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  1. GMK
    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.
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    The A-29 is available from the US Government via FMS. That's how the Afghans got theirs.
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    That shot of the 'small moon' orbiting the planet is spectacular.
  4. GMK
    That'd be cool, NZEOD. Made some progress on the roof...
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    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?
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    Prefer the integral ones of the A-29. Actually, prefer the A-29. Period.
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    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 Interestingly, on the upgraded M113AS4, electronic interlocks superseded the need for a physical bar to prevent own goals, so one wasn't initially fitted.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.
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    No prizes for guessing what I'm planning...
  9. GMK
    Yep. Liking seeing the different angles, though.
  10. GMK
    Maybe the sting in the tail (tale?) will be Jyn Erso's death?
  11. GMK
    As expected (hoped?) the primer has both hidden & exposed sins. Still, pretty chuffed. This may actually work out.
  12. GMK
    Since you've made the hospital, you just need to add Max's VF-1A & Millia's Q-Rau...
  13. GMK
    Real life has been brutal this week, seriously hampering progress on the T50. Take three on the commander's hatch seems to be working well, thanks in part to HobbyBoss providing a three dimensional reference. Also, have started hacking up a CD case for the episcopes. Will paint the inside of the turret sea foam green so that the correct shade is visible through the epis themselves. And a side view...only another four facets to go until the rough shape of the hatch is complete. (Oh, the gap at the bottom of the spacer is intentional.) All comments welcome, as always.
  14. GMK
    Whiteness aside, is this up for pre-order anywhere?
  15. GMK
    Who will be the first crazy or silly enough to hack up into a GERWALK?
  16. GMK
    Lovely, Hervé!
  17. GMK
    Sweet mother of god!
  18. GMK
    Thanks MT. So, picked up the HobbyBoss M706 to plagiarise the turret hatch. Was impressed/surprised by the size difference (& how closely it scales with my efforts, TBH) Decided to rework the splash ring that surrounds the commander's hatch, moving from .020 x .020 (0.5mm) to .030 x .030 (0.75mm). Also, instead of using multiple pieces, I'll fashion it from one bit, bending it around some pins drilled into the turret roof: I've also started to open up the viewing episcopes, & adding weld beads.
  19. GMK
    Ouch! The ending for this one wasn't nearly as dramatic. This one punched through the floor right at the edge of the door and landed on the troop step (Australian Blackhawks have steps to aid entry). The guy pocketed (!) the unfused round & kept his mouth shut. Wasn't discovered until the loadmaster tried to slide the door closed at the end of the mission & it got stuck on the distorted track. Aircraft immediately grounded. Then there was the problem of how to get a grounded helicopter from the heliport to the airport to be put on a Herc..,
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    ES-11D Cat's Eye

    GMK replied to Thom's topic in The Workshop!

    Great progress. The pilots look sweet.
  21. GMK
    So much awesome. Great work.
  22. GMK
    Well, the first attempt at building a mantlet from flat parts & bending them to shape was a bit of a fail. The second, from .50 cal (1/2" or 12.7mm) tubing worked a little better. Considering it'll be under a weather boot, it'll work. Those Aber barrels look lovely! Friction mounted in the turret itself. And with the start of the commander's hatch. Not terrible.
  23. GMK
    Spartan? What about the Monster?
  24. GMK
    Half of our MAG-58 had L7 struck out on the side. Ah, you're referring to D Company's 'fraternisation' issue. 'Ramps up, pants down.'
  25. GMK
    Yeah, I did INTERFET, UNTAET, & UNMISET. Good times. Had to chuckle at the NZ SAS M203 ND in one of our Blackhwaks. Neat hole, that one! It'll be 31, the platoon commander's car of 7 Platoon, C Coy, 5/7 RAR. May cast up the turret - was really jealous of the Kiwi M113 when I saw them. Belly armour, EAAK, MAG-58 (don't know what the NZA calls them, C6?). Only thing I was down on was the lack of a turret basket. Sadly not. I bought a knock down M113 kit from a guy in Germany. No running gear or tracks, so trying to find someone to 3D print the Diehl 513 track.
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