Here are some photos of the completed model:
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Completed CDN M113A1 c/w 106mm recoilless
Trackjam
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 01:05 AM UTC
ex-royal
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 01:43 AM UTC
Hey Paul,
Fantastic job! You did a great job on the conversion and the paint job is really nice as well. Are you going to weather it up? The shovel looks a tad too silvery imho. Keep 'em coming
Cheers,
Bryan
Fantastic job! You did a great job on the conversion and the paint job is really nice as well. Are you going to weather it up? The shovel looks a tad too silvery imho. Keep 'em coming
Cheers,
Bryan
bison126
Correze, France
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Posted: Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 01:58 AM UTC
Hi Trackjam,
I second ex-royal. Very nice build, probably too clean at this stage but from time to time AFVs need to be cleaned
If I may one point however, I think your spare track links could be less dark and more silver.
Just my two (euros) cents
PS : will we see pics of the interior ?
olivier
I second ex-royal. Very nice build, probably too clean at this stage but from time to time AFVs need to be cleaned
If I may one point however, I think your spare track links could be less dark and more silver.
Just my two (euros) cents
PS : will we see pics of the interior ?
olivier
Trackjam
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 03:04 AM UTC
I will indeed be weathering the beast. However, I have to put it on the shelf for the time being to complete some other pursuits. I will attack the shovel and the spare track. Intersting on the track, I've seen Both the early track and the Diehl track on the glacis painted black or even green. (I have too links of 1:1 scale Diehl painted green) The stuff comes painted black from the manufacturer As it is spare track it would be new links not used (although the latter is possible) hence there would not be much shiny metal on it. If anything, it would have some rust.
Here is an interiot shot before i closed it up:
Here is an interiot shot before i closed it up:
ptruhe
Texas, United States
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Posted: Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 05:56 AM UTC
Looks great. Like the camo pattern. I assume you've got some Maple Leaf bits in there.
No seat cushions? That would be rough during a cold Canadian winter.
Paul
No seat cushions? That would be rough during a cold Canadian winter.
Paul
Trackjam
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Posted: Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 07:14 AM UTC
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Looks great. Like the camo pattern. I assume you've got some Maple Leaf bits in there.
No seat cushions? That would be rough during a cold Canadian winter.
Paul
Both the fuel tank and crew compartment heater are MLM products. AS for seats, they don't call them pile drivers for nothing!
PEIRECCE
Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 03:32 AM UTC
Hey Paul,
Your track looks great, glad to see that you got it finished in time. Whats next on the drawing board?
PS I got your down home get me through the snow storm care package!!! Thanks.
Mark
Your track looks great, glad to see that you got it finished in time. Whats next on the drawing board?
PS I got your down home get me through the snow storm care package!!! Thanks.
Mark
Trackjam
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 06:17 AM UTC
AVGP Cougar is on top of the list for Canuck Steel. I want to complete an M113 Dozer for the engineer campaign but I doubt I'll get it done as well.