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Rubicon Models => Wish Lists => Topic started by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 01, 2015, 06:28:14 am

Title: LVT-4 'BUFFALO', AMTRAC
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 01, 2015, 06:28:14 am
I'm sure this is something A lot of Pacific players would appreciate :-)
At least I would..


(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/1092E3E5-8E8F-4CE6-A64B-2CFB2215C843_zpsk1dz9ywy.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/1092E3E5-8E8F-4CE6-A64B-2CFB2215C843_zpsk1dz9ywy.jpg.html)

Any thoughts?

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: LVT-4 'BUFFALO', AMTRAC
Post by: Rubicon Models on June 01, 2015, 10:32:44 am
SP, we have indeed looked at the LVT-2/LVT-4 as a possible project. 

This is going to be a very big kit because of the vehicle size.  There are at least 4 variants we can do:

1) The basic LVT-2 / LVT-4
2) The LVT-(A)1 "Alligator"- with M3A1 37mm gun turret
3) The LVT-(A)2 "Saipan"
4) The LVT-(A)4 - with M8 Scott howitzer turret

If we were to proceed with this project, we have not decided which one to do yet. 
The LVT-2 seems to be a better choice because it started from 1942 till the end of the war, whereas LVT-4 began production in 1943.

Still need some research...
Title: Re: LVT-4 'BUFFALO', AMTRAC
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 01, 2015, 09:50:13 pm
That's great news!!!!!
Anything to bring my Marines ashore will do :-)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Pacific/300E7731-AF58-4F20-8891-D0CE8C84804E_zpshpav5e07.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Pacific/300E7731-AF58-4F20-8891-D0CE8C84804E_zpshpav5e07.jpg.html)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/FB343A06-2F3C-4285-8212-E3874F155EE8_zpsttug2t5k.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/FB343A06-2F3C-4285-8212-E3874F155EE8_zpsttug2t5k.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: LVT-4 'BUFFALO', AMTRAC
Post by: Morsleib on July 11, 2015, 01:34:31 am
The LVT4 was produced in much larger quantities and largely superceded the '2.