Meng 1/35 M2A3 Bradley BUSK III

[Mence]

Hello all you fine chaps.

Right, as you all know I build shiny things and I'm not awfully keen or good at shooty things but this is one that I DO want to build very much.



I was in two minds as to whether I share my ramblings with you but finally decided that if I'm gonna crash and burn I may as well do it in public! Of course I have to blame somebody so the blame is shared between Meng for producing what appears to be an incredible box of styrene and Luigi for encouraging me.

I won't do a what's in the box because I don't think my life is long enough to cover all the great stuff inside. You get an amazing box full, four coloured styrene, PE, all the usual stuff I guess you armour builders have come to expect.



So there we have it, this will be a PARTICIPATION BLOG, that means I'm gonna need your help....lots of it so stay tuned, especially you Luigi.

Finally, thanking you in advance for your help, guidance and encouragement...

[Deleted]

Wow count me in on this bad boy, very high on my wants list!!

Ring side seat Thumbs Up!

[heico]

Nice!! You have got to be one of the first to start building this bad boy!

[sabre]

How's the detail on that Big Bad a$$ Box of Bradley Parts Mence ?. It sure looks like a value for money kit which will keep you busy for a while.

I was thinking of buying this kit not long ago when it first came out but sadly my pockets were empty at the time .

I'm glad you took the plunge and brought it, that way I don't have to explain to the wife where the food money went  and I can enjoy watching you build it.

All joking aside it looks like a great kit.

[Mence]

Hello chaps, thank you for the early interest.

Sabre, I'm more used to auto / Sci-Fi subjects where depending on Manufacturer the detail can go from extraordinarily good to pretty miserable. Browsing through the numerous sprues, I'm extremely impressed, crisp, plentiful details everywhere!

[djg261971]

I'll be watching this.

[deafpanzer]

Count me in too... pulling in my lazy boy chair! Its on my wish list too...

[Mence]

Welcome aboard chaps, just browsing through the beautifully laid out instructions and wondering if I have enough glue...

[Mence]

Chaps.

Not much but I have made a start. I jumped to step 35 because I wanted to put possibly the dullest bit behind me, the tracks.

Two links per mini sprue, each sprue has four cleanup points so it's a bit time consuming.

On the up side, the molding is First Class, once cleaned up, they clip together with a nice, positive click and are fully workable.

80 links per side, job done!



Cheers!

[deafpanzer]

Those tracks look pretty good... nice details!

[Mence]

They're not bad buddy, my pic doesn't do them justice really.

[rbaer]

I'm gonna open a nice cab and follow along. From what I've seen so far, this kit is insanely complete, kind of like Picard saying: "Computer, 1/35 scale Bradley, in plastic".

[Mence]

Hi rbaer, I think you summarised it nicely, "insanely complete"

It really is very impressive!

Glad to have you along...

[Mence]

Hello Dicky, welcome old chap.

Gotta say its a scary kit, so many parts and so beautifully molded, I hope I don't ferk it up!

[Deano]

Nice kit, nice tracks ! pulling up a chair

[danb.]

Nice start Mence what a stunner of a kit i will be bookmarking this for future refs

Dan B

[bullardino]

Oh, I had missed this one. Great to see you tackling the M2

[Mence]

Hello chaps, welcome.

Good progress has been made this evening so I will post a half decent update as soon as possible.

[rbaer]

Jan 30, 2014 16:52:13 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

Sheee-ite! I'd buy one for those tracks alone fella - they look brill, no sinkies or owt from the piccies

What?
I'd buy one for the tracks too, but I'm not sure why you would....

[robbo]

MENCE :)get in there fella, whoop whoop

[fightnjoe]

prof tis good to see you build regardless of the subject. looking forward to your progress. should be a beauty.



joe

[Mence]

Robbo, Joe, hello chaps, welcome.

Dicky, no mate, all is good, wait till you see the suspension.

[chris0423]

Hey Mence, I'm in for this one, definitely need to get me one or two of these. It really does look like a big box of goodies.

Chris.

[TRM]

Lovely kit Mence and a great way to get things going!!! Count me in for the rest!!!

[Leon]

Count me in Mence,pulling up a nice comfy chair.

[imatanker]

You could make it shiny if ya wanted Prof.  I'm in on this one Bro.

[wbill76]

You're a brave man posting pics of this build around here Mence, the mob's excitable! Hope you know what you're in for...those tracks look good, the clickable design I'm sure is going to be a key selling point with them.

[sabre]

Jan 30, 2014 8:42:18 GMT -5 Mence said:

Hello chaps, thank you for the early interest.

Sabre, I'm more used to auto / Sci-Fi subjects where depending on Manufacturer the detail can go from extraordinarily good to pretty miserable. Browsing through the numerous sprues, I'm extremely impressed, crisp, plentiful details everywhere!

Cheers Mence, I had seen some shots of it which I'll share and it comes with PE as well which is a bonus. I had another look today at the price for me here Australia and the best was $76.00 from Korea. I did have my eye on the new 1/35 M103A1 Heavy Tank by Dragon which comes out any day now but you really got me wanting this one again.  

[Mence]

Hello all you new chaps to this thread, welcome aboard the fun bus!

Sabre, cheers for the pics, that's the sort of finish I'm aiming for but will be dead happy if it turns out half as good. I always fancied a what if with the '103 but have to say, bangs for bucks, the Bradley takes it hands down, from what I have experienced so far, an awesome kit.

As I mentioned, had a lovely couple of hours bench time last night so will post an update as soon as time allows, have a good day...

[sabre]

Not a problem Mence, I hope you find them useful if only for reference proposes and mate don't sell yourself short. Going by what I've seen you produce in the pass I'm sure you'll do it justice.