{"id":942,"date":"2005-12-09T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2005-12-10T04:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=942"},"modified":"2009-02-12T16:07:25","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T00:07:25","slug":"completed-%c2%bb-av-98-ingram-swat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/completed-%c2%bb-av-98-ingram-swat\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed \u00c2\u00bb AV-98 Ingram SWAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Story \u00c2\u00bb<\/p>\n

The Foo City Police Department recently aquired a Shinohara Industries Patrol Labor equipped for SWAT use.<\/p>\n

About the Kits \u00c2\u00bb<\/p>\n

These three kits were purchased in June using the winnings from my 2nd place<\/a> S-Gundam at Best1Hobby. Eventually they’ll be part of a large diorama. Eventually.<\/p>\n

AV-98 Ingram 2 \u00c2\u00bb<\/strong> A master grade kit from Bandai. This was built basically out of the box with no modifications. I gave it a custom color scheme and custom decals which I had designed to create the SWAT variant.<\/p>\n

Likes \u00c2\u00bb <\/strong>Tons of detail. Large kit when finished. 1\/35 scale so I was able to use military kits with it. Minimal seams needing fixed, just guns and shoulders<\/p>\n

Dislikes \u00c2\u00bb<\/strong> Vinyl joint covers had much flash and paint doesn’t stick to them very well. Joint covers make for minimal posability. Gun hatch on leg has big gap when closed.<\/p>\n

U.S. Navy Seal Team \u00c2\u00bb<\/strong> This was produced by Dragon. They’re 1\/35 scale so they’re in the same scale as the MG Ingram. I wanted to find a set of the Dragon SWAT team figures, but they were nowhere to be found so this was the next best thing. I think they turned out good for a futuristic SWAT team.<\/p>\n

Quad Tractor \u00c2\u00bb<\/strong> Made by Tamiya. I needed a “support” car for the Ingram. I didn’t want to do the typical support car from the Patlabor series and the 1\/35 EX kit is hard to find. I was debating between this and an armored car and this eventually won out. It’s a nice little kit, but has a TON of flash that nees sanded off. Great detail and as a bonus, it came with English instructions. I’m not used to that.<\/p>\n

Base \u00c2\u00bb<\/p>\n

The base was made using a finished wooden plaque, baking soda and paint. The instructions are on Testors<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\t\t