• Modelers Alliance has updated the forum software on our website. We have migrated all post, content and user accounts but we could not migrate the passwords.
    This requires that you manually reset your password.
    Please click here, http://modelersalliance.org/forums/login to go to logon page and use the "Forgot your Password" option.

Photo Review: Academy's new M10 GMC Normandy '44

Sharkmouth

Information Overload
Staff member
Academy13288box.JPG


Academy13288SprueA.JPG


Academy13288SprueBfront.JPG


Academy13288SprueBrear.JPG


Academy13288SprueCfront.JPG


Academy13288SprueCrear.JPG


Academy13288SprueDMfront.JPG


Academy13288SprueDMrear.JPG


Academy13288SprueFfront.JPG


Academy13288SprueFrear.JPG


Academy13288SprueG1.JPG


Academy13288SprueG2.JPG


Academy13288SprueGfront.JPG


Academy13288SprueGrear.JPG


Academy13288SprueHfront.JPG


Academy13288SprueHrear.JPG


Academy13288SprueHull2.JPG


Academy13288SprueHulll1.JPG


Academy13288SprueXtrack.JPG


This large decal sheet was designed by DEF Model and printed by Cartograf:
Academy13288SprueXtras1.JPG


Next will be details of the new gun sprue with comparisons to Asuka's (formerly known as Tasca)...

Regards,
 
Other than a sink mark, Academy's G sprue (from their M1151 kit) has copied Tasca's receiver quite well!

Academy13288xSprueG1.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG2.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG3.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG4.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG5.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG6.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG7.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG8.JPG


Academy13288xSprueG9.JPG


For comparison, here are views of Tasca's receiver:
AsukaM21.JPG


AsukaM22.JPG


AsukaM23.JPG


AsukaM24.JPG


AsukaM25.JPG


AsukaM26.JPG


Regards,
 
Thanks Saul. The 50 Cal looks awesome. What do you think of this kit? I may have to look sometime as Canada used these in Normandy.
James
 
Back
Top