Post by paulh on Jul 9, 2013 15:54:21 GMT -5
Hi folks, well as I mentioned over on acquizitions I finally managed to bag mself this classic kit;
I was surprised with the size of box it came in- about the size of a modern 1/72 scale kit
Parts count (including commander figure) comes in at about 78 pieces , plus motors, gears and battery connectors. Needless to say these last bits are going in the bin 
I was immediately concerned by the look of some of the major components so out came the digital callipers and my Bradford Cold War AFV's. Here's what I found:
Hull
Length overall seems to be ok but there are some issues with the shape of the front fenders- it may be down to being different versions- the Bradford plans are for the FV601C and the kit is a Mark II (not sure if there is any menaingful difference here- I've not dug out my other Alvis references to check just yet.
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Width: 73.2mm in Bradford vs 73mm on the kit! Result
Depth (hull floor to underside of fender ) 25.2mm (Bradford) 24mm (kit)- easily sorted
Wheels 30.7 mm (Bradford) 29.7mm (kit)
Rims 17 mm (Bradford) 19 mm (kit)
Not a lot I can do with these replacements are probably the best bet here
Turret
Length 57.3mm (B) 54.3mm(k)
Width 50.4mm (B) 47.1mm(k)
Height 17.1mm (B) 13.5mm(k)
- more annoying than anything else - probably the easiest fix tbh.
Loads more detail to sort out as well but all in good time ;)not lease of which will be something that approximates the rather intricate suspension Alvis were rather fond of...
The gun seems over scale also - replacement barrel for that I think, and also for the .30' mgs -the ones supplied in the kit have a very odd raised dimple in place of the cooling sleeve holes.
All in all an intersting build ahead.
TTFN
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I was surprised with the size of box it came in- about the size of a modern 1/72 scale kit
Parts count (including commander figure) comes in at about 78 pieces , plus motors, gears and battery connectors. Needless to say these last bits are going in the bin 
I was immediately concerned by the look of some of the major components so out came the digital callipers and my Bradford Cold War AFV's. Here's what I found:
Hull
Length overall seems to be ok but there are some issues with the shape of the front fenders- it may be down to being different versions- the Bradford plans are for the FV601C and the kit is a Mark II (not sure if there is any menaingful difference here- I've not dug out my other Alvis references to check just yet.
)Width: 73.2mm in Bradford vs 73mm on the kit! Result
Depth (hull floor to underside of fender ) 25.2mm (Bradford) 24mm (kit)- easily sorted
Wheels 30.7 mm (Bradford) 29.7mm (kit)
Rims 17 mm (Bradford) 19 mm (kit)
Not a lot I can do with these replacements are probably the best bet here
Turret
Length 57.3mm (B) 54.3mm(k)
Width 50.4mm (B) 47.1mm(k)
Height 17.1mm (B) 13.5mm(k)
- more annoying than anything else - probably the easiest fix tbh. Loads more detail to sort out as well but all in good time ;)not lease of which will be something that approximates the rather intricate suspension Alvis were rather fond of...
The gun seems over scale also - replacement barrel for that I think, and also for the .30' mgs -the ones supplied in the kit have a very odd raised dimple in place of the cooling sleeve holes.
All in all an intersting build ahead.
TTFN
P
. Will look forward to this.
