Hi guys,
Her are a few in-progress shots of my latest project.
It’s a IDF M-113.
I’m using Academy’s M-113 Zelda a base kit, Modelkaste tracks and a little scratch building.
It’s still a work in progress so any hint’s tip’s etc. are welcome.








Jan-Willem

Hi Jan-Willem,

Its good to see another of your creations starting to take shape, I look forward to seeing this one develop.

John

Thank John, I'll try to slap some paint on it as soon as posible

Hi guys,
Here is a small up-date.
I’m still working on the interior, it’s just the base coat now.
And I added 100+ sandbags (still need to add the knots).
I saw a lot of sandbag used on the IDF M-113’s so I thought I would add them as well.







I also added mesh to the air intakes (scratch build from nylon and copper mesh cut to size)

Hey Janwilliam,

that is coming along nicely mate, two questions for you, is there any specific reason you use the MK tracks instead of the Fruil ones? Second question, did you change the liner in the drivers cupola, it still looks a bit to large to me?

Other than that i think you are onto another winner here...congrats!!

Regards from the Swamp

Eth

I'm using the Modelkaste tracks because I had a set laying around (on a old model) as for liner in the drivers cupola it is flush with the inside so I geuss it sould be ok (but that I could also be wrong ) but I'll check my reverence.
Thanks swamp

*nods* looks a little bit too wide to me, but that could just be the andle of the photograph....what colours are you going to paint this?

Regards from the Swamp

Eth

I'm going to use the same color as on my fitter but I am probebly giong to change it a little bit.
As for it being wide, how do you mean that

The width of the inserts in the drivers hatch look like they extend past the lip of the cipole, i thought they should be flush, especially at the front of the cupole where one of the panels for the driver is....could be wrong though and it is just the angle of the photgraph that makes it seem like this?

Regards from the Swamp

Eth

AHA I see what you mean ow,
Some one had already pionted that out and it has been rewoked so that it is sluwh now,
But thank you for the haeds up

It looks very nice. The addition of the sandbags is very nice. It gives it a more "in action" feel. I guess you made them from milliput?

The sandbags hanging on the front somehow looks a bit odd to me - did you see that way of attaching sandbags in a reference?

Hi guys,
Here is another up-date.
Painting and weathering done, still a few other bits and pieces to finish off but she is getting there