General Patton Rides M3 into the Sunset (1 Viewer)

[katana]

General George Patton rides his M3A1 Halftrack into the sunset.

 

[Horus]

A fine pose. Oddly enough reminds me of an early US, WW2 film, Dana Andrews. "A Walk in the Sun " with Richard Conte.
Steve.

 

[PanzerAce1944]

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General George Patton rides his M3A1 Halftrack into the sunset.

Katana, Who makes the half track ?

Wayne

 

[katana]

Wayne; the M3A1 is made by Kaden model # 626 1/24 scale. The model is made of Tin plate Steel and has opening hood and doors, rubber wheels and engine. I bought it on Ebay from a seller in the Czech Republic. The same product line includes several Halftracks, a Jeep, Kubelwagen and Schwimmenwagen. Several companies have produced the line; Hindricks, Kaden and Gonio.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi Katana,
How comparable in scale are these vehicles to K&C and First Legion as far as sharing dios etc....do them match or the difference in scale stands out? What is the scale of the Patton figure you used in this Picture?
Cheers
A_C

Wayne; the M3A1 is made by Kaden model # 626 1/24 scale. The model is made of Tin plate Steel and has opening hood and doors, rubber wheels and engine. I bought it on Ebay from a seller in the Czech Republic. The same product line includes several Halftracks, a Jeep, Kubelwagen and Schwimmenwagen. Several companies have produced the line; Hindricks, Kaden and Gonio.

 

[katana]

The Patton figure is by TCS and stands 67mm tall without its removable base. I have looked at and posted a number of WWII photos of troops with vehicles to show the range of heights compatable. I find that the larger figures from K&C and TCS 66-68mm tall look realistic with 1/25 & 1/24 vehicles. Wayne has posted numerious photos of K&C figures with 1/24 vintage cars and they look very realistic IMHO. T would not try to mix vehicles 1/30 & 1/28 with 1/24 the size difference would be obvious. The figures work well because adult human males vary in height from 64 inches to 76 inches. 66 to 70mm figures will fall in that range.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanations..
Cheers
A_C

The Patton figure is by TCS and stands 67mm tall without its removable base. I have looked at and posted a number of WWII photos of troops with vehicles to show the range of heights compatable. I find that the larger figures from K&C and TCS 66-68mm tall look realistic with 1/25 & 1/24 vehicles. Wayne has posted numerious photos of K&C figures with 1/24 vintage cars and they look very realistic IMHO. T would not try to mix vehicles 1/30 & 1/28 with 1/24 the size difference would be obvious. The figures work well because adult human males vary in height from 64 inches to 76 inches. 66 to 70mm figures will fall in that range.

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Wayne; the M3A1 is made by Kaden model # 626 1/24 scale. The model is made of Tin plate Steel and has opening hood and doors, rubber wheels and engine. I bought it on Ebay from a seller in the Czech Republic. The same product line includes several Halftracks, a Jeep, Kubelwagen and Schwimmenwagen. Several companies have produced the line; Hindricks, Kaden and Gonio.

Katana, Looks good and works for me !

Wayne

 

[katana]

Thanks Wayne! The Tintoy vehicles are very nice; even the uderside has detailed drive shaft, transmission etc. Plus you do not have to worry about the figure being too large for the vehicle!

 

[TomNT]

Thanks Wayne! The Tintoy vehicles are very nice; even the uderside has detailed drive shaft, transmission etc. Plus you do not have to worry about the figure being too large for the vehicle!

I think they look good as well Katana but it's a pity they are not weathered and the company stopped making the vehicles and/or went broke years ago.

Tom

 

[katana]

Tom; they are still available on Ebay. The M3 was offered in a weathered version. The detail is quite good and the accessory pack that comes with them has Jerrycans, Shovels etc. The TCS Patton figure deserves a good ride!

 

[TomNT]

Tom; they are still available on Ebay. The M3 was offered in a weathered version. The detail is quite good and the accessory pack that comes with them has Jerrycans, Shovels etc. The TCS Patton figure deserves a good ride!

I would love to see pic's of the weathered versions as I have only been able to see the clean one's on ebay. Do you know what the weathered versions were priced at?

Tom

 

[katana]

I bought mine from a seller on Ebay in the Czech Republic. $105.00 US including shipping. I just looked and did not see any currently available. The weathering was a light sand color dry brush over the OD base color. Weathering is too often overdone; so I prefer pristine vehicles and do my own weathering. Check the Motorpool website for Gonio Vehicles; they carried them and usually archive the ads.