Author Topic: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's  (Read 232819 times)

Offline Ramba

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1100 on: September 29, 2024, 11:13:00 AM »
So, you're planning to scratch-build that Ukrainian cage, right?  ;)

 :o No way! Too complex for me.

Someone on one of the Facebook model groups is scratch building the cage on theirs. Doing a great job on it. It's different from the one I showed above.
https://www.facebook.com/SebVialeModernModelbuilder/posts/pfbid035FNbKpiMbd5h3pQqsoPTdvfzWju8d553GynHwWLomvneTGzUwYiVz2ECRV9iUaatl

This one looks like the one he is scratch building.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1101 on: September 29, 2024, 12:36:54 PM »
Each one of those is probably different in some way.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1102 on: September 29, 2024, 01:20:19 PM »
You can buy that woven mesh on Aliexpress I've noted. Super cheap as well

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1103 on: September 29, 2024, 08:17:07 PM »
Each one of those is probably different in some way.

I have seen a couple different ones but I am sure there are many more variations out there. I don't plan on doing a cage on mine as I don't have the skills for that.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1104 on: September 29, 2024, 08:30:01 PM »
You can buy that woven mesh on Aliexpress I've noted. Super cheap as well

Thanks for the info. I don't plan on doing a cage on mine as I don't have the skills or the patience to scratch build it. If someone makes an affordable resin or PE set I would think about it as I do have the earlier RFM Ukraine/Poland M1A1 kit as well so I could do one with the cage and one without.

While the kit below includes the Kontakt-1 ERA parts, the instructions are wrong for the Ukrainian version. The instructions for the Polish M1A1 FEP are closer to the Ukrainian version. Ukraine received the M1A1 SA with the SCWS. The USMC M1A1 FEP which is what Poland received also has the SCWS but still retained the USMC style smoke grenade launchers. If you follow the instructions for the Polish version, just replace the USMC style smoke grenade launchers with the US Army style smoke grenade launchers and you will have a close enough M1A1 SA. You would still need the loader's gun shield and the M1A1 SA specific style loader's blast shields though which are not included in the kit below. The updated RFM kit with the "WORKABEL"  tracks includes everything for a Ukrainian M1A1 SA except for the cages currently being used. The updated RFM Ukrainian M1A1 kit would be a better start as it also includes the ARAT ERA on the side skirts.


I am hoping someone comes out with maybe a PE set for the Ukrainian M1A1 cage. Lanmo Model makes one for the Merkava so was hoping they would do one for the M1A1 as well.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1105 on: October 11, 2024, 01:55:18 AM »
Started working on the old Dragon NATO MLRS.


Here are the sub-assemblies so far.



This kit doesn't include the rocket launch tubes. It only has the front and rear faces. If you have the housing in the raised position, you can see the empty housing. If you put it in the stowed position, you won't really see the empty housing.





Here it is in the stowed position. Everything is only dry fitted for now.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1106 on: October 11, 2024, 08:05:18 PM »
Last night's northern lights from Pennsylvania in the USA. Not as nice as everyone else's but at least I got photos. Taken between 11:30PM and 12:15AM EST.



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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1107 on: October 11, 2024, 10:04:58 PM »
Nice! 8)

The Aurora Australis has, apparently, been visible from South Australia but not from where I live (well, I haven't seen it, anyway).
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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1108 on: October 12, 2024, 01:01:29 AM »
Nice! 8)

The Aurora Australis has, apparently, been visible from South Australia but not from where I live (well, I haven't seen it, anyway).

Thanks!

Sorry you didn't get to see it.

I read a few different articles yesterday that said it was visible by eye but I didn't see it by eye. Another article I read said that you needed a camera. Unfortunately, I read that article last and got outside around 11:30pm EST. All the articles said the best time was between 10:00pm and 2:00am EST but most people were already photographing it around 7:00pm. I went out numerous times between 7:00pm and 10:00pm but never saw it even though numerous people were posting photos of it. When I finally found that last article saying it was only visible by taking photos, I went back out around 11:30pm but it was dissipating at that time. The earlier articles I read were completely wrong and I was extremely disappointed but I at least got a few photos before it completely vanished.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1109 on: October 12, 2024, 09:55:21 PM »
Moving along with the Dragon NATO MLRS. I am making it a German MARS version donated to Ukraine. The German version uses different tracks so I ordered a set from Trumpeter. The center track guides are separate. Trumpeter has the center track guides on four separate parts trees but Trumpeter only sells one parts tree at a time. I had sent them a message requesting to get all four but I got no response from them. I ended up only buying three of those center guide parts trees. If I did the math correct, I didn't need the fourth parts tree as the tracks on the upper part will be blocked by the side skirts so you won't see the upper center guides anyway.




I also ordered the parts tree from Trumpeter that has the specific German parts. I only got the one parts tree with the rear mud flaps and other parts. The parts tree with the front mud flaps were on two other parts trees which would have significantly increased the cost so decided to live without the front ones. I could scratch build them though. The rail around the hatch was warped and couldn't get it to straighten out.



