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I got this to add to my last armour build, but decided to do it as a stand-alone. I had anticipated three crew members serving the gun, re the box art, but the kit just includes a rather poor driver figure (it's an old re-boxed Airfix offering). I had anyway ordered these Verlinden figures, which should fit very well:
These look superb. They would have put the Tamiya figures to shame if I'd used them in the same dio.
The sprue shots for the M6:
Looking them over it seems that the toolmaker was terrified of the thing sticking in the mould as there are raised release points on every part, including the front grill:
That will take some delicate clean up. Some of the parts are also pretty poorly done. These are meant to be carbines in leather holsters:
More like medical crutches. These will probably be dropped and replaced.
I decided to get started and have built the chassis:
I've only ever built one of these Italeri kits before and I had forgotten what they could be like. Apart from the mould release scars, there was also quite a lot of flash, and seams running through everything. Added to that, a so-so fit of parts, lack of locating pins, and unclear instructions and the air was soon turning blue. However, I got it done, and will now give it an initial coat of paint before getting on with the bodywork.