M2A1 Bradley IFV

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Re: M2A1 Bradley IFV

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Just to add my opinion, stay away from the "Bravo" M2A2 by Unimax. It is truly 1/18 scale and really shows when you put it next to the moderns from the 1/16 Heng/Long and Tamiya. Also, it is not robust enough to be RC. I purchased one a while ago and decided against converting it to RC and ended up finding a Century 21 one on eBay. The Unimax ones are dime and a dozen and can be had for $50-$75. The Century 21 one will set you back close to $200 if you can find one. Here is a picture of the two different versions and you can see the size difference:
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Re: M2A1 Bradley IFV

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Well, that's it Paul, you have done it, I have got to get me one of these, love it, will start to track down a 21st Century Bradley.

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Looks so much better with the application of washes and weathering!

Like he missile launcher - tow?
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Nice!

Missile sounds 'sound' cool! :D
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These your electric bits from yesterday?

Can't get over how good it looks with a wash/weathering compared to when you started.
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scalawag,

This is what I did to mine, servo elevation and servo rotation which gives it the modern AFV type speed on the turret:



This is what it looks like when it is all rig up with the servo rotation and MG on the canon (I cheated and use a larger brass tube and a 30mm muzzle to fit a small LED).



I know it is a bit over the top but it is so much fun !
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Paul,
I was wondering if you would do anything with the Tow missile ;o). First rate as usual!
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Does he shout 'on the way'? Made me lol :D
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Nice - didn't realise you could record stuff for that!
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Very cool sound effects......
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