The Haunted Tank (M3 Stuart)

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October 15, 2020
The Haunted Tank!
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October 15, 2020
I love these old Hasegawa (Minicraft) boxes.
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October 15, 2020
Not a ton of sprues... more rubber tank treads.
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October 15, 2020
Relatively easy to put together.
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October 15, 2020
1/72 M3 Stuart tank... 1/32 General JEB Stuart...
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October 15, 2020
I only need one general and one horse for this project...
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October 15, 2020
Size comparison looks about perfect.
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October 15, 2020
Yeah... this is gonna work! I can feel it!
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October 15, 2020
Hmmm... which horse....?
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November 25, 2020
Let's get all the wheels sorted out.
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November 25, 2020
Starting to come together now.
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November 25, 2020
Wheels assembled, painted and glued in place.
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December 1, 2020
Not sure what that sausage was supposed to be, but JEB needs a better sword...
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December 1, 2020
Two-part mould completed... let’s see if this works!
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January 8, 2021
Yeah... no. This was a bit too tricky to attempt. Too many bubbles, missing limbs, shifting moulds... darn. Back to Plan A I guess.
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January 10, 2021
Meanwhile, back at the tank. Drilled out the barrel and added the last fiddly bits.
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January 11, 2021
Last few bits painted. I think the ghost needs a few more coats of white paint though...
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January 13, 2021
Painting done and a Future applied. Now for some panel wash, then the dreaded treads!
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January 13, 2021
Tank treads on, decals applied. I used Doc’s Decal Solution for the first. It worked great!
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January 15, 2021
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January 19, 2021
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January 19, 2021
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January 23, 2021

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Based on the long running series featured in DC Comics' title G.I. combat... Lt. Jeb Stuart, in command of an M3 Stuart light tank, has a secret. The tank is haunted by the ghost of its namesake, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart!

The Haunted Tank

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Ideas

1:72 Light Tank Stuart Mk.1 (Minicraft Hasegawa 703)

1:32 ACW Confederate General Staff (Chintoys CHT014)

1:72 T-34/76 Model 1943 (Trumpeter 07208)

1:72 T26E4 Pershing Heavy Tank (Trumpeter 07287)

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