England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: April 29, 2004
KitMaker: 1,336 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 - 02:28 PM UTC
Edit: Found my Build Blog
M48 AVLB for Mil Eng Campaign 2011 build of a '57 kit....
Still want the new AVLB when it comes out, better start converting my pension
Mitglied: East Mids Model Club Show: 24th March 2013
New Jersey, United States
Joined: December 08, 2003
KitMaker: 2,864 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 - 03:21 PM UTC
Please let the M48 AVLB retain the parts to make an M48A3/A5 based one so I can do one of the old NJ National Guard ones Merdc.
I completely rebuilt a ROCO 1/87 scale (which is a copy of the Revell kit) into a M48A3 based one with an all new engine deck and all. One of those "let's ser if I can do it" major kit bashes.
"The only thing a man should take seriously is the fact that nothing should be taken seriously."
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Steve Willoughby
GulfWarrior
Campaigns AdministratorTexas, United States
Joined: January 05, 2010
KitMaker: 1,051 posts
Armorama: 1,029 posts
Posted: Monday, November 06, 2017 - 08:38 PM UTC
I just finished assembling the running gear the other night. Kits have certainly come a long way since this one came out.
Current campaigns:
I Like Big GUNS...And I Cannot Lie (2S1 Gvozdika)
Operation Snow White (Maultier w/ 37mm Flak Gun)
Stryker Campaign (AFV Club Stryker Dragoon)
1st Gulf War, 30th Anniversary (Dragon MLRS)
Oklahoma, United States
Joined: March 01, 2002
KitMaker: 6,043 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 06, 2017 - 08:47 PM UTC
Boy I would like to do an AVLB we had one in my unit in Korea.
I thought based on the M 60 which it might of been, have to knock the spider webs off my company year book from that unit E Co 2 ND Engineers 2 ND Infantry.But I still think ours was on the M60 chassis.
Cheers

#384
Nevada, United States
Joined: August 23, 2005
KitMaker: 1,426 posts
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Posted: Friday, December 08, 2017 - 02:02 AM UTC
And word on the AVLB? I am literally stashing money to buy this thing!

#384
Nevada, United States
Joined: August 23, 2005
KitMaker: 1,426 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 02:56 AM UTC
Don’t know if these pics have been posted, but here is the built up AVLB from Dragons web site. Unpainted.
http://www.dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=DRA3606Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
KitMaker: 12,719 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 03:23 AM UTC
Dragon AVLB kit accuracy has been discussed recently :
Related thread H.P.
"Find the Bastards, then Pile On"
Col. George W.Patton III 's standing order for the troopers of the 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment