Jim B

That's looking really nice. There sure is a lot of detail in these 1/35 armor kits.

Very nice. Photos look like they could be in a Hyundai Santa Fe brochure. Well done.

Your interior really came out great. The black with the blue is quite striking. Did all Raptors have the interior color accents that matched the exterior color like that?

Nice job so far.

Actually, I don't; but I believe I know to which you refer. Wait, you were in the Army? What unit?

That blue looks really nice.

You're right. Some of those decals are strange. The data plates, tire pressure, dash gauges seem alright. Those bumper numbers look kind of strange. I think the "SET ENGLEMANN" is supposed to be SGT or SSG. Our unit put the driver's & vehicle commander's name on the top windshield over their respective seats. Many of the small decals look ok. Where is the CARC decal supposed to go? If I remember correctly, the stencil said CARC with a date below it to know when the vehicle was CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating) painted. Were vehicles CARC painted in the Coast Guard?

Looking really nice. There seems to be a lot of detail in this kit, and I like your strap for the water can. If I were to make one small critique, it would be that the 8V92T should be painted the same OD green that would be used on the exterior of the truck. These trucks were painted all one color at the factory, then the black & brown was added. When they were shipped to the desert, the 3-color camouflage was painted over in desert tan. The windows & engine were generally masked off & the entire truck was painted. Just thought you'd like to know.

Nice looking Blazer. Well done.

Looking nice. How different are the Scenes Unlimited tires as opposed to the kits?

There are lots of aftermarket decal manufacturers for 1/35 armor models (that's where the money is), so I'm sure you'll be able to find something. Archer Fine Transfers & Echelon Fine Details come to mind. Post a pic of the Trumpeter decals. We have a bunch of "old" Army guys here, so maybe we'll be able to help.

Looking really nice so far.

Oh! Fried eggs & spam! Yum. That's a good camping breakfast right there.

Awesome build, Tom. Very well done.

Nice job, Greg. I think I remember seeing this over at The Scale Firehouse.

Nice progress. I've seen these kits a couple of times at HL, but never pulled the trigger. The seem to build up nicely.

Now there's an idea!

Looks really nice. Makes me want to finish my T600 Erb tractor.

Nicely done. Great job on the details.

They look great together.

It's actually quite easy. When I did mine back in 2008, I epoxied a small aluminum tube to the bottom front of the hood, and lined it up with two small tubes I epoxied into the front of the frame into the slots where the hood pins would have gone. Then I just ran a wire through all of the tubes, and it's hidden behind the bumper. You can just see the tubes in the frame in front of the radiator in the WIP shot. The second shot shows how it looks when the hood is open.

I thought the C500 had a straight front frame, as opposed to the drop front frame like the W900?

That's pretty cool. I was in Riyadh & Dhahran. Two "garden spots", let me tell ya.

Thanks for the link, John. They have some really cool stuff there.

This is looking great. Where did you get the kit?