Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Manu-Military
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Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Hi,
This is my attempt at building an LVT-2 from scratch.
As those who already know my models, this one as usual will not be rc at all.
Thanks for looking.

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Cool! :thumbup: I'll be watchin'! RC or not, this will be a model of a funky-yet-famous vehicle. Do you have the following book?

Doyle, David. LVT[4] Amtrac: the Most Widely Used Amphibious Tractor of World War II. Legends of Warfare: Ground. Schiffer Military, 2020. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6010-7.
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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Thank you.
Yes I have this book.
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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Validation of the track length. Everything goes fine.

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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Absolutely a great build. Congrats Manu!!! :clap:
Sorry for my spelling mistakes, I try to do better every day...
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A great model is being built here,

it seems to me it would not take much to install a gearbox on those sprockets and put metal pins on those tracks to simply drive it around. Adding some Marines in the compartment would create a Diorama on its own.
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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Thank you both for your comments.

No I don't intend to make it RC nor will it be assigned in the PTO but rather ETO instead.

This area was not that easy to me to make but at last this is what I managed to build.
The mud guard is kept as an independant part until the tension screws area is painted.

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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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It looks as if that track tension adjuster might actually work! Thanks for putting up more pictures. What a great model of an interesting vehicle. :clap:
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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Hi everyone,

I'm unearthing this post as I eventually found some time and suitable will to go on with this beast.
Not that much though, I'm still struggling with the cab which is a hell of a nightmare and I finally ended the water deflectors.
I also added the mg rail.

Thanks for looking and... stay tuned!

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Re: Scratch built LVT-2 (wip)

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Hello,
Here's a small update as the very first layer of paint is now laid.
There's of course still a lot to do, so en route to the weathering!

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