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| Subject: | Re: First look : Real Model's M88A2 Hercules conversion (RM 35070). |  |
| Date: | Apr 8, 2001 |
| From: | Christophe Jacquemont | |
Thanks for the info Andy,
What I mad by badly made was really badly made i.e. take a strip of plastic and
push a pryrogravure into it, a way many modellers try to simulate weld beads
but this definitely does not look like the real thing, however rough.
Cheers,
Christophe
PS : Any photos of your visit?
"Andreas J. Elesky" wrote:
> Hello Christopher,
> I just went to the Plant where the M88A2 is manufactured. A little known
> fact is that there are no new hulls. They start with a completely stripped
> out M88A1 hull and then start by adding the extra armor. This might come as
> a shock but the real welds are rough as all welding on the M88A2 is done by
> hand. That was hard to believe until I visited the plant.
>
> Andy
> "Christophe Jacquemont" wrote in message
> news:3ACEEF26.9F48679E@freesurf.fr...
> > Just got this conversion for the AFV Club M88A1 this morning.
> >
> > I'll try posting a full review later but this is what you get in the
> > (big for a resin conversion) box.
> >
> > Conversion is all resin VERY crisply moulded (think Verlinden),
> > excellent castings, very thin flash in upper hull openings.
> >
> > You get a complete new upper hull, a new A-Frame (or boom whatever it's
> > called...). New armoured side skirts, new lower front hull cover, new
> > external winch plus a few detail parts.
> >
> > Being at work I can't compare it to the excellent walkaround photos in
> > Military Machine n°3 , but I'll do that ASAP.
> >
> > Overall the kit looks excellent, but again I will have to check accuracy
> > for a definitive statement.
> >
> > The only think I don't like too much are some of the weld seams which
> > are a bit crude I think but these should be easily carved off and
> > replace with your own.
> >
> > Instructions are minimalist : a parts list and a few photos of the
> > completed model to show where everything goes. I think getting the
> > aforementionned issue of Military Machine magazine is mandatory if you
> > want to build this conversion.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Christophe
> > |
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