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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #30 on: July 17, 2017, 01:57:08 PM »
Quote from: 67tank on July 17, 2017, 01:11:52 PM
Awesome - echo the comments on the crane.  Wish I had that in my garage.

Most important tool in my shop is that crane! Couldn't lift the heavy armor safely without it! 9ft tall 10 ft wide it's a must!
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #31 on: July 17, 2017, 02:51:40 PM »
I don't even have a 9ft tall 10ft wide shop! Ha! I'll be using a skiploader!
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2017, 02:03:04 PM »
Where did you get your crane?  Thanks, Rob
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #33 on: July 18, 2017, 09:02:18 PM »
Quote from: rcassin on July 18, 2017, 02:03:04 PM
Where did you get your crane?  Thanks, Rob

Bought it on Craigslist. Came with two winches one 1000lb and the other 2000lb
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #34 on: January 16, 2019, 10:46:34 PM »
So I was gone for 6 months in 2018 which meant not muchange got done on the track. I'm finally seeing progress again! Bogie wheels are coming back soon and I'll be priming the frame with POR15 shortly.  Slow and steady.
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #35 on: January 17, 2019, 01:57:04 PM »
That picture looks like miserable work.  I guess that means you're doing it right!  Keep up the good work, glad to hear you're able to work on your track again.

Corey
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #36 on: March 14, 2019, 08:52:26 AM »
Well its not perfect but it is for me! This will not be a perfect museum piece as I want to have mine a working restoration with chips and scratches so I can do field exercises with it!  But otherwise its going well, with three coats of paint now and I am starting to reassemble the crab and bogies.  Alot of work ahead but once you've got paint, you can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Hopefully less than a year left now!

Jon
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2019, 08:54:13 AM »
I ended up going with 33070 paint, I kinda like the 34087 better after shooting that track but I'm not about to order more paint haha.  Here's a few more pictures.

Jon
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spillmk1

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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #38 on: March 14, 2019, 11:21:51 AM »
Nice work!!!
I'm about as far along as you are on mine.
Have the bogies and tracks back on.
So only a bazillion more things to do!!!!

Keith
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #39 on: March 14, 2019, 04:16:08 PM »
Great work!  You're ahead of me but i'm on a roll right now. Should have my bogies back soon.
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #40 on: March 24, 2019, 09:13:57 PM »
Made great progress today! 9 hours of work with just my trusty crane.  Sure feels good to be cruising along!

Jon
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #41 on: March 25, 2019, 04:39:27 AM »
Looks great, you got some heavy work done.

Gary
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #42 on: March 25, 2019, 04:49:30 AM »
Looking great!!!
And doesn't it feel good just to step back and look at it???

Keith
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #43 on: March 25, 2019, 04:50:47 AM »
Now for the tracks.....
A WWII bowflex machine!!!
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Re: 1941 M2 White Halftrack
« Reply #44 on: March 25, 2019, 09:21:09 AM »
Very nice!!
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