Good afternoon, Gentlemen
Since I’m diligent at the moment, I’d like to present you another one of my preferred cold war warriors:
It’s a Italeri M60A3 in - at least I hope so - the typical appearance (in MERDC camo and loaded with stuff) of a vehicle taking part in a REFORGER exercise in Germany during the early eighties.
I hope you like it …
Roger
Outstanding! I love the the “101” marker coming off on the turret!
This is really well done.
'Love it! A man after my own heart. Outstanding Cold War rendition. Well done!
Excellent! 
Exceptional!
It looks great overall. The weathering is spot on. One (minor) issue I see is the sleeping bags as stowage. They are the modern sleeping bags system in stuff sacks. These are from the late '90s.
Pretty darn cool! Italeri!!! Love the one placard that is peeling off.
Very nice work Roger! The camo job on the tank looks great, as well as the extra gear storage. Also your crew figures look excellent too!
Good Job @von_Haller .
Fantastic work, and you have shown that old Italeri kit scrubs up beautifully in capable hands. Well done sir!
Great job! A second minor issue: if it should be “REFORGER '83” then the blue force marking should be with only two digits in white.
Excellent show of the MERDC, both in pattern and color, and it’s not covered up by excessive weathering. The hull sits pretty high, which was an issue with the early Tamiya A1. Unknown if Italeri used similar molds for their rendition. Would there be the FRG-required warning light? Always glad to see a Hoffman device included!
Excellant build. I remember that Reforger. 2/32 Armor. SPEARHEAD!!! I really like the camo and the Hoffman device on the main gun. Did it come with the kit or was it scratch built?
Yes the Tankers and our APCs had the Amber RAWLS lights, but had an empty green sand bag placed over them when not on the German highways.
This thing with the warning lights (and the green sandbag); was that an official instruction? I mean, this doesn’t exactly look like a highway … :
Very nice job!
A couple points:
The “whoopie light”, RAWLS light, etc. was required by German law anytime tactical vehicles were operating on German roads. Basically, anytime other than on a military base or training area. You have a light mounted on the right rear fender, so you are good.
You could use more stowage, especially duffel bags. We were required to carry a lot of mostly useless crap that just stayed in the bustle rack.
The box of Cokes is way too modern, it came out in the late 90s or early 2000s; but I have used them also, because that style is about all there is available to us.
The biggest mistake I see, which is an issue with the kit (all of them) and not you, is the smoke grenade launchers. The smoke grenades are only used in combat, the rest of the time the launchers are empty and usually covered with a canvas cover. I do not know of any manufacturer that provides a covered set of launchers. If you look at the Abrams tank posted above, you can see the launcher with its cover.
Ken
Hi Ken
Thank you for your comments. You’re right of course, the Coke box is definitely too modern, but as you said, I haven’t found anything older either (fortunately not all people have eagle eyes … 
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About the smoke dischargers (I couldn’t find much information about them): they were never practiced with ? Not even during any exercises ? I have seen several videos with tanks of the Bundeswehr or the BAOR in which smoke curtains were shot in the field. The US army has never done that ?
Roger
Fantastic m60a3.I have a few in my.stash.How did you get on with the Kit tracks?,Or did you replace them.
Great model
So far as I am aware, no. Certainly not in any unit I was in. On a firing range, like at Grafenwöhr, yes. On an exercise, no. It’s just too dangerous. Standard smoke grenades use white phosphorus to produce the smoke, it has a bad habit of igniting and burning anything and everything it contacts, including people. Very nasty stuff.
Those videos may have been done at a firing range like Bergen-Hohne. I’m pretty sure the German government would never allow it during an exercise like Reforger.
Ken