Modelling the M3/M5 Stuart Light Tank

by Steven J. Zaloga

Overview

The M3 and M5 Stuart were the most significant light tanks of the US Army, as well as many other allied armies, during World War II.

They have proved to be popular modelling subjects ever since, largely due to the large number of kits available in many different scales covering a broad selection of the different variants used. This photographic guide shows a number of different ways to model this popular tank in 1/35 scale, covering construction, painting and weathering the vehicle.

The wide range of colourful camouflage schemes in the Stuarts were painted, reflecting their widespread service, are also showcased.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780966380
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/20/2012
Series:	Osprey Modelling , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Steve Zaloga has been modelling for many years, and has won numerous awards at US and international model shows. He has been writing articles on armour modelling for over twenty-five years for magazines such as Military Modelling, Fine Scale Modeler, IPMS Journal, and Airfix. He is also the author of many books on tanks and military history.
Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	4
	Kits and materials	8
	On to Paris!	11
	Russian Dieppe	28
	Battle of the Bocage	41
	Other Stuart modeling projects	59
	Further reading	79
	Museums and collections	79
	Index	80