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1/72 M-ATV w CROWSII
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: January 15, 2006
KitMaker: 21 posts
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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 12:43 AM UTC
the kit was beautiful with plenty of amazing details, but except seats, dashboard and racks, the interior lacks any details. These i completely scratch builded from plastic pieces and “wired” together with led and copper wires. I also scratched both mirrors and all antennas and few other details. Kit is from Galaxy Hobby.
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: January 15, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 12:45 AM UTC
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 12:49 AM UTC


















clarkent
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: January 15, 2006
KitMaker: 21 posts
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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 12:53 AM UTC
and here are few pictures of the interior scratch building process.













clarkent
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: January 15, 2006
KitMaker: 21 posts
Armorama: 21 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 12:56 AM UTC
retiredyank
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
KitMaker: 11,610 posts
Armorama: 7,843 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 01:06 AM UTC
WOW! You could almost pass that off as 1:35.
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Michigan, United States
Joined: February 16, 2013
KitMaker: 28 posts
Armorama: 22 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 01:19 AM UTC
Very nice work! Having done something similar to the panda matv, I can sympathize, but wow! Amazing in small scale!
system
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: November 24, 2008
KitMaker: 364 posts
Armorama: 363 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 01:57 AM UTC
...and three times Wow! Inspiring work - thanks for sharing!

I have both the Galaxy M-ATVs in the stash. These, the T-Model M1114s and the Flyhawk M1A2 have lured me back into 1/72 after 20 years. Can't wait for the Takom HET...
VintageRPM
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Texas, United States
Joined: November 28, 2010
KitMaker: 300 posts
Armorama: 207 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 07:03 AM UTC
Oh. My. God. That interior in 1/72 scale? Amazing, beautiful work. Wow!
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Germany
Joined: January 18, 2013
KitMaker: 254 posts
Armorama: 253 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 07:31 AM UTC
stunning work! Great interior. Lifts this kit e few levels up :-)

Thanx for sharing.

PS: The tires are aftermarket?
clarkent
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: January 15, 2006
KitMaker: 21 posts
Armorama: 21 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 07:45 AM UTC
thank you very much for your words of gratitude
no, actually the kit provides sagged! wheels from interesting material, something like very hard rubber, almost like resin, but still kind of flexibil which made it very hard to sand, that is why the seam line is bit showing up
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Germany
Joined: January 18, 2013
KitMaker: 254 posts
Armorama: 253 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 08:56 AM UTC

Quoted Text

...almost like resin, but still kind of flexibil which made it very hard to sand, that is why the seam line is bit showing up



if you wouldn´t have mentioned it, nobody would have noticed. :-)
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: November 19, 2008
KitMaker: 2,249 posts
Armorama: 2,007 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 11:34 AM UTC
Fantastic! So busy for such a tiny model, great stuff with improving even further what already looks like a nice kit. Glad to hear they have a better solution for the tyres on this kit.
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Nevada, United States
Joined: August 23, 2005
KitMaker: 1,426 posts
Armorama: 1,316 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 12:23 PM UTC
You have got to be kidding me?! That thing looks better than most 1/35 scale Kits!! Great job, seriously, I don’t know what better words I could say.
clarkent
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: January 15, 2006
KitMaker: 21 posts
Armorama: 21 posts
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2018 - 08:42 PM UTC
Thank you guys for your kind words.
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