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A bit of Paladin inspiration
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 08:04 AM UTC
Making me want to take a crack at the Panda Models Kit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAiym1lYD5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Photo by 1st Cavalry Division on August 17, 2020.
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 08:21 AM UTC
Nice 😎👍
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 09:40 AM UTC
I wonder if anyone's ever done a Paladin in something like this Panzerhaubitze:





Anyone seen anything around Fort Swill?



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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 09:44 AM UTC
There’s a great video on Facebook of 2-82 FA receiving theirs. (Which I photographed the heck out of)
As for the Panda kit, if you see just the first page of my “Build a Better Paladin” thread you might want to wait and see if AFV Club decides to do one. The Panda kit is somewhat fictional, being a hybrid of prototype and production models. And it lacks a lot of fine detail you’ll have to add yourself.
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 10:19 AM UTC
Cool!

If the Paladin receives the 58-caliber barrel, achieving 43 miles will be similar to the Crusader SPH and the PZH2000.

I still think canceling the 40-ton Crusader SPH was a huge mistake.

I wonder if the M109A7 could be made into a FAASV armored COMMAND shelter for C5ISR. Seems that the US Army would really need that option besides just the AMPV as a command vehicle.
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:12 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Making me want to take a crack at the Panda Models Kit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAiym1lYD5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Photo by 1st Cavalry Division on August 17, 2020.


Don’t do it!
It’s a trap!
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:13 AM UTC

Quoted Text

There’s a great video on Facebook of 2-82 FA receiving theirs. (Which I photographed the heck out of)
As for the Panda kit, if you see just the first page of my “Build a Better Paladin” thread you might want to wait and see if AFV Club decides to do one. The Panda kit is somewhat fictional, being a hybrid of prototype and production models. And it lacks a lot of fine detail you’ll have to add yourself.


Check out Rob’s tutorial.
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 01:57 PM UTC

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Cool!

If the Paladin receives the 58-caliber barrel, achieving 43 miles will be similar to the Crusader SPH and the PZH2000.

I still think canceling the 40-ton Crusader SPH was a huge mistake.

I wonder if the M109A7 could be made into a FAASV armored COMMAND shelter for C5ISR. Seems that the US Army would really need that option besides just the AMPV as a command vehicle.


I was part of that project, and believe me it was nothing but a stepping stone for something far better. Think electric drive without using anyform of gun powder. It will come when congress finally puts an end to lobbying.
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020 - 01:35 AM UTC

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Making me want to take a crack at the Panda Models Kit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAiym1lYD5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Photo by 1st Cavalry Division on August 17, 2020.


I just realized I photographed that very vehicle just days prior to that photo. The Grey Wolves are right up the street from 2-82 Steel Dragons. It's the middle vehicle in this photo, taken at the BAE facility on the southwest corner of the post.


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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020 - 03:56 AM UTC
Are we back to different paint for divisions? One is sand the other NATO?
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020 - 04:09 AM UTC
I’m not at liberty to say why some Fort Hood vehicles are in NATO three tone, but I’m sure you can figure it out.
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020 - 06:40 AM UTC
Are those new LED headlights? If so, about time the US Army went to LED white lights.
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020 - 06:59 AM UTC

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Are those new LED headlights? If so, about time the US Army went to LED white lights.


They have been used on HMMWVs and other wheeled vehicles for years.
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