1/48 Airfix Supacat HMT400 Jackal **COMPLETED***

[M1Carbine]

Hi fellow styrene junkies

Well this little one is wrapped up. not the finish I wanted but the key here is was a blast despite the terrible warpage. in 1/48 its a bit small for my fat sausage fingers but I managed. Again no real issues other than what I had mentioned earlier. Stuff that was not warped fit really well. Some fiddlies like the supports for the rear cover over the bed. Plastic is soooooo soft.

So the "hey, that looks cool, buy the dang kit" was worth it. Many of you know me. If the kit is freaking horrible and a disaster i will draw that line in the sand here. In this case yes there were issues but I was just having a ball with this little thing. Awesome looking support vehicle and I am going to pick up the 1/35 Hobby Boss versions cause they jut look so damn cool and out of the ordinary modern armor we see all the time.

Thanks everyone for taking a look. Appreciate all your feed back.....always!.
















-Bob

[stikpusher]

Nice!!! Looks ready to roll into a Mad Max movie! although this is not futuristic dystopia but something real from here and now!

[M1Carbine]

Thanks Carlos. Your right belongs in a Mad Max movie.

-Bob

[handiabled]

Any issues you had sure can't be seen on this! Great finish to a cool little build! Great detail for the scale

[Leon]

Great looking build there Bob!

[lyle]

Well done!

[406 Silverado]

I never even knew this vehicle existed.....let alone a kit of it. You put this one together and brought it across the finish line in short order and in good fashion Bob. Lotsa little details to look at all over this little guy. 

[M1Carbine]

Thanks all. Much appreciated

-Bob

[moramartht]

I don't want to go wee-wee on your parade but it looks like there's something odd about your front doors...
(Wrong side & upside down?)

Factory-fresh in 2010







Regards,

M

[keavdog]

Cool vehicle. Really nice job on it.

[TOWGunner]

Outstanding job on a very cool vehicle!

[stuart]

That's very cool!

[tcoat]

Feb 25, 2024 9:49:09 GMT -5 moramartht said:

I don't want to go wee-wee on your parade but it looks like there's something odd about your front doors...
(Wrong side & upside down?)

Factory-fresh in 2010






Regards,

M

Good eye! 
The notch in the doors to be on top and forward. 

[M1Carbine]

Feb 26, 2024 9:15:45 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Feb 25, 2024 9:49:09 GMT -5 moramartht said:

I don't want to go wee-wee on your parade but it looks like there's something odd about your front doors...
(Wrong side & upside down?)

Factory-fresh in 2010






Regards,

M

Good eye! 
The notch in the doors to be on top and forward. 

LMAO.....Note to self "The drinking of Bourbon when messing with a build is now prohibited!"

Fixed



-Bob

[tcoat]

Feb 26, 2024 15:00:27 GMT -5 M1Carbine said:

Feb 26, 2024 9:15:45 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Good eye! 
The notch in the doors to be on top and forward. 

LMAO.....Note to self "The drinking of Bourbon when messing with a build is now prohibited!"

Fixed



-Bob

[jmarc]

LLLLLLLLLLLook quite good !.. Well done SIR and looking forward to follow your next 1/48 project ..GO,GO,GOOOOO

[kyledehart5]

Missed the final photos on this!! Great work. It turned out awesome. Super cool vehicle too.

[moramartht]

Feb 25, 2024 7:31:31 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

I never even knew this vehicle existed.....let alone a kit of it. 

It's worse than that, Airfix also did the 6x6 version, the Coyote, a set of photo etch for the beast, a vehicle crew set that that only fits the Coyote/Jackal and then the vehicle has to be built round the two seated and the top gunner figures.  That set also includes another 5 figures changing a wheel while others give cover, while there's a separate box of an 8 figure infantry patrol and if your diorama is still looking empty there's a box with two Quad Bikes each with a trailer and with four figures...  Oh, there's also a box with one each of a Snatch and a WMIK Land Rover (no figures but separately available PE), not to mention a Warrior IFV wrapped in several layers of add-on armour (again no figures but PE available separately). Then there's two compatible helicopter kits but let's not talk about those, I'm already worried jmarc having a seizure...

Cheers,

M

[moramartht]

Well this little one is wrapped up.

Now you can do a Coyote, but if you wait a bit you can see if they get a different paint job in Ukraine.  The only photo I've seen is a monochrome drone shot of one bogged down and it still appears to be in a sand scheme

Cheers,

M