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I'm sorry that I'm so influential. I am really happy with the phone and especially how it works with the watch. It's a brilliant system. We bought the watches without the cellular capability. As long as the phone is within WiFi distance, when it rings so does the watch and you can answer the call on your watch. As a retiree I get so few "real" phone calls that neither my wife or I needed the extra cost of the cell option. We're both using it to track our exercise sessions, and SIRI works perfectly with the watch so when grilling, I can just ask the watch to set the timer and not have to take my phone out of my pocket with greasy fingers. I'm putting both iPhone 7s up for sale on eBay. If anyone wants them we can agree to a good price. Both are in good condition.

At some point I'll be getting back to railroad stuff. The Bradley is progressing pretty well. It was missing the "Q" sprue and Meng is sending me a replacement from China. I'm also replacing the kit's snap together track links with metal track from Friulmodel. The snap-together was easy enough, but they weren't secure and handling kept separating the links. Not good. The metal track links are secured with through-pins at every link and will not come apart. Here's a couple of progress shots.

The hull is complete except for those pesky missing "Q" parts, and the turret is almost done. The turret's of late model Bradleys is a very complicated affair.

Those boxes are explosive reactive armor ERA. They're held with PE parts that were not easy to install.

Bradley Turret ERA Comp

The orange periscope faces is my attempt to duplicate the anti-laser coating on the prototype's. I used a coat of Molotow Chrome pen, followed by a clear lacquer to seal it, and then a mix of red/yellow Tamiya clear paint. I needed the seal coat because the Tamiya paint was dissolving the chrome since it too was alcohol-based. I will have to mask those faces before exterior airbrushing.

Bradley Turret ERA Start

The black "X" is a missing armor layer that's one of the those "Q" parts.

Bradley Hull Buttoned upBradley Rear Gate Closed for Paint

Interior detailing is very real. Masking tape is holding the rear ramp actuating mechanism to keep it from falling out. There a LCD screens for the driver and another in the cabin seen on the back right in addition to the commander's in the turret.

Bradley Seat Belts installed

Turret rood undersides.

Bradley Turret Upper Finished

Fighting this tank is like playing a video game. There's LCDs, joysticks and a keyboard. Much is automated and it's deadly.

Bradley Turret Lower Finished

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  • Bradley Turret ERA Comp
  • Bradley Turret ERA Start
  • Bradley Hull Buttoned up
  • Bradley Rear Gate Closed for Paint
  • Bradley Seat Belts installed
  • Bradley Turret Upper Finished
  • Bradley Turret Lower Finished

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