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jubelum

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 05:04 AM UTC

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Is the engine bay as it comes from CMK or have you done a lot of scratch with card stock and fiddley bits?

Thanks

well i made a little modification on the exhaust to open the access doors.

jubelum

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 05:04 AM UTC

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Looks good to me also.

Ditto what Seb has said.

thanks jeff.

DeskJockey

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 11:30 AM UTC

Looks really good. Aside from what Seb and Jeff already mentioned, the antennas look a little too long (but it may just be my eyeball not being a good judge of length). I really like the way the engine bay and the stowage came out.

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 11:52 AM UTC

Excellent model!!!
Miloslav

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 12:45 PM UTC

Absolutely first rate.

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 01:11 PM UTC

Looks like it is coming along great. I agree on the antennas though, they are too long. The actual ones are 8", which comes to about 2 3/4 inches in 1/35. Also, the extra bustle rack that you have added from the kit was not used on 1st Infantry Division tanks. They were only on 2nd BDE, 3ID tanks (1-64 AR and 4-64 AR) in the initial invasion phase. The extended bustle racks were only on tanks drawn from PrePo stocks in Kuwait and were locally made there by contract welders. Additionally, they did not have the fuel/water can holders on either end. There were the jerry can racks that are also in the kit with the extended bustle racks as a set. The folding BRE used by the USMC and now on Army AIMs and A2s have the water/fuel can holders on either side.

The CKM engine set looks really good. I have been looking at it sitting on the shelf at my LHS. I just may have to get it now.

jubelum

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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 02:12 PM UTC

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Looks like it is coming along great. I agree on the antennas though, they are too long. The actual ones are 8", which comes to about 2 3/4 inches in 1/35. Also, the extra bustle rack that you have added from the kit was not used on 1st Infantry Division tanks. They were only on 2nd BDE, 3ID tanks (1-64 AR and 4-64 AR) in the initial invasion phase. The extended bustle racks were only on tanks drawn from PrePo stocks in Kuwait and were locally made there by contract welders. Additionally, they did not have the fuel/water can holders on either end. There were the jerry can racks that are also in the kit with the extended bustle racks as a set. The folding BRE used by the USMC and now on Army AIMs and A2s have the water/fuel can holders on either side.

thanks for the that great info,gino.

The CKM engine set looks really good. I have been looking at it sitting on the shelf at my LHS. I just may have to get it now.