I'm not sure if this has already been discussed here but I think (one of ) my wet dream(s) will come true:
http://wwiimodeller.co.nz/tag/hobby-fan-hf072-135-larc-v-lighter-amphibious-resupply-cargo-5-ton/
a LARC-V in 1/35...... you just gotta love this one!
Mark
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wet dream..
Mark
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 05:26 AM UTC
aussiemodeler
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 09:52 AM UTC
oh wow i don't know much about these things.but i know that australia used them. can't wait to hear more about them specially if its the same unit. i1d buy one if it was the same unit.
EasyOff
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 11:03 AM UTC
Fun!
hobgrot
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 11:49 AM UTC
Nice !! pity it will be a resin kit. This is the same version as used by many armies -- US Army, US Navy, Oz Army, Argentine etc. There are many different colour-schemes from overall natural aluminium, silver, white, red, OD or Gulf-war desert-yellow to various brown cams plus a few with civil Police markings and even a couple with toothy smiles !!
Would make a great diorama as I saw in the 1970's at my local yacht club -- bunch of Army sailors training so us yachties had to beware of their movements. One LARC coming ashore in the channel at low-tide & getting bogged in the klag of the well-known (to us) mudbank ..... second LARC coming to it's rescue also getting stuck !! After 2 hours, one managed to free itself but the other had to wait over-night for a wrecker to come & drag it to the shore Good entertainment !
Would make a great diorama as I saw in the 1970's at my local yacht club -- bunch of Army sailors training so us yachties had to beware of their movements. One LARC coming ashore in the channel at low-tide & getting bogged in the klag of the well-known (to us) mudbank ..... second LARC coming to it's rescue also getting stuck !! After 2 hours, one managed to free itself but the other had to wait over-night for a wrecker to come & drag it to the shore Good entertainment !
ALBOWIE
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 03:55 PM UTC
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Nice !! pity it will be a resin kit. This is the same version as used by many armies -- US Army, US Navy, Oz Army, Argentine etc. There are many different colour-schemes from overall natural aluminium, silver, white, red, OD or Gulf-war desert-yellow to various brown cams plus a few with civil Police markings and even a couple with toothy smiles !!
Would make a great diorama as I saw in the 1970's at my local yacht club -- bunch of Army sailors training so us yachties had to beware of their movements. One LARC coming ashore in the channel at low-tide & getting bogged in the klag of the well-known (to us) mudbank ..... second LARC coming to it's rescue also getting stuck !! After 2 hours, one managed to free itself but the other had to wait over-night for a wrecker to come & drag it to the shore Good entertainment !
AFV were provided with many good colour schemes including Australian Sharkmouthed Hi Vis Antartic LARC's and 3 tone Cammed. Additionally many colourful international examples were also supplied. Will be interesting to see what it comes with when the sample arrives. I was under the impression at the time they requested information that this would be a Plastic Kit.
Al
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 05:22 PM UTC
I saw several of them on the road in front of my Battalion HQ at Cam Rahn Bay in 1969 or 70.