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My entry: M113 ACAV
PiotrS
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Warszawa, Poland
Joined: December 05, 2003
KitMaker: 199 posts
Armorama: 174 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 10:03 PM UTC
This is Academy kit with Eduard brass and some scratchbuild. Barbed wire comes from Aber. Guy with radio is Hobby Fan, rest of figures are from kit but with replaced heads.







More in my gallery. Hope you like it
Piotr
Gunny
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: July 13, 2004
KitMaker: 6,705 posts
Armorama: 713 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 10:10 PM UTC
Good Job, sir...
I really like what you have done with this piece...Nice paint, good weathering, Nice touch with the barbed wire addition. All in all a good entry!

Gunny
Graywolf
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HISTORICUS FORMA
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Izmir, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 6,405 posts
Armorama: 1,850 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 11:23 PM UTC
one of my favorite vehicles and it is an excellent build. assembly, painting and weathering of ACAV looks very nice. painting of the figures are very good but IMHO they can be waethered some and again in MHO the foliage looked so artificial for this excellent m113 built. maybe it can be airbrushed a darker tone of green and highlighted in lighter tones.
congrats for the nice buiit
PiotrS
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Warszawa, Poland
Joined: December 05, 2003
KitMaker: 199 posts
Armorama: 174 posts
Posted: Monday, October 18, 2004 - 06:10 PM UTC
Thanks for your comments. Foliage in real looks much better than on photos but you're right I should use more shades of green.
Guy with radio comes from Guntruck crew set and is little reworked. In original version he's standing and lifting ammo belts that's why you don't recognize him Heads are from verlinden, tankers helmets too.

Piotr
Petro
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Connecticut, United States
Joined: November 02, 2003
KitMaker: 984 posts
Armorama: 846 posts
Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 01:05 AM UTC
Very nice. I like it.
Elad
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: June 19, 2004
KitMaker: 458 posts
Armorama: 269 posts
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2004 - 12:40 AM UTC

I really like how you did all the scratchs and filtering on the hull.

a very well done diorama. I plan to get a hold of academy's ACAV too in the future
lestweforget
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Victoria, Australia
Joined: November 08, 2002
KitMaker: 2,832 posts
Armorama: 1,500 posts
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2004 - 01:36 AM UTC
G'day mate
well i lvoe all thigns nam and this certainly hasnt disapointed me.
fantastic job, the wetahering is excellent, figs are great, and i really like the little base!
hope to see mroe nam works form you in the future!
cheers
cfbush2000
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North Dakota, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 1,796 posts
Armorama: 1,207 posts
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2004 - 03:32 AM UTC
Excellent!
Small touches, like the dirt in the tracks, really make this model. I like it a lot.
Chuck
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Texas, United States
Joined: September 15, 2002
KitMaker: 8,985 posts
Armorama: 3,034 posts
Posted: Saturday, November 06, 2004 - 09:04 PM UTC
Well, you've certainly thrown the challenge out to me. I'm building the same kit. I hope mine comes out as well as yours. I've just about completed the build, now is time for finishing touches and then weatherng. I haven't decided on a diorama depiction yet, so I might just submit the vehicle, but I do really like what you've done
Major_Goose
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Kikladhes, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: September 30, 2003
KitMaker: 6,871 posts
Armorama: 2,071 posts
Posted: Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 05:59 PM UTC
Very nice build on the ACAV. I like the weathering the scrathes the details points , but have to agree that plantation looks a bit monotone, as the colour is uniformed. Some dry brushing or airbrushing in darker tones will give the needed variety and turn the whole scenery into very very nice.
Bravo
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