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Re: Grizzly Air Defence
« Reply #75 on: February 03, 2013, 05:55:36 AM »
Wow that looks very serious!

Excellent work!

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Re: Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
« Reply #76 on: February 03, 2013, 05:56:56 AM »
It sure looks every bit the business!

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Re: Grizzly Air Defence
« Reply #77 on: February 03, 2013, 07:40:56 AM »
I really do wish there was more of this sort of stuff available in 1/72nd scale, the builds you are doing are very inspirational.
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Re: Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
« Reply #78 on: February 03, 2013, 08:28:54 AM »
looks great!
 could you post a pic of the underside? i am interested in how the suspenion is set up.
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Re: Grizzly Air Defence
« Reply #79 on: February 03, 2013, 08:30:44 AM »
great lookin machine.
 im working on something simular but all scrathbuilt except the gun n missle box.
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Re: Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
« Reply #80 on: February 03, 2013, 11:25:02 AM »
The suspension is as per the LAV-25 kit, with the rear shortened to match the AVGP upper hull. IIRC, its about 15mm or so that had to come off the back to make the longer bottom line up with the shorter top.

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Re: Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
« Reply #81 on: February 03, 2013, 12:23:30 PM »
ok, but i do not know what that looks like, hence the request for the pictures. thx
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Re: Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
« Reply #82 on: February 03, 2013, 11:05:03 PM »
Ah, OK. in the meantime, check out this page:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10061712z/70/1

If you scroll along the images at the top of the page, you will get to the instruction sheet. It shows all the suspension components in the order they would get attached. Might be easier than looking at the whole bottom with all the parts already in place.


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Re: Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
« Reply #83 on: February 04, 2013, 04:37:53 AM »
cool! thanks!
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Re: Grizzly Air Defence
« Reply #84 on: February 04, 2013, 07:53:30 AM »
Very nice start Graeme! I always liked that AVGP/LAV-AD combo idea  ;)

Folks should also check out the other whifs in-progress now popping up on the Modern Canadian Vehicles discussion forum ...

Jason Bobrowich' Super Cougar (AVGP with 90mm gun in the Alvis turret)

Graeme Davidson's  AVGP/LAV-25 gun tractor hybrid

Bertie Baumgartner's Centauro-turreted LAV III
 

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1. I fixed your links so they go to "view thread" instead of the first comment which gives the viewer a much better opportunity to take it all in with one mouse click. 

2. It is Graeme Davidson = Gingie that is building that AVGP/LAV-25 Gun Tractor that you credited to Jason Bobrowich.  Simple mistake and when you are not familiar with the member name/real name it just complicates things.  Graeme posted the same images here on our own forum at this link:  Expanded Mobility AVGP Grizzly
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Gingie's Build Thread - AVGP Weasel whatif
« Reply #85 on: February 18, 2013, 08:50:12 AM »
My interpretation of a whatif of a whatif...the Weasel is the sensor equipped version of JP Morgan's own whatif Mowag 4x4 recce car. I've shamelessly plagiarized his concept and added a slightly different turret and a mast, which will some day sport a Fennek sensor suite:



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Gingie's Build Thread - what if 762mm teaser
« Reply #86 on: February 18, 2013, 08:55:57 AM »
Nope, not 7.62mm, 762mm! 25 pounder is shown for scale only.

Mike Belcher, the gentleman that he is, put his talents to the lathe and turned me an Honest John rocket body in 35th.  :D

Now, I'll do the RCA SSM Bty truck mounted one for real, but what to do with the spare? Maybe a Centurion tracked launcher, similar to the ISU scud launcher?



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Gingie's Build Thread - Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #87 on: February 18, 2013, 09:09:23 AM »
A LAV that can keep up with the Leopard fleet, the "Wapiti" (we're running out of mammal names for our AFV's!) takes a LAV-III (or in this case a Stryker) and mates it to a tracked hull.

This should have been a simple kit bash, but since the Bradley was already glued together, it took a bit of persuasion to join up with the Stryker. The conversion thus far has really been 2 steps forward, one step back, but I think the worst is over.

I might swap the track and sprocket for Diehl - doing so would save me from having to make fenders (the tracks as pictured stick out past the LAV hull), and the real tracked Stryker does use a narrow track. I'll mull that over. I will be added extra armour and possible sand skirts like the Cr 2 MBT, so not much of the running gear and track will be visible anyways. Weapons will probably be RWS with TACP mods. Or maybe a 1m turret.

If I do this again, I'll use a LAV-III upper hull.

Now, I've got this great 8x8 Stryker lower hull that is crying out for a 105mm-or-something upper hull.





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Re: AVGP Weasel whatif
« Reply #88 on: February 18, 2013, 09:42:55 AM »
 :)
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Re: what if 762mm teaser
« Reply #89 on: February 18, 2013, 09:48:22 AM »
Wow!
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Re: Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #90 on: February 18, 2013, 09:59:32 AM »
Oh yeah!
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Re: Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #91 on: February 18, 2013, 10:29:14 AM »
Perfect for arctic/winter warfare :) 
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Re: AVGP Weasel whatif
« Reply #92 on: February 18, 2013, 10:35:12 AM »
Graeme, you are on a roll with all of these armor models you are building.  This one is looking very purposeful.  Instead of waiting for the Fennek sensor why not consider one of the FLIR balls from a 35th scale helicopter or 32nd scale aircraft? 
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Re: AVGP Weasel whatif
« Reply #93 on: February 18, 2013, 11:28:15 AM »
Don't forget some lockout switches to keep from bashing the mast with the gun barrel! (huge CLANG!!)
Looks really cool.
How did you turn the stack of styrene for the turret?

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Re: Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #94 on: February 18, 2013, 11:32:14 AM »
Looks boss with the wide track tracks!

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Re: AVGP Weasel whatif
« Reply #95 on: February 18, 2013, 12:37:21 PM »
Graeme, you are on a roll with all of these armor models you are building.  This one is looking very purposeful.  Instead of waiting for the Fennek sensor why not consider one of the FLIR balls from a 35th scale helicopter or 32nd scale aircraft?
Or perhaps use a ping-pong ball as the start for a "borrowed" MMS from an OH-58D?

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Re: AVGP Weasel whatif
« Reply #96 on: February 18, 2013, 01:21:32 PM »
Very interesting build !!!  I can't wait to see more ...
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Re: Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #97 on: February 18, 2013, 01:42:20 PM »
That is really looking great !!!  I think you should add some narrow fenders each side. These will make a good attachment point for sand shields and be simple quick and easy.  I can't wait to see how this works out ... !!!
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Re: Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #98 on: February 18, 2013, 01:49:25 PM »
Like it.

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Re: Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV) whatif
« Reply #99 on: February 18, 2013, 04:33:50 PM »
That is looking really great!
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