Hi all,
I've just received the brand new bradley from Meng. Globally the same as the M2A3.


looking quickly through the instructions booklet, i see that meng have choosen a configutration for the front BRATs that is now the most common :

They also have included all the lower side skirt foot loops and the standard rear storage lockers as opposed to the A/C boxes. It looks really nice.

Yes, and front BRATS are from the thin type (previously more thick on M2A3)

Why am I only seeing a reply from Gino and not the origional post?

You may have Pascal accidentally hidden. Look at the bottom of the page and there should be an "Unhide All Users" button if you have him hidden. Click it and you will then see his posts.

Thanks Gino, that was it!

Don't know how I did that to Pascal....must have been subconsious because his builds always leave me feeling inadaquate

look how is my new Meng's M3A3 :


Detail shot from the BRASS WIP


Front view

M3A3 in the finish line

Simply awesome!!

What Kimmo said. Awesome 2x.

Pascal, could you post a photo of your two Meng Bradleys side-by-side? Would love to see how they differ.

Yes Bill I make it in a few day when my latest Brad ley are finished? In fact I now have 3 Bradley 2 M2 and one M3

Thanks, I have the first Meng kit and have been trying to decide if I want to purchase the second, too.

Hi there - why not do what i did and buy both !,i`ve bought every mainstream kit of the Abrams so having all the versions of the Bradley seems to be the next logical step.

Two from my Three Bradley finished, side by side :

Which is the first Meng kit and which is the second?

The second is on rhe right. You can just see the periscopes on the rear hatch.
Very nice builds, Pascal.

Thanks, there is less difference between them than I thought.


What you said times 5!

Very nice builds. Good job on the weathering. Did you put the interior on the M3A3? If so, how about some pics of the interior?




Yes, externally, the only visible differences on the M3A3 are the movement of the rear roof periscopes (x3) from on the roof behind the TOW reload hatch to on top of the hatch itself (x4 periscopes), the hull-top side periscopes (1 left, 2 right) are removed, and the firing ports (x2) on the rear hatch are filled in. Other than that, it looks like a standard Bradley. On the interior, the layout is different with only two seats on the left side and a rack for 10 TOW missiles on the right side.

The rest of the changes between the two kits are in the different levels of the TUSK armor system and the M2A3 having A/C units on the rear while the M3A3 has the standard stowage boxes on the rear.

Thanks,
Yes I put the interior inside, not the engine this time.

Very nice. Looks great.

Thanks Gino !
M3A3 is now finished, last pictures :

You can read the full story in the march 2015 issue from Military Modelcraft International magazine.Some from the constructions tips are described!!

Beautiful work on all of them. How did you replicate the spaced armor on the side skirts? I have some ideas in my head, but wanted to see what others were doing. Thanks

Show off.

Seriously, great work, Pascal.