M270A1 MLRS Maintenance project continued...w/link to old forums post - Done!

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I have continued work on my M270A1 MLRS undergoing maintenance. I started it over on the old forums and you can see the earlier progress here: XXX (Which no longer works.)

Here is the build at Fine Scale Modeler to see the first half:

After a couple week break where I took an early trip to go meet my first grand daughter (she came a few weeks early and mom and she are doing wonderful), I am back at it.

I have painted all the parts in NATO camo and marked it as launcher C-22 from 6-37 FA (MLRS), 2ID in S. Korea. I made the decals myself, including the Asian Royal Lions on the front of the cab, from home printer decal paper.



I added the A/C unit, APU, and MG mount from the Dragon M270A1 to bring it up to pretty current standards, about late 2015-early 2016 based on Load Test date of 23 OCT 15 on the side of the LLM.

I also added Combat ID Panels (CIPs) to the sides and front.





The doors and side engine access panel.

Next up is tracks, final assembly and a light weathering. More to come soon.

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Looks great, a lot of hard work gone into it for sure.

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Thanks Johnnych01.

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glad to see you’re still working on this one as it’s looking spectacular and I’m looking forward to seeing more soon.

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Thanks Klaus.

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It looks really nice, Gino!

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Thanks DeskJockey. I hope to have it done soon.

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The M270A1 MLRS Launcher is complete. I weathered it with a couple washes of a dirt brown color and a lighter sand color to give it a well-maintained, slightly dirty look, as you find vehicles in the motor pool.





You can see below that I added the steering linkage from the steering parts under the cab to the transaxle. I also connected the wiring harness to the cab underside.




I highlighted the interior of the LLM with a bit of aluminum to bring out the details. I also blackened the face of the LLM to represent the charring that occurs as the rockets are fired.

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WOW really excellent job Gino! All of your detail work really brings it to life. Beautiful model.

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Very nice Gino! Is this one of the launchers from your battalion?

Rick

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Thanks guys. It was a fun build. I really like how it turned out, esp. the engine compartment area.

No, both the MLRS Bns I served in (1-21 FA, 1CAV and 1-39 FA, 3ID) were all sand. I was stationed in Korea in an M109A6 Paladin Bn, where I saw these and had a buddy in 6-37 FA (MLRS) at the time. I already have a launcher from each of the Bns I was in and wanted one in camo this time. This seems to fit the bill just fine.

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Interesante transformación. Estoy con un m270 de Dragón del año 3 antes de Cristo y quiero llevarlo a la versión A1. Podrias facilitarme las medidas del aparato de aire acondicionado y las cajas del gas Halón? Enhorabuena de nuevo

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Fantastic job Gino. It has been a pleasure to watch the build. Thanks for posting it.

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Thanks guys, I did enjoy building it.

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Here you go. Good luck with them.

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Thank you Gino.

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abusing your confidence Gino … what color do they wear inside the launchers, where the rockets are housed.
Thank you

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Can`t speak for MLRS, but Bundeswehr MARS are painted black on the inside of the launcher.
HTH

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By deduction I can come to think that in the case of the m270 it may be a light green. Identical or similar to the interior of a m113. Tamiya’s XF-21 may be successful

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Inside the cab is seafoam (light) green. Inside the bays for the rockets on the LLM on US M270/M270A1s are dark green.