Does anybody know if there is a kit available for a M99A2 FAASV in 1/35th scale? I have only found a 1/87th scale kit from Roco. I am building several M109A6 Paladin’s and a couple of these would just help round everything out nicely.
I am not familiar with that nominclatior. But, if you you talking about the ammo supply vehical , I beleive Italeri has released a kit of that along with their Paladin kit. I just saw something about that the other day, and I’ll be d@#$ed if I can remember where. If I can find it again I will get back to you here.
I’m fairly sure there is no kit of the FAASV, and not by Italeri. Hobby Fan may make a conversion for the Italeri or Revell of Germany Paladin, but I’m not sure. I also don’t think it would be outside the abilities of an experienced modeler to scratch build the outer hull and make one of the various M109 kits to “look” like a FAASV to the casual observer. Be tough to fool a gun bunnie though.
Closest thing is the AFV Club M548.
Major G,
I was wondering if there was a kit of the 548 out. I just got to drive one for the first time this weekend… LOTS of fun! This particular vehicle was with How Batt, 2/2 ACR in Desert Storm. Its now owned by the Texas Air Museum and used as a heavy hauler/ vehicle recovery platform (we tend to have people get their RVs stuck in ditches at our airshows). I thought about converting a 113 kit and scratchbuilding the superstructure, but since there is a kit already, fantastic!
Thanks again!
The M548 is / was manufactured by AFV Club, kit #35003. But the supplier I deal with shows it as OOP.
would love to have the dimensions of the upper hull for the fassv…i also have a lot of m-109s to do and would convert one for that purpose also need door sizes and some rear potos of back hatches…only way to get is scratch it…thanks Ray
there is a faasv kit out there, I’ve seen a few in the shops here where I’m stationed but they disappear fast!!!
I’ve been trying to get my paws on some as well.
548’s are fun to drive, I had fun at FT Drum the last time I drove one , those sand dunes there make it interesting.
but as far as the faasv/cat I’ll let you know what I find out the next time I hit the Marktplatz.
Do you remember the manufacturer’s name by chance?
As for the 548’s I’ve seen them in several stores and recently on e-bay.
I’ll try to find out some how, I’ll start today but most german owners close on sundays and during the week have really bad hours , they usually close by the time we get released for the day. that’s why it’s so hard to get to the shops to get what I need to find, cept for saturday.
let me put my sprechening (sprek-en-ning) skills to the test and see what I can find?
Probably because it died on the shelves. The kit has a retail price of just under $40. It is a very nice kit though. The bottom edge of the canvas conver is poorly done.
Ebay is the best place to buy this kit too.
Hey Red
if you find onr in the shops there…let me know…i’ll send .the cash to cover model and shipping(fassv) that is
thanks Ray
no problem
Hi Red
thought id let ya know i located a drawing of an faasv…i’m going to add what info is needed to it and and post it to ronusmc’s photo album…hows things going…havent heard much from ya…keep duckin the Top…lol
Ray
“missile Up”
“tracking”
“Bird 1 away”
tops no problem now / I’m on the gunline now, no more service battery, yay!!!
hey buddy thought ya fell off over there…lol
na still up and around