Very interesting Ron, in particular the camo type MERDC Gray Desert (or is it Red Desert?).

Hope to see some more soon.

When this(Skybow) kit came out, I went out and bought a couple intending to attempt an M38A1 fitted with an M388 Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle. This is my second attempt at this, the first foundered on making the tube mounting frame with the correct shape but after winning another kit at a show raffle recently I had a cunning plan to overcome that drawback.

The tube breech and exaust is various lengths of plastic tube slotted together and put into the chuck of an hobby drill, spun at low speed and carefully run over with a plastic nail-file. The main tube is aluminium.The spiggot is brass rod and the device/round is the cut-down1/72nd drop tank from a P51( which proves aeroplane kits have their uses) with plasticard fins.

The spiggot and explosive launcher containers are cut down resin ammunition tubes from the spares box wrapped in bent strips of lithoplate

The mounting frame is basically "U" shaped,wider at the open end.Last time I cut the lightening holes in sheet/strip card and attempted to bend with various applied heats. It always either warped or fractured and thicker card required more heat, applied more accurately, something I conspiciously failed to do.
This time I took oval plastic covered aluminium tube,used for curtain rails cut a small section from the end(sadly this leaves just under 2 meters spare but hey..)cut off the end quarter, drilled the lightening holes and fitted the rims to top and bottom and the lightening hole with plastic strip. The adjustment screw is from the spares box again and the tube ring is Evergreen


The fittings round containers,brackets, survey/sighting equipment and barrel retaining bracket are all Plastruct/Evergreen

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Roughly positioned with the universal soldier for scale
R

This was fun and despite doubts about the crew safety was employed in Europe and Korea,apparently to break up large tank concentrations, for a number of years.
I believe that both the British and Canadian Armies ordered several thousand but cancelled. Wether because of safety concerns or as I have heard in the British case the idea of giving a junior NCO a nuclear device was a difficult one to accept I do not know. I do know that it was a nice conversion to do.

Mission accomplished.

Congratulation Paddy.

Very nice entry with an impressive and inspiring scratch build.


Award on December 1st, 2009.

is the stryker reconnaissance eligible for this event?
i'm thinking on going with this kit: http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=TP00395

Jawohl Matan, it is.

Looking forward to your registration.

I won't register just yet - I'll wait for the kit to arrive.
I'm afraid I'm becoming a "stasher" - I have a dragon panther D and a merkava 4 which I didn't even open....

Hey, my name is Matan, and I'm stasher

Now I can throw my hat into the ring.

It's a M2A3 Bradley in 1:72.


An On Display feature will also be published, in the meanwhile here a few pics.

Hi,

I decided to participate with 2 beasts:
1/ Canadian Leopard C2 (Revell's Leo 1A5 and Maple Leaf's C2 conversion)
2/ Polish Leopard 2A4 (combination of Tamiya's Leo 2A5 and Revell's Leo 2A4)

Hope it meets campaign's requitrements.

Greetings from sunny Poland

Michal

just registered - stryker ordered

That's great, Matan.

Welcome aboard.

I have completed my entry a US Ohio class SSBN. I have never had to use putty on a sub before but this baby had some gaps to fill.

Mission accomplished.

Congratulation David.

Cool submarine - have you got some more images?


Award on December 1st, 2009.

Marco,
excellent work. Beautiful model and superb finish.
Miloslav

Thanks,
I have some comparison photos but that is about it. Subs are pretty simple looking. I wish I could've found some decals for this one, the ones in the kit were decrepit and I couldn't find anyone who makes 1/700 sub decals.

Here she is with the USS Miami CL-89 and the USS Ingraham FFG-61


Here she is again with a Russian Typhoon and a Russian Oscar II

Greetings All!

Here is a sneak peek at my Panzerhaubitze 2000 ready for paint..

Click on the images for larger piccies.





Gee those tracks look bright!! They will tone down no problem.

This is the 1/35 Revell kit that comes with the aluminium barrel, which surprised me. Fit is good. Only problems I had were self-induced..

Hi Miloslav,

thanks for your kind comment - very appreciated.



David,

I have to say that these Ohio class subs are really huge monsters as are the Typhoons...really impressive.



Warren,

half of the rent is paid, now good luck and a cool hand for your paint job - and in particular the hard edged camo pattern...

Hay all here is my contribution a 1/72 warrior finished in U.N markings the kit is OBB and is about 90% finished just a few bit and bobs to do and stick the tracks on.

Scott,

nice to see another braille scale vehicle, especially in UN-markings.

Good luck with your finish.

Great looking 1/72 scale models. I admire people who can work with that small parts.

But one question: Are british fire extinguishers still green?

Hi mate,
i decided to enroll yesterday. I got a Tamiya M1 Abrams in my stash and i already assembled moons ago..after i complete my V-150 and the Schnellboot, i will continue with the abrams with the NATO cammo...

Hi MArco!

Hard edged camo pattern eh?? Coming right up!!

(Click on the piccies for larger ones.)

First of all you paint it in a base colour. In this case I chose Tamiya NATO Green..


Then, when it has dried for a few hours you make up your own masks..


.. and apply the second colour, Tamiya NATO Brown..


.. and then when they have had a few hours to dry you apply the NATO Black..


And there is your hard edged camo scheme!

I have made my own masks for a while now using a ruler, Photoshop CS3, the kit instructions and a No11 Xacto knife. If anyone would like a tutorial on how I do it just drop me a line.

:)

Zaidi,

I think a three-tone Abrams might be a welcome change to all the desertised vehicles.



Warren,

a successful camo job.

Me too am working currently on a three tone tank, but due to the many filigrane PEs my model got, I am worried that they could be damaged, removed, bended etc. by using any kind of masking agents (like the small chains of the smoke grenades).

So I have decided for myself to paint free hand - you have no idea how much weight you are loosing during such a paint session...


Instead of a tutorial limited to a thread only, I suggest that you submit a feature.

Subjects like painting camo pattern belong to the FAQ and will be always an evergreen.

Hi All.

Well after a few little touch ups here is my Pzh2000. Only a bit of weathering on the tracks and road wheels as most photos I have seen of these monsters show a pretty clean looking SPG. This is the biggest gun I have on any of my AFVs. The Revell kit came with an Aluminium barrel which is good as I hate filling the seams oyu get with two piece guns.





I would recommend this kit to anyone wanting a big tank with a big gun! And the three colour camo is easy to airbrush if you do it using masks, which are easy to make yourself!

Till next time!

Mission accomplished.

Congratulation Warren.


A Bundeswehr Panzerhaubitze with original NATO camo scheme - that's something you can be really proud of: There are only a few models painted so...even in German forums...


Award on December 1st, 2009.

Nice one warren.,,
are the colors tamiya??
I had the NATO colors set........