M47 Patton Tech Reference

Here is a nice reference for the armor modeler who likes the M47 Patton family of main battle tanks. This is a compilation of the technical illustrations out of the tank's service manuals showing where everything is and what each thing does.

You can see in these page examples that the AMS modeler can get down into the bolt and washer detail for many of the vehicle's details. Even though the M47 was the defender of NATO and was used not only within the US Army, but throughout NATO and other allies, the only kit to appear of this tank in 1/35 scale was from Italeri (also appearing in Testor boxes). Matchbox also issued one in 1/32 scale (also reissued by Revell).

With as many variations and marking options during its operational service (including serving as the German Tiger tank in 'Battle of the Bulge'), this title provides nice details to allow the modeler to seriously update the Italeri or Matchbox kits into accurate and detailed models. This is THE manual for getting all of those details right.

This title is available in electronically in Adobe Acrobat(tm) format. You can purchase the CD for $9.99 or download it directly from the publisher for only $3.99.

This title is available directly from the publisher at Dataview Publications (www.dataviewbooks.com).