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M132 Zippo
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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 11:57 AM UTC
Hi guys! can anyone help me with an M132 zippo interior? i think it's made by the company Armour Connection,I could be wrong
I missed out on one on ebay the other day and i cannot for the love of me, find any anywhere! does this company still exist? or does any other company do these interiors?

Many thanks

Ric
Mox1983
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 12:31 PM UTC
Guess I was the one who got it, sorry about that. I can take photos of the parts and scan the instructions if you want?

Regards
Mike
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 04:25 PM UTC
What does the kit have inside it?

I think it was 4 large spheres and some plumbing.

It's hard to find pictures.
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 07:33 PM UTC

Quoted Text

It's hard to find pictures.



What about these ?









HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 08:39 PM UTC
Vietnam War pics

HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 08:46 PM UTC
Frenchy, you're a godsend... seems like you got a solution or a great tip for everything, I've had a zippo project that's been stalled forever, cause I got it in my head to build an interior for it. Lo and behold, Frenchy to the rescue with the best zippo interior pics i've ever seen. Now where the heck did I put that Academy kit
Mox1983
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Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - 03:23 PM UTC
Here's the photos of the conversion set contents and instructions, as promised a while back -








Looks like I'll have some scratch building to do, going by Frenchy's brilliant pics
Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 02:10 AM UTC
Hi Mike

Thanks for posting the TM drawing !

Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 04:11 AM UTC
I've got a build article laying around somewhere if interested.

Paul
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 04:12 AM UTC
Thanks both Mike and Frenchy. I've built the Academy M113 and still have the Zippo turret in the spares. I might actually be able to do something with it now.
Arch-Stanton
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 02:35 PM UTC
That looks a lot like the defunct I CORPS Models Company's M132 Zippo conversion from the late 90's...

I remember the instruction sheet looking that way, less the page from the TM.
Mox1983
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Posted: Friday, December 07, 2012 - 06:47 AM UTC
Interesting, my one is branded as Armour Connection, but no catalogue number.
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