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US Army Marder

Started by Mike Wren, July 19, 2005, 08:12:02 AM

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Mike Wren

July 19, 2005, 08:12:02 AM
what if the US Army needs an infantry fighting vehicle to compete with the new Soviet BMP ASAP?

they borrow West Germany's design...

of course, they found the German turret design unsuitable and substitued one designed by FMC, who produced the modified vehicle under license, other mods included a new Cummins diesel engine

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Gary

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July 19, 2005, 10:17:51 AM
Cool. Didn't the US test something like the Marder? The turret looks right on that chassie
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Jeffry Fontaine

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July 19, 2005, 01:18:59 PM Last Edit: February 08, 2009, 01:05:14 AM by Jeffry Fontaine
Looking good Mike! 

I like your combination and it certainly does look "right" in comparison to some of the other ideas that were offered up to the Army, this would have been a good vehicle design. 
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dragon

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July 19, 2005, 06:48:48 PM
Kind of like- Bradley GTO! B)  
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nev

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July 19, 2005, 11:35:07 PM
Mikey, you gotta stop building these wicked cool armour kits.....you're making me want to pull some down from the loft!
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Bryan H.

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July 20, 2005, 09:04:54 AM
Beautiful armor!   :wub:   Do you have a spare Blazer AA turret?  That gatling gun rig would definitely stand out!

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nev

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July 20, 2005, 02:35:58 PM
btw, what scale/kit is this?
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Geoff_B

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July 20, 2005, 03:42:17 PM
I would guess they are the Revell 1/72 versions going by the tint of the plastic.

Looking good BTW.

Didn't Kuwait or Oman buy the Warrior hull fitted with the bradley turret ?

So that mean your fitting the milan from the Marder onto a Dingo or Fennec then  Mike ?

Geoff B B)
 

Mike Wren

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July 21, 2005, 03:36:30 AM
QuoteDo you have a spare Blazer AA turret?  That gatling gun rig would definitely stand out!
I originally was going to use the Bradley hull with an ACE LAV-AD turret, then that fell by the wayside as I got started on this one... only problem is I used a few parts off the Bradley hull for the Marder, so I may need another kit for the stowage, tools etc

yeah, they're the Revell 1/72 kits, but they only do the later Marder A3, so I've had to backdate it a bit for a more 1970s feel

QuoteI would guess they are the Revell 1/72 versions going by the tint of the plastic. Didn't Kuwait or Oman buy the Warrior hull fitted with the bradley turret ?
So that mean your fitting the milan from the Marder onto a Dingo or Fennec then Mike ?

Kuwait have Desert Warriors with the smaller turret off the LAV-25 with TOW launchers either side of the turret, the Milan might go on a real British Warrior. Although you can put it on a FV432 or Spartan 'cause BAOR ones had them fitted from German stocks in the 80s apparently  ;)
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