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Armor/AFV: Modern Armor
Modern armor in general.
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WIP: LAV-25 for the PMY campaign OOTB
newnikonian
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India / भारत
Joined: July 28, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 09:26 PM UTC
Here some of my in progress pics

Still lot of work to be done. This is how it stands as of now. Stowages are fixed with glutak for photos.













Comments welcome.
kevinb120
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Joined: May 09, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 02:18 AM UTC
Looking good!

cripes with my new Mustang I keep tinkering with and a new g/f, I had mine about 90% done for months and still won't have any of my campaign projects done on time
newnikonian
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Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 07:12 AM UTC
Hi kevinb120, Yah I know the feeling. I missed two of my campaign builds. And the kits are packed back to storage. After about 8 months of break this build started as quick and dirty OOTB build. I think I will make it this time

Hi Gary,
As usual with the critical eye
Thanks for the pointer. Nothing is glued yet and I will fix it. I never noticed it before Thanks again
newnikonian
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Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007 - 08:37 AM UTC
No suggestions / critics / areas of improvements???
LeoCmdr
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Joined: January 19, 2005
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Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007 - 11:00 AM UTC
You should add some exhaust staining on the right side of the hull.

It looks like you made a good attempt at the concertina wire but it appears that you only have about 4 or 5 loops....it wouldn't expand more than a few feet. Maybe make more loops or replace it with aftermarket PE concertina wire with multiple loops?

Add some wiring to the smoke grenade dischargers.

Doesn't the LAV 25 have mesh over the engine air intake grills?

Try to flatten the mesh down at the bottom of the turret basket and there should be mesh around the lower half of the turret basket too.

There should be locking mechanisms for the driver's hatch and the rear hull hatches when they are open.

The coaxial machine gun should be in line with the 25mm main gun.

I understand you have built the kit out of the box but you asked for suggestions / critics / areas of improvement so I am only trying to give you details that you could have added during the build and not into the painting or weathering phase.

Maybe add a tow cable too.

Are you adding any markings?
newnikonian
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Posted: Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 08:56 AM UTC
Hi Jason,
Thanks a lot for the consice and almost complete suggestions and improvements. I am not adding any markings on this one.
This kit was started as a comeback kit after nearly a year break So I was just rushing through. I will try to correct the mistakes and fix as much as I can.
Thanks again for the feedback Jason. I realy appriciate your time and effort.

Have a Great Day.
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