Hi folks, here´s a new project. I´m modifying an Italeri LAV-25 into a Mowag Piranha II 8x8 Chilean Army. This is what I wanna get:




As i said, I´m using a LAV-25 I bought half built as a base, and this is what I have so far, with the following modifications:

- Scratch built the roof and roof hatchs, rear door, stowage bins in place of propellers. All of the previous using plastic sheets.
- Added anti slip surface in the front, using thinned sand paper.

The pics:





Yet to do a lot of things, I will inform you all progress.

Comments and ideas most welcome as usual

Cheers

Very nice Klaus. Great job! I am definitely interested in seeing more photos when you make more progress on the project.

If you would be willing to make these photos available to me, I would happily post them on WarWheels.Net (and give you the credit of course) when you're finished.

If this is something you'd be interested in doing, please contact me direct at [email protected] .

I'm loving it so far. May I ask what you are using ´for the nonskid free panals on the front? I assume that's what they are.

One at the time, please....:-)

- Patrick, thanks for the offer, let me see how well it´s finished and talk to the Editors around here, OK?

- Charles, thanks for the coments, as I said, the anti skid panels are made from sand paper (only the surface). My bad english vocabulary, oh well....


Cheers

Your english is fine Klaus. I just didn't read the last sentence in your first post. Great job my friend.

No worries Klaus.

Hi folks, a little update.....

I rebuilded the entire rear section (new storage boxes, rear low hull, and a long etc.....), added some periscopes, lowered windshield for the driver, tools on the right side, a reworked gun stations, and added some wire made parts, and a long etc (again).....and new lights in the front...and.....and...and...

Pics:








Still lot of work yet to be done

Cheers and comments welcome

Well, it seems nice so far! Waiting to see more photos!
Good luck!

Thanks Giacomo....

nice conversion of the revell LAV 25 kit. I'm still working on mine.

Klaus,
Nice progress on the Pirana, I wonder how you get so much time to build all of these great kits, I think they must have you locked in a room somewhere.

Regards,

John

Thanks Luke...

Hi John, not locked at all, it´s just sitting up, 2 full hours of work and wait till next oportunity....usually the following weekend..

I´m working on another one, I´ll post it maybe tomorrow

Best Regards

your welcome

Hi folks, a little update in the build.....

I re-build the periscopes, made the firing ports and applied the decals and first paint to the wheels, hull and non skid surfaces....

Pics:









Cheers

Wow!!! You did a bang up job. Congrats. Got somethings to learn from you. Great job.

Great!
When I saw the anti slip surfaces I thought you exaggerated with drybrushing... but a closer look made me aware of that good work!

Great work, Klaus! A nice custom model that looks right-on to the actual AFV.

Thanks to all, but still have to learn a lot from more pro people

But it´s not finished yet, lacks the 50 cal MG and a small touch of drybrush in certain areas, and some weathering (love the weathered vehicles, you know :-) :-)

More pics (of the finished model) soon......

Cheers