M2A1 Halftrack restoration-- dialup beware

[alpaca andy]

Looking great! I'm interested to know how the traverse works. Is the ring itself repro or original? Also, is/was there a platform for the gunner to stand on, or did they stand on the passenger seat?

Ring is repro, traverse is a handle on the trolley you pull or push to move it on ring, just behind the pass seat there is a level area between the seat and the ammo/storage bin. Even with me standing on it im too short to see everything lol

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Got a couple of photos of yours Old Grunt? Who's going to tell us what the differences between the different variants are, such as the M2 and the M4?

M2 is the artillery tow version. It carried 7 in the back and 3 up front. The M4 was the same as m2 except the rear floor and it had a rear door unlike m2. I carried an 81 mm mortar (detachable from the floor) and wasn't designed to carry as many troops. I did mine to the M2A1 as no one has or is making the proper floor for the m4, and I figured more passengers better anyway