DEFINITELY a rumble in the Jungle!!

[The Smythe Meister]

Love it!!!!!

CHEERS!!,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
All looking rather splendid mate. The only thing I would add is the shovel is actually referred to as a spade.

Thanks very much Scottie,(DAWG!!)....
The only thing i would add is .......
.... I`m from Devon... Put up a Shovel next to a Spade and......... I`ll ALWAYS take my Pick!!
... But yes mate,I do take your [point,
Andy

 

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Hi Andy
Hull is looking rather good. Are you going to leave the shovel/spade articulated or glue it solid once positioned?
Keep up the good work.
Jim

Hi Jim,Thank you Sir!
Well,I`ll leave it articulated,however,if needs must when adding pipes,(If i do!!),it may have to be fixed,
Andy

 

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Looking good The plumbing you could add is mainly around the shell hoist/rammer, and should be doable fairly easily with some copper wire, if you don’t care that the whole thing won’t be movable anymore.

Cheers JAKKO
Thanks for that info,i may well have a bash at that!!
Andy

 

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Decent progress so far Andy. Looking forward to seeing it develop.

Cheers Tim,
Always good to see you looking in,
Andy

 

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Just found this Andy, looks interesting, I'm in!

Hi Graeme,
Excellent to see you mate.... ALWAYS appreciate your thoughts,
Andy

 

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Rammer usually not used for long range barrages as was a PITA & often malfed.

Hi Paul!
Thanks for that mate....
.... It`s ALWAYS great to get the real insight that the likes of you guys have... TOP STUFF Buddy !!
Andy

 

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Hey Andy. I'm fashionably late as usual, looking good so far.

All my builds have been Tamiya since my restart. I'd forgotten how basic Italeri instruction are.

Never late Dan..... just not as early as others!!
Thanks for that matew,yes they are somewhat tedious..... however,the kit itself is quite intuitive so helps you out if you keep a keen eye!!
Andy

 

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Well then guys,
Thanks for ALL of your comments,,,,,,
A progress post to follow.....

 

[Jakko]

Thanks for that info,i may well have a bash at that!!

Try this walkaround for some shots in which the pipes can be seen fairly well, such as:

 

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OK Then Gents....

Try this walkaround for some shots in which the pipes can be seen fairly well, such as:

Thanks for that Jakko... i`ll take a proper look tomorrow ,
Andy

 

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Just quickly this evening...... some pics.......

The Hull now in some fetching Drab,and dressed with it`s tracks!.....
Here the completed Spade,(Cheers Scottie!!)assembly.......

Next we have the gun carriage assembly,which i must say,i`m quite impressed with as it`s quite well detailed,(IMHO),and moves very freely in several directions/ways.....


And now with the BIG GUN!!......

I LOVE THIS KIT!!!
More soon,but that`s it for today,thanks for looking in,and all of your comments,
Andy

 

[Jakko]

It’s even more fun as the M107 with a very, very long 175 mm barrel on it

 

[CarolsHusband]

I LOVE THIS KIT!!!
Andy

Nice one, looks great and you're obviously enjoying it.

 

[adt70hk]

Now that's what I call a gun!!!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

 

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It’s even more fun as the M107 with a very, very long 175 mm barrel on it

My oh my!!
Just looked at that monster!!¬.... Now that IS,a VERY large Gun!!
Andy

 

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Nice one, looks great and you're obviously enjoying it.

Cheers Dan!
Yeah,i certainly am.... I don`t think i`ve ever done a kit that`s been so satisfying with all of the articulating and interacting parts ,
It may not be the most accurate on the planet,but,(unless you`re an expert),it`ll tick most Diorama builder`s boxes!!
Andy

 

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Now that's what I call a gun!!!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

HA!!.... Me too Andrew
Thanks for that mate,i`ll do my best!
Andy

 

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OK Then Chaps.... Update Time!!
Shouldn`t really bother as it`s VERY MUCH a "Work in progress"... HOWEVER,I do like to do my builds "Warts an` all",so here it is at the mo.....
........ All Together... All dressed in OD.....and All Decals applied........

Up close and personal,(Not to mention "Festive"!!!),at the dangerous end there!!.... the Arse end next......

Again,apologies for quality of pic,but you get the idea i hope!!.... Finally,the Side pics......


So then,that`s it in all of it`s NON GLORY at the mo!....
Not great i must admit,however,it`s all part of a plan that will become apparent when weathered up,(It`ll be part of my 3rd Vietnam Dio).
More acceptable updates should be forthcoming in the next few days!!
Cheers,
Andy

 

[Mark1]

That's a great looking beast just an observation but I'm guessing the thin section of the rams would be silver as they slide in and out.