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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: NickNascati on August 08, 2020, 03:45:38 PM

Title: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: NickNascati on August 08, 2020, 03:45:38 PM

All,
      I was browsing in a local dollar store yesterday, and came across a bag of cheap army men.  In the bag was a knock off Timmee M48.  I took the tank, gave it a wash of dark, forest green, then a heavy dry brush of earth color.  I added some sandbags, and a crude, scratch built .50 cal mg.  I think it will look perfect with my Gringo 40s Marines. Here is he result -

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: mikedemana on August 09, 2020, 09:32:02 PM

Can't be that price! Good find and good sprucing up of the model...

Mike Demana

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: Mako on August 10, 2020, 07:29:31 PM

Looks great!

Love the M48.

How does it scale out with 28mm figures, and/or against the real world model?

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: NickNascati on August 10, 2020, 09:06:20 PM

Here is a photo of the tank next to a Black Scorpion cowboy.

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: Mako on August 10, 2020, 11:28:57 PM

Cool !!!

Thank you for taking the time to take a few pics and share them with me. 

Looks like they go together well, as suspected.

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: NickNascati on August 10, 2020, 11:42:08 PM

They do seem to be tough to find though.  I went back to get another for a friend, and there were none there.

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: AzSteven on August 12, 2020, 06:27:22 PM

I've used those TimMee tanks for gaming before - they scale very nicely.  They are being made again and are available on Amazon (more than $1.00 each but still pretty cheap).  There is also an armored car they make that works well as-is or modified for sci-fi or near future gaming.

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: Easy E on August 12, 2020, 09:51:02 PM

I have several of these, but have not painted them up.

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: NickNascati on August 13, 2020, 01:00:38 AM

I thought the base plastic color was fine.  I simply washed it with a dark forest green, and they dry brushed it.

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: Bushbaby on August 16, 2020, 12:28:12 AM

I found the same one a few years ago!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDL01IYDvwd/?igshid=1cy6lq6vth7u8

Title: Re: An M48 for $1.00 plus time and paint!
Post by: vodkafan on October 04, 2020, 10:26:24 PM

I got given one yesterday! I measured it against specs from 2 different websites and the hull does scale out around 1/56, although the gun is a little short. The worst part is the configuration and look of the wheels. I might have a play around and see what I can do with it.