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MAY / JUNE 2014 •
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MENG BEHAVING BRADLEY
PART ONE of our M2A3 Bradley Build
CONTENTS
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Meng’s M2A3 BUSK III Bradley
Mark Neville gets stuck into the stunning new 1:35 Bradley with part one
looking at the interior and the build.
12
Syrian T-72 Model 1975
Master of the miniature, Alex Clark reworks the 1:72 Revell kit.
20
Man with a Dream
Radek Pituch talks to Roberto Aguilera about his extraordinary scale model collection.
24
“Jerry got His”
Radek Pituch describes his Italian campaign diorama.
34
“In der Falle” Part Four
Robert Doepp concludes his feature on how he built his 1:24 vignette
with the Tasca Zündapp KS 750m
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Keeping Track
More new releases
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Sd.Kfz. 234/3 Achtrad
Antonio Martin Tello builds the Dragon kit and a dedicated scenic base.
Meng Models Sponsors AFV Modeller
You may have noticed our new look cover and that’s because MENG and AFV Modeller
are delighted to announce an exciting new collaboration with MENG becoming the
exclusive title sponsor of AFV Modeller and AIR Modeller Magazines. This will mean
more in depth coverage of the exciting new Meng releases and interesting modelling
activities organized by both parties. We begin this by looking at the new Bradley kit
from Meng with photos of the real vehicle as well.
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u.s.infantry fighting vehicle with ‘b u s k III’ upgrade kit
As far back as 1967 the seed was sown for
the development of a replacement for the
M113. No longer was an Armoured
Personnel Carrier sufficient with the arrival
of the Russian BMP-1, an Infantry Fighting
Vehicle should not only carry and protect
troops, but should be able to engage hard
and soft targets and keep pace with tank
operations. Finally in 1980 the new IFV was
named after the five-star General Omar
Bradley and the first production models
were delivered in May of the following year
with sixty per month produced to replace
the M113. Now I'm no expert or engineer,
but a few fundamental issues that came to
light with the M113 appear unchanged (and
were addressed to a degree - think back to
the rear mounted fuel cells on late M113s),
namely internal fuel and ammunition
storage. Also the use of aluminium armour
hasn't proven the safest defence hence the
continued upgrades in external add-on
protection, the ultimate being the latest
Bradley Urban Survivability Kits (BUSK)
depicted by the kit. Also on-board the A3
version is the latest vision and sighting
technology with improved safety seating
and fire control safety systems. Bradley's
M242 25mm 'Bushmaster' chain gun has a
duel feed mechanism, ammo choice at the
flick of a switch and a rate of two hundred
rounds per minute in multiple shot mode
means the M2A3 can, and has,
successfully engaged enemy tanks.
Failing that, there's TOW Anti-tank missile
system with a range of four kilometres with
protective armoured hatches to allow the
crew to reload in hostile situations.
It's no wonder the Bradley has long been a
popular project with modellers of modern
machinery, Tamiya and Academy providing
various kits in 1:35 with a wealth of
aftermarket upgrades available to bring the
standards of detail up to contemporary
levels that many modellers strive for. So
what if you could pack everything you could
want to build the latest M2A3 into one box?
Full interior, engine compartment, working
suspension and track links, photoetch…you
would need a pretty big box...
and here it is.
1:35
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We've been increasingly impressed with Meng's
products and approach to the hobby, so much so
you'll have noticed they're now our official
sponsor here at AFV modeller, but I think it's safe
to say the Bradley is their most ambitious and
spectacular production to date. This is THE kit of
the Bradley in 1:35, perhaps one of the most
comprehensive and attractive 1:35 kits ever?
Sure there are lots of 'full interior' kits on the
market with all the bells and whistles but
absolutely everything about this kit has been
handled with the same level of detail and quality,
from the outer box through to the flexible seat
belts.
A kit with so many parts of a complex nature usually
terrifies me! I’m the first to admit I like to get to the
painting stage as quickly as possible. I figured the
project would be broken into building and painting
combined with the full internal detail.
big ol’ box o’ bits
The size of the box is surprizing, around twice the depth you’d
normally expect but with twenty sprues plus tracks, upper and
lower hulls, photoetch and accessories it needs to be. What at
first looked to be a bit of a gimmick (thinking back to Matchbox
kits of the ‘70s) are coloured sprues. This has actually proved
very useful due to the large number of sprues when working, the
engine bay is largely grey and the interior parts in a very closely
matched green. The clear parts have been moulded with a very
pleasing tint of blue/green.
Assembly starts, as you’d expect, with the lower hull and running
gear. Wheels are fitted via poly-caps giving a solid fix whilst
being able to rotate. The single piece ‘tub’ provides a sound
base with alignments being a key point at later stages of the
build. The working suspension is crying out to be articulated on
some rough terrain or rubble; fit is excellent and assembly swift.
The separate motor units have a detailed bell housing and
splined input shaft, good news if you fancy creating a
maintenance scene. After an airbrushed basecoat of AK704
dark grey and AK705 Graugrün (which I found a good
match to the interior green) I used a graphite powder to buff
the grey to a subtle metallic sheen followed by ‘Warm
White’ wash from Mig Productions and various dark and
dust coloured pin-washes. The photos I’d gathered from the
‘net showed quite heavy dust in the engine bay which I’ve
used AK pigment powders to replicate.
Next I had the itch to do some painting so I
jumped to the drive train. With around fifty parts
the big 600bhp diesel V8 and automatic
transmission are well detailed, certainly more than
adequate for what’s viewed through the hatches.
Metal tubes are provided
to create working shock
absorbers, torsion bars
work as the real thing
being fixed inside the hull
with the trailing arms
attached as a single piece
giving us fully working
suspension.
Individual link tracks
click together and
remain workable
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