Let's get some more updates here! Hope you guys are keeping up with this activity - seeing how many are going on right now here on Site.

I'm messing around with weathering my BMD-1P+ - photos below. What I'm using are 5-Star Tools' (VLS Corp) weathering "figments". I'm not quite sure what "figments" are - but in honor of VLS Corp becoming one of our Site Sponsors - this is a great time to use a Christmas present from last year.



With all the chatter that goes on about MiG Pigments and MMP Weathering Powders, I guess it is easy to forget that the Five Star Tools product is even out there. I like them thus far. The only colors I've used at this stage of the BMD is #1 Raw Umber and #8 Purplite. The Turret is presently unweathered - to show the difference with the "figments" being worked onto the model. These are going to be the base colors for rendering my Alaskan storyline entry...



Gunnie

Man Gunnie this is turning out beautiful. I just love the old weathered paint scheme. You build some of the most convincing examples. Keep us posted.

Yeah animal, I've liked this entry of Gunnie's from the beginning. And the strange thing is it's quite dimunitive. Have you seen it compared to a Humvee size-wise?
I think our good Gunniemeister has created quite the little 'wolverine'!

Tread.

Hey - how'd you know my BMD1-P+ would be nicknamed "pocomax" (male wolverine in Russian - I hope I got that tense correct)!

Gunnie

Hey all.....

Well I am not sure if aircraft belong in T2K 2004.....but heck with it...here goes.



Not long after the start of the Second Korean War, with the American Forces being stretched thin in Europe. Canada was asked to enter the war on the Korean Front to free up some most needed combat aircraft for the European Front.

With the F/A-22s coming into service and offering more performance than the F-117s, not to mention being able to protect themselves, the US Air Force started mothballing their earlier F-117 airframes. The Air Force only had enough money for X amount of aircraft, an since the F/A-22 was more effective...the early F-117s were on the chopping block.

So when the Canadian Armed Forces were asked to enter the war. The US Air Force decided that the mothballed F-117s could be put to good use and were sold to the CAF for pennies on the dollar......Canadian!!!! LOL

24 airframes in all were sold to Canada, along with all the necessary ground equipment and training.

All of the F-117s were renamed to CF-117A Nighthawks, and were all painting in a 2 tone grey camo scheme so that they could be used during the days. Some aircraft were painted in a rush...to get them into service to fight in the Korean theater, so being careful wasn't always tops on the list when it came to the paint job, that along with the amount of sorties they flew in strike mission over North Korea, some of the paint jobs got worn away to reveal the normal black paint under the grey camo.

This particular CF-117A has seen extensive combat of the Korean Pennisula currently on its 12th bombing run based on its mission markings. Also hails from one of the more famous Canadian Squadrons in the 416 Lynx Squadron, normally stationed at CFB Chatham in New Brunswick, Canada.

This is a neat display. The build is very clean and the bombs displayed this way are really "smart".. Way to go. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Animal,

Thats the Testor's 1/72 kit.....not exactly the best kit out there.....but I just wanted to throw something easy together before starting my GRAD for the Incoming Campaign.....a sort of clensing of the palette.

I did do a little scratchbuilding/modifying.......

One of the modifications was pretty much an accident...when the kit went nose first in the paint booth and broke 2 or the 4 antenea on the nose of the AC....I figured since this was going to be a Canadian bird....odds are the antenea may have been different anyway, so off came the other 2 and went with strictly with a wedge nose with no protrusions.

The other mod was to change the kit from the outward opening weapon bay doors, to the proper inner opening doors. The F-117 actually has 2 separate weapon bays and not one big one, so I had to manufacture a wall between the doors, so that the bay doors had something to attach to.

Other than the day time grey camo....the rest of the build was pretty straight forward.

Start of run...

This is a experimental BZM-3 russian armoured refueling vehicle...it can carry 3000 gallons of fuel and 100 gallons of lubricant. There are at least 2 prototypes being used in Chechnya. Guess the russkies got tired of having fuel trucks blown up!

Here is the picture and caption



"This photo comes from a short film captured at the earliest point inthe russian invasion of the near-east peninsula to secure the oil fields of Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other states in the area. While they encountered no serious military opposition initially, they did take serious damage to the supply trains to the rear. Using old BMP-1 hulls, the russians of the 194th motorized rifle regiment modified these vehicles to carry P.O.L. (Petroleum-Oil-Lubricants) in a under-armour vehicle.

This vehicle, white-3, has what appears to be fresh or lightly weathered ammo, meaning it was either just entering service or had just been rebuilt/repaired. Other than the white 3, no other markings are present on this vehicle. The time-date stamp has been regarded as incorrect, possible due to the photographer setting the digital timer incorrectly. Also, a military sensor has done a very rough cut out of the vehicle from a print, possibly for vehicle ID purposes on the front lines.

(Below is the unaltered pic of the model.)

Here's my completed T2K: 2004 entry - to resurrect this thread...

