discussion minitnkr's 1/87 Trident LAVs

[minitnkr]

LAV-AT, -L, -R, & -M to fill out LAV HQ & HW platoons.





I'll add this Trident 250/9 to finish off my Type C recon company (seen under camo netting in a dio) if time allows.

PaulE

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks for following. As you can see, Trident as a rule doesn't do "box art". PaulE

 

[Guest]

It’s hard to print on the cellophane

 

[minitnkr]

Thought I'd try a rattle can on this project as brush painting all this can be crushingly boring.

C&Cs encouraged. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

An ambitious undertaking to say the least. Congrats on the use of a rattle can, I know that old hairy stick habits die hard but progress is inevitable like it or not. I still don't have a smart phone. On a side note go to GCMINI.com if you need ruined buildings, either WW2 or middle eastern. The 15mm are closest to HO scale. Prices are very reasonable in my mind for what one is getting. Rick H.

 

[minitnkr]

Just too much green to cover Rick:smiling:. Thanks for the tip on GCMINI. Very good selection/prices. PaulE

 

[minitnkr]

Progress-major construction complete, cleaning, drilling, test fitting, adjusting, fitting major pcs., etc. Moving on to adding subassemblies & details next.

C&Cs welcomed. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Nice looking bunch of LAVS. Trident does a good job on these and you are making them even better! Moggle on.
Rick H.

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Rick & PJR. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Looking good Paul, like the line up of boxes with the kits in.
That spraying looks like it came out well , certainly a time saver.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Paul
Another one of your busy, trademark dios. Good call with the rattle can. I do like the organized boxes.
Jim

 

[Fernando N]

Nice selection of eight wheeled power Paul.
Smart man too for using a rattle can to save on some tedious painting :thumb2: .
Looking forward to see the dio.

 

[Si Benson]

Hi Paul,
Absolutely flying along now I see
Loving the micro assembly line, I’d of knocked half them bits on the floor within the first 30 seconds:smiling5:

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen. I did temporarily misplace a few Si (notice LAV-M has two unpainted wheels & LAV-AT has three unpainted parts), but Matron assisted me in a moment of weakness to recover them. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Isn't she a great gal!!!

 

[minitnkr]

Rick, did you forget the ice baths, electroshock, pharma regimen, & sensory deprivation tank?
More progress on LAVs.

Coming along. PaulE

 

[scottie3158]

Paul,
Apologies my friend I had missed this up till now, the normal detailed production line is in evidence.

 

[Steve Jones]

Me too. As Scottie says nice production line

 

[Mini Me]

Paul you are right! She is a great gal! JR just drools at the mention of all of her hidden talents and secret nostrums etc. By the way, your LAVs are shaping up nicely. Will you be trying some of the new gardening techniques we have been shown by Andy and Jr.? Seems a little less messy than filing away on dry foam board. Rick H.

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen. I don't care for the MGs supplied so have used ROCO SAWs. Trident doesn't supply pad eyes or tow hooks so am searching my stash for some. Rick, I guess she is if you're into that stuff. I didn't care for the foam, but the road ideas work well for me.