The Duke Finsihes Three Armor in March

[dukemaddog]

I'm posting this here because these are from so many different countries and eras that I felt it cumbersome for me to show them in three separate Threads. I do hope the Mods don't mind.

Here at the staging area for Maddog Manufacturing, you can see the latest vehicles that we completed as they roll out of the Motor Pool.

First is the Canadian Churchill AVRE:








Followed by my Russian SA-6 Gainful:








And last for this month so far is this US Army M1296 Stryker Dragoon:







All of these were weathered with Tamiya weathering powders; I think I'm beginning to start doing this better....

My apologies for the poor pics; these all look far better in person. My Iphone 11 camera does not take good pics, making my editing software have to really work hard to make them acceptable. Man I miss my camera!!

Thank you all for checking these out, comments are always welcome.

[mustang1989]

It's hard to believe that these are all 1/72 scale as they look alot larger scale than that. Beautifully done Mark!! I hear you on cameras. I've got an okaaaaaaaaay one I guess but it's time for an upgrade soon I think.

[chromdome35]

A great collection of builds! Do you build in 1:72 due to space limitations?

[Leon]

Very nicely done Mark!

I've built the the SA-6

[Tojo72]

I'm in the same boat with my pics,but they look good.That Churchill must have been tough in 1/72,a lot of road wheels

[Joe Rix]

Way to bang 'em out Mark. You really do manage to get some sharp painting and weathering done on those 1/72 kits. Very impressive work as well as production.

[Whiterook]

Super nice builds! I’ve been wanting to do a Stryker for a long time, now…you've got me thinking of it again! I’m always amazed at folks that can do such great work in 1:72 scale… just lovely work!

[dukemaddog]

Thank you guys! These comments rock!

Silverado Joe, I would upgrade my camera but I can't afford to right now. I just want to find mine; it still works fantastically. Thank you so much for the compliments.

Mar 23, 2023 7:58:02 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

A great collection of builds! Do you build in 1:72 due to space limitations?

Thank you Chrome! In truth, while space limitations is a factor (considering now I HAVE no space anymore!) I started with 1/72 scale armor to match and remain consistent with all my 1/72 scale aircraft.

Thank you Leon! That SA-6 is a fast one isn't it?

Thank you Tony! Actually, the Churchill road wheels were almost the simplest part of that build. ESCI molded the roadwheel parts to the bottom of the inside and outside suspension housing (for want of a better word) and between them is a piece holding all the springs and wheel centers that go in between. It is one piece that gets cemented to one side, and then the other gets cemented over it to trap it in place. Easy peasy!

Thank you Joe Rix. I'm still working on the weathering; Tamiya weathering powders take some time to master. I do appreciate the compliments very much.

Whiterook, I thank you and recommend these Dragon Strykers. They all are easy to build with tremendous detail added and the wheels are the simplest and easiest to assemble and mount out of all the eight wheeled vehicles I've built. This last one, the Dragoon; finally completes the entire Dragon series of Strykers released: The ATGM version, the MGS version and now the Dragoon. You can see them all here:

Thank again guys!

[Whiterook]

I love the Stryker series!!! I’ll have a look around for them in the near future.

[dukemaddog]

Than you Rook! Yeah, I'm hoping someday to get all my Strykers out to photograph the whole "family".

[mustang1989]

Apr 13, 2023 20:22:13 GMT -5 dukemaddog said:

Than you Rook! Yeah, I'm hoping someday to get all my Strykers out to photograph the whole "family".

Good looking bunch of Strykers Mark!!

I remember the Stryker unit going outside the wire to an apartment complex right across the wire / wall in Baghdad We were getting shot at while driving on a road right along that wall to and from the Motor Pool. The next day the Stryker unit rolled up on this apartment complex and told the landlord that the next round that goes over the wall would result in the military leveling the whole place. The next day........the body of the sniper was found thrown over the wall.....with his rifle. 

In the following picture that I took shows the wall with a Toyota Landcruiser traveling towards the Motor Pool on "sniper alley" road. Just over the wall not too far away is the apartment complex that I'm talking about just to give you an idea of how close this joker was to the road.

[dukemaddog]

Wow Joe, what an awesome story! I love hearing stories like this that tell of subjects I built being actually used. Thank you!

I apologize that it's been five days; I need to adjust my notifications so I get these notices sooner.

[19kilo]

Outstanding job!

[406 Silverado]

May 3, 2023 21:43:57 GMT -5 19kilo said:

Outstanding job!

Great to see you in the fold brother. Looking forward to having you on board with us more.

There is a Panther Group build coming up just so you know.

Good to have you back.

[brandonk]

Man, those are all so cool. Glad to see more of your work.

[dukemaddog]

Thanks for the awesome replies guys! I apologize for not responding sooner; between some health issues and crazy busyness the last few weeks (or months!) I've been unable to truly log in and participate.

Kilo, Joe, thank you.

Brandon, great to see you here too. Hopefully I'll be able to post more soon.

[handiabled]

I'm always blown away by how many quality builds you put out in a months time. Great work as usual Mark and great to see you here!

[adt70hk]

Very cool!!

[dukemaddog]

Thank you guys! Glad you like them! I have some more progress to post in my other manufacturing thread, hopefully that will happen soon.

[406 Silverado]

May 27, 2023 23:41:42 GMT -5 dukemaddog said:

Thank you guys! Glad you like them! I have some more progress to post in my other manufacturing thread, hopefully that will happen soon.

Bring it on Mark!! We’d love to see that!!