I’m starting me a collection of armored cars and support vehicles. Today i picked up the Italeri 1/35 M-20 Armored car. [i never knew the U.S. had an armor car in WWII! I guess you really do learn something new every day!] Anyway I found it on markdown for about $10 at Hobby Town USA. They had a Italeri Piranah [sp] armored car marked down [which is what i was originally going to buy] but some came and beat me to it on Christmas Eve.Any way any helpful hints would be greatly apreciated such as detailing and proper paint. Anyone know any good online articles on armour weathering because all i can do is make “fresh off the assmembly line armor”?
At Hobby Lobby i noticed that Tamiya also makes this kit and it included two or three figs. But at $39 they can keep it. I’m a poor cop on a budget with kids! How is the tamiya kit?
I replied in another post about this, but I might be able to get you some pics of the scout car if you’re talking about the white scout car? and also the US half track?I’ll take my digi camera when I go to post next time and snag a few pics for ya, these things as far as I now have been sitting here since we took over the german barracks from WWII, they have been painted and preserved in the usual army way and are basically lawn ornimants.
Okay I replied there too. yes i would like to see the white version. Just post the pics in this thread or the archives or where ever you guys put stuff!LOL Thanks!
The US used 3 basic armored cars in WW2. The M3 White scout car looks like the front end of a US halftrack with a single set of wheels in the back. It had poor performance (although Gunnie R. Lee Ermey put one through its paces on “Mail Call”) and was soon replaced.
The M8 was the same body as the M20 but it had a 37mm open topped turret. It was normally assigned to reconnaissance and military polcie units.
I’ve got the Italeri M20 and the Tamiya M8. Both compaines make both variants. Tamiya’s is way superior to Italeri’s, but there’s nothing really wrong with the Italeri kit. The Tamiya kit is just nicer.
I built Tamiya’s version of the M-20 a couple of years ago and I thought it was a really nice kit. It was the first kit that I used PE on. I don’t remember any problems with the build. Not having seen the Italeri one I can’t make any comments on theirs.
the Tamiya kit is very nicei have the Tamiya M8 and M20
Patton used to have a M20 tricked out in flags and Airhorns
I built Italeri’s M8 Greyhound-the version the M20 is derived from. I believe that the frame and chassis is the same, if so, the undercarriage is ‘fun’ in a hard way, be extremely careful, for it likes to break, and follow the instructions very well, or else.
Yeah i had a little trouble with the “ring” for the .50 cal mount. It’s almost finshed but now I am going to have to sctratchbuild a mount for the .50 be cause I some how lost it duing painting. I still have the “important” part of the brackedt that slides around the ring i’m just missing the “Y” shaped clamp that attaches direftlyt to the gun. That really ticks me off![:(!]