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m2 bradley
paul51
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 11:05 AM UTC
I think this is complete unless any members can see something I may have missed or need to tidy up.I tried to restrain the weathering to some extent and the decals are a bit naf.
pseudorealityx
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 11:24 AM UTC
Hi Paul, good looking Bradley.

For next time... the chevron on the side of the vehicle should point the same direction on both sides. It indicates which company the vehicle's in.

Also, I believe only 1 side of the tail lamps should be red.

Also, you may want to think about painting the accessories prior to installation. You can see where some paint has gotten on the vehicle... the packs on the rear of the turret, and the big roll on the right side of the hull.

paul51
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 12:49 PM UTC
Hi jesse thanks for that,its interesting what you can see from the cameras perspective,noted and fixed.
Sabot
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 01:02 PM UTC

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Hi Paul, good looking Bradley.

For next time... the chevron on the side of the vehicle should point the same direction on both sides. It indicates which company the vehicle's in.

Also, I believe only 1 side of the tail lamps should be red.

Also, you may want to think about painting the accessories prior to installation. You can see where some paint has gotten on the vehicle... the packs on the rear of the turret, and the big roll on the right side of the hull.


The chevron denotes the platoon, not the company, but he's right, it should be pointed in the same direction regardless of the side. There's usually a 2 or 3-digit number to denote the company and battalion.

He's wrong about the tail lights, on the Bradley and Abrams, they are both big and red, so you have it right.

This is an old M3A1, but you can see the red tail light lenses on both sides.
paul51
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 01:14 PM UTC
Thanks Sabot, I copied the box art and instructions for the chevrons so they are incorrect.I shall pay more attention to references next time as the kit manufacturers are not as accurate as I was led to believe.
jackhammer
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Posted: Monday, February 22, 2010 - 03:35 AM UTC
Just something I always try my best to do is make sure that any stowage is "logically" stowed. The packs on the side of the vehicle are "floating". They aren't attached with straps or racks. I was beset apon for it once, and vowed to never do it again. Actually gives me greater enjoyment to create the straps and such.
paul51
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Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 10:51 AM UTC
thanks for that,still not a that level of confidence to attempt any scratch yet but I agree with your comment.
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