hi guy's,
Here is my finished model.
It's a Lebanees M-113. It's a Academy m-113 with friul tracks and a new academy .50.
This is the photo I used as referens
And this is the model
Hoop you like it
Jan-Willem
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Jan-Willem's bucket '06 entry Lebanese M113
janwillem
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Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 06:25 PM UTC
ptruhe
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Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 06:40 PM UTC
Looks good. The fit of the left rear fender is a bit off but no bid deal. The missing spare track pad is a nice touch and it looks good with a nice dusty weathering.
Paul
Paul
RoelGeutjens
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 01:53 AM UTC
Hey Jan willem
Nice M-113 you have build there. Nice touch the missing track link.
I can imagine how hard it must be finding ref pics. I had a hard time finding pics of a british warrior
Greetz Roel
Nice M-113 you have build there. Nice touch the missing track link.
I can imagine how hard it must be finding ref pics. I had a hard time finding pics of a british warrior
Greetz Roel
janwillem
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 10:59 PM UTC
-=EDIT=-
I've re-posted the photo's via photo bucket so I hoop that this works better then kitpic
I've re-posted the photo's via photo bucket so I hoop that this works better then kitpic
seb43
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2006 - 02:05 AM UTC
Dear Jan
Nice M113 you did
Question where did you find the decals ??
Cheers
seb
Nice M113 you did
Question where did you find the decals ??
Cheers
seb
janwillem
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2006 - 03:09 AM UTC
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Question where did you find the decals ??
I hand made the writing by hand and the flag was done by taking a small whit strip of decal and painting the red stripes and green tree ( its more a dot) before I put the decal on the model
seb43
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2006 - 03:19 AM UTC
Well really well done the decals
congrats
seb
congrats
seb
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2006 - 03:22 AM UTC
Hey Jan that looks great, love the weathering very much. From what I can see inside it also looks wonderful. Two question, the troop seat, is that from the kit...and please share how you did the weathering along the hull just above the tracks.
Joe
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janwillem
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2006 - 03:33 AM UTC
Well as for the weathering, I used artists pigment powder (light yellow ocre) for the tracks.
I had to make a simular color to the pigment. I made it using tamiya paints desert yellow and flat whit (50/50) and thinned it (70/30 thinner/paint) and applyed it on the side of the model with the airbrush (a lot of thin coats). And thats how I did it. hoop that answers youre question.
I had to make a simular color to the pigment. I made it using tamiya paints desert yellow and flat whit (50/50) and thinned it (70/30 thinner/paint) and applyed it on the side of the model with the airbrush (a lot of thin coats). And thats how I did it. hoop that answers youre question.