Building a 1/16th M3A1 Half Track Late with SOL Chained Wheels and Track

oldwarloke · May 5, 2026, 4:09pm

Well to continue on,

Since I am going to be using the Gun Ring mount I opened the Hole in the Deck, the Instructions have the holes mixed up. The Center hole is for the Pedestal mount and the one to the side is for the Ring Mount.

Now to sand down that darn Ring mount.
Regards
Donald

kornbeef · May 6, 2026, 4:53am

Progressing well Donald.

Yes the ring mount is a pain in the rear and could have been better thought out I agree. A bit of head scratching assembling the various parts at this stage too. I managed to get part E13 on upside down but realised before the cement set. Fitting the ring itself is a pain too as the slots for the mountings only fit one way

oldwarloke · May 6, 2026, 2:16pm

And the distances in between them vary , Well here is how I did it, I hope this helps someone.

Now to putty up and sand where the tabs came through the slots then to fit the Gun mount.
Regards
Donald

oldwarloke · May 7, 2026, 5:28pm

Well Yesterday I showed how I did the Gun Ring, and today it’s the Gun Mount that goes on the ring. I hope this helps someone.

Finished for now.
Donald

JJohnson59 · May 7, 2026, 6:32pm

Great build.
In regards to that ring, if you have a small, stubby curved exacto blade, it may help remove some of that filler on the inside of that ring. Just gently scrape along, pretty much using it as a sanding stick of sorts

oldwarloke · May 8, 2026, 2:40pm

Today I have the Mgs. assembled.

Finished for now
I hope all of this is helping someone and I am not just wasting my time and resourses
Donald

justsendit · May 8, 2026, 4:13pm

@ Donald (oldwarloke)
Those MGs look great — interesting mini-kits on their own. Thank you for posting. Keep up the great work!

—mike

Anthony_O_Regan · May 11, 2026, 7:59pm

Nope, you are not wasting your time, follow all your builds with great interest. Spent the first 3 months of this year in hospital and came to this site and all your old builds everyday to cheer me up. Well nearly every day the 8 days in the coma I missed lol.

SenorOuiOui · May 11, 2026, 8:01pm

Donald you are not wasting your time i use you build post all the time you help me a lot. Keep doing what you are doing

oldwarloke · May 11, 2026, 11:09pm

Thanks Guys, It’s lonely until I hear from you.
It’s just that I am old now and my hands do not work quite as fast as they use to
Regards
donald

JJohnson59 · May 12, 2026, 4:02am

Dude, I’m loving your builds, keep them coming

SSGToms · May 12, 2026, 10:07am

Always interested and following Donald, keep the builds coming.

ericadeane · May 12, 2026, 1:22pm

For the MG ring, my attempts to putty the seam between the upper and lower rings was unsatisfactory. I ended up covering the entirety with 0.005" styrene strip. Under a coat of paint, I’m glad I went this route.