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Cold War Campaign - Scud launcher finished
Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
KitMaker: 9,763 posts
Armorama: 7,444 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 06:58 AM UTC
Completed this monster today. Thank God! Busiest kit I have ever worked on, but my favourite. Looks cool. All points of view and constructive criticism welcome. I go on holidays for 2 weeks next week so I have to post now. These are my campaign entries!











ModlrMike
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2003
KitMaker: 714 posts
Armorama: 360 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 07:37 AM UTC
Great job! This one is on my list of projects.
daleil
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: June 15, 2003
KitMaker: 59 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 07:44 AM UTC
Hy!
I'm really impressed! It looks great! What nation is it, Russia?
Although the modern armor don't interest me much this is a very 'lookable THING'

Greetings from Germany
daleil
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: May 06, 2002
KitMaker: 110 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 07:46 AM UTC
Its Iraqi

Looks great. What did you use for the wires/cables hooked up at the rear of the missile. Superb work
scoccia
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Milano, Italy
Joined: September 02, 2002
KitMaker: 2,606 posts
Armorama: 1,721 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 08:35 AM UTC
Wow... it looks really great!!! You're lucky you're living in Ireland, because somewhere else you'll risk to be bombed wit a so real-looking scud launcher...
Bravo!!!
Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
KitMaker: 9,763 posts
Armorama: 7,444 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 08:52 AM UTC
Thanks very much for the nice compliments guys. The Scud is built OOB from the dragon kit. Definately not Dragon quality ....... they bought the molds at the first Gulf War and have rereleased it now again. Beware, lots of filler and patience needed!
The cables were the only extra ....... my local hobby shop does a big line in radio controlled cars, and this was their thinnest wire. I have some pics of scuds and a lot of the cables on the real thing have connection plugs in the middle so i wrapped strips of foil from pie trays around the cable to represent this, and to add a little extra to the look.
Its an Iraqi version. Kit decals are for Russia, Czech, Polish and East germany, and now with an extra deacl set for Iraq. Loads of extra number and "scribblings" that can be used on more vehicles if I decide to build more Iraqi vehicles!!!
Hey Scoccia, Im Irish but I have lived in Sweden for the last 7 years. So this is parked up in Stockholm. Another neutral country..... so it may be OK!!
Thanks again
Sabot
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
Armorama: 9,071 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 09:02 AM UTC
Fabio's right. You need to make a scale camouflage net for that thing. It looks so good an air strike is probably on the way!
Savage
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 04, 2003
KitMaker: 1,405 posts
Armorama: 656 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 09:06 AM UTC
That Scud sure looks great, (Where's an A10 when you need one?) just reminds me how much work I still have to do to get my entry up to scratch.
WeWillHold
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 17, 2002
KitMaker: 2,314 posts
Armorama: 1,905 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 09:28 AM UTC
Plastic:

Wow!!! I'm blown away. What a great effort on your part for the Cold War Campaign. This thing is huge and loaded with detail. Superb paint job also. Not to be redundant, but WOW!!!


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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: June 16, 2002
KitMaker: 2,312 posts
Armorama: 1,054 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 09:32 AM UTC
WOW! This monster is awesome! I love everything about it. There is one thing I can see that I would probably add and that is a bit of dusting on both windshields. Other than that, WOW!
kkeefe
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: May 12, 2002
KitMaker: 1,416 posts
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Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 11:33 AM UTC
Looks great! Love the wiring on the tail end!
slodder
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
KitMaker: 11,718 posts
Armorama: 7,138 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 12:10 PM UTC
Great job, you did a wonderful job on the finish. Looks like it just came out of the desert.

question - What are the orange lights on the front?
Jacques
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Minnesota, United States
Joined: March 04, 2003
KitMaker: 4,630 posts
Armorama: 4,498 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 01:06 PM UTC
Very nice...I know what you mean about a monster job. I never had many of the fit or seam problems many other s have when I built my SCUD oh so many years ago, but maybe it was just a good kit from the start of the production run?

Yes, very nice, and I like the cable job you did on the back as well...bravo!
Kencelot
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Florida, United States
Joined: December 27, 2001
KitMaker: 4,268 posts
Armorama: 2,804 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 01:20 PM UTC
Wonderful job there PlasticB. Love the cabling. Tons of details to just keep one busy looking.
REMF11M
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
Joined: December 18, 2002
KitMaker: 181 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 01:46 PM UTC
Nice Job! Almost looks real. Did the front tow cable come with the kit or is that am add on.

Please be advised the UN will be by shortly to inspect it for a WMD warhead.
stugiiif
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Virginia, United States
Joined: December 13, 2002
KitMaker: 1,434 posts
Armorama: 868 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 01:59 PM UTC
That is one nice looking target. are you adding a crew to the launcher??? stug
SS-74
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Vatican City
Joined: May 13, 2002
KitMaker: 3,271 posts
Armorama: 2,388 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 04:41 PM UTC
Simply Awesome! Lord Plastic. You are the reason that I went out and get this kit. I think I am going to do a Czech version.

Real nice job!!!! One of the best armor model I have seen!!! (++)
blaster76
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Texas, United States
Joined: September 15, 2002
KitMaker: 8,985 posts
Armorama: 3,034 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 07:16 PM UTC
Marvelous job. I am quite impressed with all the wiring harnesses you put in, they definitely make it a first class build. Almost makes me want to go out and build one of these, but I'm having enough troble trying to deplete the 70 something kits I already possses
GunTruck
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California, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 5,885 posts
Armorama: 3,799 posts
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2003 - 04:51 AM UTC
Great finish! Congratulations on another fine completed model for the Cold War Cook-Off Campaign!

Gunnie
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Flevoland, Netherlands
Joined: June 04, 2002
KitMaker: 144 posts
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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2003 - 05:52 AM UTC
this is how a scud got to look like.... intact, with the crew gone...
thanx for the nice work
JimF
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Texas, United States
Joined: July 05, 2002
KitMaker: 717 posts
Armorama: 621 posts
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2003 - 07:11 AM UTC
I want to add my congratulations and Well Done!
BoarHead
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United States
Joined: June 13, 2003
KitMaker: 121 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2003 - 07:26 AM UTC
Congrats, you have completed a very wonderful job ...let's see what the others have to compete againt your scud.

Scoccia: che dici tu cazzo, che in italia non rischiamo pericolo di nulla .. chi ci attacchera a noi?
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