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Excellent, John! Something tells me you'll have our second completion as well as our first!
Cheers, Mike/TB379
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The Stryker MGS arrived today! WoooHooo! Upon initial inspection, the kit looks pretty good. Along with all the plastic parts, it comes with 8 rubber tires, a turned aluminum gun barrel, a small PE fret and a piece of string for a tow cable. I will get some pics of the kit parts tonight. Looking forward to getting started on this one. It seems a bit more on my level as opposed to their M40 kit.
Kevin
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Glad to hear your Stryker MGS has arrived Kevin
I made a little more progress today on the BM-24 Katyusha , after glueing the suspension , axle's and drive shafts into position on the chassie frame I decided to give it and the wheels a few coats of flat black , even though those pieces are molded in black plastic the flat black paint finish looks better .
Next I glued the rocket tube frames together and once dry I airbrushed those as seperate pieces
I've glued the rocket shell halves together and I'll putty the join's tonight and sand them first thing in the morning .
John .
This is looking great, John! It makes me think about a 1:35 at some stage...
M/TB379
I would like to join this GB.
I am hoping to start on this Bronco Bishop in about a month.
and it might take me all year to complete it. Look at all the sprues that come in it.
I am still not quite done with my Dragon M7 priest I started at the end of this GB last year. Finishing up the stowage and some weathering.
Looking forward to following this GB.
Tim Wilding
Iraqiwildman -- welcome aboard, I'll add you to the roll right away. Great to see you back, and that M7 from last year is looking really good, the weathering especially! The Bishop is a subject I've been interested in for a long time, so I';l be most interested to see your progress.
I want to put in a comment. I have been on probably three dozen GB's o this forum .
As a rule I finish them all. Nuff sed..
What makes a good GB, hands down, is a good host. T-bolt, you look to be an all star. Like Frank and Mike.
For the rest of us, a pleasure.
Cheers, Bondo! Many thanks -- it's always fun to host a build, and looking after the team is a pleasure. I've run two back to back before, and this time am thinking of a third!
I hope to keep on running fun builds for many years to come, and knowing the job I do is appreciated makes it all the better!
(bowing) Mike/Thunderbolt379
Work has started on the M109, well it started a few days ago but my earlier post didn't seem to go through.
The box and sprues:
Planning to do the A2 variant, which was used by Canada. Building it OOB, though I may end up making my own decals later.
Most of the lower hull is complete though I haven't attached the wheels or track.
Especially on the barrel I have a bit of filling and sanding in my near future.
GC -- great looking kit! I recognise that Italeri product from my M110 last year. It should be an impressive beast when it's done!
would a german half-track mounted with a pak 40 work? fill me in on this please.
On the Bench: Nothing atm
Just a few finishing touches and this puppy is done!
Jim Williams
Beautiful work on a decidely odd-looking SPG!
I may have missed it, but just curious if there's a badge up?
Not yet, GC, but there will be -- I'll make sure of it this time!
Cheers, M/TB379
Thunderbolt379 Not yet, GC, but there will be -- I'll make sure of it this time! Cheers, M/TB379
Thats ok I'm far from needing it :) was just curious.
Thanks
Nice work Buffirn! Definetly looking like it means business.
gunner chris, nice work on the lower hull. I always liked the look of the M109 series. Hopefully the seam on that barrel goes away easy for you.
I finally got started on the Stryker. The kit is going together quite well. No fit issues....yet anyway. I will get some pics posted ASAP.
Barrel has been sanded, puttied, sanded, a bit more sanding and primed. So far so good.
Lower hull is primed.
Next stop assembling the turret.
bondoman, here is a link that redleg12 has of his M40 WIP a few years ago. He gave me the link when I started my M40. It has a lot of useful info for building this kit. I am looking forward to seeing your model take shape.
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OK. Here we go with some pics. First are the box art and contents.
Here are some progress pics. I was working kinda all over the board with the upper and lower hull and gun assembly. The upper and lower hulls haven't been glued together yet.
Here is the gun assembly as of now. It needs to have the seam removed and some more parts glued on.
Here is a pic of 2 of the 8 tires to show the detail.
It still needs some clean up in places.
Kevin -- that is some gar-damn peashooter! Reminds me of the PaK-40 version of the old 251 halftrack in a way. I'll be watching with great interest!
Thunderbolt379 Kevin -- that is some gar-damn peashooter! Reminds me of the PaK-40 version of the old 251 halftrack in a way. I'll be watching with great interest! Cheers, Mike/TB379
It's a pretty wicked looking machine isn't it? Very aggressive. I am hooked on these Stryker kits now. Well engineered. No interior or engine but the aftermarket has some resin sets for that if one wishes.
Wicked is the word! The mobility of a wheeled chassis and the punch of a gun like that must make this a formidable weapon system. I gotta add one of these myself one day!
Thunderbolt379 Wicked is the word! The mobility of a wheeled chassis and the punch of a gun like that must make this a formidable weapon system. I gotta add one of these myself one day! M/TB379
I would not want to be at the business end of this AFV. Just seeing something like this roll up on the battlefield should be some kind of deterrent.
I ordered some of the AFV Club Anti-Laser Coating stickers for the periscopes. They should add some nice realism.
Mike,
I'm gonna call my M-44 complete. I did the touch ups I thought were necessary but they don't show up in the photos. Probably my photography skills letting me down. BTW, the scale is 1/32.
So, that means I can start on that Atomic Cannon when I get back from vacation.
Kevin -- what characterises the anti-laser coating? Is it a different tone/hue to the appearance of the periscopes? Yep, she's definitely an intimidating animal!
Jim -- if you can post some shots of the M44, I'll git her onto the honour wall! Great going, and I'm sure we're all looking forward to seeing that classic Atomic Canon go together!
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