Marking:
"BELLMAN" of 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, 7th Armored Division, Bir-Hakeim, Libya, May 1942
Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
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BlackSheep214
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Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
I really enjoyed this build. No fit issues and everything went together well. I've read reviews stating the tracks were wrong but I don't care. Box cover Caunter color scheme is all wrong when I researched for the correct colors. I used AK Interactive Portland Stone, Light Stone, Silver Grey Green, and Slate.
Marking:
"BELLMAN" of 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, 7th Armored Division, Bir-Hakeim, Libya, May 1942
Marking:
"BELLMAN" of 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, 7th Armored Division, Bir-Hakeim, Libya, May 1942
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
Wow Tom that turned out great. Awesome finish and love the weathering. Makes me want to build one. Maybe I need to rethink this whole armor thing 
Thanks,
John
John
Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
If you find the Academy M3 Stuart kit, you won’t be disappointed. Weathering I used Tamiya Black Paneliner.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
Very nicely done Tom! You really did some fine work here! 
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
That's a great result, Tom! You nailed it!
Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
Really nicely done Tom! You did a cracking job on that one.
Glad to hear it's a nice kit - I've been thinking of getting the Airfix reboxing.
Glad to hear it's a nice kit - I've been thinking of getting the Airfix reboxing.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
I looked into the Airfix Stuart kit. The instruction guide is exactly the same as the Academy kit. It appears to be a repop from the Academy kit as well. Having seen it, I’ll definitely will get it due to a different variation scheme of the North Africa Theater.
Hell…. I’ll get two of them.
Hell…. I’ll get two of them.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
I thought it was - I think the majority of the Airfix 1/35 kits are ex-Academy, asides from the recent Ambulance and Ferret. Although I think (certainly for the ambulance) they had help from Academy in designing and moulding it.
I'd like to get one to do with a few of the other North African kits I have in the stash.
I'd like to get one to do with a few of the other North African kits I have in the stash.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
Re: Academy 1/35 scale M3 Stuart "Honey"
Wouh so excellent work Tom !
Yeah, armour is clearly your new genre !
- Kari
Yeah, armour is clearly your new genre !
- Kari
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