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Scratchbuilt Bushmaster PMV 4x4: now with paint!


GMK

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Great.  You're beginning to look a bit like a Matchbox kit with those different plastic colors!

 

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Not worth mentioning at this point, and it's a micro detail, but sometimes even I can't help myself, anyway.  To the right where the two arms intersect with the hollow cylinder, the cylinder should have a horizontal line running thru it, otherwise, the arm won't swivel.  Just sayin'.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

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2 minutes ago, dodgem37 said:

Great.  You're beginning to look a bit like a Matchbox kit with those different plastic colors!

 

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Not worth mentioning at this point, and it's a micro detail, but sometimes even I can't help myself, anyway.  To the right where the two arms intersect with the hollow cylinder, the cylinder should have a horizontal line running thru it, otherwise, the arm won't swivel.  Just sayin'.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Thanks Mark - certainly almost ready for paint!

 

I appreciate the detail feedback. I’m lucky enough to have been provided with references from the manufacturer....but made some compromises to insert rods for strength & due to limitations of detail. With the resin printer up & running, I can make details a little truer to reality. 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Well, the resin printer (Elegoo Mars) delivered, both a steep learning curve & an uptick in quality. 
 

Here is the improved design details of the wire cutters, adding nuts, bolts, cotter pins, & rings. 
 

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Here’s the print, still with supports. 
 

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Other side:

 

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Very happy with the additional detail. 

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Looks like Murphy’s law of modelling is partially coming true - a kit will become available once a scratch build is more or less complete.

 

Dragon has announced a couple of 1/72 Bushmasters, a British SAS one & an Australian one. 
 

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Meanwhile, on my 4.5 times larger version, I’ve had a crack at the windscreen frame. 
 

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8 hours ago, dodgem37 said:

'Dragon has announced a couple of 1/72 Bushmasters, a British SAS one & an Australian one.'

They found your work inspirational and needed to do one themselves.

 

Good show.

Sincerely,

Mark


Too kind, Mark. Wish they’d scale theirs up a little, tbh. 

 

20 minutes ago, Anthony in NZ said:

Yours is in the right scale and utterly superb!

 

Your printer seems to be really hi-resolution?  Nice smooth print surface looking at the pics on my screen

 

Loving this, keep up the great work!


Thanks Anthony. My resin printer is an Elegoo Mars, quoting a Google search has a “...standard XY resolution of 0.047 mm & a minimum layer height of 0.01 mm.” This contrasts with the resolution of the Snapmaker A350 (the big printer) of 0.05mm (XYZ axes). 

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More small part work today. Hinges for the front grill, antennae for the VHF radios, & blanking plates for the AMU mounts. 
 

(of course) Australia had unusual VHF antenna. 
 

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Onto the truck, which also has the blanking plates & window frames. 
 

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Fit check on the BFT adaptor with a blanking plate on the rear left antenna riser.  
 

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And the hinges & handles on the front end. 
 

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17 minutes ago, Robthepom said:

wow i have not logged on for few months.....great progress, cant wait to see it with AUSCAM

 

I cant remember seeing a post of how you did the tyres? are they printed?


G’day Rob, thanks for commenting. I’m looking forward to painting, that’s for sure. Lucky I’ve got good references. 
 

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This is less a scratch build & more a “build your own kit”. I’ve cheated with the tyres & stole them from the Trumpeter M-ATV kit. Lucky they’re the same as what the PMV uses :) 
 

 

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On 2/13/2021 at 8:10 PM, dodgem37 said:

Good show.  What did you use as your non-skid?

 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark

Thanks Mark. I used Tamiya textured sand paint for the non-skid coating. 
 

Some more progress, looking more & more like a Bushmaster.

 

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On 2/13/2021 at 5:59 PM, GMK said:


G’day Rob, thanks for commenting. I’m looking forward to painting, that’s for sure. Lucky I’ve got good references. 
 

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This is less a scratch build & more a “build your own kit”. I’ve cheated with the tyres & stole them from the Trumpeter M-ATV kit. Lucky they’re the same as what the PMV uses :) 
 

 

AHHH nice work with the wheels

 

 I'm guessing thats an 'official' camo layout document

 

Its funny when I painted my 1/35 Bushmaster I used the Showcase Models instuctions for the paint scheme, which some very unkind, sad soul ripped to pieces on another forum :(:whistle::lol:, I didnt care because it was close enough for me

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1 hour ago, Robthepom said:

AHHH nice work with the wheels

 

 I'm guessing thats an 'official' camo layout document

 

Its funny when I painted my 1/35 Bushmaster I used the Showcase Models instuctions for the paint scheme, which some very unkind, sad soul ripped to pieces on another forum :(:whistle::lol:, I didnt care because it was close enough for me


Looks official enough to me! Seems to match the layout on the 1:1 truck. 
 

My name is on the instructions for that kit. It was a good first effort for a new model kit company. Sadly, the owner died a few years ago before the LRPV was released. 

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21 hours ago, GMK said:


Looks official enough to me! Seems to match the layout on the 1:1 truck. 
 

My name is on the instructions for that kit. It was a good first effort for a new model kit company. Sadly, the owner died a few years ago before the LRPV was released. 

I thought it was actually a lot better than a 'good first effort', its cracking kit to build, plus i have a real soft spot for the bushie after being involved in the fabrication of the bullet proof windows, i have 2 more in my stash:whistle::ninja:

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