Klaus Eberl shares some pictures of Academy''s M113A1 in Chilean Army service, circa 1974.
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M113A1 Chilean ArmyColinEdm
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 09:13 AM UTC
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 01:08 PM UTC
Nice build in unusual markings. Great job on the camo netting which looks very realistic.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
brodiebear
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 01:36 PM UTC
Nice build, agree - camo net looks very realistic, excellent work
dexter059
Region de Valparaiso, Chile
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 09:02 PM UTC
Thanks guys, appreciate your comments, glad you like it!
53superC
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 10:10 PM UTC
i spent 16 years on 113's before we went to Humvee's (POS). i like the way you made the bolt holes for the track shrouds. are those metal tracks?
nice build
nice build
dexter059
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 11:16 PM UTC
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i spent 16 years on 113's before we went to Humvee's (POS). i like the way you made the bolt holes for the track shrouds. are those metal tracks?
nice build
Hi BV Bass, bolt hole came in the kit (Academy), so you can built it with or without track shrouds. Tracks are vinyl, from the kit.
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ULIX-VM
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Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 02:34 AM UTC
the m113 apc the most used afv in the world.