Rooikat

[jknaus]

On the off chance I can build this here are the starting pics.

 

[SA Dave]

Ooooh Nice

 

[iambrb]

neat choice!

 

[ErnieS]

Nice! Looking forward to this James :dude
Ernie

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Cool James! Good luck :zen

 

[razordws]

I do hope you get to this.

 

[Iron Mike]

Get you some of that!

 

[moon puppy]

You go James!

 

[phantom II]

Is this the same recon vehicle that Canada used in the Middle East ?

Cheers , Christian B)

 

[MrT]

 

[jknaus]

Thanks everyone. I managed to get a few hours this afternoon and did some work on my S-300 and then put my BMP-3 away until my tracks arrive. Started the Rooikat. So far so good. This is a pretty easy kit with low parts count. Some things dont make sense such as having a pivot point for the barrel but only being able to pose it one way. While its nice that the little parts are minimal its to bad that the door for the ammo on the turret side as well as the sight in front can not be posed open.
I have some work on the running gear and I can start buttoning it up and then there are just a few external things to install.

Not sure I can leave the tie downs as disks though. I have a strong urge to shave them off and drill holes for metal tie downs. See what I mean?

 

[ErnieS]

Excellent start James you got a lot of the construction knocked out in a hurry! Maybe paint tomorrow??
Ernie

 

[Sharkmouth]

Not sure I can leave the tie downs as disks though. I have a strong urge to shave them off and drill holes for metal tie downs. See what I mean?

TMD, just ssayin'

Regards,

 

[jknaus]

Excellent start James you got a lot of the construction knocked out in a hurry! Maybe paint tomorrow??
Ernie

Would be nice but probably not Maybe Monday if I can keep it up.

 

[jknaus]

Not sure I can leave the tie downs as disks though. I have a strong urge to shave them off and drill holes for metal tie downs. See what I mean?

TMD, just ssayin'

Regards,

Thanks Saul but these are loops so those wont work.

I still have to go there anyways to figure out what I need for my Grant. A lot of choices but not enough knowledge.

 

[moon puppy]

Nice start James.

 

[Iron Mike]

Looks lik you had a good time at the bench.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Thanks Saul but these are loops so those wont work.

Are these better?

:evil:

Regards,

 

[jknaus]

I was totally wrong. I think the second set looks closest.

From Prime Portal http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/jacques_pienaar/rooikat_aad/index.php?Page=3
I never found these the first 5 or 6 times I searched. Thanks Saul. Now do I order those and put this away or try and do it or carry on and order another for sometime in the future with all the corrections I'll probably find out about???

 

[jknaus]

Just found that the upper surfaces are all anti slip so will have to see what I have for that. Also the part I thought was a shelf under the one large view port is actually a door. I cant fix the hinge as is but I can add the wire to it for pulling it closed. So much for quick and dirty I have some work ahead. See how that works out. I see there are wire wound hydraulic hoses on the wheels which I will assume are break lines. I don't think they are noticeable unless looking for them from below so wont put them on. One thing I noticed in a few pictures is a 30 cal gpmg on the commanders cupola. It would have been nice if the option was there to have it on or off. As is there is no gun. Wondering about sourcing one out and adding. The one pic I saw the turret bustle had a fleurdelise on it which looked cool and had the gun.
SADave maybe you can tell me, was the gpmg 30 cal or rechambered to 7.62mm and was it an option or only in original use or what? Also can you describe the red dust? Is it rust coloured or more of a crystal red, like silicate or grit? Anything I am missing so far?
Thanks for looking and any thoughts or comments.