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Post by MARCO on Oct 25, 2019 4:31:45 GMT -6
#3 for sure!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Oct 25, 2019 11:51:57 GMT -6
I also have to agree with number 3
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Post by JCON on Oct 25, 2019 13:12:52 GMT -6
That's 3 of door 3 and 1 of door 1... lmao!!!
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Post by rustybaer on Oct 25, 2019 13:16:53 GMT -6
! is my favorite, 3 is close. I'm not a fan of the overly long bellows/dust cover on 2. Well, I'm off to glamp for a few days, time to ponder. And thanks all, this is fun.
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Post by sty57 on Oct 26, 2019 5:21:10 GMT -6
I like them in order of #1, 3, 2
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Post by rustybaer on Oct 28, 2019 12:05:24 GMT -6
Okay, good. 2 is my least favorite as well, but I have another contender coming soon.....
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Post by rustybaer on Oct 28, 2019 15:57:05 GMT -6
Well, #3 it is, with a slight modification to the mantlet, and I'm happy.  IMG_6677 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I took the bellows off of #2, but I like this one, with the irregularly shaped bellows best. And I'm going with a skate ring out of a Takom Brave Tiger kit for the loader's position:  IMG_6678 by Russel Baer, on Flickr Ideas are just flyin' around my model room! |
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Post by JCON on Oct 28, 2019 16:48:32 GMT -6
Good choice, ha, ha!!!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Oct 29, 2019 11:33:45 GMT -6
Awesome! That rocks man!
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Post by rustybaer on Oct 29, 2019 17:29:45 GMT -6
Thanks Duke. Cupola options are on the list next. I'm working on a standard Urdan setup and something a little different. Pics soon.
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Post by MARCO on Oct 30, 2019 4:01:00 GMT -6
Looks fantastic! Did you think about the paint scheme?
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Post by rustybaer on Oct 30, 2019 16:05:33 GMT -6
Ugh, paint? I've pondered a bit, maybe a gray/green/brown?  Commander's cupola is coming along, main part is Abrams, from some unknown version Trumpeter kit, with a riser so the vision blocks all clear the other junk on the turret roof, some still to come, and a hatch (not yet on) from a Merkava3.  IMG_6740 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I'm gonna try for a remote-fired M2 on the mount. |
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Post by JCON on Oct 30, 2019 16:15:55 GMT -6
Cool idea!!!
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Post by rustybaer on Oct 31, 2019 17:19:33 GMT -6
Okay. Since I'm pulling parts out of a Merkava kit, why not do the loader's hatch the same way?  IMG_6744 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I'm happy here, continuity is good. Almost forgot this, something I've been playing with while I think about what's next on the '6D. End result will be a slick M60, YKW period. It's my last ESCI hull, and the turret from the Magach7 that this build started from. No, I don't have too much time on my hands.
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Post by JCON on Oct 31, 2019 19:05:27 GMT -6
Looks like it belongs there!!!  |
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Post by rustybaer on Nov 1, 2019 16:01:53 GMT -6
More little bits: relocated antenna pots, internal mortar in front of the loader's station (cage to come) and range finders on extensions to clear the soon to come turret armor.  IMG_6746 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I'm having too much fun doing the welds.... |
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Post by rustybaer on Nov 5, 2019 18:22:02 GMT -6
Okay, ERA is begun. First step was to cover the back of all the modules w/ thin sheet (actually a For Sale sign, good stuff)since I plan on a larger standoff distance than the kit these parts came out of....  IMG_6809 by Russel Baer, on Flickr Then it was time to start fitting and trimming as I install the stuff, trying to keep the look more similar to the earlier Magachs. So far I have the mid and rear of the right side done, and most of the front of the hull:  IMG_6810 by Russel Baer, on Flickr Lots to do still, but it's progressing. |
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Post by JCON on Nov 5, 2019 20:51:48 GMT -6
Smart move with the sign stock!!! Looking good!!! |
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Post by rustybaer on Nov 5, 2019 21:10:17 GMT -6
Thanks Joe. I also use dealer license adverts, those plastic "license plates" with the dealer names, good styrene, various thicknesses, all over the ground at the lots I work.
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Post by rustybaer on Nov 7, 2019 16:45:02 GMT -6
More turret armor. First, right side, pretty much done. Smoke launchers are from a MEng Merk3.  IMG_6812 by Russel Baer, on Flickr And left side, very close:  IMG_6811 by Russel Baer, on Flickr And from the top, showing the completed mounts on one side, not started on the other:  IMG_6813 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I'm using the Tamiya kit mounts as much as possible, why not? |
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