Hello everyone
Here is a montage of the AMX-30 Armored Engin Minesweeper, realize with an old Heller kit. The model is old and 40 years separated his counterpart Meng. I would not compare the marks, it's just a story to the old brand to date.
30 EBD has been used during the first Gulf War in 1991, today we can see the only copy in Saumur armored Museum (France).

The dimensions are correct and of good quality plastic. If the inner packaging is the same for 40 years, only the box art will undergo four presentations.
The plan has not been changed since ...


The packaging.....



the crews

Mounting before

after


to be contiued

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Hello
after putting the glaze before exposed, it is now to make uniform


Then it comes to placing all the parties that were recapped

On some sets sometimes have a bad surprise as the assembly of the box



After bonding reinforcements will be positioned.
It is not here that will do to stop the project

After the plastic we'll move on to something more serious with the manufacture of various resin parts as caterpillars


and the turret

Nice!

I still have the DES KIT conversion for that one.

Cheers,

Christophe

Hi christophe
how's since then? always traveling?
I do not think in your stock there are only DES
Unfortunately in my setup there's nothing here, everything is homemade
Following with the sprocket housings


and this

a small step

The underbody is corrected with the addition of torsion bars


The caterpillars are in place

Mise en place des éléments

once carried out the cable, it is set up

I was forced to manufacture resin shoe holder because I have more in PE

Wow, you basically rebuilt the kit. A lot of hard work. Thanks for sharing.

It's normal ! if we do not share in life, we not advance!

the challenge was to make baskets

bye bye

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That's some really nice work on a very old kit. Looking forward to see how your paint job will look.
Merci!
Terry

Impressive.I have the same old Heller kit but I also have 2 Meng kits.So the Heller won't get built.

I invite you to look at this link, it will encourage you to build your old Heller.
http://sampieromodels.blogspot.fr/2015/07/amx-30-heller.html
It will not compare and contrast with Meng, there is 40 years difference but it deserves to exist. Do not rely on my current installation because I launch challenges
such as :
http://sampieromodels.blogspot.fr/2016/04/type-m53-bad.html
When the Meng has its qualities but also flaws go see my article and you will understand

here is a new modified plate that supports the media arm of KTM, I invite you to see the full article, on my blog,it will save me from KTM rehearsals.


http://sampieromodels.blogspot.fr/2015/06/amx-30-ebd-1991.html

the turret is finish

a second layer of primer has passed, then the shield will be painted in army green, then aged

Weathering and aging

Wow, Bertucci, c'est magnifique!
Terry

A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!! I love to see those old Heller kits reworked. Great job!

Jeff

Merci ! content que cela vous plaise

Thank you ! there certainly will be another in the future waiting to give you the taste to see an old Heller, take a look in the "what if" and you will see 30 in M53BAD revisit! Good reading

jo