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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1110 on: October 12, 2024, 10:19:56 PM »
 :smiley:
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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1111 on: October 12, 2024, 11:51:25 PM »
Interested to see how this build goes as I may have an MLRs-but-not-MLRS-esque project in the future… Great work so far!  :smiley:
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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1112 on: October 13, 2024, 12:28:21 AM »
Great idea to mix and match sprues. The MRLS is looking good; I cannibalized mine and all I have left is the lower hull, wheels and tracks.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1113 on: October 13, 2024, 12:37:20 AM »
:smiley:

Interested to see how this build goes as I may have an MLRs-but-not-MLRS-esque project in the future… Great work so far!  :smiley:

Great idea to mix and match sprues. The MRLS is looking good; I cannibalized mine and all I have left is the lower hull, wheels and tracks.

Thanks all!

Claymore, looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.

Frank, the additional sprues are from Trumpeter. They make a German MARS kit but I already have the Dragon kit so thought it would be cheaper to just get the specific Trumpeter parts instead of aother whole new, expensive kit.

My Dragon NATO MLRS actually started off as a what if build. This is what I did to it before. It was going to be a what if command and control vehicle. Trumpeter released an M4 C2V kit but the Trumpeter kit was way too expensive for me. I changed it back to an actual MLRS though after seeing some delivered to Ukraine.


This is what I am going for now.
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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1114 on: October 14, 2024, 12:56:18 AM »
The first pic makes me think of a moon mobile.
This is looking great.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1115 on: October 14, 2024, 04:30:23 AM »
The first pic makes me think of a moon mobile.
This is looking great.

Thanks!

This one? Yeah, add some fat tires to it and it could pass as a moon mobile.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1116 on: October 14, 2024, 04:35:43 AM »
The Dragon NATO MLRS kit didn't include the rocket pods so I took them from the Dragon M270A1 kit. I plan to have the Ukrainian one with the rockets in the raised position. The cab is only dry fitted for now and the top of the rocket pod housing is taped.







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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1117 on: October 14, 2024, 09:48:03 AM »



This one. All you need is the hull then just build a box for anything you want.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1118 on: October 14, 2024, 08:36:48 PM »



This one. All you need is the hull then just build a box for anything you want.

I was actually trying to scratch build the RT01 Transporter from the Prometheus movie. I have the RoG SpaePz 2 Luchs kit and was going to use the lower hull as the base. The RT01 was based off the Tatra truck and the Luchs has a similar chassis. I never started it though as my scratch building skills aren't that good especially for a project of this magnitude.




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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1119 on: October 15, 2024, 07:26:27 AM »
The Revell Luches was a disappointment - no belt-line on the hull despite the box art being right & the tires are still sticky with oil after several years.  Best to whif it & use after-market wheels.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1120 on: October 21, 2024, 10:44:43 PM »
The Revell Luches was a disappointment - no belt-line on the hull despite the box art being right & the tires are still sticky with oil after several years.  Best to whif it & use after-market wheels.

The Revell Luchs wasn't on my want list but I got it cheap to use as a what if. I already started hacking up the lower hull but haven't gotten any further than that.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1121 on: October 21, 2024, 10:50:48 PM »
While working on the Dragon NATO MLRS, I also started on the other Dragon M270 MLRS w/M26 Rocket Pods. Just like the NATO MLRS kit, still a few more things to add here and there and also, everything is either taped or dry fitted for now until I can prime and paint them both.




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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1122 on: October 22, 2024, 06:04:43 AM »
Like you work here.

Sort of ditto on the RT01.

I bought the Panda Russian Bumerang for a very similar project. It is big vehicle in 1/35

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1123 on: October 22, 2024, 10:18:53 PM »
Like you work here.

Sort of ditto on the RT01.

I bought the Panda Russian Bumerang for a very similar project. It is big vehicle in 1/35


Thanks!

Nice Panda Bumerang kit. A friend of mine built one and said it went together nicely. He built the other Panda kit with the bigger turret.

I have the Zvezda Bumerang. I got it back in February, 2020. It is still sealed.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #1124 on: October 22, 2024, 10:25:25 PM »
So, while working on the Dragon NATO MLRS and the Desert Storm M270 MLRS, I also decided to start the other Dragon M270A1 MLRS. I figured if I was doing one, I might as well do all three in the stash at the same time. The NATO MLRS and the M270A1 will be in the NATO camo scheme. The Desert Storm MLRS will be in overall sand. As with the other two, this one is also mostly dry fitted. Dragon included the original older tracks which is wrong for the M270A1 version. I got the AFV Club Big Foot tracks which are the correct ones for this version. The rail around the hatch was warped but was able to straighten it out. Also, as with the other two, still a few things to add here and there before priming. This kit included the full rocket pods. I am using them though on the NATO MLRS kit instead so this one will have the housing in the travel position.