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Tamiya AMX-13
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 04:03 AM UTC
Down and dirty.









Just waiting on Tamiya for my Commander, to fill the turret hatch, and I can call this one done. Al
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 04:07 AM UTC
Beautiful!!
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 04:15 AM UTC

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Beautiful!!


Thank You, Han. Al
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 06:13 PM UTC
Nice job Al I would just tone down the glossy look of the dust cover of the turret.

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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 07:18 PM UTC

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Nice job Al I would just tone down the glossy look of the dust cover of the turret.

Olivier


Thanks, for the compliment, and the suggestion. Funny how 'Flat' paints can dry glossy sometimes. Don't know the reason why it happens. A little Dullcoat should solve the problem. Al
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Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 02:57 PM UTC
I wanted to place something in the stowage rack at the rear of the hull. Nothing in resin that I had looked good, so I went "Old School" and made a 'tarp' from tissue paper.



I think it fits the bill quite nicely. The parts that I ordered from TamiyaUSA arrived yesterday. The figure is assembled and I'll get him painted ASAP. But now I have a problem, What to do with all of the other parts that came along with him, including an upper hull and parts of the turret. The wheels started turning and I was ready to go down the Sci-fi rabbit hole. But, at the library where our club meets, one of the librarians knows someone who uses parts we've given her to send to him to make interesting 'sculptures'. So I think that I'll be passing these along to her. Al
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Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 10:27 PM UTC
Manned and ready, the commander, painted and mounted in his hatch.



I think that I can call this one done.











It was definitely a fun build and I'm happy with the results. Like all Tamiya kits, it was a pleasure to build. I won't comment on accuracy, I'll leave that to experts. If I have one niggle, it's only that I wish a driver figure had been included. His hatch just begs to be shown open rather than closed and it would have been nice to have someone to place there. I'd like to thank Darren and the folks at Armorama for giving me the opportunity to build this kit, and to thank the people at Tamiya for providing it. Sorry it took so long to get to the end and finish it. As always, comments and questions are welcomed, thanks for looking. Al
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Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 05:53 AM UTC
All, your build turned out really well and displays quite nicely! Congrats
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Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 07:56 AM UTC

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All, your build turned out really well and displays quite nicely! Congrats
Terry


Thanks Terry, for the kind words. Really enjoyed myself with this one. Al
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Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 11:20 AM UTC

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All, your build turned out really well and displays quite nicely! Congrats
Terry


I fully concur! Now you just have the 4 kits by Takom to build
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Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 03:19 PM UTC

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All, your build turned out really well and displays quite nicely! Congrats
Terry


I fully concur! Now you just have the 4 kits by Takom to build


Thanks Olivier, High praise indeed. Thanks also for your help and advice. As for those Takom kits, I'll take it under advisement. Which is a phrase meaning, "It ain't going to happen anytime soon". Though, the one with the SS-11's..... Al
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 08:45 AM UTC
File this image under, "Wish I'd seen it sooner", as in before I started this build.



Found this interesting photo last night while searching through images. Only AMX that I've seen mounting a .50 cal MG on the turret. Would love to know more about it, or where this was taken. Maybe Olivier can shed some light on it. Al
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 03:46 PM UTC
Amazing what you find out after the fact, or in this case, build. Found a photo of "Duroc".



The picture shows some sort of light mounted in front of the commander's hatch and that it was painted a non-standard color. Oh, well. Not going to repaint the model, but might add the light. Al
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 05:45 PM UTC
Al
concerning the first picture, it has been taken in Algeria and to my knowledge only one regiment had modified their tanks with a turret mounted 0.50 MG.

The second picture shows a tank stationed in Berlin in service with the 11 regiment de chasseurs. All the French vehicles deployed there were painted with a paint provided by the German government hence the different color from the standard French camo.

Olivier
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 06:55 PM UTC
Mounting additional MG's to vehicles is typical for IDF. Based on the scenery and the dusty look of the tank, I'd say that's an AMX-13 in Israeli service. The M151 (?) jeeps in the background also speaks for this.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 07:30 PM UTC

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Al
concerning the first picture, it has been taken in Algeria and to my knowledge only one regiment had modified their tanks with a turret mounted 0.50 MG.

The second picture shows a tank stationed in Berlin in service with the 11 regiment de chasseurs. All the French vehicles deployed there were painted with a paint provided by the German government hence the different color from the standard French camo.

Olivier


Thanks for the info, Olivier. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you. So, the first pic is of a tank in French service, just stationed in Algeria? I thought it might have belonged to another country that employed the tank. Al
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 07:32 PM UTC

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Mounting additional MG's to vehicles is typical for IDF. Based on the scenery and the dusty look of the tank, I'd say that's an AMX-13 in Israeli service. The M151 (?) jeeps in the background also speaks for this.


You could have been right but I can tell this picture is from a French unit during the Algerian conflict. Algeria can be dusty too ;-)
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 07:38 PM UTC

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Mounting additional MG's to vehicles is typical for IDF. Based on the scenery and the dusty look of the tank, I'd say that's an AMX-13 in Israeli service. The M151 (?) jeeps in the background also speaks for this.


Hello Ludwig, I think that the tank is too dark a color to be Israeli. Their AMX's typically mounted a .30 cal. MG.



If I understood Olivier's response correctly, it's a French vehicle belonging to an outfit stationed in Algeria. Al
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Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 01:56 AM UTC

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If I understood Olivier's response correctly, it's a French vehicle belonging to an outfit stationed in Algeria. Al


Yes all. I found the unit : it was the 2st régiment de dragons.

Olivier
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Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 03:40 PM UTC

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If I understood Olivier's response correctly, it's a French vehicle belonging to an outfit stationed in Algeria. Al


Yes all. I found the unit : it was the 2st régiment de dragons.

Olivier


Thanks again, you're a fountain of information, Olivier. You've been very helpful and it's much appreciated. Al
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Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 04:51 PM UTC

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Al
concerning the first picture, it has been taken in Algeria and to my knowledge only one regiment had modified their tanks with a turret mounted 0.50 MG.

The second picture shows a tank stationed in Berlin in service with the 11 regiment de chasseurs. All the French vehicles deployed there were painted with a paint provided by the German government hence the different color from the standard French camo.

Olivier


Thanks for the info, Olivier. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you. So, the first pic is of a tank in French service, just stationed in Algeria? I thought it might have belonged to another country that employed the tank. Al


I can't reveal the country (or operation) in Africa, of which I did personally see an AMX 13 with a .50 cal mounted on the turret. I can, however, say it was in the early 80's when witnessed. How the .50 cal was affixed, I'm not certain of it's mounting configuration, but I'm almost certain it took a back shop modification to make it work properly. Hope this helps a bit in authenticating the use of secondary weaponry. Seems Oliver and I have some common ground travelled (literally) when speaking of African conflicts of the late 70's to early 80's, no matter who the belligerent parties were. Mostly ties to the 2nd ReP of the FFL over that time span.
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Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 05:22 PM UTC
On a side note, the acronym STAT that appears in the Algeria picture posted by Olivier means " Section Technique de l’Armée de Terre" (Technical Branch of the Land Army). It manages the French armament programs from the design of equipments and their technical and operational tests to their withdrawal from service.

H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 06:33 PM UTC
Nice build.What needs to be done to the the kit to make an Israeli version?
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