Tamiya 1/35 Bradley M2 IFV

[speedgraflex]

Subscribed! Stuart, apologies! I missed this when you first posted.

[Stuart]

Hey no problems Bruce, we're all busy at this time of year. Thanks for checking in!

I've not done much over the past few days so you've not missed much. I've fitted the rear bulkhead and chucked on a bit of filler.

Cheers!

[speedgraflex]

Happy Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year to you and your family!

[Stuart]

And to you Bruce - I hope you had a good one!

[speedgraflex]

Thanks, Stuart. A Los Angeles Christmas is the most unusual Christmas out of all the cities I know well. The streets empty of people and cars.... that’s it! A Zombie Apocalypse Christmas! Fear the Walking Dead!

[Medicman71]

Very cool! I've always wanted to do more modern armor, just haven't had time.

[Stuart]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all of the interest. I'm still slowly plugging away at this kit. I might have bitten off a bit more than I can chew with this as my 2nd 1/35 Armor kit but we'll see. It's not that it's hard to build - it isn't (it's a joy in fact) - there's just a LOT of it, far more than I've ever built in the past in fact.

I'm slowly putting together the interior (not all off of this is fixed in place yet) and I'm not far off being able to paint. It IS pretty busy but should look great when it's done. I've closed the rear hatch crew door, but I will leave the rear hatch down.





And after I got the final bit built this lunch time.



I'm planning on keeping it fairly clean inside, but I'm wondering about adding some extra stowage. Any suggestions as to what would be on the inside?

Cheers!

[Stikpusher]

Rations... ammo cans, water jugs... I think I may have a load plan for the Bradley somewhere that shows what is supposed to be inside... there is gonna be stuff like night vision gear and such... I’ll see what I can dig up

[Stuart]

Thanks Stik - that'd be really helpful. I know there's a fair bit to the inside of this kit but I can't help feeling it should be crammed with gear as well.

[Stikpusher]

Oh they are... that’s why in combat you see them packed like a gypsy wagon... so much stuff.... anyways I found this link to the horses mouth... the official U.S. Army manual for the M-2 Bradley- this is how is supposed to be loaded.... just start scrolling down for diagrams...

https://books.google.com/books?id=ox7Qf ... fv&f=false