Convert Chap Mei Armored Car to WWII Armored Car(s)
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Convert Chap Mei Armored Car to WWII Armored Car(s)
Anyone tried this yet? My own effort will eventually be to convert it to a German SDK.
Here are some scale comparison photos taken of the 1:32 Tiger I and SDK 222 next to the 1:18 Tiger I and Chap Mei SWAT armored car.
Here are some scale comparison photos taken of the 1:32 Tiger I and SDK 222 next to the 1:18 Tiger I and Chap Mei SWAT armored car.
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i have thought about it many times. It looks most like a little wwii british daimler and it's exactly the right size. It actually looks like a cross between the bigger humber and the little daimler, and is the daimler's size.
I figured with a bit of mod and a nice black and sand paint scheme it will be good enough. Capture the 'essence' of it anyway.
I never thought of doing a 222, mostly because i know 21c has a prototype of one in XD and i figure they'll release it someday.
(by the by the chap mei a/c is actually patterned after a postwar french panhard armoured car and is the correct size too. It's just not as interesting, to me anyway. The french panhards saw a little action in the angolian war.)
I figured with a bit of mod and a nice black and sand paint scheme it will be good enough. Capture the 'essence' of it anyway.
I never thought of doing a 222, mostly because i know 21c has a prototype of one in XD and i figure they'll release it someday.
(by the by the chap mei a/c is actually patterned after a postwar french panhard armoured car and is the correct size too. It's just not as interesting, to me anyway. The french panhards saw a little action in the angolian war.)
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
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here's a link to a clear pic of the Eland. If you have the chap mei armoured car you can see that it's almost an exact copy of it.
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/I ... ullPreview
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/I ... ullPreview
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Grunt found this...what do you guys think about the cannon at top left? Anyone got one? Is it similar to anything real?
http://www.saks.ru/private/saks/shop_load/83/328025.jpg
http://www.saks.ru/private/saks/shop_load/83/328025.jpg
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the armoured cars were available about 5 years ago...in huge numbers, here anyway. But long gone now.
You have to keep looking on ebay and be patient. I think it's worth getting. Out of all the chap mei stuff i like it the best. The Merkava i like second best.
You have to keep looking on ebay and be patient. I think it's worth getting. Out of all the chap mei stuff i like it the best. The Merkava i like second best.
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Have two or three of these, cannon is similar to modern Royal Ordnance 105mm light gun.tankduel wrote:Grunt found this...what do you guys think about the cannon at top left? Anyone got one? Is it similar to anything real?
http://www.saks.ru/private/saks/shop_load/83/328025.jpg
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Yes, thanks dzirhan! PM sent
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Wow! Great information! Do you know that for sure, afergusen? I've never seen a pic of this prototype so far - which is strange because mostly they show their prototypes on Toy Fair or San Diego Comic Con. A 222 in 1:18 would be great news! Let's all hope for it in 2007.aferguson wrote:
I never thought of doing a 222, mostly because i know 21c has a prototype of one in XD and i figure they'll release it someday.