Thanks for all the great replies. These are all very helpful. Greatly appreciated!
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The distance across the top of the doghouse is 16.14 mm. (I forgot I had a spare battery with my reloading supplies - two is one, one is none) Bear in mind the sides do not create a perfect right angle with the top - there’s a very slight angle due to drafting inherent in the mold. I think you can design it to those tolerances, and it’ll be incumbent on the modeler to slightly file the bottom of the vertical mounts, otherwise they may bow out slightly.
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Thank you for your quick reply and the information about the side angle. I have started the design to MCD and the mount will follow in the next few weeks. I will keep you updated.
Best,
Lukas
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I hate using models as references, but I’ll find my MCD and measure it as well, since I don’t happen to have one in my house. 
It could stand better cooling fin detail.
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Here are the measurements for the three different MCD’s I have. These are as close as possible estimates as the battery for my calipers died and I don’t have a spare.
Tamiya
MCD without heat sink
L 8.75mm
W 8.5mm
H 10mm
Heat Sink
L 6.5mm
W 3mm
H 7.5mm
The MCD W is 11.5mm overall with heat sink
Base Plate
L 15.5mm
W 12.25mm
H .5mm
Meng
MCD without heat sink
L 8.25mm
W 8mm
H 9.5mm
Heat Sink
L 6mm
W 3mm
H 6.5mm
The MCD W is 11mm overall with heat sink
Base Plate
L 13mm
W 10mm
H .5mm
Dragon
MCD without heat sink
L 8mm
W 8mm
H 9mm
Heat Sink
L 8mm
W 2mm
H 6mm
The MCD W is 10mm overall with heat sink
Base Plate
L 13mm
W 11.5
H .75mm
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That’s good stuff. Even without your calipers, it’s very useful. Obviously there’s some degree of variance. I tend to trust Tamiya or Meng’s measurements more than Dragon’s, and they are very close.
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I’ve started designing the mount but I’m struggling to find the right dimensions - can anyone send me the distance between the mounting brackets as marked in the picture below?
Thank you very much and Merry Christmas to all.
Lukas
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Another great reference photo, thanks!
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I can only get the measurements from the Tamiya kit part if that is OK! I will take the measurements this weekend.
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This is fine. I should be able to adapt it for other Bradleys (Meng) , but I need a starting point.
Thanks very much!
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Got your PM. I’ll respond later. Lots going on at the moment.
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After doing a lot of scouring on the forums about the MCS on the Bradley, I finally found a picture (posted by @18Bravo of all people), that actually shows the MCS mounted on the M2 Bradley…
Yeah! It bothered me THAT much.
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That’s the photo that inspired the whole build. I"m always looking for the unusual. The Bradely never disappoints.
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The Tamiya dog house is molded to the turret but the area in question is a separate part. It is part F24. The dimensions of the area you requested is roughly 5.7mm as best as I can get without my calipers.
The measurements for the different MCD’s are posted 9 posts above. Not sure if you saw them.
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Thank you very much! I started designing the mount today.
Best
Lukas
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Will the mount be on the lift ring mounts or will it include them? The reason I ask - some folks may use Jacques’ very nice 3D printed ones. Other may still have some old PE ones. The difference is slight, but it could make a difference. I know I suggested be able to mount them to the lift ring bases, but it actually might make more sense to have them included all as one piece.
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Thank you for bringing this up! I already thought I should include the lift ring mount, as it will be quite fiddling to put it in-between the original ones. But adding your argument, I will include the mounts for sure.
Edit: MCD is done. The bigger ones are 1/16
Best
Lukas
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The MCD looks great. Nice job.
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Great job on those MCD’s.
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Better than the original kit part I have. Ausgezeichnet.
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