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M113 Update- 25 Cent Grarage Sale Junker
Neill
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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 07:03 PM UTC
Little more work tonight… but off to bed… Finals next week, so project will have to wait till I complete those…






Next some detailing and then figures…

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Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 03:00 AM UTC
looking good! just a thot, but m-60 ammo cans on the floor would be a part of it that is original, as they were used for more protection from mines, some were reused as personal items storage for crwew members and leveled out the floor so crew could sleep on them too. thats the way we did it it in the 11th acr.

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Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 04:50 AM UTC
Looking pretty good.

One quick correction. Tamiya molded the roof top troop hatch 180 degrees out. The pull cord that sits on the hatch should be at the back (top), not at the bottom near the hinge. It is an easy fix though. Cut the hatch off at the hinges, turn it 180 degrees, and reattach the hatch.

Good job on it so far. It looks like it will come out really nice in the end.
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Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 09:14 AM UTC

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looking good! just a thot, but m-60 ammo cans on the floor would be a part of it that is original, as they were used for more protection from mines, some were reused as personal items storage for crwew members and leveled out the floor so crew could sleep on them too. thats the way we did it it in the 11th acr. reb


Definitely add some more ... Thanks for the input.
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Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 09:16 AM UTC

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Looking pretty good. One quick correction. Tamiya molded the roof top troop hatch 180 degrees out. The pull cord that sits on the hatch should be at the back (top), not at the bottom near the hinge. It is an easy fix though. Cut the hatch off at the hinges, turn it 180 degrees, and reattach the hatch. Good job on it so far. It looks like it will come out really nice in the end.


thanks, and Good info - will make the correction. Wasactaull thinking of carve of teh detail and creating new detail from scratch. Also got to add interior straps also and lots of GI clutter. Neill
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