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RG-31 with Spark mineroller
prophecy
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Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Joined: November 09, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 08:44 PM UTC
Hello,

after a year without model building I finished my latest vehicle, a RG-31 from Kinetic with Spark Mineroller from Legend.
Her are the sets I used for the model:
- RG-31 Basic Kit from Kinetic
- DEF Models Wheels
- Legend Interior for RG-31
- Legend Mineroller for RG-31
- SKP Model Lamps
- Echelon Decals
- Life Resin M2

Here are the pictures:

























One question: are there some electrical cables or pneumatic hoses between vehicle and mineroller? I didn't find any good picture.

Regards,

Andreas

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Västra Götaland, Sweden
Joined: November 12, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 10:22 PM UTC
Looking very good, how is the quality on this kit, is it good?
Thanks for showing your nice kit
gajman
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Joined: April 02, 2015
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 10:24 PM UTC
that is a really nice build! Well done! Thanks for sharing
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2015 - 12:20 AM UTC
All I know is the RG-31 looks sick!
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2015 - 03:47 PM UTC
Hi!

Your RG-31 looks great Andreas!

What do you think about the mine roller? How dificult it was?

Cheers!

Marco
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 - 07:34 PM UTC
Wow, very nice!
prophecy
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Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Joined: November 09, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 10:35 AM UTC

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Hi!

Your RG-31 looks great Andreas!

What do you think about the mine roller? How dificult it was?

Cheers!

Marco


Hello,

the instruction and the parts are very nice. It's a cool addon for that ugly vehicle. Most difficult was to get the correct angle for the eight roller arms. The mineroller itself you can build moveable with a little bit of drilling. Also there are some very tiny parts. But when I look at your builds then I would say: no ploblem for you.

Regards,

Andreas.
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Sofiya, Bulgaria
Joined: November 08, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 12:46 PM UTC
Aren't those decals Canadian only?
Otherwise it's a very nice build!
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Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 02:37 PM UTC

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Aren't those decals Canadian only?
Otherwise it's a very nice build!


No, the Echelon Decal Set is for US RG-31:

http://www.modellbau-koenig.de/Militaermodellbau_135/Zuruestteile/Decals/Echelon/RG-31s_in_Afghanistan__i67_38247_0.htm

Thanks.
mvaiano
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 03:49 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hello,

the instruction and the parts are very nice. It's a cool addon for that ugly vehicle. Most difficult was to get the correct angle for the eight roller arms. The mineroller itself you can build moveable with a little bit of drilling. Also there are some very tiny parts. But when I look at your builds then I would say: no ploblem for you.

Regards,

Andreas.


Thanks a lot Andreas!

I'll use an SPARK in my M1151 that I'll build for a campaign.

Cheers!

Marco
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Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015 - 11:14 PM UTC
man this build is [auto-censored] hot awesome, hell yeah and nice job!
35th-scale
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Posted: Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 05:04 AM UTC
Out-standing Sir!
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 06:38 AM UTC
to answear your question ref the mineroller yes there is an electrical connection from roller to vehicle. one chunky black cable which has a quick release connector on mineroller end, the box on the top of the roller would be the battery box for the hydrolic system to turn left and right via a hand control in the cab. and for the led and ir lights which you don't have fitted on your build.



18Bravo
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 07:09 PM UTC
Jar nicht schlecht, ee!
I don't have a photo of the line running to the vehicle, but perhaps this one helps (I did the research for the Legend kit) although it's on a HWMMV. It looks as if the connection is near the front of the box, or to the left of the photo.

WilliamDeCicco
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 08:15 PM UTC
This model to me looks like a show stopper, the weathering is incredible, I didn't know you can put one off them on this kit. I have one from blast-models, the mine roller that is attached to your RG-31 is that the same mine roller as one from legend that I have from blast-models.

Happy modeling
WilliamDeCicco
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 11:19 PM UTC

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This model to me looks like a show stopper, the weathering is incredible, I didn't know you can put one off them on this kit. I have one from blast-models, the mine roller that is attached to your RG-31 is that the same mine roller as one from legend that I have from blast-models.

Happy modeling


Wondering if this would work also on the RG-31 (CONVERSIONS MODERN: US SPARK MINE ROLLER FOR HUMVEE M1114 - M1151) from blast-models.
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Monday, June 15, 2015 - 01:50 AM UTC
Very nice work.
Haven't seen anyone add a mine roller to it.
Great job on the weathering.

Tom
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Joined: June 21, 2015
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Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2015 - 06:18 AM UTC
What a unique vehicle! Very well done!
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Posted: Monday, June 22, 2015 - 04:12 PM UTC
Great job! Really nice looking build. It deserves a small diorama.
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