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Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 01:04 AM UTC
Kinetic is working on an M3A3 with new T-161 track-link and TOW Missile Detail.
The M3A3 is the latest version of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and has improved electronic systems.

The 3D images from the new model show good detailing.
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Im not a big fan of the Bradley but, I would purchase this kit.
OCT 21, 2017 - 05:01 AM
Nice to see an update for a specific variant.
OCT 21, 2017 - 07:28 AM
M3A3 is a latest version of Bradley CAVALRY Fighting Vehicle, not Infantry, as stated in the article. And this is old very so-so Orochi kit with several improvements done by Kinetic (based on my suggestions) and new tracks.
OCT 21, 2017 - 09:18 AM
I wonder if it could build without the BUSK? Releasing the T-161 track separatly would be great.
OCT 21, 2017 - 10:32 AM
I think it can. On the Orochi kit none of the BUSK mounting parts were moulded onto the basic armour so it was just a question of leaving these parts off. The only issue was that the glacis armour had a series of small holes for mounting the frontal reactive armour. However, these seem to correspond to bolt positions on the real thing and Orochi included some bolt heads on the sprue that could be cut off and glued over these.
OCT 21, 2017 - 04:01 PM
As Vodnik says, this is the Orochi kit that Kinetic has updated, with his and others (my) inputs. It can be built w/out the ERA, but you will still have to add back the bolts on the front glacis plate, fill four holes on the front side armor panels, and modify the headlight mounting plates, as I did when I built the Orochi kit. I discussed how to make the modifications in my build review of the Orochi kit. It is more accurate not to use the ERA blocks if you are going to use the T161 tracks. The T161 tracks are a new feature that has been fielded on Bradleys in the last couple of years. The ERA blocks are only added in combat and were last used in Iraq in about 2010. If you want to use the ERA, it would be more accurate to replace the tracks with a set of the older single square-block "Bigfoot" tracks. This issue was discussed w/Kinetic, but due to the way the original Orochi kit was molded, they could not add the bolts back to the updated version.
OCT 21, 2017 - 05:43 PM
Can't wait to get my hands on this one. Always liked the Bradley
OCT 21, 2017 - 09:56 PM
And Kinetic have announced that the M7A3 BFIST will be out next year, for all you Bradley lovers. Kylie
OCT 24, 2017 - 03:17 AM
Thank you God for that. I helped out at Ft. Sill in the 1990's to help with the interior design of the interior. Not sure they really used a lot of our input (bunch of 13F's pulled down to Sill) but it was a good week.
OCT 25, 2017 - 05:29 AM
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