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Tuesday, May 03, 2016 - 10:59 PM UTC
It looks as if AFV Club is well on the way to releasing the M60A2 that was promised so long ago, or so it feels like.
AFV Club has released a series of photographs of the model and it looks to have a lot of promise. The photographs are not clear due to the model being painted, but it looks as if the elements are well thought through. Photo etched parts are obvious in some areas, and I have spent some time trying to work out if the tracks are vinyl or individual, at the moment I am on the fence as regards that.

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i forgot the gentleman who took the pictures etc for AFV CLUB but publicly i like to thank you to him , ok the number on the front towing eye is 4073 on the bin it says us army JK006C it is in OD. and is on a plinth next to a sign like a army camp r something Ossie
MAY 06, 2016 - 02:13 AM
It was me. That tank is at a veteran's hall in East Brady (Brady's Bend) PA, and I took photographs for you. LINK And it's 4703 rather than 4073: KL
MAY 07, 2016 - 08:07 PM
C-23,my ride in '76 was 4863,JK00B5,and according to some facts only about 560+ were made. What was the first serial number,4700 perhaps?
MAY 08, 2016 - 01:53 AM
Interesting you remember Carl; that pairing is legit on the list I have. M60A2s were assigned the JK00__ registration series under the 1972 scheme. The series went JK0001 - JK0009, then JK000A to JK000Z, then JK0010 to JK001Z, and so on. I don't think they used the letters I or O to avoid confusion, but they did use Q and S. So, each position had 10 + 24 = 34 possiblities. The highest registration I have recorded is JK00FM, meaning there were at least (16 x 34 + 22 x 1 = ) 566 registrations assigned. The serials I have run from 4430 to 4951 (521) in the JK00 range along with 5326 to 5547 in the older 9A series but these weren't in a continuous series and may include upgraded M60A1E1s. The lowest confirmed M60A2 pairing I have is JK0004/4430. At this time the Army did not keep the serial and registration numbers in series pairings like they did in WW II, so you can't assume that if JK0025 was SN 4532 then JK0026 was SN 4533 (it was 4493). KL
MAY 08, 2016 - 03:12 AM
It was me. That tank is at a veteran's hall in East Brady (Brady's Bend) PA, and I took photographs for you. LINK And it's 4703 rather than 4073: KL [/quote] I just went by that one a little while ago!
MAY 08, 2016 - 04:00 AM
For those interested.. it's on pre-order at HobbyEasy Hisham
MAY 22, 2016 - 05:05 PM
Finally!
MAY 22, 2016 - 05:07 PM
Production kit... not mine though Hisham
MAY 25, 2016 - 08:05 PM
I am very excited for this one, especially after Dragon's "attempt"
MAY 25, 2016 - 08:23 PM
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