So here is the finish build. BTW, I had to use certain equipment that was not Canadian simply becasue I did not have any. I will order those equipment later and replace them. For now, the ones added will have to do.
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The Cnadian LAV III build - Complete
ti
Joined: May 08, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 03:51 AM UTC
Well, I finally finished the build. It took awhile but I finally got it done. I would like to thank all those who have supported me through my journey. The encouragement and information shared was worth every second. Thanks again everyone. So here is the finish build. BTW, I had to use certain equipment that was not Canadian simply becasue I did not have any. I will order those equipment later and replace them. For now, the ones added will have to do.
So here is the finish build. BTW, I had to use certain equipment that was not Canadian simply becasue I did not have any. I will order those equipment later and replace them. For now, the ones added will have to do.
HeavyArty
Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 03:57 AM UTC
Looks awesome Charles. Great job on it.
Erik67
Joined: July 31, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 03:59 AM UTC
Congratulations with yet another outstanding model Charles. It looks very much like the ones I remember from A-stan.
Erik
Erik
ti
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 04:00 AM UTC
Thanks Gino. Any comments would be appreciative. Thanks again.
seb43
Joined: August 30, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 04:08 AM UTC
Charles
I really love, you paint it with rattle can right ??
The plastic bottle on the antenna what is for ??
Congrats again
Seb
I really love, you paint it with rattle can right ??
The plastic bottle on the antenna what is for ??
Congrats again
Seb
mother
Joined: January 29, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 04:14 AM UTC
What can I say Charles...outstanding!! I just love what you can do with a kit and Evergreen. Your attention to detail is amazing...the paint also came out sharp, what did you do for the vision blocks. Two questions...what’s the wire running along the side for and what's with the water bottle.
Joe
Joe
NebLWeffah
Joined: October 13, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 04:15 AM UTC
Charles;
This is an absolutely stunning model. I'm very impressed and feel privileged to see it. I'm using your build and photos as source material for my own build...someday.
First rate and well done sir!!
Bob
This is an absolutely stunning model. I'm very impressed and feel privileged to see it. I'm using your build and photos as source material for my own build...someday.
First rate and well done sir!!
Bob
Erik67
Joined: July 31, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 04:21 AM UTC
Quoted Text
The plastic bottle on the antenna what is for ??
My guess would be for chem light during night ops. At least that is what we use it for.
Erik
ti
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 04:22 AM UTC
Thank guys. The idea for the water bottle was taken from a pic of the internet. I had read the reason for this but unfortunately I cannot remember the reason for it. I'm waiting for Jason, Gino or Mike to step in and tell us
The vision blocks were done using LEE light filters, although any filter would do. I just cut to size and voila. I believe this method is more reaslitic.
The vision blocks were done using LEE light filters, although any filter would do. I just cut to size and voila. I believe this method is more reaslitic.
kglack43
Joined: September 18, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 05:11 AM UTC
what? No chipped paint...no rust stains?...no skuffs on them thar tires?
but besides that,. wow...just too cool. Another great job chuck.
kevin
but besides that,. wow...just too cool. Another great job chuck.
kevin
House
Joined: May 06, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 05:22 AM UTC
Charles
Beautiful work! All I can say is WOW! Very nice build.
The paint and the detailing make a work of art.
Congrats on a great piece.
Mike
Beautiful work! All I can say is WOW! Very nice build.
The paint and the detailing make a work of art.
Congrats on a great piece.
Mike
LeoCmdr
Joined: January 19, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 06:26 AM UTC
Charles,
Canadian...not Cnadian
Very nice work on your LAV III...do you eat or sleep or work? How did you get it finished so fast?
The water bottle is used for carrying an IR glow stick for night operations.
The tow cable running along the left side should be thicker and braided like a regular tow cable.
The antenna should be taller...about a half of the height it is higher.
The cam net poles in the rack on the right and left sides should be dark green not black...darker than NATO green.
Did you purposely cover the headlights and front signal lights?
I must not have seen it before but your turret multi barrel grenade dischargers do not appear to the correct type. The LAV III does not use the same launchers as on the LAV 25....they use a quad set up of the Wegmann 76 mm MBGDs....the same type as on the Leopards.
Overall I think you did a fantastic job of the scratch building and conversion. You should be very proud.
Thanks for building something Canadian.
Canadian...not Cnadian
Very nice work on your LAV III...do you eat or sleep or work? How did you get it finished so fast?
The water bottle is used for carrying an IR glow stick for night operations.
The tow cable running along the left side should be thicker and braided like a regular tow cable.
The antenna should be taller...about a half of the height it is higher.
The cam net poles in the rack on the right and left sides should be dark green not black...darker than NATO green.
Did you purposely cover the headlights and front signal lights?
I must not have seen it before but your turret multi barrel grenade dischargers do not appear to the correct type. The LAV III does not use the same launchers as on the LAV 25....they use a quad set up of the Wegmann 76 mm MBGDs....the same type as on the Leopards.
