My latest work is another BFIST for a customer. I had an idea to backdate one of the new Meng Bradleys back into an M2A2 ODS. I started brainstorming on how to remove the added rooftop armor molded onto the Meng A3 kit roof. I could ry to sand it all off; no. I decided to swap out the rear hull roof between an Academy M2A2 OIF kit and the Meng M3A3. I used the rest of the M3A3-specific parts on the Academy kit to make an M7A3 BFIST. The tan plastic parts are from Meng, with the more yellow parts being Academy's.
Here is the result.
Here is the resultant Meng kit that will become an M2A2 ODS.
The moral of the story -- Meng parts can be swapped with Tamiya and Academy parts with a little bit of tweaking. So other versions can be made from them. Now, of course, Meng will come out with an M2A2 ODS kit.
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