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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 15:43:00 GMT -5
At On Track a couple of weeks ago,I picked up this little beauty....  Now at this stage I have to confess that I think the chap sold it for the wrong price,because I picked this up for £30,and if you look closely top right the price says £52.99. Anyway,last weekend I picked up a set of frillies to shoe this wee beastie with,and young Mr Paul H has kindly agreed to take the kit supplied indies off of my hands!  I did make a start on this a couple of weeks ago,and got carried away,because I wasn't intending to post this here..,but this is where I'm at now...       Now,the turret comes with a full interior,which I did build,but as this is going to be totally buttoned up,i didn't paint it.the gun lock,located just underneath the mantlet,the parts required have the lock deployed,and i wanted it folded up,and locked,so a bit of minor modification was necessary.Not too hard,cos I managed it! I realise this is another build that may well sit in the pending bay of the spray booth,but at least I'm building,and enjoying it,eh? |
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Post by Leon on Mar 18, 2014 15:51:33 GMT -5
Fantastic work on the wee beast Cee Bee.Looking really good.  |
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Post by danb on Mar 18, 2014 15:53:47 GMT -5
Ooooooo errr missus nice work CeeBee what a monster the guns a whopper too you painting it in the box art scheme? Dan B |
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Post by robbo on Mar 18, 2014 16:02:49 GMT -5
CB building eh? Nice one CB
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 16:03:48 GMT -5
cheers fellas! Dan,yes mate,it will be boxart,although these did see service with the Iraqis,and the Saudi Armed Forces.One set of decs supplied,is for the one in one of the walk arounds in PP,so i thought I'd give it a go,eh?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 16:08:45 GMT -5
Cheers Robbo,...I never actually stop starting,I just never seem to get around to starting stopping,if ya get my meaning??   |
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Post by imatanker on Mar 18, 2014 17:18:45 GMT -5
Interesting build CeeBee. I'm in on this one for sure. I assume the kit was up to snuff? Looks good from here.
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 18, 2014 17:19:32 GMT -5
The box art had me fooled... barrel didn't look that long. But your build... WOW! That's pretty long!
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 18, 2014 20:11:13 GMT -5
Looks like you've had a lot of fun with this giant gun-box-on-wheels CB!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 20:43:09 GMT -5
Jeff,a few minor anomalies to overcome,mainly due to the fact the AMX 30 sprues are in the mix,and the suspension is slightly different between that and the AUF chassis,for obvious reasons....Also would have been nice to have the option of the gun in the travel/stowed position,which the parts supplied never gave.The turret interior looks the koalas krackers,with some good detail,but I'm not convinced a lot would be seen with the hatches open,except with the aid of an opthalmascope,although the side doors,and back hatches can be shown open,to be accurate you'd need chaps to show a replen,or at rest dio....No way,Jose...in my case. Andy,That barrel is a fair size mate! I was extremely lucky on Sunday,that Steve from Armour Models( www.armour-models.co.uk/products/index.html )had the frillies,and the barrel that I needed,because the kit supplied tracks were wrong for my version,and the 2 part barrel was like a ferkin banana when I finished with it! Bill,I can't deny I have had a bit of fun with this build so far,and I'm sure that there may be future Meng builds on the horizon,if they are as well done as this!(Theres me sounding like a ferkin expert!  ) PS...They've started doing A/C you know?
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Post by TRM on Mar 18, 2014 20:46:14 GMT -5
Just about missed this one CB!! Hey, weren't we just talking about..... ;)Nice job with the building!! A bit of compensation there it seems...look at the size of that thing!! Keep up the great work!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 21:01:45 GMT -5
Just about missed this one CB!! Hey, weren't we just talking about..... ;)Nice job with the building!! A bit of compensation there it seems...look at the size of that thing!! Keep up the great work! I don't need no compensation....I'ma big boy now!!!!   |
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Post by TRM on Mar 18, 2014 21:08:59 GMT -5
LOL!!!!! Didn't think you did my good man!! Just got finished looking again!! What beast this is!!! Surprised that barrel doesn't flip it right over!!! |
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Post by jackh on Mar 19, 2014 2:25:33 GMT -5
Nice and clean work CB |
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Post by bullardino on Mar 19, 2014 3:06:15 GMT -5
OMG, that's a monster Great job CeeBee |
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Post by paulh on Mar 19, 2014 8:00:51 GMT -5
8-)Lovely, clean build Chris.
