Washed the resin parts with warm water and dish soap. Not many pieces, hoping this will be a nice, quick, and fun build!
The mold for this kit is very nice. On the back side of the cab were some pits that I filled with dissolved putty. The tracks were separated in a couple places, so fixed with some CA.
Put down the base coat of armor sand paint. The dissolved putty did not fill in the pits, so I applied some green putty. Noticed a couple of other spots that need some sanding, but overall I'm pleased with the mold.
Painted the tracks with Testors metalized dark anodic gray and applied AK track wash. It's going to be difficult painting the road wheels attached to the tracks! My green putty still didn't fill the pits behind the cab correctly, so I applied another layer of Mr. Dissolved Putty. Maybe third time is the charm!
Only minor progress, my wash failed... took off some of the paint! First time that has happened to me, but this is also the first time I've attempted a resin kit! Repainted, then did some dry fitting and hand painted the rocket pods NATO green.
This time I'm satisfied with the wash. The main wash is a mixture of sepia and burnt umber India ink, acrylic thinner, and water. I also used Vallejo black wash for screen areas.
Calling this done. For a kit with so few pieces, it was a challenge. This is my second armor model and first in resin, so I'm going to consider this one a learning experience!
The kit allows you to position the rocket launcher in any direction. That's why it looks slightly askew... that was deliberate.
The resin tracks on this side completely fell apart and the more I tried to put them together, the worse it got. I will probably keep my eyes open for a M2A2 Bradley kit on auction and replace the wheels and tracks someday.
Michael Kohl Interesting subject in "my" scale. Anxious about your experiences with this brand as I read conflicting reports about its casting qualities. Looking good so far.
Dean Harpster Thanks guys! I love 1/72 myself, and the Model-Miniature offering is all that's out there for the M270. The model itself is good, but I don't like the tracks... lots of flaws. It probably won't be very obvious to the naked eye in this scale, but it certainly wouldn't win any contests!
31 July 2022, 20:30
Michael Muschalik It is about time we get a decent injection kit of this vehicle.
Heads up for the tackling of this "surprise". 😄
Dean Harpster Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! I'm calling this done and displaying it... but if I find a cheap M2 Bradley on auction sometime, I might get it to replace the wheels and tracks on this kit!
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
Operator: US Army 4th Infantry Division
Location: Fort Carson, CO (USA)
Timeframe: 1991-1993
Personal Interest:
During my tour at Ft. Carson, Division Artillery (DIVARTY) was the primary ground operations consumer of the weather data I provided. Wind and atmospheric pressure data were necessary for accurate artillery strikes. Division Artillery of 4ID operated the M270 MLRS. Although 4th Infantry did not deploy for Operation Desert Storm, the armor was nonetheless painted desert sand in case rapid deployment became necessary. M270 MLRS were occasionally operated on the Fort Carson reservation during live fire drills. The M270 fired a pod of six M26 missiles simultaneously, each of which dispensed 644 M77 anti-personnel submunitions (dubbed "Steel Rain" by Iraqi soldiers).
Michael Kohl
Dean Harpster
Michael Muschalik
