Great job on the weathering, and an imaginative and very nice firing effect. I'd recommend for a little more realism to re-position the spades in the down position and have them "dug in" to the sand on your diorama. Firing without setting the spades would be a very unusual event.
i had hoped to get some aftermarket ones to do dig the spades in but they didn't arrive in time and I ran out of time to modify the ones that came with the kit to make them work, was very disappointed about that, its the only thing I don't like about this build
While the M109A6 can be fired with the spades down, it is not necessary as the guns ability to self-locate using its onboard GPS and fire control system which calculates any backward movement and sends adjustments to the crew to reset after each round just as you would on a towed piece. Though, it may be more valuable to have them down with higher charges or shooting for longer periods of time without moving locations
The only time a paladin was set with the spades was when it was in a permanent firing position on a fob, or setting up for the night. Other than that we never dropped them. Unlike the a5 you didn’t have to be on spades to fire. The thing i thought was weird was the packs over the tracks, we stored ours in the bustle racks to try to keep them dry and a little cleaner, they would be coated with mud if you stored them there.
They are a standard warm white led strip that you can get off ebay, the strip i used can be cut down to 3 led sections, and i used 6 of those in total, sticking the sections back to back to produce a bright enough light.
at the moment i don't, due to time constraints, but its something i may look into in the future. At the moment this paladin is displayed in my hobby store.
Only little bits, the parts actually turned out to be very straight, had very little flashing and fit together very well, i was actually quite suprised
Thanks for the info. I’ve been looking all over the place but I cannot find one. I started building the AFV Paladin because the kit comes with a metal barrel however, I found it overly complicated (I think they over engineered that thing), so I decided to stop building it and bought the Tamiya one.
@@luisgomez5049 thanks :) i should imagine making the AFV barrel work on the tamiya kit shouldn't be a problem, if the barrel diameter is similar it should slot in place with minimal modification
Stunning project. I can imagine I feel and hear that projectile!!!
Awesome build...very realistic! 👍
Great job on the weathering, and an imaginative and very nice firing effect. I'd recommend for a little more realism to re-position the spades in the down position and have them "dug in" to the sand on your diorama. Firing without setting the spades would be a very unusual event.
i had hoped to get some aftermarket ones to do dig the spades in but they didn't arrive in time and I ran out of time to modify the ones that came with the kit to make them work, was very disappointed about that, its the only thing I don't like about this build
While the M109A6 can be fired with the spades down, it is not necessary as the guns ability to self-locate using its onboard GPS and fire control system which calculates any backward movement and sends adjustments to the crew to reset after each round just as you would on a towed piece. Though, it may be more valuable to have them down with higher charges or shooting for longer periods of time without moving locations
The only time a paladin was set with the spades was when it was in a permanent firing position on a fob, or setting up for the night. Other than that we never dropped them. Unlike the a5 you didn’t have to be on spades to fire. The thing i thought was weird was the packs over the tracks, we stored ours in the bustle racks to try to keep them dry and a little cleaner, they would be coated with mud if you stored them there.
Quando M109 fa fuoco i vomeri sono abbassati. Però bella l’idea.
What size LED’s were used and where were they purchased? Were they white or yellow emitting color. I’d like to use your technique with an M1A1.
They are a standard warm white led strip that you can get off ebay, the strip i used can be cut down to 3 led sections, and i used 6 of those in total, sticking the sections back to back to produce a bright enough light.
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このプラモ持ってるけどあと２個ぐらいほしいなまた再販して欲しいな
Hey do you take requests like I'll buy the full built model off of you
at the moment i don't, due to time constraints, but its something i may look into in the future.
At the moment this paladin is displayed in my hobby store.
Are u sanding anything? Because those parts need sanding. It's an italeri kit, it definitely needs it.
Only little bits, the parts actually turned out to be very straight, had very little flashing and fit together very well, i was actually quite suprised
@@105thArmoury tamiya advertises that kit as having improvements made to the molds, so its probably somewhat better than the plain italeri version.
Is there a metal barrel for this kit?
As far as I know I think there are 2 available one is from Voyager models the other from barrel depot
Thanks for the info. I’ve been looking all over the place but I cannot find one. I started building the AFV Paladin because the kit comes with a metal barrel however, I found it overly complicated (I think they over engineered that thing), so I decided to stop building it and bought the Tamiya one.
BTW your build looks fantastic. I’ll try to scavenge the AFV metal barrel and I’ll attempt to rig it into the Tamiya.
@@luisgomez5049 thanks :) i should imagine making the AFV barrel work on the tamiya kit shouldn't be a problem, if the barrel diameter is similar it should slot in place with minimal modification
Nice build - what I saw of it....your "music" chased me away. NO subscription from me until you can the noise ! And the cotton balls...really ?
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This needs to be slowed waaaay down.
キットも良いが、実際傑作自走砲なのに日本の自衛隊が採用すれば税金も安くで済んだと思う？アメリカの車両としては成功作だなぁ💥
Sigh..music.