England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: April 13, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 05:54 AM UTC
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 06:31 AM UTC
Impessive!
I don't suppose your going to cast some resin copies?
cheers
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: April 13, 2006
KitMaker: 424 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 06:34 AM UTC
Thanks sauceman. I'm thinking about it and if I do I will let you know.
Kerry, Ireland
Joined: March 03, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 07:19 AM UTC
Val,
This has been on my to do list for years,
I will follow this closely and made lots of notes.
Great Job so far, Go for it.
regards
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 07:59 AM UTC
Thanks mecanix, so far so good.
Florida, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 08:04 AM UTC
that is really great work! Surely let us know if you do any resin copies!
Andy
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: August 05, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 08:17 AM UTC
Great work! I was in an ADATS battery from 1993-2001, and this build looks spot on!
If you need any reference photos, drop me a line, I'd be glad to help out.
edit: BTW, I am sure the guys over in the modern canadian vehicles DG would enjoy seeing your work as much as I:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/169232/ Why plan when you can react?
Newfoundland, Canada
Joined: February 04, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 08:52 AM UTC
Very nice. this is a great idea for a build.
England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: April 13, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 09:25 AM UTC
Thank you gentlemen, really appreciate your encouragement.
Alberta, Canada
Joined: October 13, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 11:20 AM UTC
Hi Val
This looks really, really nice. I will follow this thread so keep going. Always great to see Canadian stuff, particularly modern subjects.
cheers;
Bob
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 11:44 AM UTC
Thanks so much Marcel & Bob!
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 01:18 PM UTC
Woaah! Very very nice, such a pleasure to see good clean scratch building. Its probably difficult but I think this is definitely one that should be cast, you're onto a winner here....
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Indiana, United States
Joined: June 10, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 01:24 PM UTC
Oh yes! Nice work! I had to look it up for I didn't know exactly what it was and since it had something to do with the M113 ... well now I know.
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 11:43 AM UTC
Why plan when you can react?
Correze, France
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Posted: Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 07:18 AM UTC
I second Graeme, any update would be great. Please don't be shy ! Show us how you tackled the rest of your ADATS.
Olivier
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:59 AM UTC
r2d2 (val)
Simply outstanding. I love your exacution and attention to detail. clk subscribe. The launcher tubes look great with brass & aluminum. Looking forward to more post and completion.
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 03:11 PM UTC
Any updates on this great looking project?
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