Here's some of my work on my IDF Ambulance APC. Real photo first.


Kit used:


Some progress photos. Working hatch covers.

All the items you see in all the these photos are made of sheet brass and styrene. An now the brass rack mounts are glued to the styrene mounting points. "Next"


On the folded rack mount I added smaller styrene rods to look like screws and or bolts heads.


Then to make the rails look a bit more real I drilled out the ends.(I hope you can see the holes).

I'm "EL" cheap "O" I make it my self. See I don't buy a full M113 PE set so I'm making most of the items I need my self.

More to come.

I thought I should add some tubbing for the engine's exhaust line and air filter.






Sorry for the fuzzy photos.

More to come.

This looks like its going to be a nice detailed build, look forward to more progress soon.

Thanks "Paul" Now I'm not going to fully wire up the engine bay as I have alot of work to do in the APC's interior. I'm also going to add three(3)or four(4) Warriors figures.

Some excellent scratchbuilding details exhibited so far and they really do improve the aging Tamiya kit.

Being a lover of I.D.F. armour, I shall follow this with interest - great stuff!

Gary Needham

For self made super-detail it's really nice. I personally like doing this type of scratchbuilding.

Thank's "redcap" and "slodder" for your comments guys. I got this IDF armor (HC) book in last week. I have bean using it to help in my build of that Merkava project. An in this book they have over 100 color photos of IDF old and newer armor. An I'm verey happy to tell you all tht there's info in it on this project as well. There's some interior photos of the M113 Nagmash Ambulance (AMEV) - Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle variant. Oh and the name (Nagmash) means APC, so you could simply say M113 APC Ambulance. As the book states it. I also read the one of the books Authors used to work for (IMI) Israeli Military Industries. His name is "Marsh Gelbart" who specialised in the development of Israeli armor.


Guys there's even 12 color pages on the Caterpillar D9 L "Dubi" and the older Cat D9 R also nicknamed "Dubi". witch will help me when I start my full scratch build on the D9 L. I must say any of you that like to scratchbuild as I do, should get this book.

Hey Cave, I like that you chose the "old dog" to do this, and by the way, your work is great! As with Scott, I like your style of detailing, and is the style I choose to follow ( displine ? ) The after-market is great and needs our support, but we all need to get down and dirty and create!

Thanks man I'm tanking a little brake right now but I'll be back to work on this project in one week from to day.

Here's some of my latest work on it.

Here's a bit more progress for your viewing eyes.

Here's a little more.....








Thanks for viewing one and all.

Certainly is turning out nice.

Dude that engine bay is TOO cool! People don't get it. The orginal Manufacturer (M-113) was Food Machine & Chemical Co. They used Mopar 361 B engines. The actual application designation was something else. But again great work!! I hope my diesel V-6's come out half as good.

Thanks for the comments: phanthomred4, and Grumpyoldman. I found my Mojo and got back to work. Here some of tht work. Now I'm going to post 5 and not 4 photos so if the 5 photos makes any ones PC run slow I'll go back to just 4 in a post.So let me know if I need to swetch back to 4.






I don't know what this thing is called but I build it.




Next my work on my version of the M113 Fuel Tank.

An gefor any of you say it, YES the raion huck ups are not in the right spots. I fixed it as you will see in later photos.
Now more work on the Fuel tank. An I know some one is going to bring up the Mouse house M113 Fuel tank. I thought of getting one, but I feel why buy when you can build and save.






The Tamiya kit tank and my tank, what do you think?




Thanks for looking in you all. I'm going to finish watching the FIFA US vs Ghana game and come back and post more photos, as I have a lot more to show.

Ok right fast here something to look over as I'm need for yelling at the TV.






A bit more gear to add. That's the heater on the lower part of the photo.

YESSS YESSS the US scores a point I got to go guys....

Fabulous progress and an enjoyable article to follow.

Some great scratch building and modelling skills are being exhibited here.

Thanks for all the pics.

Gary

Thanks Redcap, here's the filled wall with the radio before I fixed it and the secend photo of the fixed radio.




Now some work on the heater and it's sheld.

Here's the heater mounted on the fire wall as well as othere thinkgs.




I have more to do to the interiors roof and the othere side and then I'll start on the paint work.