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Meng Bradley..
dylans
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: March 05, 2009
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 03:23 PM UTC
mine showed up today from Hobbyeasy in Hong Kong. pretty good considering it was shipped on Thursday.

it comes in a HUGE box, slightly larger than the one for the D9. here are the sprue shots.











































there is a bag of individual links for the tracks. they all need a little cleanup, and just snap together.



there is a bag of small metal tubes for the shock absorbers.




there are some vinyl pieces for seatbelts etc. they were just in a bag with one of the sprues. and they had already started to stick to the plastic. hopefully Meng will put them into thier own bag in the future. each one of the clear sprues had its own bag.



the main gun is slide molded and pretty nice.



no slip texture is subtle but it is there
corsutton
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Oklahoma, United States
Joined: June 17, 2005
KitMaker: 544 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 03:40 PM UTC
That looks pretty nice so far. I will be interested in getting one of those, but I have way too much to finish up first.
Tiger_213
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California, United States
Joined: August 10, 2012
KitMaker: 1,510 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 04:34 PM UTC
So many different colors of plastic all in one box! It loos like a very nice kit, just another thing to add to my 'list'.
ivanhoe6
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 05, 2007
KitMaker: 2,023 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 06:51 PM UTC
Thanks Dylan for the pics ! Have you started work on it yet ? I think this will go to the top of my wish list !
Tom
Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 07:18 PM UTC
Lots of plastic indeed!

The built up model

Their site

Hisham
35th-scale
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Kildare, Ireland
Joined: November 21, 2007
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 08:16 PM UTC
That does look nice & detailed.....
redleg12
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: March 11, 2007
KitMaker: 872 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 11:10 PM UTC
A new year and already I have to spend money!!! This looks like a winner

Rounds Complete!!
HeavyArty
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Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 09:05 AM UTC
It looks awesome. Mine is still in the mail from Lucky Model. It should be here any day now. I can't wait to get it.
Recon
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: October 19, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:31 AM UTC
Looks good. Can't wait to get mine and get started on it. Thanks for the pics.

Mike
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Nevada, United States
Joined: August 23, 2005
KitMaker: 1,426 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 01:18 PM UTC
Man O Man that thing looks nice! I'm grounded though, can't buy any more until I finish my stash, wifey's orders
Northwestern
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Texas, United States
Joined: May 03, 2007
KitMaker: 349 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 06:31 PM UTC

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Man O Man that thing looks nice! I'm grounded though, can't buy any more until I finish my stash, wifey's orders



My wife grounded me too, I am deployed, so I bought some kits, and she told me to finish them before I buy any more.

WilliamDeCicco
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New York, United States
Joined: May 03, 2010
KitMaker: 392 posts
Armorama: 373 posts
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:45 PM UTC
I am getting one of the meng Bradley M2A3 as soon as I finished this post.

Happy modeling
jon_a_its
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: April 29, 2004
KitMaker: 1,336 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 10:34 PM UTC

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Man O Man that thing looks nice! I'm grounded though, can't buy any more until I finish my stash, wifey's orders



My wife grounded me too, I am deployed, so I bought some kits, and she told me to finish them before I buy any more.




Man or Mouse? Squeak up!

My significant other indulges me, sometimes goes to shows with me, & then wins models! Still haven't built them yet, though...
Crox77
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: January 06, 2013
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 06:48 AM UTC
Looks a great kit, I can't wait for mine to turn up! Thanks for the shots
18Bravo
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:11 AM UTC
Mine arrived at home. I am not there,
jwest21
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: October 16, 2006
KitMaker: 3,374 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:12 AM UTC
man, everyone is getting theirs fast. Mine apparently is hanging out in the airport lounge in Hong Kong.
didgeboy
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Washington, United States
Joined: September 21, 2010
KitMaker: 1,846 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:20 AM UTC
This is looking to be a really sweet kit. I continued to be amazed at the level and speed at which Meng is turning these kits out. Have we seen one kit from them that is not 90% or above?
overthedge21
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Connecticut, United States
Joined: December 20, 2013
KitMaker: 81 posts
Armorama: 80 posts
Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:41 PM UTC
Talk about a lot of parts I like the fact that it now has the antislip coating molded on it already and now has an engine. Looks like a cool kit.
SPRWITTMANN
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Victoria, Australia
Joined: August 12, 2007
KitMaker: 111 posts
Armorama: 108 posts
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:28 PM UTC
Just ordered mine + some extra bits from Hobbyeasy. My stash is being put on hold.
Cuny12
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Australia
Joined: April 04, 2010
KitMaker: 378 posts
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Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 11:03 PM UTC
Cant Help my self any more I have received mine and Im Over the moon started on the Hull, goes together like a dream No fit issues that I thought I may have seeing as it has an interior, seriously one of the best Ive built the Amount of Detail Is great Theres No fiddly Gimmicky bits at all This Kit realy is No joke and worth every penny I Paid seriously one of the best I laid my hands The only advice I have is that you may want to get a permanent marker and colour in the letters on each sprue so as to make easy and quick ID As obviously there is a lot of sprues to dig through I just want to Know what they plan on releasing Next Cheers Ben.
Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 11:27 PM UTC
This kit certainly looks and sounds like it will be a tough act to follow

I wonder if we will be seeing any pleasant surprises at the upcoming Nurmebrg show?

Hisham
Cuny12
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Australia
Joined: April 04, 2010
KitMaker: 378 posts
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Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 11:43 PM UTC
Whatever Meng come out with at Nuremburg Will Be another Hit for our Hobby For the price And quality they are steps ahead of there peers and only in a very short time Cheers Ben.
SEDimmick
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: March 15, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 02:36 AM UTC
I got mine on Wednesday, which was a lot quicker then I was expecting.

I'll be the first one to admit that all the ladying I did about the tracks...well was unfounded. They look fine in person.

I was a mechanic on Bradleys and MLRS during my four years active duty and here are a couple observations I've noticed about the kit:

the Turbo on the engine are very simplified, but mounted in the kit, next to impossible to see. There is no "easy" way to show the engine bay off besides looking though the engine access panel on front. To show off the engine correctly would require removing the upper part of the hull (just like the real thing) and molding that separately would had driven up the tooling costs/complexity of the kit along with warpage on it. Track adjusters are oversimplified also.
18Bravo
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
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Posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 11:49 AM UTC
I'm probably going to put my engine in the Paladin PIM.
Did you get those photos I sent you of the engine on its stand? That may be a good way to show it off- in the maintenance bay.
jlogicalor
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United States
Joined: March 31, 2012
KitMaker: 8 posts
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Posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 01:52 PM UTC
I received mine yesterday. The kit was missing the ammo feeder that was supposed to be included in the sprue bag with the seat belts and tarp. Those little parts should be packed separately I think also.
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