Meng - BMR-3M Amoured Mine Clearing Vehicle - Construction
1November 23, 2023Tracks, tracks, tracks.... Decided to tackle the tracks first...
2November 24, 2023Right... 492 peices done... 800 left to go... And I haven't even started on the vehicle itself... Lol... These weren't too bad to be honest... About 6 to 8 hrs I had these altogether..
3November 25, 202312 Road wheels 2 Idlers and 2 Sprockets... Boring..!! Lol
4November 25, 2023Boring part done...! Sprue nubs to the roadwheels were surprisingly easy to clean up... Not like Takom's heavy tread pattern... Mengs tread pattern is much more refined...
5November 25, 2023Lower suspension in... Roadwheels, idlers and sprockets on... Tracks wrapped around... Not too shabby for a day at the bench...
6November 25, 2023This is shaping up to be a great kit if the lower running gear is any sign... Clean up has been minimal... Fits perfectly...
7November 25, 2023Test fitting the fighting compartment panels to the hull...
8November 25, 2023This kit just falls together... Panels snap into place and without any bonding there's little to no gap all round...
9November 26, 2023Texturing the main Hull plates...
10November 27, 2023Additional weld detail added to the main hull plates...
11November 27, 2023More welds...
12November 27, 2023Over welding... Going cross eyed...
13November 27, 2023
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16November 27, 2023
17November 28, 2023Took the time out to make a new welding tool... Definitely an improvement...
18November 28, 2023A little more done tonight... Upper and Lower Hulls bonded together with a few items added to the rear deck...
19November 29, 2023PE Grills fits like a glove...
20November 30, 2023Bit of detail to the side walls...
21November 30, 2023
22November 30, 2023
23November 30, 2023Rear tanks added... Would've been nice if these were slide moulded... The usual 2 halves and lid approach... Difficult to get these looking seamless...
24November 30, 2023
25November 30, 2023More welding, more bits, more texture...
26November 30, 2023
27December 1, 2023It's going to be tight getting into places painting at the rear...
28December 1, 2023Frontal ERA Blocks going on...
29December 1, 2023Last components that require welds are now bonded in place...
30December 1, 2023Looking like something now...
31December 2, 2023Getting through all the small parts... There's quite a few... Some are just too fragile to put on till the end...
32December 2, 2023Rear Tanks and the large spreader bar for the crane are all loose for painting...
33December 2, 2023ERA looking quite cool..
34December 2, 2023Crane jib mounted... Very cool addition...
35December 2, 2023Tool box on this side is still loose... There's quite a tight region at the back of it which will be difficult to paint...
36December 2, 2023Smoke dischargers either side... Made up of 18 pieces... A little bit of welding added to their brackets also...
37December 2, 2023ERA blocks everywhere...! Side skirts really making an impact...
38December 3, 2023Crane done and dusted... Made up a rope to go with it...
39December 3, 2023Pretty much just got the main armament, a few more ERA blocks and last of the fragile peices to the roof to go on... Then onto the mine rollers...
40December 4, 2023
41December 4, 2023Making a start on the mine rollers...
42December 4, 2023Putting his claws together... I'll take the, up to the point where I can do the welds to the arms rather than following the instructions...
43December 4, 2023Fair bit involved with these mine rollers... Plenty of opportunity to practice welds...
44December 4, 2023
45December 12, 2023Almost there... Textured and prepped for welds before permanent bonds are made to the sub assemblies...
46December 12, 2023Texturing the mine roller elements...
47December 21, 2023Welds to the Mine Roler Frame members...
48December 21, 2023Tiny welds to the roller cradles...
49December 21, 2023Welds, welds, welds...
50December 22, 2023Rolling, rolling, rolling...
51December 22, 2023Rollers in their cradles...
52December 22, 2023
53December 23, 2023Damn she look tough..!
54December 23, 2023
55December 23, 2023Going to be fairly fiddly mounting the rollers... Just getting them to this stage has been a bit of an effort...
56December 23, 2023Russian Beastie..!!
57December 23, 2023Not far to go now...
58December 23, 2023Thats one roller attached to its arm... Gotta say this was super tedious and fiddly to do... The instructions say 5 links but the imagery shows only 4 links of chain on the front end... Its pretty darn tight getting the pin thru such a short chain... So best off going with 5 if you ever build it... I managed to correct things however...
59December 27, 2023
60December 27, 2023Mine rollers almost done...
61December 27, 2023
62December 27, 2023The supplied metal cable for the mine rollers felt a little underscale and their texture wasn't all that crash hot... Found some alternative cable to replace them although a little on the large side, but the texture looks much better...
63December 28, 2023Cables for the mine rollers added using 0.030" lead wire.
64December 28, 2023Considering leaving the long range tanks off...
65December 28, 2023Last few items being bonded.
66December 28, 2023
67December 28, 2023Everything ready to go except the main gun...
68December 28, 2023
69December 28, 2023So very close now...!
70December 29, 2023Main gun completed... Gotta say this is a model unto it's own... Quite a bit tedious but at this size I dont think many manufacturers could've improved on it with this level of detai.. None the less I got there..
71December 29, 2023Main gun mounted...
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74December 29, 2023Done..!
75December 29, 2023Noice..!!
76December 29, 2023
77December 29, 2023A number of elements are still left loose till paint...
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81December 29, 2023And she's done... This is a big kit with a lot going on... But being a Meng kit it goes together very well... There are some tedious areas but its to be expected on such a complex build... Solid 9 outta 10 on this one... Another top kit from Meng...! Go get one...
Kommentit
22 22 November 2023, 11:39
Jonathon HerringEvery one of the reviews I've read say that the tracks were the most tedious part of the build. So, looks like you're ahead of the game. Looking forward to more, Eddy. Enjoy it.🍻
24 November 2023, 13:16
Eddy MarshallCheers John... Honestly... As far as plastic workable tracks go, these are probably the easiest I've put together... No glue and click together... The tedious part is sanding the sprue nubs to all of them, not that theyre visible... It took about 6 hrs in total... Last night's session i managed 110 links in an assembly line fashion... Sharp sprue cutters do help though...
25 November 2023, 00:21
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Construction of the most beastie looking thing...And it not exactly a tank... But it is cool..!
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