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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Posted: Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 05:07 AM UTC


















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Posted: Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 05:19 AM UTC
Wow, great work!

What model is that? It seems pretty complex but you did an amazing job with it. Do you have any photos of the build process?

Mario
Mark
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Posted: Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 08:57 PM UTC
great job on a nice kit (it's Masterpiece Models right?)

it just needs a (small) dio!!

Best regards
Mark
love_mohinh
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Posted: Sunday, September 08, 2013 - 02:37 AM UTC
Thank you very much, this 's Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV)which were first deployed in 1966 to Vietnam as part of the U.S. Navy's River Patrol Force (Task Force 116). This kit build a few years ago, i don't have pic when build for it
HeavyArty
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Posted: Sunday, September 08, 2013 - 08:45 AM UTC
Do you remember what brand the kit is/was though?

If you could provide a basic description of what model it is and what you did to it, in your initial post, you will find you won't be getting constant questions about your models.

steph2102
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Posted: Sunday, September 08, 2013 - 08:56 AM UTC
Hello, superb job.
bat-213
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Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 10:53 AM UTC
great job on the build,love the work you put into
the build.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:40 PM UTC
There are some good photos of the interior and both radar operator and pilot positions of the Army ACV on Fold3.com. They are free photos, you don't need to be a member, just look for Vietnam War Photos - Army and search for Air Cushion or ACV.

I'm gonna have to find one of these and see if I can convert it to an ACV. Got to see #901 last year at Ft. Eustis. Awesome piece of hardware!
Cobrahistorian
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Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 03:40 PM UTC
Correction, ACV #903, not #901. Here's a few pics I took of it at Ft. Eustis last year.

I apologize for the blurriness of some of the photos it was REALLY humid out and my little point and shoot camera's lens fogged up without me realizing it.









Now if Tamiya would do one of these or a PACV (BTW, there is one PACV left in existence as well, PACV-4, at the Bellingham International Maritime Museum in Washington State)to accompany their Pibber kit...
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Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 09:26 AM UTC
Great work work on the PACV, Love Mohinh!

I assume that this is the Masterpiece Models kit?

Do you have any photos of the interior before you added the overhead/roof super structure? Interior photos of the PACV are very rare and I am always curious to see what modelers add inside. Looks like you've added the platform for the .50 gunner.

What brand of paint and colors did you use?

JB, great pictures of the ACV! Nice to see it under a protective roof...

Ditto, if only Tamiya, Hobby Boss or Trumpeter would release an ACV or PACV in 35th scale plastic... Granted, it would be a lot of plastic! Alas, no luck finding the ACV interior photos on Fold3.com

Thanks!

With Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.

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