gun parts assembled painted and ready to fit.
gun fitted minus the reciprocator.
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Iâve climbed all over one that was parked right in my company area in basic training. Not much bigger than an Ontos. Never thought theyâd have that much recoil!
There was one company that fielded them in Vietnam (173rd Airborne). Never saw one except in the states
gary
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last pieces to be thinned down and fitted
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the exhaust pipes are on swivels so access can be gained to the tool boxs they go over, they need thinning and shaping with spare rod to make them more U shaped to fit either side of the engine compartment.
fitted, mine donât swivel.
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fitted up the M56 is a neat little vehicle that Iâd love to see issued in 1/35th scale, a amazing development history and limited Combat History, it still has itâs place in the evolution of anti tank weaponry before the introduction of guided A/T missiles.
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DONâT forget routine maintenance.
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Regarding the track segments, the M114 APC had similar tracks, bolted together about every seventh âlinkâ.
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Very nice. I would never have thought of rehabing an old built kit.
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Looks really nice. I have one in my show case and have almost all of the Adams 1/40 scale kits there as well.
I have always liked this kit. I wish some manufacture would make this kit in 1/35.
Cheers,
Ralph
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If anyone is looking for one of these, there is one on eBay for a really good price!
1971 " U.S. Army M-56 90MM Self-Propelled Gun by Revell | eBay
Ken
Chaps, I located mine (from its box in the darkest corner of the attic) and for what itâs worth, here it is; I attempted to try and show the vehicle firing - as per the picture I posted earlier - with limited success. The cotton wool I used to depict dust from the blast just wouldnât take paint very well so the effect isnât quite what I was after. Anyway:
'Not meant to be a hijack or anything, I just wanted to show that it isnât too bad a little kit at all, as initiated by Grouser.
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Excellent recreation of that moment of firing, great piece Boots.
Thanks! Anyone any idea of how to colour said cotton wool - or even an alternative? I ask as I was thinking of trying to replicate dust from a moving AFV in a future project.
Did you use 1/35 guys in there? 
MmmmmmâŚtasty and tempting! If itâs still there in a couple of daysâŚmaybe. 
No, theyâre the figures that come with the kit; they needed a bit of work mind so I added the personal equipment from Milliput and straps from tape or card (I forget), helmet bands from masking tape and that, more or less was that. I think I must have modified the poses a bit and had the heads as if turning away from the blast. I added a map for the Commander and probably made his binos from plastic rod/scrap - this was made some time ago, around 20 years I think.
For cotton I use dye; buy it at Wal Mart or the grocery store. I have also seen people use fiber-fil (the stuffing in pillows and teddy bears) and spray paint it.
Ken
Yeah - the problem was no matter how long I sprayed (Tamiya Buff - my all-time favourite for nearly everything) it just wouldnât âtakeâ. Very frustrating.
That is a really cool looking vehicle. Ugly too lol!
Did they ever try these in Vietnam??