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WIP M-113A3 second try :)
janwillem
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 07:46 PM UTC
I wanted to share some photo's of my latest work in progres.
I'm turning a Academy M-113A2 in to a M-113A3.
I've started on the interior (a very simplified version as I'm only going to have some of the haches open).
I have to thank Henri-Pierre (Frenchy) for the interior photo's that are helping me a great deal.
So less talking more photo's









Itemes to be used


Diablo
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 08:03 PM UTC
you are making alot of work on this one,very nice it will
be a long way before it will see it's first paint

greetings jeroen,.
dexter059
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 08:05 PM UTC
Now I can see it! Great build of the spall liners, never occured to me how to make them functional, and you have done it in a great way.

Looking forward to see it finished

Cheers
janwillem
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 08:10 PM UTC
The interior scratchbuilding is almost done just need to do the driverstation and need to figure out how to install the seats, I'm keeping the workload small as ist a very basic interior. The hardest part was doing the sidepanels (measuring, cutting dry fitting measuring againg trimming ).
But I thingk it turned out good
janwillem
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 08:12 PM UTC

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Now I can see it! Great build of the spall liners, never occured to me how to make them functional, and you have done it in a great way.

Looking forward to see it finished

Cheers


They did slide but I had to gleu them or I couldn't fit the top
Frenchy
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 09:06 PM UTC
The spall liners still look good in this thread as well !

Keep us informed !

Frenchy
HeavyArty
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Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 09:07 PM UTC
Looking good. One thing you may want to change is teh radio. Series 12/PRC-77 radio hasn't ben used since the mid-'90s. Current radio is the SINCGARS. Pro Art and MR Models both do SINCGARS sets that are very nice. Good job, it is coming along nicely. Looking forward to seeing the completed model.
jazza
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 03:07 AM UTC
Does this particular Academy kit come with the interior? Apart from the scratch built portions, the other interior parts looked like you grabbed it from another kit.

If the interior comes with the kit, thats going on my shopping list.
Erik67
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 03:12 AM UTC

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Does this particular Academy kit come with the interior?


The Academy M-113A2 comes with an interior (and some other goodies). I got a couple but have not got around to build one yet. Looks like a great kit.

Erik
jazza
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 03:17 AM UTC

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The Academy M-113A2 comes with an interior (and some other goodies). I got a couple but have not got around to build one yet. Looks like a great kit.


Thats awesome. Im slowly falling in love with Academy's range. Am currently building the M163 kit that uses the M113A2 hull and i have to say that im really impressed by it so far.
dexter059
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 03:31 AM UTC

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Does this particular Academy kit come with the interior? Apart from the scratch built portions, the other interior parts looked like you grabbed it from another kit.

If the interior comes with the kit, thats going on my shopping list.


Jeremy, in addition to the above mentioned kit, you can also get the Vietnam Version, also Academy, it has the same parts of the Academy M113A2 (minus the external fuel cells) plus:

- Enough parts to make many different versions: (australian, with the twin turret), american flame thrower, korean and vitnamese versions and includes a 106mm recoiless gun.
- Parts to build a vietnam era ACAV M113
- Individual plastic tracks, along with the vinyl ones
- A civil female vietnamese figure plus 3 crew members
- Full interior
- A lot of extra parts to make it look busy

Both kits really worth what you pay for them

Cheers
janwillem
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 04:54 PM UTC
the academy M-113's are the best.
only down side is the amount of push marks and sink holes but the rest of the kit makes up for that
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