Great work, looks awesome. I have a question about the 577. Do they have the fuel cell in the back left corner like an M113a1? The pictures I saw don't have the rear fuel cells like the M113a3, so I'm just curious.

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1) The figure is incorrectly dressed for the period and location as he is wearing jungle fatigues. I need to find a more appropriate 'European' option.
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The vehicle is finished in the 1970s MASSTER (aka 7th Army) scheme, used by USAREUR for about five years in the mid/late 1970s. If you have ever built the Tamiya M577 then you'll know that this scheme is an option in the kit.

Regards,
John

Good luck finding the 70’s green uniform. Only ones I found are the guys that come in the original 577 kit, guy sitting in chair, another leaning in table. - the uniform w tucked in shirt, no cargo pockets, etc.

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Good luck finding the 70’s green uniform. Only ones I found are the guys that come in the original 577 kit, guy sitting in chair, another leaning in table. - the uniform w tucked in shirt, no cargo pockets, etc.

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My biggest gripe about the ENTIRE world of 1/35 armor modeling!

Not even considering troops stationed in the US, for over THIRTY years, the US Army had about 250,000 soldiers stationed in US Army Europe (USAREUR), and there are virtually NO FIGURES available depicting the standard "fatigues/baseball caps and steel pots" etc that the US Army wore during that cold war period prior to the introduction of the Kevlar/BDU field uniforms.

Hey I get the "Cold War wasn't a "glamorous shooting war" but that is a MAJOR period of time in which virtually NO US soldiers are available in either summer or winter uniforms.

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Good luck finding the 70’s green uniform. Only ones I found are the guys that come in the original 577 kit, guy sitting in chair, another leaning in table. - the uniform w tucked in shirt, no cargo pockets, etc.

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My biggest gripe about the ENTIRE world of 1/35 armor modeling!

Not even considering troops stationed in the US, for over THIRTY years, the US Army had about 250,000 soldiers stationed in US Army Europe (USAREUR), and there are virtually NO FIGURES available depicting the standard "fatigues/baseball caps and steel pots" etc that the US Army wore during that cold war period prior to the introduction of the Kevlar/BDU field uniforms.

Hey I get the "Cold War wasn't a "glamorous shooting war" but that is a MAJOR period of time in which virtually NO US soldiers are available in either summer or winter uniforms.

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Amen, brother.

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Good luck finding the 70’s green uniform. Only ones I found are the guys that come in the original 577 kit, guy sitting in chair, another leaning in table. - the uniform w tucked in shirt, no cargo pockets, etc.

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My biggest gripe about the ENTIRE world of 1/35 armor modeling!

Not even considering troops stationed in the US, for over THIRTY years, the US Army had about 250,000 soldiers stationed in US Army Europe (USAREUR), and there are virtually NO FIGURES available depicting the standard "fatigues/baseball caps and steel pots" etc that the US Army wore during that cold war period prior to the introduction of the Kevlar/BDU field uniforms.

Hey I get the "Cold War wasn't a "glamorous shooting war" but that is a MAJOR period of time in which virtually NO US soldiers are available in either summer or winter uniforms.

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Amen, brother.

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What he said....