Captured in photos below is an example of the bantam-weight bruiser Soviet BMD-1P+ Airborne Infantry Fighting Vehicle - called "Pocomax" (Wolverine) by it's crews owning to its ruggedness, agility, and Abrams-killing anti-tank weaponry.

Reinserted into the Alaskan Wilderness, this BMD-1P+ is typically equipped for the Soviet strike that would later be called the Second Battle for Alaska by historians. The little vehicle carries as much as the crew's gear internally as possible - with a minor amount of stowage on the exterior. Two sets of skis and poles are carried with a large bundle of brown/white camo netting and two large canvas shelters are found on the engine deck, framing a set of metal dishware and two US Ammo Cans liberated to hold small arms cleaning equipment.



The BMD-1P+ carries uprated NBC Filtering & Sensor equipment for extended combat in radiation zones - lessons learned from the first Battle of Alaska. Rubberized anti-RPG skirts and flaps on the "shoulders" of the AIFV protect the vehicle quite well. Rubber blocks carried on the squat turret also defeat most incoming rounds. The two bow machine guns are liberated US M4 weapons - with plenty of rounds to replace the more scarce Soviet ammunition.



Hope you enjoy!
Gunnie

Got it Gunnie.

That's good work gunnie...really nice. I like the look of the stowage on the rear deck of the BMD. Reminds me of winter-camp... Also, the weathering you have done looks really good...more pastel/water stuff?

Glad to see that the RED team is not being outdone! (Yes, that is a challenge to all you BLUE goons!) :-)

Dave - thanks for the '03 and '04 T2K Galleries!

Jacques - thanks too! I didn't use my traditional water/pastel technique here on the Wolverine. VLS Corp's figments worked fine in the simple brush application. They're pretty resistant to overcoating too. I forgot the kind member of our site here who turned me on to Polly Scale Clear Flat - it was what I used on this model. Wonderful stuff - I like it better than the lacquer-based dull coats I've used in the past. Also, the Polly Scale clear flat didn't affect the weathering figments either...

Gotta go finish up my SURPRISE T2K: 2004 entry...

Gunnie - MUHHHHHHHHAAAAAAA

Howdy fellas,

to Gunnie: Man, that 'Pocomax' looks fantastic!
I fell in love with that bugger waaaaaaay back.
And your final treatment of the little wolverine is outstanding.
Now, to be honest. I'm not really sure if I'm actually happy about the T2K thread being ressurected or not........becaaaaaause, last time it cast me almost a dozen different kits, and a horrendous amount of time.......but man!.....it was fun!

to Jacques: You said.....



Well..... 'Rudolph' the Red-nosed, anti-freeze drinking, kerosene-laundering russkie!! I resemble that remark!!......besides, everybody knows your ex-Soviet stuff never works right!......so ya better watch yer lip amigo!..........

and finally.........




.....always the 'tease'...........

Tread.

Heh heh - thank Tread!

I'm signing off from Armorama with this post. I'm all packed-up and heading out to the IPMS/USA Nationals a day earlier than I planned - more of a leisurely drive since I have time. I don't think I'll be back on site until sometime Monday.

Have fun and build more T2K entries!!!

Gunnie

Oh sure, bring THAT up!

No, really comrad, all will work well. The engines, they run on ANYTHING. SO when you are ready, we will put in all our drinks! Whatever returns we empty and drink, eh?

Just to keep the record straight, in 2003 I built 2 blue team vehicles to 1 red, and a BLUE base fer cryin out loud....

Hey Tread,

Doesn't matter what they build on the Red side.....the CF-117 Nighthawk will take them all out, and they won't even know what hit them!!!!

Wow...

Must be some sort of intercontinental group mental telepathy thing!

I start poking around, curious to see if T2K is alive and lo and behold- Posts start appearing. It must be T2K season!!

Hopefully I'll have enough time to get my F150 (my attempted entry for last year) done.

Here we go again!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Jim

OK Tread answer me this, Did you finish this project for the 2003 or will you be finishing this one big beasties for the 2004 campaign?
I have been searching through the old forum post looking for the photos of these campaigns and lo and behold I came across this beauty that you have been working on (I think). So how about it?

With luck, I'll submit an open-top Hobby Fan/ Tamiya Humvee into Dumvee kitbash as a recon/ FAV vehicle. It's about 93% (whatever 93% signifies :-)) completed.

Why? I have two built Academy Humvees...didn't care to make the Tamiya Humvee...that is before the BLAST resin Humvee kits came out.

The looks are pretty conventional...nothing to get excited over. It basically looks like a 4-door M998 with no armor.

Some specs:

* Main ring armament = MK-19
* Secondary ring armament = SAW (with wire buttstock...I didn't want to use my precious SF plastic buttstock SAW)
* Perimeter armament = passenger side M240, rear driver's side M240, cargo bed M240 without pedestal (may change to M60s if I don't want to use all my M240s).
* AT-4s and ammo cans
* Maybe a folded tripod
* Maybe a SA-7.
* Small arms and pistols
* TV camera over the left rear passenger's side.
* Antennaes and SATCOM
* Small commander's monitor bank
* No armor, being SF-related of sorts. (May saw off the window-portion of the Tamiya doors since that kit is now donated to this effort and have four foors or two rear doors.

