Rubicon Models
Rubicon Models => Wish Lists => Topic started by: Ballardian on January 16, 2021, 12:50:00 am
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Having just picked up an M5A1/Recce kit, and planning on the latter, I think that an interior kit, along with a couple of standing crew seems to be a reasonable candidate for a resin add-on. I took a look at Pinky's old thread regarding his kit-bash & agree that it's quite hard to find images of the M5 version's interior (does the Hunicutt Stuart book have any useful images?) - though I realise that the conversions were on fairly ad-hoc basis.
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Tankograd has a reprint of the M5/A1 tech manual with interior pictures and diagrams . David Doyle Books has a couple of great volumes on the Stuarts , vol 2 is the M5/A1 ,( no idea if there are interior shots ) both go for about $20 US . All I have is a diagram of M8 drivers compartment , should be the same as M5 minus the bow mg and a cross section diagram .
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZWfLvbGH/M8-internal-driver-s-position.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZWfLvbGH)
(https://i.postimg.cc/kVzFwjXt/cross-section-M5-A1.png) (https://postimg.cc/kVzFwjXt)
I would think all the37mm ammo racks would be removed , extra radios mounted in the sides , plus ammo cans for the 50cal . Probably a sheet metal / wood cover for the drive shaft or maybe metal plate floor . The M5 had a turret basket so stuff underneath it would be exposed and hazardous to ankles :o
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Thanks for the book tips Ripley, I'll have a look for them.
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I've just noticed that Rubicon make some crew figres suitable for a recce Stuart, so that's half the problem sorted - though I still think a resin interior piece would be a nice, simple project.