With the advent of 3D printing, it has become possible for Plastic Warriors to branch out into releasing model kit conversions.
Please note: You cannot purchase these parts directly from this site—instead, they are available via the Plastic Warriors shop on the Shapeways site. The page you are viewing now shows what’s available and has downloadable instructions to help you make full use of the conversions.
In keeping with the Plastic Warriors philosophy, these models are being sold at cost: the items’ prices are exactly the same as what you would pay if you uploaded the 3D model file that was used to create them to the manufacturer’s site yourself.
Some sets are also available in multiples of the same or related sets sold as one. This us because Shapeways charges a fixed start-up cost for a model regardless of its size, plus a variable amount based on the volume of the model: thus, by combining several related models into a single 3D print, the start-up cost for all but one is eliminated.
A simple part to convert the 1/72nd scale M5 half-track kit by the Plastic Soldier Company into the M9A1 variant, which was used mainly by the British and Commonwealth armies in World War II.
Available are sets with one or more M9A1 body conversion:
These sets are available via the Plastic Warriors shop at Shapeways — click the names above to go directly to the pages from which they can be ordered. Assembly instructions for the conversion can be downloaded below.
Designer: Jakko Westerbeke
Formats available: Portable Document Format
A part which will convert the 1/72nd scale M5 half-track kit by the Plastic Soldier Company into an M14 half-track as modified by the British for carrying troops in World War II.
Also available are sets with one or more M14 body conversion:
These sets are available via the Plastic Warriors shop at Shapeways — click the names above to go directly to the pages from which they can be ordered. Assembly instructions for the conversion can be downloaded below.
Designer: Jakko Westerbeke
Formats available: Portable Document Format
If you need a combination of M9A1 and British M14 half-track bodies, you can save money by buying the conversions as one of the following combination sets:
These sets are available via the Plastic Warriors shop at Shapeways — click the names above to go directly to the pages from which they can be ordered. For assembly instructions, see the M9A1 and M14 conversion sets above.