Kits used:

* Hobby Fan ROK Humvee w/ Academy M998 Humvee
* Tamiya Humvee
* DML Modern Machine Guns (3 M240s)
* DML Modern Infantry Firepower Set (AT-4s)
* Tamiya Modern Accessories (backpacks)
* AFV Club ammo cans (MK-19 and 7.62mm)
* Academy M151 MUTT with cargo trailer (for the jerry cans)
* Maybe some figures
* Maybe a base if I can find a hardwood one cheaply enough...
* Scrap PE and spare parts
* Sheet styrene

:-). Funny thing is I don't think I should progress until I buy a camera and take some photos of the bare plastic and resin.

Howdy guys, and fellow T2K modelers,

I thought it was about time to share a couple of the idea's I've been chewin' on for the T2K '04 build, and get your expert opinions on it if you don't mind?

Since I essentially built six (6) land-based kits in the form of 'Elvis' for last year's Campaign, I have been wanting to delve into something other than land-based this time around. I actually have two primary ideas floating around in my head. The first is a water-based idea. Or, more accurately, a shallow water-based idea. Meaning my application (deployment) of this vehicle will be mostly limited to coastal, Great Lake, and inland waterway travel.
What I'm wanting to do is build a Vietnam-era style ATC watercraft from the new LCM kit, complete with a revised (updated) landing platform for helo's above the cargo area. The plan at this stage is to also build up a Tamiya MUTT kit I have that will be built-up ala 'Road Warrior' style to sit in the cargo area. I'm also excited about 'elaborating' on the stand-off 'rebar' armour that i just love so much. Obviously the craft will be updated a tad, and reconfigured to mate up with T2K standards.

The other idea I have is a bit of a homage to our good member Cuhail. And that is, a rail-based vehicle.
That's right, on rails.
I have alwaysa been extremely intrigued by armoured trains, and thought that the T2K platform would be just dandy for some 'experimentation' (again, nods to Cuhail). I was going to use one of the Dragon flatbed car kits, but they are a bit dated (to WW II), and, only have single-wheeled trucks. As I'm sure Cuhail knows, the 'N' gauge (I believe) trains are almost 1/35th scale in size. So I'm thinking about buying a set of trucks from Caboose Hoobies and scratching the rest of the upper portion.
Not quite sure what I'm going to equip it with as yet, but I'm sure I'll come up with something to blow those Red Scourge renegades out of this world!!

So...........what do you guys think?
tia.

Tread.

Sorry....almost forgot.

Here's a old pic of the ATC I'm talkin' about, just to give you an idea....



Tread.

Hi Tread,

Sounds good! T2K reminds me of the Command and Conquer PC game series. What I plan to do is add more electronics to such vehicles....radar and SATCOM. Since the world is at open war, no use hiding the use of radar from the enemy.

The rail idea sounds cool too...a big gun and perhaps an Avenger turret for air defense...and with the Avenger's COAX, that's infantry defense as well.

I personally don't plan to spend too much money on T2K since I have other sci-fi ideas in mind. I still want to make my big-wheel sci-fi APC.

BTT

It'll be November in 3 hours and 45 minutes from now. And still I haven't touched a single TW2K projekt. Sigh...

How's everything going? Is the drive still there?

Sorry BTW for the promised storyline. It got jammed and I lots imagination already. Anyone interested in the last working draft can just email me at [email protected] and request it.

T2K...

If only there was more time to put into this! I'd still like to finish my ideas for last years T2K. I have the interest and desire to do it, just need time and an improvement in my "lab". (working on the computer table in the living room became a NO-GO since we got our dog. Seems he likes to harass the cat who then RUNS across the table).

My guess is that the tremendous energy invested into the Campaign early on sapped some of the long term energies.

I hope it gears up again, and I hope to get off my lazy butt and start building soon!

Howdy fellow T2K'ers,

Not that I'm trying to imply that any of us has forgotten about the Twilight 2000 Campaign '04 or anything..... ..but, since I have heard nary a 'peep' about it, I thought it might be a good idea to bring it to the forefront in an attempt to see if anyone else has something on their 'desk' with a destination sticker on it that read "T2K Bound!"..........

Now...even though I my modeling 'desk' has turned into a more accurately described modeling 'conference table'. I still have not forsaken my T2K commitment. My project won't be as insanely aggressive as 'Elvis' was, but it will still be something to show come December 31st.

I'm building a Tamiya Hummer based 'Point' or 'Picket' vehicle ala Mad Max style. Again, like 'Elvis' it will be assigned to the Lone Star / Red Star Campaign events set in the west Texas region of the U.S.
I will be posting pics just as soon as I get a chance........

Anybody else????

Tread.