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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 05:50 PM UTC
This latest product from Bronco the Buffalo 6x6 MPCV has the possibility of being one of the best modern armoured fighting vehicles offerings of 2012, and forums have long been filled with “I can’t wait to get one”. Well the release of the Bronco Buffalo 6x6 MPCV is getting close. Take a look inside for more details.

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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 06:00 PM UTC
Good Good news for breakfast.
Now, who is going to release the slat in PE???
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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 06:08 PM UTC
yes in thats true good news before goning to work
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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 07:24 PM UTC

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Good Good news for breakfast.
Now, who is going to release the slat in PE???


I agree. Fantastic model. About slat armor? Slat is no big problem. Problem is good reference pictures.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 08:16 PM UTC
It looks an outstanding kit. I'm really impressed by some details such the seat belts and the styrene wheels

I'm not very keen on US modern vehicles, but I could make an exception for this

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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 10:35 PM UTC
Looks absolutely beautiful! Glad to see the plastic wheels that they've been using in their kits lately.. and I wish other companies would try to do the same. I'm also glad I don't see too much PE everywhere

Can't wait till it hits the stores.

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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 10:38 PM UTC
whats wrong with the rubber tires that other companies use?
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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 10:43 PM UTC
This looks fantastic, and its definitely more in my price range than the Vajra offering.

The problem with Rubber tires is that occasionally paint does not adhere properly to them, and on older kits the rubber sometimes melted the plastic it was touching.

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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 10:52 PM UTC
iv heard about the problem with the possibity of the rubber tires melting the the placitc i think by painting the rim completely helps and adds a barrier
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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 10:54 PM UTC
any idea of a release date?
and this will make a nice compliment to the riich max pro and the m-atv kits
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Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 11:15 PM UTC

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whats wrong with the rubber tires that other companies use?


They are hard to paint in a decent way, if you need to glue them you'll have lots of problems. It's quite difficult to remove mould seams and flashes. On average their details are softer than those which you can notice on styrene ones (look for exemple how is nice the "Michelin" logo on the Bronco kit). They're made on black vinyl to depict the tire rubber, but if you look at the actual tires, they don't look black, they are dark gray, so unpainted vinyl tires don't look too realistic. List but not last, vinyl is an elastomer polymer so during the time could be cracked

It would be nice to have a new better kind of vinyl to reproduce those details but nowadays, except maybe the rubber of latest DML tracks, material is awful

Just my opinion anyway

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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 01:16 AM UTC

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Good Good news for breakfast.
Now, who is going to release the slat in PE???


I agree. Fantastic model. About slat armor? Slat is no big problem. Problem is good reference pictures.


That would be awesome.

Change the antennae mounts and a few other small details and you got a Canadian version





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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 01:56 AM UTC

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any idea of a release date?
and this will make a nice compliment to the riich max pro and the m-atv kits


YES!!! And...“I can’t wait to get one”!
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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 01:59 AM UTC

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Change the antennae mounts and a few other small details and you got a Canadian version


Building a French one shouldn't be much harder


Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 02:14 AM UTC

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Change the antennae mounts and a few other small details and you got a Canadian version


Building a French one shouldn't be much harder


Frenchy


Agreed


I also like the way they did the mud guards, pretty convincing.


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I'm not very keen on US modern vehicles, but I could make an exception for this.


As you can see it's not just a US vehicle


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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 03:09 AM UTC
So much for not buying any more kits
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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 03:28 AM UTC
I hear ya. We got the T-90 from Zvezda, MRAP's and now this. The budget is gonna get a hit LOl.


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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 03:53 AM UTC
I think (on the Canadian ones at least) it's more of a bar armour than slat unfortunately; not sure if this would work out well with photoetch. Milo, I can send you what I have anyway - it will be better than nothing!



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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 04:07 AM UTC
Yup, The RPG cages on Cougar's, RG-31's and Buffalo's are all this style of bar armor. I'm not positive but I believe the Husky is as well. Perhaps brass or styrene square rod could be used with pre cut PE brackets?

Also saw this the other day and found it appropriate for this thread.

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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 04:08 AM UTC

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I think (on the Canadian ones at least) it's more of a bar armour than slat unfortunately; not sure if this would work out well with photoetch. Milo, I can send you what I have anyway - it will be better than nothing!



Jim


Hey Jim, was this ever installed in theatre?



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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 04:23 AM UTC

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I think (on the Canadian ones at least) it's more of a bar armour than slat unfortunately; not sure if this would work out well with photoetch. Milo, I can send you what I have anyway - it will be better than nothing!



Jim



WOW, this is superb. If I have photos, I do Slat Armor.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 04:35 AM UTC
[quoteBuilding a French one shouldn't be much harder

Frenchy[/quote]

sadly i thinks that french Buffalo in Astan are equiped with slat! I'll do one as US vesrion but if an aftermarket company offer slat conversion at decent price: i'll build 2 Buffalo!!!

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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 04:42 AM UTC
Hi Milslav,

the Photo-CD from Bob Skipper contains tons of excellent material on the Buffalo. You can order one and also do the EFP armor blocks and the CROWS RWS. I would order one kit for my Varja model.


Greetz
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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 06:50 AM UTC

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sadly i thinks that french Buffalo in Astan are equiped with slat!


Just build one at the Kabul airport (and scratchbuild the Antonov 124 )



Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 06:58 AM UTC
Hahaha nice one frenchy, you always find THE photos.
Just before the slat installation!!

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