Meng 1/35 British Army HUSKY TSV

[Steve Brodie]

Starting on this one, Mengs Husky;



7 sand coloured plastic sprues, Engine Hood, Truck Bed, Drivers Cab. 4 Rubber Tires, 4 Poly-caps. A photo etch fret with 11 pieces of etch and a decal sheet for all the instruments and markings;


I am going to do something different with this one and add the RV conversion set from Accurate armour, to hopefully produce something like this;



The set also comes some Comms gear to fill up the empty slots along with some upgraded seats;



Along with an improved Weapon station;

[Steve Brodie]

Steps 1-4 complete;
1 thing i would change is in step 2 not to glue parts A36 at this stage (front swing arm ?) as its a bit ambiguous as to what angle it should be glued at, i would attach it at stage 3 when you fix the under chassis guard plate, it would be easier to line up, i had to bend both my pieces to fit into place.



The chassis coming together. Seems a good approach not to bother adding parts and building the drive train when it will never be seen, totally opposite to the RFM MAT-V kit;




Close up of the front details;

[prichrd1]

Steve,

Looking good so far, should be impressive when it's finished!!
Does the steering turn or is it fixed??

Paul.
:smiling5:

[Mr Bowcat]

In for the build Steve. I want to add one of these to the stash for my desert armour dio.

[Steve Brodie]

Steve,

Looking good so far, should be impressive when it's finished!!
Does the steering turn or is it fixed??

Paul.
:smiling5:

Yep the front wheels turn

[Steve Brodie]

Steps 5-8 complete, no issues putting any of these pieces together;



Which builds into a nice sturdy Bonnet. Glass for the lens has been left off until after painting has been completed.

[Steve Brodie]

Cab and bed dry fitted, its a fair sized beast for just 4 people.


Figure just for comparison;

[Steve Brodie]

Communication racks built, needed a swipe of putty,but the etched brass fitted like a dream, will eventually be fitted with some radio gear and some Gizmology wiring



Just placed on the cab floor

[Steve Brodie]

Payday has come, so the order is in for the Recovery set.

[Steve Brodie]

Accurate Armour set has arrived, superbly cast resin pieces, just need to remove very carefully from the casting stubs;


replacement seats compared to kit version;



Nice etch, rod and solder wire;



Very Comprehensive Instruction Manual;

[Steve Brodie]

AA Seats have been removed from their stubs and added to the Meng supports. Made a hash of one of the rear seats, thinking some of the resin was a pour stub removed it to realise it was part of the bracket base :angry: , Not to worry as superglued the posts at the right angle, and it cant be seen;


They should look great when painted up especially the rear ones as Meng produced them as basic sheets of plastic, with no belts !



The real deal

[grumpa]

Great work so far Steve, will keep an eye on..:thumb2:

Jim.

[Steve Brodie]

Couple of hours (split here and there) to get the bits for the spade cut out and sanded;


Just noticed that part 14 needs a bit more of resin shaving away :worried:

All goes together very well (just push fitted);

[prichrd1]

Steve,

Looking better each time I pop in!! :smiling2: Turning into a great "compact" looking vehicle now.

Are you going to replicate all the clutter on the rear bulkhead as in the last picture?? :smiling2:

Those replacement seats look the dogs b**** - should look fantastic once you've waved the hairy stick over them.

Paul.
:smiling2:

[Steve Brodie]

Steve,

Looking better each time I pop in!! :smiling2: Turning into a great "compact" looking vehicle now.

Thankyou

Are you going to replicate all the clutter on the rear bulkhead as in the last picture?? :smiling2:

To some degree, yes, maybe a bit of Gizmology added in, just waiting for a few packs of different sized lead wire and i can get started. The comms kit /bowman radio(s), also come with the AA upgrade set.

Those replacement seats look the dogs b**** - should look fantastic once you've waved the hairy stick over them.

Hopefully they will.