There was also a rumor of the USS Pennsylvania being sunk at sea but just an easy look across the harbor would see her in dry dock 10!  |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jul 30, 2013 7:37:10 GMT -5
nathan much like you i find all of the stories and rumors as well as the documented facts interesting. sadly so much of it is now lost.
this is one of the reasons i build models of these subjects. it gets people to ask questions and research it a bit.
joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 3, 2013 20:26:45 GMT -5
well progress is progress. some progress to report. worked some on the interior. added some white stuff. added some green stuff. fabricated a couple of things. so the update. i added some of the structures visible in the pictures that have been shown to me. i also added some of the prominant riveting seen in the pictures. the rivets are stretched sprue cut small and glued. the white is assorted thickness of styrene sheet. first the interior out of the lower hull.   and then dry fit in the lower hull to make sure things fit ok.   based on what i see i am pretty happy with this. btw you will see the lower hull is now darker, yep i did some painting but not sure i like the way it is. might redo it. comments, critiques, and criticisms are encouraged. joe |
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Post by surfinbattchief on Aug 4, 2013 8:58:02 GMT -5
This being the first Tank I've seen in the building process...this thread is great Joe...great detail, more pics please. I think I'm look at a radiator (don't know anything about tanks so I'm probably wrong on this)on the back wall next to the right track but what's the "box" over the left track on the left? and yep, it's starting to look mean!
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Post by Greg on Aug 4, 2013 9:48:36 GMT -5
Looking good! I think this is the first tank I've seen built also.
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 4, 2013 16:59:01 GMT -5
many thanks. to be honest i know very little of armor. i actually was working from a picture that had been pointed out to me on another forum. i believe the different boxes are electrical. i am just not sure.
joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 4, 2013 22:28:58 GMT -5
well how about a second part of an update. got to looking and had some bits to tidy up. so went through and built a frame of sorts for the sidewalls and the nose. also added just a few longer pieces to show the bolts in the tranny. also added the seats and the driving yokes.    how she looks all together.  i also have a radio to add just a few bits to.  thinking that it is time to get some color on this. comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. joe |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2013 10:19:22 GMT -5
Joe,
I have been enjoying this thread immensely - and one of these days; next year - I will do one of these someday and share with all of you here ... I just love Tanks and my departed Uncle was a tanker in both World War 2 and Korean War. Keep up the good work ...
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Post by ghoststone on Aug 5, 2013 22:57:43 GMT -5
Wow Joe! What a great build so far. I'm like everyone else, I have never been around many armor builds before, but I find this fascinating. And your attention to detail is awesome. On another note, I feel the same about the history/story about the Pearl Harbor Attack as many of you have stated. I wonder what it is? The shock of the attack? The sudden change for the nation from peace to war? There is something special about it for me.
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 6, 2013 7:29:41 GMT -5
thank you for your kind words.
the techniques for armor are similar to the techniques for aircraft. in fact the way i paint aircraft, other than nmf schemes, is a way that was shown by an armor builder for armor.
joe
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