Meng 1/35 Bradley M2A3

[Mr Bowcat]

Most of the exterior armour is now fitted (apart from the reactive stuff), some PE, AC units and rear hatch on, made a start on the side armour.

Oh, and did some more track.

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[col68]

This is looking good bob

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers mate.

[Guest]

Good job Bob, keep it coming

[Guest]

Looking forward to the next update Bob

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks gents.

[Mr Bowcat]

Progress has been slow of late, been too busy to get to the bench. This is where I am up to.

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[Mr Bowcat]

Got the turret and basket weathered, and started putting them together.

You won't see much of the interior that I've spent 3 weeks on once the turret halves are together.

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[Mr Bowcat]

Forgot to say I also finished the A/C units and fitted the lights.

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[Steve Brodie]

Every time i see an update, makes me want to get mine down from the stash and get on with it. It is a shame that once you have spent all that time building the interior you dont get to see much once everything is in place, but i always take solace from the fact - i know its all their. Maybe the reasoning behind Mengs thinking when they released the M3A3 Bradley cavalry fighting vehicle without an interior, but you could buy it separate if you wanted to.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve, I can't believe how long this build has taken. Definitely going to do something simpler next as this is starting to feel like a grind. I've almost finished the last parts of the build, so at least I can get on with the weathering soon.

[Snowman]

Spanking, gorgeous!! Ooodles of detail!

Thanks for sharing!

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Gavin, I'll put some more photos up later of what I've been doing to it lately.

[Mr Bowcat]

So he last week or so I have been working on the exterior turret, building sub assemblies of the various optics and tow launcher, and getting the small parts ready for paint and fitting.

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[Guest]

Coming along a treat Bob, really looking forward to seeing the next update