It does make a bit of a statement alright with the bigshootyboxthing!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2014 12:38:15 GMT -5
looks great it's a bit of a monster isn't it?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 10:49:54 GMT -5
Mr H...always a pleasure having you looking over me mate!! Lui,Paul,Pete,Yer right there,fellas!...Thatis a big chunk of Noisy wotsit,strapped to that ole box,ain't it?? Reason I'm here is a small update,if I may... As I alluded to in my previous post,I wanted to show this vehicle parked on the Gun park,which meant doing a couple of little tweaks to the barrel lock mechanism.....   Bit of glue residue to tidy,but I achieved the task by trimming the 2 main parts,spring/actuator to length,and repositioning.From 3' away,she looks fine. I've added a few more bits and bobs,AND a teeny bit of bling,namely,the rest of the rear fittings of the hull,zorst shields,and cleaning rods on the turret.....Oh,Forgot to say before,it can be built with functional bouncy bits,if required!   That's all on this fella at the mo,any abuse,comments good or bad,always welcome in this MC!!!(Still plugging away at the frillies,but that's ferkin boring!!! )
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Post by danb on Mar 23, 2014 11:23:04 GMT -5
Nice update CB how long until the build is finished? its looking good with all ya additions
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Post by imatanker on Mar 23, 2014 14:08:25 GMT -5
Great job Chris. Travel lock mods came out well.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 14:18:08 GMT -5
Great job Chris. Travel lock mods came out well.
By the way, I've always liked "functional bouncy bits" Me too!!! But we better not post any pics,eh?....we'll get grief from they Mods,I reckon!!! |
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Post by jackh on Mar 23, 2014 15:17:41 GMT -5
A fine update on some nice work CB.
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Post by imatanker on Mar 23, 2014 15:38:04 GMT -5
Great job Chris. Travel lock mods came out well.
By the way, I've always liked "functional bouncy bits" Me too!!! But we better not post any pics,eh?....we'll get grief from they Mods,I reckon!!! They didn't say anything about videos   I will be good, I will be good, I will be good, I will be good.................................. |
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Post by bullardino on Mar 23, 2014 16:14:39 GMT -5
I like the detail job. It's a strange beast, but you're doing it justice |
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 23, 2014 17:59:05 GMT -5
I just Googled 'functional bouncy bits' and yer'd be surprised what comes up!.....TBH I gave up scrolling down for Meng Auf 155mm Howitzer suspension, in fact, hardly any of the hits looked ANYTHING like AFV suspension!  Probably for the best there Dicky, you know how fragile CB's constitution is these days! |
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Post by imatanker on Mar 23, 2014 18:07:40 GMT -5
I just Googled 'functional bouncy bits' and yer'd be surprised what comes up!.....TBH I gave up scrolling down for Meng Auf 155mm Howitzer suspension, in fact, hardly any of the hits looked ANYTHING like AFV suspension! I will be good, I will be good, I...will.......be................good.  |
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Post by wouter on Mar 26, 2014 10:07:02 GMT -5
that's an impressive SPG...and glad seeing you build something CB...are you going to do a 'CB' or 'Wouts' build or is it going to get finished? I admit looking forward to see her painted ^^ Cheers |
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Post by tonylee on Oct 31, 2014 11:29:05 GMT -5
Where did CB run off to? It's been since March without any kind of update.  Come on now you need to catch up.   Cheers Tony lee |
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Post by deafpanzer on Oct 31, 2014 19:29:16 GMT -5
Looking awesome... loved how you kept one of the doors open.
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