can this kit be build as the veitnam version

or just the IDF one ????



thanks james

Probably, if you are real good with putty to cover all the holes. Why don't you use the old Tamiya ACAV one?
DJ

get the vietnam one from academy it has figures and everything!

cheers i didnt know tamiya and academy do vietnam ones i just knew the idf
one was about

Academy's Fitter is the only game in town....(apart from the old Verlinden conversion set)

There are some interesting pics showing Aussie "Fitter's tracks" in SVN here :
http://picasaweb.google.pl/zippo132/AustralianM113FitterVietnam

HTH
Frenchy

cheers mate =]

by the way i found one that was the academy idf in UN service on some website

thanks anyways =]

Hi James
Just scanned through a couple vietnam books, and it looks like only the austrailan army used the m113 fitter's vehicle in vietnam, the U.S .Army used the m578 based on the m107 chassis, hope this help's .
I hope somone do's find a photo of one in use,in vietnam with the U.S.Army as i would'nt mind doing one myself as i've done the other two

Regard's Barry

thanks barry =]

ooo mint im half way through the m113 fsv at the mo =]

the Aussies in veitnam used some impressive engineer vehicles

James-- my recommendation is to get the Tamiya kit. Pretty accurate kit to build.
DJ

which tamiya kit????

the m113's by tamiya are pritty accurate and are fun to build

the fitter is academy the normal 1 is tamiya and he was asking about the fitter

The Academy is based on the Tamiya with much more detail and more variants and options.

If you want a Vietnam Fitters then an Australian one is the only option. The US never used the Fitters in service. The kit is deficient a lot of things that make up the fitters like the interior Crane mount and Reservoir, Control panel inside the Drivers hole to the rear of the instrument panel and Aussie Stowage. Ours did not use centre benches and the usual FMC supplied ones were removed and replaced by a new Wooden Hinged one over two long toolboxs or a custom made stowage bin with a padded lid used as a bench seat. The RAEME crews heavily customised the Fitters tracks in service and it is rare to find two the same.
Cheers
Al
Arte et Marte