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Academy M-728 CEV
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Posted: Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 06:00 PM UTC
Looking to purchase an outdated kit from Academy. The kit is M-728 Combat Engineer Vehicle #1396. Anyone have one or know where I could purchase one? Thanks Martin S. Kaufman
email address: [email protected]
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Posted: Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 07:15 PM UTC
Academy never made an M728 CEV. They advertised a kit that was really an M60A1 RISE/Passive with ERA and M9 dozer blade. It's still available though: http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=MH1390
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Posted: Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 01:38 PM UTC
As Rob wrote - kit 1396 was announced many times, but never released.

Pawel
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Posted: Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 02:58 PM UTC

Hi Martin
I have drawings for M728 CEV...........cansupply if needed


My rendition
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Posted: Monday, June 19, 2006 - 01:38 AM UTC
I also fell for the Academy kit in 2002, believing there was a CEV waiting inside to be built! Wrong again,,,,

I was able to order a CEV turret conversion from AEF Design in Colorado. Although the overall quality of the conversion was questionable, I was able to base a very business-like M728 CEV on the AEF material. I would caution you to obtain good reference photos before attempting the AEF conversion, as the instructions are there in name only.

If you would like, I can send some images of my completed kit as reference material, since that would be the approach to take, without having to scratch-build your own.

Jim Peterson
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Posted: Monday, June 19, 2006 - 07:58 PM UTC
Barv can you send them to me at

christopher.downey @ us.army.mil
scooch59
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 04:19 AM UTC
Since Academy's so called M-728 CEV doesn't exist, can anyone tell me if the boom of AFV's M-88 is simular to the boom on the M-728. If so, with a little bit of scratchbuilding- maybe I could put one together finally!!!! Also, I remember US Army manual on vehicles in the mid 60's that showed a Combat Engineer Vehicle that was NOT the M-60 version but another tank with Christy suspension (not a M-551) but simular in shape and size of a M-551. The book was only about 25 pages, all in black & white photos, very little text and the size of the book (or manual) was 8X11 and had a light blue cover. It was definitly a US Army book, meant to help soldiers in US vehicle identifcation. Each page was a entire page photo in black & white. Anyway, thanks guys for the info-
SSG Martin S. Kaufman
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 06:51 AM UTC
I have them scanned PM me an Email addy and I'll send them off
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:30 AM UTC

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Since Academy's so called M-728 CEV doesn't exist, can anyone tell me if the boom of AFV's M-88 is simular to the boom on the M-728. If so, with a little bit of scratchbuilding- maybe I could put one together finally!!!! Also, I remember US Army manual on vehicles in the mid 60's that showed a Combat Engineer Vehicle that was NOT the M-60 version but another tank with Christy suspension (not a M-551) but simular in shape and size of a M-551. The book was only about 25 pages, all in black & white photos, very little text and the size of the book (or manual) was 8X11 and had a light blue cover. It was definitly a US Army book, meant to help soldiers in US vehicle identifcation. Each page was a entire page photo in black & white. Anyway, thanks guys for the info-
SSG Martin S. Kaufman


Did it look like this:


scooch59
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 03:40 PM UTC
If anyone has images or other info in help aiding in building the M-728, I would apprieciate very much. My email address is: [email protected] Thanks guys for the info and assistance- SSG Martin S. Kaufman
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 03:59 PM UTC
Emails Sent
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 07:55 PM UTC
Here's another thread on Armorama about the M728 :
M728
It includes some tips about the conversion sets from AEF and H&K. The H&K set is OOP (they've gone out of business). I've got an old article from Steelmasters (French magazine)dealing with this set. PM me if you are interested.

HTH
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barv
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:34 PM UTC

Thanks Matt ---------saved me a climb to the loft ...did you send a set to Chris as well????........Angel is also after a [email protected].

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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:47 PM UTC
Chris...yep... Angel.. on the way..............
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:59 PM UTC

Muchos grassy stuff!!! :-) :-)
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