Hoping to have this done for MFCA in Valley Forge next month

VEry nice start. I know you are trying to complete it fast, but did you see Hobbyeasy just got the Voyager detail set for this kit? I was waiting for that and the Blast set to start mine

Yeh
I have so many kits waiting to be built
I stopped using after market sets unless absolutly needed

nice beginning !!
Where are the resin wheels coming from ?

TIA

They are not resin they are plastic and are supplies in the kit
this will be completely out of the box with the exception of some
tid pits for the interior

Yhanks for looking
Wayne

hello nice start
and pascal howe is youre buffalo doing ?????
henk

Sorry Pascal
I didnt read your post right.
Obviously you alteady knew they were the plastic
Im just gonna use them as they look pretty decent
I have been following your build as well.

Tag your it
wayne

WOOHOO!!!!!! A Buffalo, I need to get one!!! Those are AWESOME!!! Uh...I'd dig it in 1/24th scale!!!!!!!!!!!! That would be a killer!!!

Looks like your off to a great start!!! Please more progress pics!!!

Jeff

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blast got a figure US MRAP DRIVER EOD TEAM - AFGHANISTAN

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and a update for the buffalo
henk

Well here are some progress photos. Not alot of forward momentum but its moving.
This kit is proving to be a bunch of fiddly little parts that could have been left off, which I did cause if I cant see them on the sprue no ones gonna even miss them. also the use of PE for no good reason seem to really have me scratch my head like the hood grill which is impossible to bend the front without removing it. That could have been done nicely in plastic anyway I hope my fustrated ramblings dont diwade anyone from buying this kit Its still a really cool subject and this kit is much better than having to put together a resin type atleast in my humble opinion
Oh and the cabin top and tires are just on for the photos

Off to a great start Wayne, I hope you do get it finished for the Valley Forge show and you win gold! About the wheels…you say there not bad and will work, how is the overall fit, anything like to Bronco HUMVEE.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Hey Joe

I think the wheels/tires are tight and good to go
There are no gaps at all. The tires have sprue on the inside so when you clean them up you have to be careful not to gouge up the edge but that was fairly simple

The wheels are correct, but the tires thread is not totally right





Other thing, the Blast update kit contain is here in my Buffalo thread :

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/188403&ord=&page=3

Space between each row of cranks is too wide. Milo says that he think making a replacement set

Yeh
I think they will still work out ok
If you look at anything too close you can always find something not 100% correct
I always try my hardest to reach 95% in life cause if you reach 100% it is only in your own mind, No matter how corect we think we are someone will always tell us different
I'm good with 95%

great start for your build, keep up the good work.

Good luck Wayne...Keep posting please...

Wayne,

I agree with you on the hood grill piece. I mangled up mine pretty bad trying to get it just right. After about an hour I gave up on it and ordered the update set from Blast Models (along with some other stuff). It's a great kit though, i'm really enjoying it and i'm curious to see more of yours.

More will be coming soon

Heres a quick update
Not much done on the exterior been working on the inside stuff.
More to come

Looking good Wayne! How was the PE for the exhaust? I'm not looking forward to that part on mine.

Shaun

Grate build, I can't wate till I start my build.

Looking good....

Are you going to put it in a dio? The boom really needs to to be shown in working position for best effect.

A diorama with an IED extraction ?

This is my next "big purchase" hopefully in the next few weeks!

Until then I will be following your build (which looks great so far) for inspiration and as a reminder.

About how long is the chassis? I want to start to make room for it on the shelf. It's the one modern build I gotta have.

Thanks for sharing it Pascal !








~ Jeff