Old Marine Posted May 17, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 17, 2022 This is the Tamiya, M8 kit. Aside from the figures and added baggage, the vehicle is straight out of the box. The M8 is from the 2nd Armored Division in Normandy, sometime in June 1944. I based the figures on this wartime photo. Eventually I might incorporate the vehicle and the civilians in to a diorama. Here are some photos, thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberry 9 Posted May 17, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 17, 2022 All I can say is 💗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC_COLLECTOR Posted May 17, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 17, 2022 My one thing... All the French women are... Male? Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 17, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, USMC_COLLECTOR said: My one thing... All the French women are... Male? Haha! maybe just "manly"...war was hard on everyone it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 17, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 17, 2022 Another great build Dennis. Always liked the kit when I was a young builder just never had it. Great details and work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted May 17, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 17, 2022 Excellent work…..again. You are very good at making figures into something else. I still remember all your jeeps from different services. Amazing stuff, wish I had that kind of talent. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted May 17, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 17, 2022 Wow great modeling skills ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC_COLLECTOR Posted May 17, 2022 Share #8 Posted May 17, 2022 Yes you have amazing talent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted May 17, 2022 Share #9 Posted May 17, 2022 I noticed that Tamiya refurbished the M8 kit some years ago, now available as "Combat Patrol Set". I assume this is the new kit? May I also ask where did you find these civilians? You did an amazing job, Dennis. Excellent detail (including spoils of war ;-) and great painting as usual. Would love to see all elements united in a dio! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted May 17, 2022 Share #10 Posted May 17, 2022 Dennis, This is amazing!! I think I like the driver's face the best! You did an excellent job on the weathering on these. I love to see your work. ..Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted May 17, 2022 Share #11 Posted May 17, 2022 The one thing Tamiya continually gets wrong is the M2HB and its mount. they love the later D800300 and the mount most often seen on Halftracks and Scout cars is the D40733 mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted May 18, 2022 Thanks, for the detailed info on the gun mount. There is usually an error or two in any of these kits, but we live with it. Lars the civilian figures are from an old, resin Verlinden set. The two adult females are from from the MasterBox 1945 set. As was pointed out, they are not the best figures, but there are not many civilians and female figures available. This M8 kit is actually the older issue. I have seen that Tamiya reworked and reissued the kit, but I haven’t seen it yet. This is the MasterBox set, I poached the figures from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted May 18, 2022 If you look t the second photo you can see a 98k and a German helmet, amongst the baggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted May 19, 2022 Share #14 Posted May 19, 2022 Wow Dennis! I was wondering what you were up to. That M8 is outstanding. The weathering and 782 gear is spot on and both the military and civilian figures are great. I thought the civilian figures might have been from MiniArt. But I see they're from Master Box. Kat likes the driver, but I like the ginger G.I. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted May 19, 2022 Thanks Manny. The Sergeant and the old guy with the bottle and the PFC with the cigarette all have Hornet Heads. You can see the difference right away. Hornet is a UK company that make a whole lot of different resin heads from different countries and eras, with lots of different head gear. They are really well sculpted in sometimes swapping the head can really fix a marginal figure. Unfortunately they don’t make any female heads. Those Hornet heads are a lot easier to paint because they have such nice crisp detail, I use them a lot. Here is a link. They have a wide range of characters heads. https://www.michtoy.com/vendors-Hornet Models.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted May 20, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 20, 2022 Hey Dennis, thanks for the website link. I had totally forgotten about Hornet; and you're right they always had an outstanding array of heads with different headgear or by themselves. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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