Someone suggested that I move the figure painting to the figures forum. I will do that, and when I am done come back and show the finished vehicle with the figures together.

Link to build blog for figures in figure forum:
http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/225825#1903009

Will come back to show finished model.

There! I call this one finished.

For the interior to be appreciated, I left the top unglued so that it can be removed:

A couple of closeups more:

I think I am going to go with a diorama with this vehicle. Any ideas?
The academy M1151 is a great model. Very straight forward. Detail is also good. I left a lot of the PE parts unused because the kit’s originals were very good and didn´t justify changing them. But you be the judge of the finished model.
Now, I do have some complaints on the legends figures. They did not have a perfect fit on their seats. I had to work on that a little. The gunner’s hand/arm position did not match the .50 cal grip no matter what I tried. Same goes for driver and steering wheel, so I ended up putting the hand over the steering wheel, making it look a bit funny. The detail on the faces is not as good as in other Legend figures. But overall I think they came out ok.
What I am fascinated with is the sinsengumi decals. They were very easy to use. And the result is very good. They just take a bit longer than painting. My only complaint there would be that on extreme close ups the printing dot pattern is noticeable. But they are great. I will be using them in the future again.

For better pictures go to: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/226124#1905778

Nice job... love all the detail especially inside. It is a shame to have them hidden. Figures came out great too!

Thank you Sean!

Waw niche work, good detail and love the collers. ..

What color did you use for the exterior??

For the exterior I used Vallejo 70.976 Buff as a base and then a light spray of 70.847 Dark Sand. And finally as a dust over 70.882 Middlestone. Hope that helps. :-)

Hi, may I know how you make the comms wire at the back of the vehicle? I mean the black vertical wire. Thanks.

The antenna is heated and stretched sprue. The actual wire is thin copper wire painted black. Hope it helps.