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Academy M113A1 Vietnam War
-Gabe-
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New York, United States
Joined: December 18, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2012 - 04:50 AM UTC
Hello everyone,

After a very long break I'm back to building models again!
Here's the APC's interior completed and soon will be closed.

I hand-brush all my models, and I mainly build for fun, yet strive for accuracy and high standards.









parrot
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 10:28 AM UTC
Gabriel,
It's looking very good.I find the Academy M113's to be the best kits and well worth the money just for the added accessories.You are an exellent hand painter.I could never get those smooth results using a brush.

Tom

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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 10:30 AM UTC
excelent work so far!
-Gabe-
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 12:18 PM UTC
Thank you, Tom and Jason.
You're right, Tom, it's a pity they're all discontinued...
parrot
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 02:02 PM UTC
Go to Hobbyeasey.com.M113 Viet Nam.$20 Canadian.If you like the M113 order 3.You can't beat the price,Lots of figures and on extras.A lot you can keep in a stash for the future.

Tom
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Joined: January 20, 2005
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 02:27 PM UTC
Hell, I didn't know they were so rare. I can beat that price if you're interested.
bat-213
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012 - 07:00 PM UTC
love the build,i have built 2 of these kts and i love them.
-Gabe-
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Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 04:15 AM UTC
Thank you Roy. It's also my second M113 from Academy. The last one I built was the new M113A3 medevac.
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/152613&page=1
-Gabe-
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Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2013 - 05:59 PM UTC
Final photos!







-Gabe-
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Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2013 - 06:04 PM UTC







HeavyArty
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Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2013 - 06:07 PM UTC
Great job on it. I like the weayhering and overall look of it. One issue though, you have both rear lights with a red lense on them. In actuality, only the upper left oval is red. The lower left anf both upper and lower on the right should be dark (black) slits. They are part of the blackout marker and stop light system.

They are still this way on modern M113A3s.


The figure looks really great too. A minor tweak on the lights and it will look even better.
-Gabe-
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Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2013 - 06:12 PM UTC
Thanks Gino
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