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Old 04-09-2012 | 08:19 AM
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Default RE: M41 to M18 Hellcat ??


ORIGINAL: Rex Ross


The Glencoe M41 Walker Bulldog is not a very good scale model. Trust me.....I still have 2 of those disasters in my stash (unbuilt) Everything about it barely qualifies it as a ''crude toy model''. The box cover says 1/15 scale (I don't know on what planet) but it is closer to 1/20 scale here on Earth. I spent a horrendous amout of time trying to bring one up to a ''decent looking'' model. With about 3% more effort I could have totally scratchbuilt one. I did use another Glencoe M41 lower half to scratchbuild an M24 Chaffee, which came real close to 1/18 scale. Sadly, I don't think the Glencoe is worth the time and money for what it is........the best thing you will find in the box is the decal sheet. I think I paid $20 for each of those kits when they first came out. The instruction sheets are dated 1994.



Err, umm ... I know all about that old news as I do have one. I was just wondering if anyone had used theirs for anything else but a battlefield decoration. That, and opened up a box to charge the battery. Apparently not, must be the wrong forum. At least I only have one, and it was given to me 10 years ago. []










~ Jeff