Good to find this and read through it. Great build and lovely weathering. …you have done a very authentic look with the final finish… And the decals …it doesn’t need them. The kit speaks for itself… Great work 
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Very nice build Al. Interesting to see the small parts count, very appealing.
I’ll need to study up on these 3D kits before I start on the M246.
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate all the feedback.
Where were all you marking suggestion guys after I finished griping about my decals? 
@Frenchy that’s interesting because the exact same cab as the kit has.
Now I know the proper placement of the ROME logos.
I noticed that after posting the picture 
The armor panels on the engine compartment look similar as well…
H.P.
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Well, after all the talks we’ve had here and on the engineer equipment topic, I finally pulled the trigger on the M127 trailer. The D7E is out of stock right now, but I have a TankWorkshops M123 to put together my hauler, so I’ll go from there. Hopefully the dozer will be back soon. Wayne
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Sounds like a plan. Good luck with it.
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@namengr I built the TWS M123 tractor over 20 years back, and it reflected the resin hobby at that time, especially with the instructions. I was fortunate to find an issue of Military Miniatures in Review (MMiR) that had a full build article dedicated to the M123. I filled in almost all of the missing info for not only the TWS kit, but adding many details that were not addressed in the kit.
I no longer have that issue of MMiR, but you might consider asking around to see if someone can make a copy for you. I cannot emphasize enough how helpful that will be.
And, now Hobby Link offers a conversion for the Tamiya Dragon Wagon M15 trailer, taking it from Korea era to VN as the M15A1. The vendor also stated that a full M15 VN trailer is in the works, in addition to the conversion just released.
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Wayne,
It’s MMiR #20 that Jim is referring to. I have the complete collection of that mag and could supply photos of the article if all else fails.
Pat Stansell recommended:
TM 9-2320-206-12, Operators and Organizational Maintenance Manual Truck Tractor: 10-ton, 6x6, M123, February 1960.
Peter
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I think I sent you a PM. Let me know if I did it right. Thanks Wayne
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Is it worth the work or would getting the new one be easier? Wayne
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From the financial side I’ll wait and see what a complete trailer will come out as. I don’t have the Tamiya kit and won’t purchase the DW just for a trailer that needs a conversion.
I did buy the Hobby Link tractor and it looks good enough to become a great stand-alone model by itself.
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D7E Rome Plow is showing one in stock right now…
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Yeah, saw that, but since my funds are tight I want to get the version that I ran first. Maybe by the time I get my tax return the other one will be in stock. Wayne
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Came out great!. Personally, I hate decals and mostly hand paint my markings. My favorite were the now discontinued Verlinden Vietnam dry transfers I got back in the '90’s. Used the last on my M577 Command.
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I have some of them if you need them. Wayne
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Beautiful work Al.
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Great build. I have always liked like this vehicle. I always had it on my mind to scratch build it.
Cheers,
Ralph
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