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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 01:42 AM UTC
I found this interesting link for those M88 affecianados (hint hint Maki!)

Jack at your service http://members.tripod.com/modernarmor2/m88.htm
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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:10 AM UTC
Octupus aka Squid and Jeepney is going to make you a god, CaptainJack..... #:-)
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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:34 AM UTC
What can I say Dave? Piggy, lord of the flies and all that.... :-)
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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:37 AM UTC
Take this then...my little piggies!

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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:11 AM UTC

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I found this interesting link for those M88 affecianados (hint hint Maki!)


Thanks Jacko.. Here are some more I found: M88A1, more M88...

And look at this beautifull model: model M88, and read how it was made here: article... or this one: MIG's M88

These are reference images on M88A2 Hercules: M88A2

Hope it helps,

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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 05:16 AM UTC
OK, you have inspired me now. I am going to have to finish mine..!! I just have to scratch-build the stupid headlight guards... Grr... still can't find the PE set with the headlight guards in it!!
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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 05:27 AM UTC

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OK, you have inspired me now. I am going to have to finish mine..!! I just have to scratch-build the stupid headlight guards... Grr... still can't find the PE set with the headlight guards in it!!


I heard that the only way to detach headlight guards from the PE sprue is with... the laser .. The darned thingies will most certainly break in any other case. Anyways, I'll try to scratchbuild mine using brass wire..

Mario M.
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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 06:15 AM UTC
What u mean finnish ? this implies having started. Well since I have the available AM sets I might as well give it a go.


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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 06:34 AM UTC
2-2,

I sent a letter to AFV club asking for a Set of PE to the 'Nam version as the guards are PE.

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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 10:06 PM UTC
The M88 is one of the coolest vehicles I ever saw. I remember I knocked on the hull with my knuckle (like knocking on a door). I expected to hear a metal "clunk" sound, but instead it was just like knocking on a concrete wall. I hurt my knuckle, and that was it. :-)
A looooong time ago, I decided to scratchbuild an M88. I still have plenty of detail pictures I took of an M88 somewhere in the 1980's in Germany. When I was about halfway making the hull, I realised I wouldn't be able to make the tracks and abandoned the project. Now I understand the M88 is available as a boxed kit, so I may give this a whirl. Maybe later this year ?
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Posted: Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 11:00 PM UTC

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A looooong time ago, I decided to scratchbuild an M88. I still have plenty of detail pictures I took of an M88 somewhere in the 1980's in Germany.


Hmmm... General, would you be interested in sharing the pics? Please, please, pretty please with shugar on top... #:-)


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When I was about halfway making the hull, I realised I wouldn't be able to make the tracks and abandoned the project. Now I understand the M88 is available as a boxed kit, so I may give this a whirl. Maybe later this year ?


I believe the tracks can be bought as a separate kit from AFV Club.. But the whole kit is just awesome, plenty of parts, PE, separate track links, chains, wire and lots of plastic... I can't wait to start with it.

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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2003 - 12:24 AM UTC

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The M88 is one of the coolest vehicles I ever saw. I remember I knocked on the hull with my knuckle (like knocking on a door). I expected to hear a metal "clunk" sound, but instead it was just like knocking on a concrete wall. I hurt my knuckle, and that was it. :-)
A looooong time ago, I decided to scratchbuild an M88. I still have plenty of detail pictures I took of an M88 somewhere in the 1980's in Germany. When I was about halfway making the hull, I realised I wouldn't be able to make the tracks and abandoned the project. Now I understand the M88 is available as a boxed kit, so I may give this a whirl. Maybe later this year ?

Yes, there are 3 boxed versions available: AFV Club Vietnam era M88; AFV Club modern M88A1; Revell of Germany NATO M88A1 (rebox of AFV kit with some German specific parts). Maki is right, AFV Club does sell the M48/60/88 (AF3505) workable track links separately. I picked up a set, you won't be disappointed.
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2003 - 02:25 PM UTC
Having spent almost four years in the 5th ID at Fort Polk Louisiana (Camp Swampy), I learned quickly to treat nicely those individuals that operated the M88s

I have AFVs M88, Eduard PE and MR's interior, all are "EXCELLENT", as Mr, Burns would say. Just got to get started
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Posted: Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 06:47 PM UTC

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Octupus aka Squid and Jeepney is going to make you a god, CaptainJack..... #:-)


0:-) Thanks a lot Jacko!
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