DRAGON 1/35 M3 US. Halftrack Build 

I just had to watch again, which I generally do for most of your build videos. Bloody great bit of work mate and appreciate your time in the build and sharing it.

*Nice build, this Dragon kit is amazing and you made the good choice!*

Nice video, Shane. Thank you for making it. I started the kit a few years ago. I put it back in the box because I was running into many of the stuff you mentioned in the video. I feel more confident and less stressed about getting back to finishing it. Looking forward to how you tackle the painting process.

Fantastic video Shane (as always!).👍👍 Around 6 to 8 months ago, I purchased this kit, plus the other Dragon US half-track kits, so I appreciate the heads-up regarding the warped pieces, and how you solved the problems that the warping created. I will cross my fingers that not all Dragon US half-track kits have those warped parts, however if the warping was caused by how the sprues were packed, then I won't get my wish. I am looking forward to your next episode in this series!

Great work my friend! Always happy to see a new video!

Thanks for this in depth tutorial!!! I’m excited for this kit. There’s not a lot of Allied Halftrack models out there. Beautiful job on the build btw!! 👍👍👍

Another Great build video, well appreciated mate! I love those Dragon kits, apart from Sherman’s, are my fav subjects. Got a couple of these baby’s n M2’s still buried in my stash, as well as numerous Tamiya’s kits still waiting for FC’s rear track/suspension upgrades. I’ve got all the Resicast , Legend and Verlinden upgrade and stowage kits as well as Eduard PE etc I hope to get around to trying to finish them off one year 😂

It's going to be big, I'm looking forward to the finished diorama and your work until then. lots of fun😃😃

Dragon kits are the reason I drink, I also has a lot of the same problems with this kit. I.m glad your results were bettor then mine, Nice job.

Hi Shane. So glad you kept this video fairly short. After all you wouldn't want it to Drag On....

Thanks! Very good video. I have bought same kit. Waiting next step...

Thank you for the good information😊🤗

When an Irishman speaks of whiskey, Dragons or 'His' Island - you know he's serious ;) Subbed with Respect, from the Great White North eh

I have this car to assemble. I'm going to save this video, thanks for sharing.

Absolutely fantastic Shane. The dragon halftrack is amazing but the hiccups are a pain sometimes. Luckily mine this time was my paint job. And the resins as you well know. ;) I might do a video on how I saved it and that stupid cab and fighting compartment.

Great veichle... I have a Tamiya kit in my stash. Nice video... Realy...

Looks amazing great work!

Awesome, I have one in my stash so this will be really helpful nice one Shane Quick edit : now after watching this, I'm glad I didn't start mine a few weeks back, if it's a challenge for you then I'm fecked mate haha. At least I know what I'm up against and what to watch out for. Look forward to the next installment 👍👍

Nice work! Well done! :)

You are on fire lately, cranking out almost as many vehicles as the US industry did back in 43/44! I love those halftracks, in fact i got me the M16 meat chopper by AFV Club. It should arrive soon. Maybe i can put it in a future project about the Dillingen an der Donau battle, which took place in my region.

looking forward to the diorama coming together

That rivet tool is slick. I assume it is a tube with a sharpened opening .

They are definitely a far cry from Tamiya’s old kits! I had no problems with their M2 halftracks and you get so many spare parts left over as a bonus! If I get my FC model suspension upgrades I will finish of my Tamiya kits otherwise they will probably just get binned….just too much work to get them up to speed!

Lemon-flavoured TET? LOL… Nice save on the warped parts. Thinking back to your AFV Club 251 it seems like you’re a little cursed when it comes to halftracks. 😂

Hi Shane Yes a new revised Tamiya kit would be great

nice work. seems the Blast set is not anymore on their page?

I just completed building this kit. The troop compartment side panels were slightly warped out of the box, but not to the extent you found yours. However, the 50 cal gun ring mount for the A2 version was severely warped and could not be used. I ended up using the A1 50 cal ring. So now I have a merge of A1 and A2 parts.....overall, a lot of headaches and disappointment with the kit. But, not a lot of options out there for US half tracks so Dragon is one of the few options. BTW, from your video, looks like the support for the 50 cal ring isn't sitting under the ring and is causing the whole mount to tilt towards driver's side. Should be somewhat flush. Looking forward to seeing how you paint/weather this pig. Cheers.

Tarps, stowage, and mud are your friend…😊

Can you tell me the type or brand of clamps you used? I want to grab some for bench. Thanks! Awesome video!

Nice build video. I have this kit as well as the M16 gun motor carriage version. Now I know what up against. The thing that I don't like is the tracks. They're way lacking in detail.

Did you ever get to finishing the Bronco Horsa Glider, I'm about to restart my Mk 1 plus a Mk 2 ready for a diorama for ghe 80th DDay in June 2024, I need go do some photos of assembly. Well done on all you WW2 kits.

Yer I want to do both the M16 and mortar carriers, they are just part of the grand plan, if I don’t die 1st lol

Estoi montando un M3 de dragón i de momento mui bien después de montar tamiya takom etc un saludo. Desde Bcn Barcelona ciudad condal

I biukt this out 3different time and never had issues.isit fiddly? Yes. Annoyingly so. But it goes together pretty quickly. I've done tis, the me twice and the M16. O also did the howitzer version with the shield. That one sucked. The shield was warped so it was a battle to get it to fit correctly. I hoping day Tamiya series their classic kits of this one.

"See what the location tabs will allow you to do." *builds a Tacom kit* ☹️

Can't say I'm a fan of Dragon models, they are way over engineered and most have fit and poor detail issues, but having said that ,well done Shane.

You made a little mistake, your Halftrack has no radio so the radio mast should not be there.

It's a M3A1 not a M3A2.

Фокус на коврике, а не на модели большую часть фильма %(

I had the dragon m16 gun motor carriage kit, the fit between cab and rear body was the same as this with the gap.

I just had to watch again, which I generally do for most of your build videos. Bloody great bit of work mate and appreciate your time in the build and sharing it.