there a kit of this? also, is there a M48A1 .50cal. turret to replace the one on tamiyas M48A3?
There is a Nam era M151A1 Jeep with 105mm recoilless rifle made by Academy. Real nice kit #13003. Skybow did make an M38A1C Jeep with 106mm recoilless rifle (#TP3505) and this has been recently reissued by AFV Club as kit #AF35S19.
Skybow also released the M40A1 RR as a separate sprue and AFV Club has reissued the M40A1 boxed with the TOW from their Wiesel kit. That 106mm recoilless rifle sprue will allow you to turn basically any Jeep into a RR rifle one since it includes the mount.
IIRC, the M48A1 cuppola is the same as the A3 but without the riser. Leaving off the two parts that make up the riser should do the trick. I think. But I don;t have my M48 book with me.
no turret ring for it tho. hopefully i can find a 106 somewhere here. thx
You could try to use the cupola from the old Monogram M48A2 kit. It still pops up on eBay from time to time for little money. It was not a bad kit for its day and with some bits and pieces from the aftermarket world and Tamiya’s M48A3, it can be built up to modern standards.
didn’t verlinden have a A1 type turret?
Not that I recall, but I do remember them doing cupolas for the M113 vehicles. I have the flame thrower cupola and they did do a twin .30 cal cupola that was tested. I am fairly certain they did not do a M48A1 cupola. They did include the low profile urdan cupola that was similar to the M48 initial cupola. It was included with their M60 blazer set if I am not mistaken. They also included it in the old M60A3/M48A5 update set to make a National Guard M48A5 tank.