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This is my entry for this month's LUGNuts challenge, called Love for the Bug. It's all about...

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Uploaded on Mar 8, 2012

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Hebmüller first built four-seater convertible Beetles for military use, but in 1949 received...

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Hebmüller convertibles have the same wheelbase as regular Beetles, but because they are two-seaters,...

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Much of the design of this model was directly copied from my other older Beetle models. If it ain't broken, don't fix it!

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In most of my Beetle models, the engine is almost completely invisible. The larger hatch on the...

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Most Volkswagen Beetle Convertibles were built by the coach-builder Karmann and are four-seaters....

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The big difference between the Karmann-built convertible and the Hebmüller is obviously the shape of the car's rear end, at least with the top down.

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I took my Bradley to Brighton Model World last week (check out the pictures of our display by Teresa...

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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2012

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The M2A2 OSD version of the Bradley can carry 3 crew and 7 troops.

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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2012

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Most of the figures are basically copies of each other, with a few small changes, but I had fun...

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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2012

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Towards the end of the second world war Lockheed formed a special projects group under...

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Uploaded on Feb 27, 2012

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When I built the Abrams, in the spring of 2009, I already felt like building a Bradley to accompany...

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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2012

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The Abrams and the Bradley were both designed in the late 'seventies, entering service in the the...

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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2012

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The Bradley is a considerably larger and more expensive vehicle than the M113 it was supposed to...

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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2012

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Almost three years after completing my M1A1 Abrams, I have finally built a partner for it: an M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2012

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At first glance some people might think that an M2 Bradley is a tank. It is not. It is an Infantry...

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The Bradley is heavily armed, with a 25 mm chain gun and a coaxially mounted 7.62 mm machine gun...

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Just about every hatch that can be opened on the outside of the real vehicle can be opened on...

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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2012

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