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At this point my references for the AA turret were slim and none so I went ahead and built the kit turret as is ...of course that is when I was rescued by a friendly soul I found thru a Canadian website called 'Maple Leaf Up". Kevin Tucker emailed me a supplement to the army tech manual and I now have plenty of info. Turns out that Kevin is a member here on Armorama and had been following this build.

The Bronco kit does a good job with the turret. I took the advice of ChefChris and changed out the barrels for Lion Roar brass items. Also upgraded the ammo belts with Voyager shells and clips....




The kit omits some details such as the cable and pulley system that was used to charge the guns. I added this and also put in the gunner's electic switches and the solenoids on the guns......






The kit does have the vertical curved panels that make up the sides of the turret wrong. There should be access to slide out the large ammo bins. I cut out the panels and also added detail to these bins and the bins that catch the spent rounds.....






also putting in the hydraulic cylinders for gun elevation and dressing up the motor casting...











Thats all for now, Thanks for looking.....Randy

Once again, simply stunning Randy... INCREDIBLE.

The Staghound detail madness continues... Absolutely stunning work! The tools are a great touch! Please continue!

Cheerio!
Stef

Thank you Patrick....

Stef , Thanks for the comments......

Randy

Hi Randy,

More brillient stuff. Might get a stopage with that slightly twisted round lol, lol.

Amazing detail, this should be some vehicle when it's done.

Al

Hi Al , Thank you for the comments. The ammo clips are a pain in the a** . I think I will glue them in position when I'm all done. Randy

Hi Randy,

Glad to see all that info came in useful.
Amazing work as usual. Keep it up.

Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin, Could not have finished this without you. Glad you like it

Randy

Hello Randy, Incredible work, I don't know how you work with such microscopic parts. The scratch-building is very impressive. Your interior looks so realistic, like you could climb in and drive away. Al

Hi Al, Thank you for the kind words, willpost more soon. Randy

Hey Randy,
I've been watching your build from the beginning.
I personally can't find the words to describe what you're doing other than "That's F***ing Amazing" or OMG !!
Looking forward to the finished build.
Cheers

jjumbo

Hi John, Thank you for the comments, kinda anxious to see this one completed myself. Randy

Hey Randy,
I just picked up this kit yesterday at my LHS.
Think I'll take the lazy route and maybe keep all the hatches closed up.
Looking forward to the next installment !!
Cheers

jjumbo

Hi John, I think you will enjoy the kit....... Randy

Hi Folks, Some small progress to show......

Still working on adding detail to the turret that the kit omitted. removed the side panel that forms the back of the gunners position. Under the seat the prototype had the electric powered hydraulic pump and reservior tank.......









Making up some tread plates and adding the slip ring to the center of the turret base...





Test fitting and painting as I go.......

Making up the piping and valves that attach to the control handles













That is all I've got for now , as always your comments are welcome. Randy

Once again... stunning. I'd love to see this in person... Any chance you'll be going to AMPS 2010 in Auburn, Indiana (April 22nd-24th)? I'd think you'd do really well with this model... to say the least.

Thanks Patrick , As slow as I build I don't know if I'll be done by then Randy

Randy, you are an amazing scratchbuilder! Wow. Simply stunned and inspired.

Giggity, giggity
Giggity goo.
Alright.

Cuhail

Thanks Cuhail, you're no slouch yourself

An update...............

Still working on the upper turret, about the only stuff the kit omits are the components for the phone system, the dome light and the piping and wiring coming from the slip ring in the turret floor....









This is paint and weather as you go time, it gets tight as the side walls are added.

The outside of the turret has some cast on detail for hooks and things that could be better...



Removed this and added some eyebolts from Grantline and some brackets from wire. The eyebolts will be trimmed down to hook shape after painting the outside.







Will post some more later, as always your comments are welcome. Randy

Absolutely stunning!!

Even if I repeat myself: Absolutely stunning and inspiring! I wouldn't have the patience for all that...

Cheerio!

Thanks James....

Stefan, Thank you for the kind words.....

Randy

Wow! I say again, Wow! Randy do you have your own personal electron microscope? I've been around the hobby for years and have judged at quite a few shows. I am very impressed with your work and can't wait to see more. I hope you will have in-progress photos with your model wherever you display it. So people can really appreciate your craftsmanship. Al