ted15 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Hello, On a wim I purchased the Showcase Bushmaster. I read somewhere they were used by the SAS. Modified to suit. It was fitted with crows ii rws 50cal, What other mods where made?? cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaur95 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 There are precisely two images available I believe of this rare beastie - neither of them of good quality. It is also highly unlikely that anyone who has any real (as opposed to speculative) knowledge of them will ever be willing to respond to that question This book contains one of the images on page 21 (and there is a more recent Osprey Elite publication on the SAS that includes another one). Cheers, Centaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Thank you Centuar. So I was thinking Duke ied detection and boomerang anti-sniper and the Bronco CROWS II RWS. Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) I think it had additional armour fitted . a batch of 24 were purchased Edited June 15, 2017 by viper-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Description of UK modifications at http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bushmaster_Protected_Mobility_Vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Being that I don't know where the additional armour was fitted and those that do aren't sharing. I think i'll just go with the bullbars and hang junk all over it cheers everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 PS Anyone have pictures off the insides of this beastie???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demiles Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 some interior shots here http://www.grubby-fingers-aircraft-illustration.com/bushmaster_walkaround.html http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/pages/History/Vehicle/Odowd_RAAFPMV.html page 1 & 2 http://www.primeportal.net/apc/peter_battle/imv/ http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/the-australian-bushmaster/14870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Brilliant. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I have seen, touched and been inside these vehicles at Hereford as I used to work in the project team which looked after them. No-one is going to be posting pictures and some of the equipment fit is classified SECRET. Indeed their very existence is still technically classified and not officially acknowledged, notwithstanding speculation on websites such as this and those linked above. Merely taking photos at Hereford will get you locked up. I understand the desire to model such unusual subjects, but in this case discussion of the subject could be doing more harm than good to the users who we expect to put their lives on the line for us. There's a lot of stuff that UK SF use that is very interesting but necessarily kept under wraps and it needs to stay that way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I saw these pre-delivery: suffice it to say that they're closer in configuration to the Dutch (RNLA) configuration Bushmasters, both inside (gunner seat on the driver's side, aft of him), & out (appliqué armour). The RWS I saw was a variant of the Protector RWS (close to the M151, albeit with British smoke dischargers), with the 40mm GMG fitted. Colour was UK Stone (except the inside of the bins were in Australian tan). I have omitted mentioning any of the "special" stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanM Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hi Ted, have you started your build yet? I also recently got one of these kits. Undecided whether I'll do as an Aussie version or a what-if Irish one. It is mased on an Irish design licenced to Thales of Australia and was a contender for the Irish army but we went for the RG-32 instead. Looking around the inter-wed there are not a lot of build logs for this kit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsmodels Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 i passed about 3 or 4 of them on transporters on the south bound m5 in somerset about 6 years ago, painted in desert sand but most had a tarp covering them sadly and no camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Heah Sean, No I haven't started yet. I was talking with Kinetic and they are going to release a upgraded Dutch Bushmaster. The extra seat, added armour and RWS system. I'll wait on that to do a British one. The Showcase one would need a lot of work to convert it and I don't have the skill for that. Cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Mick, you'll have to defete the extra seat - there's no seat under the left, rear hatch. The RWS isn't correct for British Bushmasters - steal one from a Stryker kit. If you're talking to Kinetic, you may want to ask whether they're doing the forward-facing gunner's seat behind the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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