Overall I think you did a fantastic job of the scratch building and conversion. You should be very proud.
Thanks for building something Canadian.
ti
Joined: May 08, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 10:40 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Charles,
Canadian...not Cnadian
Very nice work on your LAV III...do you eat or sleep or work? How did you get it finished so fast?
The water bottle is used for carrying an IR glow stick for night operations.
The tow cable running along the left side should be thicker and braided like a regular tow cable.
The antenna should be taller...about a half of the height it is higher.
The cam net poles in the rack on the right and left sides should be dark green not black...darker than NATO green.
Did you purposely cover the headlights and front signal lights?
I must not have seen it before but your turret multi barrel grenade dischargers do not appear to the correct type. The LAV III does not use the same launchers as on the LAV 25....they use a quad set up of the Wegmann 76 mm MBGDs....the same type as on the Leopards.
Overall I think you did a fantastic job of the scratch building and conversion. You should be very proud.
Thanks for building something Canadian.
Thank you Jason for the comments. I did not realize the discharger's were not the same as the LAV 25. I must have missed it. Oh well. I'm still learning. BTW, is there a separate set one can buy?
I thought the cam net poles were black. That's how they looked in my reference shots. Anyway, thanks for letting me know. As for the cable on the side. You're right, I did not judge the dimensions correctly.
I purposely covered the headlights according to one LAV III reference photo I downloaded. The antennae wire length was a miscalculation.
As for the misspelled Canadian name, I noticed that and wanted to change it but couldn't. It didn't let me make the change.
LeoCmdr
Joined: January 19, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 10:53 AM UTC
There is no set for the MBGDs. You will have to use Leopard MBGDs and scratch build the mount.
Just joking about the spelling of Canadian..if you say Cnadian really fast it sounds the same.
You should consider adding a C9 Minimi or C6 to the turret MG mount.
Again, great work.
Just joking about the spelling of Canadian..if you say Cnadian really fast it sounds the same.
You should consider adding a C9 Minimi or C6 to the turret MG mount.
Again, great work.
ti
Joined: May 08, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 11:16 AM UTC
Thank you Jason. Again, may I ask what are C9 Minimi or C6? I apologies for my lack of knowledge.
seuss95b
Joined: October 30, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 11:23 AM UTC
Stunning, great work!
ti
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 03:23 PM UTC
Thanks Sam.
jasondiggs
Joined: December 13, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 03:26 PM UTC
One word - Amazing!!!!!! I am really impressed by your talent. All that work has finally paid off Charles. Congratulations. Now what is your next build going to be? I mean what can top this?
Now what is your next build going to be? I mean what can top this?LeoCmdr
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 06:25 PM UTC
C9 and C6 are machine guns.
C9- basically the same as the US M249
C6- MAG 58 or basically the same as the US M240.
Dragon makes a great M240.
Tamiya and Dragon makes the M249.
Don't worry about not knowing all the bits and pieces of the real vehicle. I never served a day on the LAV III but just have some basic knowledge of it from working on other AFVs.
C9- basically the same as the US M249
C6- MAG 58 or basically the same as the US M240.
Dragon makes a great M240.
Tamiya and Dragon makes the M249.
Don't worry about not knowing all the bits and pieces of the real vehicle. I never served a day on the LAV III but just have some basic knowledge of it from working on other AFVs.
ErikHagglund
Joined: November 09, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 09:06 PM UTC
OMG!!! What can I say. This is by far your best build ever. It's amzing how it looks. Very very nice ti. Wow!! I love this vehicle. It blows me away. It looks really nice. Great job. I'm looking forward to what you have next on your table 
ghostdog01
Joined: April 27, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 10:20 PM UTC
DUDE !!! NICE JOB!!!
Can you guess what i'm in the middle of working on right now?, you guest it, the same LAV III you just finished, i started about a two months ago. I'm working on the Turret right now, I'm about 65 percent finished with contstruction all together. How long did it take, and what was the most difficult part of the conversion/scratchbuilding you encountered? Again dude, NICE JOB. Maybe the model companies will take notice on the type of models most of us modern armor guys are looking for.
Can you guess what i'm in the middle of working on right now?, you guest it, the same LAV III you just finished, i started about a two months ago. I'm working on the Turret right now, I'm about 65 percent finished with contstruction all together. How long did it take, and what was the most difficult part of the conversion/scratchbuilding you encountered? Again dude, NICE JOB. Maybe the model companies will take notice on the type of models most of us modern armor guys are looking for.
ti
Joined: May 08, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 01:33 AM UTC
aphillips, I can't wait to see your build. It's great to see another person being daring. So when do you think it will be finished?
So when do you think it will be finished?
Panzercmdr
Joined: April 25, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 04:44 AM UTC
That looks fantastic
ti
Joined: May 08, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 05:50 AM UTC
Glad you approve Lance. 
rjeffs2501
Joined: May 02, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 06:13 AM UTC
excellent build, fantastic detail.
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