discussion It`s a THING!!!

[The Smythe Meister]

..... Well,the clue is probably in the name!!.....
It`s a weird one alright.... The U.S. Army couldn`t stand it,,,, but the U.S. Marines LOVED it,and promptly ordered over 250 of em!!:surprised:
It`s certainly a very strange looking AFV,which is apparently why it was named the "ONTOS"..... As you all probably know,the U.S. Had a thread of naming their tanks after American Generals/Famous leaders, Unfortunately this particular AFV was considered "Too Weird and Ugly" to be named after a U.S. Icon.... for fear of insulting said person!
SO,this M50.... Was called the "Ontos".... Being the Greek word for "THING"!!
Ere`s what i`m starting with........

It` quite nicely detailed.... a LOT of tiny parts.... they`ll be shown tomorrow!!......
I`m going to try and do it Knocked out.... should be fun!!
Anyone who wants to look in will be more than welcomed!!:thumb2:
Andy

 

[minitnkr]

Imagine the devastation of six 106mm "beehive" (flechette) rounds.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
I'll watch you playing with your thing :rolling: Knocked out - all bent up, poor thing.
Jim

 

[Airborne01]

..... Well,the clue is probably in the name!!.....
It`s a weird one alright.... The U.S. Army couldn`t stand it,,,, but the U.S. Marines LOVED it,and promptly ordered over 250 of em!!:surprised:
It`s certainly a very strange looking AFV,which is apparently why it was named the "ONTOS"..... As you all probably know,the U.S. Had a thread of naming their tanks after American Generals/Famous leaders, Unfortunately this particular AFV was considered "Too Weird and Ugly" to be named after a U.S. Icon.... for fear of insulting said person!
SO,this M50.... Was called the "Ontos".... Being the Greek word for "THING"!!
Ere`s what i`m starting with........
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It` quite nicely detailed.... a LOT of tiny parts.... they`ll be shown tomorrow!!......
I`m going to try and do it Knocked out.... should be fun!!
Anyone who wants to look in will be more than welcomed!!:thumb2:
Andy

Those barrel/gun constructions are definitely designed to try a saint's patience mate - believe me! The supplied figures are certainly not Bravo 6 standard - more like Uncle Festus on a good day!
Steve

 

[boatman]

WELL i'll follow Andy
chris

 

[Dave Ward]

I have to agree with Steve - the barrel assembly is not for the faint hearted - I made a real pig's ear of it & thr 'thing' became landfill!
Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

Perhaps they should have named it after General John Sedgwick? Apart from that, have fun with it Andy. It’s certainly a weird beast, like a tracked medieval organ gun.

 

[Airborne01]

Perhaps they should have named it after General John Sedgwick? Apart from that, have fun with it Andy. It’s certainly a weird beast, like a tracked medieval organ gun.

Somehow the M--- Sedgewick doesn't conjure up quite the same militaristic image as 'Sheridan', 'Patton' etc does it Tim? It may lead a trend though; imagine the UK MBT the FV---Ponsonby Smythe! :tears-of-joy:

 

[Guest]

I have to agree with Steve - the barrel assembly is not for the faint hearted

I haven’t built this kit, but I’m thinking that if it’s difficult to line them up, maybe it would be a good idea to make a template from plastic card with some holes drilled in the right places, so that it fits between the barrels and keeps them in alignment while the glue dries?

 

[Tim Marlow]

Somehow the M--- Sedgewick doesn't conjure up quite the same militaristic image as 'Sheridan', 'Patton' etc does it Tim? It may lead a trend though; imagine the UK MBT the FV---Ponsonby Smythe! :tears-of-joy:

Look him up Steve……he suits this little beast quite well…..

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Imagine the devastation of six 106mm "beehive" (flechette) rounds.

Indeed Paul.... would certainly be a rough experience!!:dizzy:......
...... Probably why these things have been referred to as "The Worlds Biggest Shotgun"!!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy
I'll watch you playing with your thing :rolling: Knocked out - all bent up, poor thing.
Jim

Easy Tiger!!:tears-of-joy:
Yes Sir.... Knocked out,blown up,bent up........ all in all.... a Sorry State!!:thumb2:
Andy

 

[adt70hk]

Indeed Paul.... would certainly be a rough experience!!:dizzy:......
...... Probably why these things have been referred to as "The Worlds Biggest Shotgun"!!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
Andy

It was the comment in an article about their testing I read that made me giggle.....

....something along the lines of when all six barrels were fired at once there was significant damage to buildings and especially cars behind it due to the back blast.... :surprised: :anguished:

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Those barrel/gun constructions are definitely designed to try a saint's patience mate - believe me! The supplied figures are certainly not Bravo 6 standard - more like Uncle Festus on a good day!
Steve

I hear you Steve:thumb2:,
The barrel alignment won`t be a problem..... you`ll see what i mean shortly,
As for the figures!!..... Well,shall we say that they got a 10 second look over........... and went STRAIGHT to landfill!!:dizzy:
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

WELL i'll follow Andy
chris

Great to have you along Chris:thumb2:,
It should be a bit of fun!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

I have to agree with Steve - the barrel assembly is not for the faint hearted - I made a real pig's ear of it & thr 'thing' became landfill!
Dave

Hi Dave,
I`ll get around the Barrel alignment.... look on!!
The landfill sites in the South West must be awash with various bits of these kits!!:tears-of-joy:
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Perhaps they should have named it after General John Sedgwick? Apart from that, have fun with it Andy. It’s certainly a weird beast, like a tracked medieval organ gun.

Cheers Tim:smiling:!
I will..... and weird it certainly is!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

I haven’t built this kit, but I’m thinking that if it’s difficult to line them up, maybe it would be a good idea to make a template from plastic card with some holes drilled in the right places, so that it fits between the barrels and keeps them in alignment while the glue dries?

Nice one Jakko,an excellent solution there:thumb2:,
However,as you will soon see.... i will not be needing to make any aids for this one mate!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Look him up Steve……he suits this little beast quite well…..

Must admit,i`ve never heard of this Chap!:rolling:
I`ll look him up..... he may turn out be a long lost Relative!!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

It was the comment in an article about their testing I read that made me giggle.....

....something along the lines of when all six barrels were fired at once there was significant damage to buildings and especially cars behind it due to the back blast.... :surprised: :anguished:

HA!! Nice one Andrew:thumb2:
Andy