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Land / Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's

« Last post by Ramba on Today at 08:31:03 PM »

Here are the other four I got primed over the weekend. Not all of the parts that were primed are shown.

First one is a Tamiya M1A1 w/mine plough but I am using the mine plough on a different kit. This one will be US Army OIF in the NATO camo.


The second one is the Tamiya M1A1/A2 OIF kit that will be a US Army M1A2 TUSK I in overall sand from OIF. I got the TUSK parts from Tamiya customer service. The TUSK parts not shown.


The third one is the Hobby Boss PLA ZTL-11. I converted it to a what if by making a new front section of the turret and also moving the turret further back. I also added a thermal sleeve 105mm gun barrel from the ESCI IDF M60A1 Blazer kit. The gun barrel was generously donated by Jeffry Fontaine, thanks again for the parts. This one will be in desert digital camo scheme. I have a template I will use for the digital pattern.




The last one is a Hobby Boss PLA ZBL-09. This is also another what if. I added a Tiger Model T-40 Nexter turret. The turret ring on the hull was also moved a little further back.

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Profiles and Pixels / Re: GLanini Profiles

« Last post by Glanini on Today at 10:26:30 AM »

Here is my tribute to the heroic Ukrainian people.

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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: Tiger Models

« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on Today at 07:12:37 AM »

LEGO ERA?

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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Turning Beat T-72s ...

« Last post by apophenia on Today at 04:36:38 AM »

Cheers Story.

Yes, mechanical demining would be another role for surplus T-70 hulls. In my backstory, I'd assumed that viable T-80 hulls not sold off to help fund postwar reconstruction, would be converted to 'IMR-80' AEV standard for ZSU use. Although not suitable for this GB, I'm imagining this 'IMR-80' as akin to your Nagmachon - ie: fitted with a driver's position that was raised, armour-protected, and blast-isolated (for controls, seats, etc.). And, obviously, the underside of any demining T-80 also needs serious appliqué armour mine-protection, hatch sealing-off, etc.

I also assumed that postwar Ukraine will have more FFG Wisent 1s (and associated Leo 1A3 spares) than the ZSU can accommodate. Those could also contribute to demining (and reconstruction). In my scenario, UA would regard Leo 1-based vehicles as attritable (so long as operators were extremely well-protected).

Demining Groups: Agreed that the HALO Trust does essential work (and, IMHO, the whole Guy Willoughby 'scandal' was more about CEO-assassination-by-Board than anything else). Another demining charity I've followed for years is Menschen gegen Minen. MgM caught my attention as a very early adopter of MPVs like the WMF Wolf and Wer'wolf series. I also love that MgM pioneered the use of demining critters like the giant pounched rats 

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Land / Re: BISON APC, Canada, 1:35, conversion

« Last post by Gingie on Today at 04:05:00 AM »

I *think* that was Best Value Models, aka BVM. They did a Canadian M113 TLAV around 2008 as well.

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Events / Re: Fleet Week 2024

« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 02:55:13 AM »

People complain at Yellowstone NP that the bison should be better trained to be closer to the road so they can see them. The only thing worse than stupid people are loud mouth stupid people.

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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Turning Beat T-72s ...

« Last post by Story on Today at 02:03:01 AM »

Demining would be another appropriate repurposing of redundant T-series hulls. I'd started following these guys in the 1990s
https://www.halousa.org/

then
https://www.csis.org/analysis/demining-ukraine-urgent-under-resourced-priority


Check out this Komatsu product https://cranemarket.com/blog/komatsu-demining-machine-completes-disposal-of-landmines-in-angola/

Probably drop an elevated (thus protected) driver's station and commander/observers post onto them like a Nagmachon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagmachon

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Profiles and Pixels / Re: GLanini Profiles

« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 01:58:31 AM »

I will be the first to ask:  Ukrainian?

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Other / Re: Camping-car & Panther, blue & yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

« Last post by GTX_Admin on Today at 01:56:45 AM »

 

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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Turning Beat T-72s ...

« Last post by Story on Today at 01:52:25 AM »

Excellent back story.