Builds 1/35th scale Panhard AML 90 Armoured car by Tiger Model

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Forgot to ask - what barrel is that?

came with the kit

 

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I never served on AMLs but friends who did (Irish) said that they would routinely take off the wing mirrors on range days as the blast from the gun would break them. Also,the side doors were left ajar before firing, as the overpressure inside the cab would hurt the crews heads. The doors would swing open if left unrestrained and a door with a spare tyre on it was regarded as a menace,as it could swing shut without warning from the weight of the tyre overcoming the lock. The flat four 85 hp engine was regarded as a menace, being petrol in a confined space and being underpowered. They were later replaced with turbodiesels in a new aft hull.

but the good news on them was? .......was there anything that worked?

 

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I though the co-ax AA52 was solenoid fired?

should the French have brought Fox? was that an improvement

 

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but the good news on them was? .......was there anything that worked?

For the Irish, it cleared out all the old shit left from ww2 / the emergency and gave them a good car and gun and it was mostly reliable. It lacked power steering and the engine was shit. By the time it was retired, it was so obsolete, it was beyond redemption and the old M3 left service with it,forMowags.

 

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so wheels, as this model shows the wheels, they're quite predominant to the whole look of the vehicle, I've started the process of wear and tear and weathering the tyres, it's all a bit trial and error to be honest, base coat of matt black, wash over with tyre black from Life color, lighter wash of sand.... so they all match they have to be done together in the same order. You only know it's working once the washes have dried, then on to the next shade.

 

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It used a PSA turbo diesel and whole new engine comparecent. Some of it was local design and fit and some of the entire vehicle upgrade was in conjunction with Panhard and Denel.

These are upgraded ones

Irish Armoured Vehicles

 

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These are upgraded ones

Irish Armoured Vehicles

firing that 90mm must feel like a truly outer worldly experience for those inside.

so here is the engine ready to go in...

 

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the two halves of the hull welded together with contacta cement, something from revell that's really good. Pegs hold the floor down while the melted joins harden.

 

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just to show how small this 1/35th scale model is, here it is with a tin of paint

 

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the engine is quite detailed

 

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the engine is quite detailed
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Cracking work Grommet ,,,,but where's the HT leads

 

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hull top clamped down,

as I've sealed in the engine beyond view, I'll leave this hatch open to let light into the fighting compartment.

 

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hull and Turret ready for airbrushing

 

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How did this end up?

 

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How did this end up?

it's in the to do box, awaiting a air-brush session, I'll update the post when I get some airbrush time.

 

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it's in the to do box, awaiting a air-brush session, I'll update the post when I get some airbrush time.

Not like you, mate.

 

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Not like you, mate.

I'm busy building this over on the Cars Bikes and AFVs thread

 

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but I have promised my little Sister a model of the little boat she crossed the Atlantic in to come and visit, she married a rich American, nice chap. She is over again in June, so I'd better get a hurry on with it, there's no rush on the Bug restoration, that's gonna take years.

 

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woke the airbrush up after it's sat idle for so many months, all I could manage was a basic base coat, very thinned and came out rather wet, let that dry off and go over it again with another coat of lighter olive drab, just letting patches of this show through.

 

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In case you are looking for AML pictures, this book has been published last month in France. Mostly focuses on AML in French service but there are also picture of it in foreign hands.

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