Speaking of booms lenghts -
This photo would lead you believe the A3 has a standard length boom:
But when you compare these two:
It sure looks like the A3 boom is a bit shorter, even taking camera angle into account. Just compare the reinforcement plates on the boom.
Im willing to bet the M88A3 is longer
It could make sense to shorten the boom slightly if the lifting capacity is increased.
At least a couple of foot tons.
I thought maybe so too, but everything lines up between the two vehicles, and extending the hull would be pretty monumental. But, I’m no engineer of any kind, lol
There is one individual on this very site who can’t be trusted - sent my photos and measurements to Panda for their Cougar. Funny how the decals have the same Navy ID number as the one I used for reference, in the azz end of Iraq on a small COP. I’ve long suspected, but have finally confirmed, my photos have also been sent to DEF as well.
There’s always one in every group.
That’s the nature of people I guess.
And why this hobby is actually a loner thing save for those weekend basement club build I’ve heard about…
Was speaking to the crew of the M88A2 at the US Cavalry & Armor Collection open weekend about their mount. They pointed out the M1 road wheels that they’d started to mount improved serviceability.
The hull of the M88A3 is the same length as the M88A2. By adopting hydro-pneumatic suspension to replace the torsion bars, BAE was able to squeeze the suspension stations closer together. This was part of the BAE pitch (reuses existing hulls with “minimal” modification).
I wonder if increased hull space where the bars used to be is another selling point?
The first rule of basement club is you don’t talk about basement club.
Final warning, Rob
Rotflmfjao… I’ll go back to my Blast room and gloat about the AC and O2 supply and a door that can keep the wife at nay for days…
This is how things get done. If all I had to do was scratchbuild something we’d have had a 1/35 M1 240mm Howitzer twenty years ago, among other things.
Wow - getting the Suits to crawl under a beast. That’s impressive! (Who had to polish the floor before the visit?..)
Five bucks or my right testicle says he’s Chinese.
I’d rather have the fiver…
Me too …
This picture was taken by Nikita Teryoshin at the 2018 EUROSATORY exhibition in Paris. According to the caption, the vehicle is a Finnish Patria 6x6 APC.
H.P.
He probably just lost his lenses and is now searching for them? 
Right. He also owns luckymodel.com store. He actually started off with the online retail business then went into production later. Kinetic mostly focuses on aircraft models now bc from what I read, Raymond was not making enough ROI on armor kits.
As to related to this topic, I don’t anticipate Kinetic coming out with an M88A2 or A3 in polystyrene. AFV Club probably won’t do it bc they would have done it a while back if the ROI was justified.
