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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: Fantastic Plastic
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: A&A Models
« Last post by Gingie on Today at 02:56:55 AM »1.2m wingspan in 72nd.
We're gonna need a bigger shelf.
Those A1E / A1G Skyraiders are high on my list. So is the MC-12 and the Bomarc.
We're gonna need a bigger shelf.
Those A1E / A1G Skyraiders are high on my list. So is the MC-12 and the Bomarc.
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: US Forest Service V-22 Osprey
« Last post by Gingie on Today at 02:48:36 AM »Superb!
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Aero-space / Re: SR-90 = Testors F-19 + Monogram SR-71 (What-If Kit-Bash)
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: WIP3D
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 02:30:14 AM »
The latter two could be candidates for the Swords into Plowshares GB as wildlife observation vehicles in somewhere like Africa or the Arctic.
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Profiles and Pixels / Re: GLanini Profiles
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 02:27:16 AM »Any chance of a Afghani Air Force F-16?
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: ICM
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 02:24:49 AM »
I wish they would hurry up and release a Mk. II/DAP variant with Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G Twin Wasp radial piston engines
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Land / Re: BMP Family of Vehicles (BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3, BMP-XXX, etc.)
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 02:22:11 AM »Poland did have the BWP-40 - which was a modernised BMP-1 with Swedish CV90 turret.
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Land / Re: BMP Family of Vehicles (BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3, BMP-XXX, etc.)
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 02:20:35 AM »Looks very similar to the Finnish Army IFV 2000 program, in which a Canadian Delco turret was installed, mounting the 25 mm Bushmaster I. The turret bore a strong resemblance to the LAV-25 turret and offered the option to mount the 30 mm Bushmaster II, which was later utilized in subsequent projects. The Finnish state defense company, Patria, acquired the license for the turret and incorporated it into their later endeavors, including an autocannon-armed SISU Pasi, a Patria IFV known as the TC-500, as well as early prototypes and trial vehicles for the Patria AMV.
However, the implementation of this upgrade never materialized due to the Finnish BMP-1 fleet already being considerably worn out. Additionally, the Czechoslovakian-made ex-GDR pieces that Finland had acquired in the early 1990s were improperly stored after the collapse of the GDR, resulting in some vehicles having their wiring and other components installed differently from the original Soviet blueprints. This discrepancy posed challenges when attempting to upgrade them.
Consequently, the IFV program ultimately led to the selection of the CV9030 Mk2, and the majority of the BMP-1 vehicles were scrapped in 2004. Several dozen vehicles in the best condition, primarily those manufactured by Soviet Kurganmashzavod, were modified for use as forward observer vehicles and remain in service to this day.
However, the implementation of this upgrade never materialized due to the Finnish BMP-1 fleet already being considerably worn out. Additionally, the Czechoslovakian-made ex-GDR pieces that Finland had acquired in the early 1990s were improperly stored after the collapse of the GDR, resulting in some vehicles having their wiring and other components installed differently from the original Soviet blueprints. This discrepancy posed challenges when attempting to upgrade them.
Consequently, the IFV program ultimately led to the selection of the CV9030 Mk2, and the majority of the BMP-1 vehicles were scrapped in 2004. Several dozen vehicles in the best condition, primarily those manufactured by Soviet Kurganmashzavod, were modified for use as forward observer vehicles and remain in service to this day.