First time (in 28 years)

cthulhu77 · December 31, 2006, 11:27:51 AM

BAZ-TASTIC !!!!!! Great looking hatchet camo.

John Howling Mouse · July 19, 2008, 07:40:45 AM

Whoa, Jeffry just asked me about armor-modelling and I suddenly remembered this one, languishing somewhere in the basement since The Big Move (somewhere next to that in-progress T-33 I was also doing and cannot locate, either). I've got to re-start this tank as it's really quite close to being finished.

Mmmm.....a foliage diorama would also be nice.....

BlackOps · July 19, 2008, 09:17:31 AM

I'd forgotten about this as well, a real beauty

Your mission for this weekend is to find this bad boy, and if you happen to stumble across a couple of ugly helos, well by all means bring them to the party too

Jeffry Fontaine · July 19, 2008, 02:23:36 PM

I just read on another modeling forum that Academy will be releasing this same kit. I wonder if it is the same mold borrowed from Trumpeter or did they actually pay for new tooling? You know, Barry, you could use this for the starting point of that real estate vehicle I mentioned in my last message to you.

sotoolslinger · July 19, 2008, 04:22:26 PM

Baz ,this was before my time on this site.....so you have always made all the other modelers feel inferior

Really cool

Makes my airplanes want to attack it.

Sisko · July 20, 2008, 01:43:58 AM

Planes armour is their anything that you can't do!!!!

Amazing stuff!

Jschmus · July 20, 2008, 07:31:07 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on December 24, 2006, 07:19:11 AM
Is that tank the Korean copy of the leopard ? I don't think I've ever actually seen a K1A1.

I had forgotten all about this project. I saw back on the first page that this question was asked, but never answered. The K1 (or "88 Tank" in Korean) was designed by General Dynamics as a sort of lightweight Abrams derivative. The basic design is American, but the FCS is based on that of the Leopard 2 and the powerplant is a German MTU diesel. The K1A1 brings the tank up to M1A1 standards in the way of armament (120mm) and protection (though without the DU armor plating).

cthulhu77 · July 20, 2008, 07:33:14 AM

What a new diorama? You must have too much time on your hands...

John Howling Mouse · July 20, 2008, 08:06:57 PM

Quote from: Sisko on July 20, 2008, 01:43:58 AM

Planes armour is their anything that you can't do!!!!

Still trying to figure out how to rig a ship model so I could build one for my Father-in-Law...

cthulhu77 · July 20, 2008, 09:01:29 PM

Quote from: John Howling Mouse on July 20, 2008, 08:06:57 PM
Quote from: Sisko on July 20, 2008, 01:43:58 AM

Planes armour is their anything that you can't do!!!!

Still trying to figure out how to rig a ship model so I could build one for my Father-in-Law...

I'll send you a dvd, if you aren't in too much of a hurry...