Stark Industries M1A1 Combat Walker, Louisiana Maneuvers 1942

[Story]

The product of an over-active imagination during Quarantine.

'Limelight' night vision spotlight (Lindberg T55 IR light), two .60 caliber T-17/T-18 heavy machineguns (Lindberg 12.7mm Dhsk) and two .50 M3 Brownings (chin turret).

Crewman (TAMIYA WW2 tanker) mansplaining things to a Stark Industries representative (Italeri Fraulein Flunky).

Fuel cans and antenna mount swiped from the spares box as well. Probably could use a bit of pencil-weathering and some black wash in predictable places, but I'm done with it for now.

I figure this design was il-balanced with inappropriate armament and not enough on-board ammunition, under-powered, mechanically delicate, prone to overheating and having only a single crewman in a pre-analog /mechanical context, just not really that great (sort of a pre-cursor to ED-209).

 

This is actually a build for a friend's shelf -

[url=https://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/05/review-bandai-148th-star-wars-at-st-is.html]1/48th MPC-now-Bandai snap tite kit with a pre-war US insignia from Testors Curtiss Racer kit.

Primed with rattle can OD green.

"Made in the USA".

Now that's a label I have not seen in a long time.....

[dmar836]

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Dave

[Proud Kraut]

Now that´s something different. A cool kit, very well done, thanks for sharing!

[ArtyScout]

If we really had this in 1942, the war would have been over in late 1943. hahaha

 

Semper Fi.

 

Manny

[Old Marine]

That's pretty cool. Very nicely done.

[Art]

Love it !!

[Garandomatic]

Nice!