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Revell 1/32 Mace and Teracruzer

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Revell 1/32 Mace and Teracruzer
Posted by dhenning on Saturday, March 5, 2022 9:31 AM

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This is the 1983 History Makers re-release of the TM-76a Mace missile, the MM-1 Teracruzer, and Translauncher. Bought the kit in the mid 80s after stumbling across articles about the Mace system in old issues of the IPMS quarterly. Missile end section converted to resemble a production unit rather than a test missile. Scribed panel lines and receptacles added, along with wing interior details, wing recess details. Interior details added to MM-1, front grill revised, headlight lenses and guards and air cleaner added. Added steering linkage, hoses, cables, and other underside details.
Translauncher received conduits, junction boxes, rear fenders, bogie details, hydraulic hoses,placards from Archer, and other details. Figures are modified from Airfix Multipose sets.
My late father trained and served on the Mace at Lowry AFB, CO, orlando afb, and Sembach AB (where i was born).

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Posted by dhenning on Saturday, March 5, 2022 9:42 AM

Pics are not showing up in post, but the links to Imgur are working for me at least.

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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, March 5, 2022 9:58 AM

Very cool.  Nice job.  With imgur, click on you pic then click on BBCODE copy on the right and paste that into your thread

Thanks,

John

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Posted by dhenning on Saturday, March 5, 2022 10:10 AM

Images showing up now!  Woo Hoo!

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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, March 5, 2022 11:33 AM

EDIT: Great!  Pics look good

Thanks,

John

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    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Saturday, March 5, 2022 3:25 PM

Wow, you put a LOT of work into your model!  Looks great!  Yes

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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    September 2005
  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Saturday, March 5, 2022 10:05 PM

Excellent job on a unique vehicle.  Have you seen this website:

https://www.sembachmissileers.org/moving-a-mace-missile-by-the-back-roads-to-grunstadt/

WIP:  Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

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    July 2014
  • From: Rifle, CO. USA
Posted by M1GarandFan on Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:16 AM

Now THAT is a fascinating website. As an old USAFE guy in the U.K. it was great to read about Sembach

Also, that huge model looks fantastic. The figures really give it scale.

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    February 2004
Posted by dhenning on Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:41 PM

Thanks for comments.  Yes, used the Sembach Missileers website as well as the TAC Missileers websites for reference photos.  The TAC site also has a Tech or Training Manual for the launch ground maintenace crew.  Extremely helpful!

The is a working MM-1 Teracruzer at the Four Wheel Drive Musuem in Wisconsin (they built the Teracruzers).  The good staff there provided me with photos of the underside of the cab to help with details and the steering linkage.

The details for the missile panel lines and receptacles and the details for the translauncher are from photos that I took at the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB, FL.   Great museum and displays on the grounds.

Started the model back in college 30+ years ago.  Built and painted the missile and started on the MM-1, but work and life got in the way.  Figured up that the box and components made 5 moves with me!

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  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Sunday, March 6, 2022 2:53 PM

Rendered that AF vehicle Blue perfectly, too.  Which is one o those colors one just has to get "right."

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    February 2004
Posted by dhenning on Monday, March 7, 2022 9:59 PM

Thanks.  Many moons ago, the fire fighting training area at Little Rock AFB had an old 60s model AF station wagon in the practice area.  Wasn't burned, but the paint was flaking off and I was able to peel up a 2" square for paint matching.  Closest that I found was Model Master Insignia Blue Enamel.  I painted the MM-1 bogies, cab interior, frame and bed 30 years ago with no primer.  Had half of a semi-dried up bottle when I restarted the project, but some Model Master Acrylic Insignia Blue.  Definately not the same shade.   Ended up scouring the internet and finally finding some at Blue Jacket Shipfitters.   I did end up using Tamiya gray primer on the cab and fuel tanks, but found that I had to use a black primer on the green plastic to get a better match to what I had painted underneath 30 years ago.

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    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Monday, March 7, 2022 10:26 PM

Got a little tight in some areas didn't it?  My Father told me about some of the damage a tank transporter could do in a English town heading for the docks.

I think I read a article a long time ago about the Navy using Mace missiles to take mail and things from subs to to land based locations.

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 8:11 PM

Now that's something you don't see everyday! Very cool, nice work!!! 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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