Showing posts with label Oshkosh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oshkosh. Show all posts

Thursday, September 22, 2011

WIP Photos of my 15mm US Army M-ATV

Nope, I'm not dead yet, but long time no post.  I still really haven't had time to do anything hobby related since mid-July, and haven't worked on this since June (I think), but did manage to clean the dust off of my desk a little, and decided to take a couple pics of my 15mm M-ATV master.  Figured posting something might help motivate me, now that the rest of my crazy life seems to be settling down a little.

The first time I looked at the M-ATV, I thought it was going to be something like a 21 piece kit.  At this point, I think it will be more like 12 pieces, but I am still fearing that the basic chassis is going to be a pain to cast.  It may be a very short run item, just don't know yet.  Either way, it has been a bear to master.

Anyway, It still needs lots of detailing, but here are a few pics:




The block under the M-ATV in the pics above, raises the vehicle to just about the proper ride height with wheels.

The next pic includes an Old Glory Modern US infantry figure, and a Peter Pig US Marine for scale.


The last photo is a comparison to one of my 15mm Humvees. 


The M-ATV is a beast, far larger than a Humvee.  The turret on the M-ATV is the Picatinny Designs improved O-GPK, different from the O'Gara-Hess design on my Humvees.  I will eventually offer my M1114 with a version of the Picatinny turret. 

That's all for now.