M48A1 Patton Main Battle Tank

Model Description:
This download contains a highly detailed model of an M48A1 Patton with the 90mm cannon. Two versions of the turret are included: one with, and one without the fabric dust cover around the mantlet. Documentation and references for the real vehicle were rigorously studied to make the model as geometrically accurate as possible without sacrificing printability or durability.
 
The model is designed for resin 3D printing comes natively in 20mm (1/72) scale and includes a supported version for this size. Furthermore, the files are pre-hollowed, reducing the material requirements, improving the probability of print success, and ensuring no voids are present within the geometry.
 
The file is designed to be detailed enough to hold up well at larger scales however, including the common 28mm (~1/56) scale. Larger scales will have to be manually supported at present, however a future goal of TCR designs is to include supported files for larger scales, as well as a less-detailed version designed to function on FDM (filament) printers.
 
The model at its native scale took roughly 5 hours to print on an "Anycubic Photon Mono 4K" printer and has the following dimensions:
Length - 4.76" (121mm) - (to end of barrel)
Width - 1.97" (50mm)
Height - 1.61" (41mm)

Historical Description:
The M48 Patton was an American Main Battle Tank (MBT) introduced in 1952. The vehicle was meant to replace older medium tanks used by the United States, such as Sherman and Pershing. Nearly 12,000 M48s were produced between 1952 and 1961, before the vehicle was replaced by the M60 Patton. Early versions of the vehicle (M48A1 - M48A3) used the M41 90mm cannon, while later versions would see an upgrade to the M68 105mm cannon. The M48A1 featured a gasoline engine which produced 650 horsepower, later versions would be given more powerful engines. The vehicle had decent armor, though it was introduced at a time where more sophisticated munitions had begun to make armor less effective overall.

Contact Information:
If you face any problems with this vehicle, whether they be related to printability, integrity, or historical accuracy of the model, please contact us at [email protected]. We will do what we can to rectify any issues and improve the quality of the product for everyone.