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Pascal's M3A3 Bradley-Meng 1/35
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Posted: Sunday, August 24, 2014 - 11:07 PM UTC
Hi all,
I've just received the brand new bradley from Meng. Globally the same as the M2A3.


looking quickly through the instructions booklet, i see that meng have choosen a configutration for the front BRATs that is now the most common :



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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 01:37 AM UTC
They also have included all the lower side skirt foot loops and the standard rear storage lockers as opposed to the A/C boxes. It looks really nice.
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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 01:40 AM UTC
Yes, and front BRATS are from the thin type (previously more thick on M2A3)
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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 02:30 AM UTC
Why am I only seeing a reply from Gino and not the origional post?
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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 02:45 AM UTC

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Why am I only seeing a reply from Gino and not the original post?



You may have Pascal accidentally hidden. Look at the bottom of the page and there should be an "Unhide All Users" button if you have him hidden. Click it and you will then see his posts.
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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 03:21 AM UTC
Thanks Gino, that was it!

Don't know how I did that to Pascal....must have been subconsious because his builds always leave me feeling inadaquate
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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 05:11 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 - 04:13 PM UTC
look how is my new Meng's M3A3 :


Detail shot from the BRASS WIP


Front view
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 09:26 PM UTC
M3A3 in the finish line

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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 09:56 PM UTC
Simply awesome!!
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 02:39 AM UTC

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Simply awesome!!


What Kimmo said. Awesome 2x.

Pascal, could you post a photo of your two Meng Bradleys side-by-side? Would love to see how they differ.
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 02:44 AM UTC
Yes Bill I make it in a few day when my latest Brad ley are finished? In fact I now have 3 Bradley 2 M2 and one M3
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 11:11 AM UTC
Thanks, I have the first Meng kit and have been trying to decide if I want to purchase the second, too.
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 10:19 PM UTC

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Thanks, I have the first Meng kit and have been trying to decide if I want to purchase the second, too.



Hi there - why not do what i did and buy both !,i`ve bought every mainstream kit of the Abrams so having all the versions of the Bradley seems to be the next logical step.
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Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2014 - 06:58 AM UTC
Two from my Three Bradley finished, side by side :

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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 - 04:37 AM UTC
Which is the first Meng kit and which is the second?
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 - 05:18 AM UTC
The second is on rhe right. You can just see the periscopes on the rear hatch.
Very nice builds, Pascal.
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 - 07:20 AM UTC

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The second is on rhe right. You can just see the periscopes on the rear hatch.


Thanks, there is less difference between them than I thought.

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Very nice builds, Pascal.


What you said times 5!
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 - 07:31 AM UTC
Very nice builds. Good job on the weathering. Did you put the interior on the M3A3? If so, how about some pics of the interior?


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Thanks, there is less difference between them than I thought.



Yes, externally, the only visible differences on the M3A3 are the movement of the rear roof periscopes (x3) from on the roof behind the TOW reload hatch to on top of the hatch itself (x4 periscopes), the hull-top side periscopes (1 left, 2 right) are removed, and the firing ports (x2) on the rear hatch are filled in. Other than that, it looks like a standard Bradley. On the interior, the layout is different with only two seats on the left side and a rack for 10 TOW missiles on the right side.

The rest of the changes between the two kits are in the different levels of the TUSK armor system and the M2A3 having A/C units on the rear while the M3A3 has the standard stowage boxes on the rear.
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 - 05:13 PM UTC
Thanks,
Yes I put the interior inside, not the engine this time.



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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 01:35 AM UTC
Very nice. Looks great.
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 09:34 PM UTC
Thanks Gino !
M3A3 is now finished, last pictures :




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Posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 03:37 PM UTC
You can read the full story in the march 2015 issue from Military Modelcraft International magazine.Some from the constructions tips are described!!

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Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 09:02 PM UTC
Beautiful work on all of them. How did you replicate the spaced armor on the side skirts? I have some ideas in my head, but wanted to see what others were doing. Thanks
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Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 10:38 PM UTC
Show off.

Seriously, great work, Pascal.
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