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GMK

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  1. Lots of great work going on here Well, after some time in the US, Japan, & Indonesia for work, minor progress has been made on 31. Thought I'd add a splash of colour to see what things look like. Neither the camouflage pattern nor the colours are 100%, but they are good for project morale. Comments welcome.
  2. Just got the body, arms, & gunpod of my CF -1A Battroid together - wow! May ditch my Wave 1/100 kits.
  3. Elongated nose, too small canopy.
  4. 'Touch & shoot'? A measure of excitement?
  5. I'd just like a GERWALK & Battroid in 1/48!
  6. Well, this is what it looked like out of the envelope: With a bit of motivational paint:
  7. Some more progress today. AMU brush guards on Australian M113A1 were a bit beefier than the standard, using flat stock section twisted, then bent into shape, before being welded in position. The results were somewhat agricultural - thankfully. As such, I rate my efforts as broadly representative. More tomorrow - may even finish the roof!
  8. Most of the work over the weekend was related to getting the hull in a better state. The glacis has been glued on, with work commencing on getting the transition between the lower hull & it correct. Also test fitted some tools from the Tamiya 1/16 M4 Sherman. In addition to tools, the Tamiya Sherman donated one of its fuel filler caps: Comments welcome, as always.
  9. Why is everyone calling it a SAM? Because it's being fired upward? Both the firer & the target are both on the ground. A real world example: Javelin ATGM, climbs to 180 metres in top attack mode, but it isn't a SAM.
  10. The A-29 is available from the US Government via FMS. That's how the Afghans got theirs.
  11. That'd be cool, NZEOD. Made some progress on the roof...
  12. Thanks NZEOD - may be a Kiwi thing, only? My instructors were firmly inside the cargo hatch when I was learning how to be a crewie. Tanks were different, they had a cage bolted on in place of the turret bin. Looked like something from Mad Max. The car I'm building - 134329 - had a M113 hull, not a M113A1, so it had the bolted plate around the armoured fuel filler cap. Thankfully, so did the 1/1 scale example I measured. 400 x 500mm... Anyone know where to find a 1/16 armoured fuel filler cap?
  13. Prefer the integral ones of the A-29. Actually, prefer the A-29. Period.
  14. Nice Space Battleship Yamato there, arbit. A little more progress over the course of the week. The cargo hatch & filter box are close to completion. The trickiest work to date has been adding the gun depression rail ('Jesus bar') between the turret & cargo hatch to prevent own goals into the vehicle itself. The turret makes the full 360 degree/6,400 mil traverse, without interference. Interestingly, on the upgraded M113AS4, electronic interlocks superseded the need for a physical bar to prevent own goals, so one wasn't initially fitted. User complaints about the absence of a 'hand rail' led to the incorporation of a purpose designed one into the build state. Cheers.
  15. No prizes for guessing what I'm planning...
  16. Yep. Liking seeing the different angles, though.
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