Here are my recently completed M113 "Zelda" and kitbashed M163 "Hovet" - both from Academy. A special thanks to Dave "GrumpyOldMan" O'Meara for his help with the flag.

Zelda:






My inspiration:


M163 "Hovet":






My inspiration:



Enjoy!

They look pretty good, but the tail lights are incorrect. Only the upper left oval should be red. The other side and below the left red oval are black slits that are part of the blackout drive and marker lights system. They should look like this (same light set-up on a WWII M20 Armored Car):

Wow! They look great!

Good job on their bases. I think it really adds something when a model is displayed on a base.

They look good to me. I think you should add tie down string to the antennas on your Zelda since VHF antennas usually point straight upwards.

Erik

They turned out really nice.
Agree about the tailights.
Simple enough to fix though, so no reason to slash the wrists.

Glad I could help.

Thanks for the feedback - I had no idea about the tail lights! Learn something new everyday...

Nicely done and great job on the interior. Dusty but not too dirty or chipped. Is that Eduard PE on both of them?

The spare track section on the M163 looks a bit odd. I think in the photo that the spare track section is covered in burlap.

Also, the front tow hook mounts seem to be missing on the M163.

Paul

great job.

Look good overall. However, you might want to remove the decals on the spaced armor on the Zelda and paint the markings on. They really show the carrier film and the white and black portions block the holes in the armor. Both those patterns would be easy to paint by hand and I have some Verlinden dry transfers that are designed to look painted on without a stencil.

Thanks again for the feedback - I realized too late that the decals on the Zelda were probably a bad choice, but by then the decal solvent was already on. My "poke holes in them" plan didn't work so well - lesson learned.

Yes, that is the Eduard Toga armor on the Zelda.

Cheers!

Your Hovet right side track is facing the wrong direction.

Nice work!

What did you use to tie down the kit on the Hovet. Are those buckles PE?

cheers