Vietnam Bulldog

[vonrundstedt]

Sorry, didnt explain the last photo's.
The rear barrel transport lock has been finished, Finaly finished the 50cal, took along time to be totaly happy with the shielding, and ive fitted the 'box thingy' on the mantlet. Not sure as to wheather its a search light or some sort of night vision system, but i made a basic copy of one from a picture. Im on the home straight now so hopefuly the next pictures you'll see will be of the finished tank.

                                      Regards, Luke. .

[tankmad]

Very nice Luke it talks the talk but can it walk the walk 
Stevie

[vonrundstedt]

Oh yes! it'll tear you a new ass hole!

[philipat]

Great detailing.  Are you planning to upgrade the internals at all? 

Didn't realize that they used the M41 to make Full Metal Jacket instead of the M48 they should have been using...one more inaccuracy to dislike about that movie.

What information have you found indicating that the US used the M41 in Viet Nam?  My research indicated that we gave them to the ARVN and trained them to use them, but never used them ourselves.  There's a former Bulldog driver on RCU that has mostly confirmed my research.  But, I'd love to reference whatever you've found.  It would make sense to me that we would use a light tank instead of a lumbering medium tank in that terrain, but there were a lot of things about that conflict that don't make a lot of sense.

[mcevoyi]

umm

the best book i have ever come across is called

VIETNAM TRACKS

by simon dunston ..

the only copy i have seen for sale for quite a few years is on evilbay ( 180274187074 )

if you take a look at the sellers add .. the second pic you can just make out the back end of the bully ...

all the shots are taken in action or at work by the crews .. or press camera men

theres even a very good section about auzzi armour .. showing lots of pics of the centurion ..and one set which caught my imagination
was the cent avlb ( bridge layer ) .. which had the bridge underside decked with wood planking .. which is upside down on the tank in the travelling possision ..... being used
as an aircraft carrier .. well a landing pad for helecopters in aeras that was too soft for landing ....

its pure magic and packed with over 600 b/w pics and text ..its the bible for vietnam tank modellers

anyway

and yep no m-41s supplyed to us regular forces .. thay use the sheridan m-551 as the ' light ' tank or the m-48... for the punch

iain

[philipat]

very cool...thanks for the reference.

[BREL]

nice work on the Bulldog luke.

[vonrundstedt]

Thanks Brel. Wether the Americans used them or not, Im pleased with the out come
Its now in the show off board.

[tankmad]

I was under the impression that the US ARMY did'nt use bulldogs but M48s however the USMC did as they were more suited for their needs being a lot lighter than the M48 and as Luke says who cares its a great tank. 
Stevie

[philipat]

Nope...the Corps never had the Bulldog or Sheridan after it.  Seems that it stuck with the main battle tanks, particularly after WWII and Korea.  One tank means easier training, maintenance and supply systems.