M247 Sgt. York (Enhanced)

[phildagreek]

Finished.

 

There is a WIP if you care to go look for it. Sgt. York was an early 80's mobile anti aircraft gun system to be known as DIVADS, a complicated system ahead of it's time it ran out of money before it reached service where the next generation of attack helicopters were waiting for it out of 40mm gun range. But what if someone, say the IDF, had taken the system and made it work? Enhanced it, so to speak. So a bit of a what if with extra scratch built stowage and skirts and other little bits and pieces.

 

First up, the box art;

 

M247 - 1 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

And the finished beast, probably seen in the early 90's before it was phased out, put into retirement by the likes of Stinger, photographed in natural light with my Iphone in HDR. Other mobile devices are available.

 

M247 - 43 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 44 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 45 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 46 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 47 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 48 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 49 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 50 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

This was an enjoyable build & one I'm quite satisfied with. The base kit went together very well, even though an old kit it is still a goodie. I got to scratch build, emptied the spares box & use my imagination. There is some Tamiya, Accurate Armour, Trumpeter, Meng & Italeri in use with a few other little bits.  As always, she was brush painted using Humbrol enamels (168 & 145 were used to make this early Sinai grey in a 3:1 ratio) and finished with Winsor & Newton Galeria matt varnish.

 

Thanks for looking

 

 

[FrancisGL]

You have been very credible the vehicle, I see that you are an unconditional of the Israeli Army ...

Cheers Phil

[Kris B]

Very good and rare model. 

[phildagreek]

Cheers fellas.

[Jim Wasley]

Great looking kit,can't say I have ever seen one,but you have done this one proud.Cheers.

[beefy66]

Mean looking beast this one great finish to 

 

beefy

[Gremlin56]

The final result is fantastic Phil, enjoyed watching the build,

[Andy Moore]

Fantastic looking build, and a great way to make the most out of an older kit.

 

Andy

[Bullbasket]

Turned out really well. If the Israelis see this, they'll probably say, "Why didn't we think of that?"

 

John.

[phildagreek]

14 hours ago, Gremlin56 said:

The final result is fantastic Phil, enjoyed watching the build,

Thanks very much!

[Gerrardandrews]

Military model vehicle of the month, Really good😊 exciting to look at, and a pathway that a lot of model makers will take in the next decade I believe 😊

[SeanM]

Looks very good in IDF scheme and a believable bit of whifery. Nice build too 😀

[AgentG]

9 hours ago, Bullbasket said:

Turned out really well. If the Israelis see this, they'll probably say, "Why didn't we think of that?"

 

John.

^^ What he said ^^

Stellar work sir.

G

[phildagreek]

Thank you.

[sinhow]

Cute and very Sci-fi looking

 

Nice build!

[Reini78]

excellent whiffer!

[Badder]

Smart job that, in all respects.

 

 I'm glad to see someone else uses W&N Galeria Matt Varnish. It is a great product.

 

And it's nice to see the commander with an old fashioned map. Aaaah those pre-Garmin-satnav days.

 

 

Rearguards,

Badder

[phildagreek]

Thanks. I'm very much of the "real" map era.

[Modeler8522]

On 14/07/2017 at 14:56, phildagreek said:

Finished.

 

There is a WIP if you care to go look for it. Sgt. York was an early 80's mobile anti aircraft gun system to be known as DIVADS, a complicated system ahead of it's time it ran out of money before it reached service where the next generation of attack helicopters were waiting for it out of 40mm gun range. But what if someone, say the IDF, had taken the system and made it work? Enhanced it, so to speak. So a bit of a what if with extra scratch built stowage and skirts and other little bits and pieces.

 

First up, the box art;

 

M247 - 1 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

And the finished beast, probably seen in the early 90's before it was phased out, put into retirement by the likes of Stinger, photographed in natural light with my Iphone in HDR. Other mobile devices are available.

 

M247 - 43 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 44 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 45 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 46 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 47 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 48 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 49 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

M247 - 50 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

This was an enjoyable build & one I'm quite satisfied with. The base kit went together very well, even though an old kit it is still a goodie. I got to scratch build, emptied the spares box & use my imagination. There is some Tamiya, Accurate Armour, Trumpeter, Meng & Italeri in use with a few other little bits.  As always, she was brush painted using Humbrol enamels (168 & 145 were used to make this early Sinai grey in a 3:1 ratio) and finished with Winsor & Newton Galeria matt varnish.

 

Thanks for looking

 

 

That's Takom just announced they are doing SGT York next with an M48A3 and another version so we should see a rare family enter the armour world soon this year in 2022!

[Pete Robin]

Beautifully built and very credible as an IDF vehicle. Methinks they may have "upgunned" it in true IDF style.

Regards

Pete

[Maginot]

Nicely presented model of speculative AAA system.

[robgizlu]

Really like that Phil

Rob

[phildagreek]

Thanks Rob.