Wednesday 7 August 2013

Cheap di-cast conversions

Bought several of these cheap Chinese di-cast toy halftracks at a stall at a classic car show (50p each)

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Now they are pretty much 1/76th scale.

I`ve already converted one earlier as a beute vehicle now owned by 5. Kompanie 69PG
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Shaun was nice enough to sell me some GMC type wheels, so I`ve started on another (again a beute from Tunisia)
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A pic of the two conversions so you can see the interiors
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A few more pics of the second model with its trailer
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I may well do the next one as a US track with pulpit ;)
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2 comments:

  1. Pierre le Poilu8 August 2013 at 06:13

    Nice conversion. Reminds of that series of photos of a German column after Kasserine, with its mix of M3s, 251s and jeeps (and a CMP lorry if I remember correctly). You seem to have a good eye for seeing the potential for conversions. What make is the AA gun?

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  2. Richard B8 August 2013 at 06:20

    The captured M3 is indeed based on one in a serise of photos of 69PG in Tunisia - http://baberonwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/69th-pg-in-tunisia.html

    The 20mm and trailer are Milicast - very delicate

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