Wow Gino, excellent work, as always.

Meanwhile, here in Texas, it's 65 and sunny......  ya'll enjoy that white stuff.

 This is turning put to be one of the best-detailed models I've seen in a long time here. Absolutely some of your finest work, Gino!

Thanks guys.  I'm glad you like it. 

Rbear - Yup, my brother is in Austin and sent me a pic of him sittimg on the deck in shorts with beer in hand as I was blowing/shoveling almost 3 feet of snow.  Enjoy it while you can.

HeavyArty:  What a feast for the eyes!  I wish I had your patience for detailing stuff like that.  It feels like my first studio apartment, probably about the same size too.  It even has the "motivational" poster too!

Tour-de-force work there!  

SMJmodeler - Thanks for the compliments.  I really like adding the small details.  I guess it is kind of adding my own touch.   

Gino- will do. We might get a couple of inches in February, I'll post a pic before it melts, probably later in the same day.....

I have just about completed construction.  Just a few more minor things to add.  Here is how it looks overall.




The side stowage baskets are resin items given to me a few years ago by a fellow modeler.  They build up well and add dimension to the racks that the Eduard metal ones lacked, in my opinion.

On the turret, I backdated the Gunner's Primary Sight (GPS) box to the smaller older version.  I used a cast of the Tamiya M2A2 ODS kit GPS and added doors and detail parts from the Tamiya M2A2 ODS as well as a few detail parts from the Meng kit, and some scratch parts.




I also rebuilt the right side armor next to the TC back to the older "T" style armor plate at the bottom.



Next, I used older style ammo can boxes from the Legend M2A3 set.


I installed Academy side skirts since they do not have the ERA mounting bars.  I had to reshape the front left corner since it was too tall.  In the process, I also cut the wrong angle and had to attach a filler piece to restore the correct shape.


Lastly, I had to restore the tray that held the swim barrier across the top of the rear ramp.  I used sheet styrene, angle styrene, and Archer rivets on it.


That's it for now.  As usual, all comments are welcomed.

Some great work here, i really admire the attention to detail.

Thanks Bish.  I am having a lot of fun with this one.  The weather is improving, so hopefully it will be off to the paint booth soon. 

Looks smashing Gino, I love all the extra stuff you've added. Guess one day I need to do something not build straight outa the box.

Thanks Josiah.  Hopefully I will have it painted soon.  Yup, the snow is almost gone on Ft Belvoir, except for the big piles.

Thanks Rudy.  I like the "motivational poster" as well.  Its alwasy good to have a little motivation when on long, dusty moves. 

I haven't posted in a while, but I have been working on the Bradley, slowly.  The snowy, cold, crappy weather had slowed me down since I was about ready for paint.  I did get it painted with Testors Model Master Sand (FS 33531).  I have also applied home-made decals to it.  I decided to mark it as R65 (C Co, 3-15 In, XO's Brad) as seen in the above pic going under the highway sign.  C Co vehicles were remarked with R bumper numbers since there already was a C Co in TF 1-64 (C/1-64 AR). This vehicle has a couple unique features such as the FBCB2 antenna on top of the GPS and a light added in front of the TC.

Here is another pic of it.


And my version so far.






Next up is the tracks and some gear.  The actual Brad only had a 3-man crew and no dismounts, so there was not a whole lot of gear on it like most had.  I think I will use a bit of artistic license and put a full compliment of gear for 9 guys on it (3-man crew and 6 dismounts).  That should fill it up well.

Hello Gino!

Your Bradley is looking very good! It can be plainly seen that you know the Bradley very well. I know you usually disagree with it when I write it, but still I think this model just begs for some colour variation. Of course the real thing shown on the photos is very clean, so no excessive weathering here, but it sould use something to make it just a little bit more "three-dimensional".

Beautiful work, I wish I could make a similar interior on one of my models some day, like the M113 for example. Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

Hi Pawel - Thanks for the compliments.  It will be weathered, and will have depth to it.  I haven't even dull coated it yet.  After the gear goes on, it will all get weathered together.  I'm sure you could do an interior just as well.  Give it a try.

I still haven't decided on how much gear to add to it.  I have completed 9 sets of rucksacks, duffel bags, sleeping bag stuff sacks, and various other items.  I also folded 10 MRE boxes and 10 water bottle boxes.  The tracks are done and I have a couple rolls of concertina as well for the front.

Here is all the gear I have prepared for it.

Hey Gino she looks pretty darn close to the photo, and a few pin washs on the bolt heads should be more than enough.

I am tempted to make a Richard Petty joke about the vehicle number though....

Thanks Gamera.  The pin-washes will be part of the weathering.  I hear you on the "King Richard" referance.  I almost snuck an "STP" decal in there somewhere.

Whoops!  Disregard the double post.  

Hello Gino - 

That is a awesome kit...I want one of those. The build is coming along beautifully. It looks great and I can't wait too see her done. 

Thanks Hunter.  I hope to have it done soon.

I have finally completed R65, C Co, 3-15 IN, 2 BDE, 3ID, OIF 1 Bradley.  I weathered it with acrylic craft paints using a burnt umber pin wash, a yellow-sandy color overall wash, then selective shadowing with a graphite pencil.

Here is the finished product.

 
 

 
 

Oh great, Gino. Now I have to retrieve me eyeballs from the carpet and get a new mind. This one's blown.

W T H man. I don't even know what to say. This.... this is phenominal.

well done! I can hear the sounds and smell the smells in my memory!

excellent work. I'm a sap when it comes to Bradleys. I loved being a driver/gunner.

All geared up and loaded with detail. Nice, man really nice 

Thanks guys.  This one was fun to build and very rewarding.  It brought back memories for me too.

Hello Gino!

Your Bradley looks really good! Like all good models it's very educational, too - like you can learn many interesting details from it (that plate under the razor-wire coil...). Thanks for sharing, and good luck with your next projects - have a nice day

Paweł

Gino - 

Very impressive, and very well done! Great Job Sir! Wonderful detail throughout. I have really enjoyed this WIP and look forward to your next one. Thank you for sharing.