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Finished MENG M3A3 Bradley with full interior
Epi
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 - 03:30 PM UTC
Yes, while waiting for Jim to send me the Panda M1296 Stryker Dragoon, I managed to finish some builds I put aside on my desk. One of them is the Meng M3A3. I did a lot of work on the interior adding missing things and detailing stuff that was already there. I also removed all the braces for the ERA blocks and added brackets for straps on both the left and right armor sides.

The vehicle is to represent one from 2nd ID in Korea. Pictures will also be taken next to it's big brother Cobra King II, an M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams.




































With BIG BROTHER, an Academy 1/35 M1A2 SEP V2.







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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 12:55 AM UTC
Once again, Pete - your work does not fail to impress
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 01:19 AM UTC
No joke! Excellent work, Pete!

flugwuzzi
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 02:17 AM UTC
Excellent work!
Great level of details and great weathering effects.
Well done Pete.

Cheers
Walter
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 03:05 AM UTC
Great work, Pete!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 03:33 AM UTC
Great work on one of the best kits ever. Makes me want to do my M3A3, though I will build it hatches closed, since I already did the intense interior detailing here.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 08:51 AM UTC
It came out great Pete. It looks awesome. I like how you added the fuel tank inside the turret well. Any more info on it? You didn't happen to make a mold of it?
Epi
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 - 09:41 AM UTC
Sorry Gino, I didn't make a mold of it. I used the parts manual to build it and a couple of pictures that Robert Skipper gave me.







18Bravo
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2019 - 02:43 AM UTC
Glad those photos got put to good use.
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