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19 hours ago, snapper_city said:

 

Interesting. I wonder if this is a standard thing or vehicle by vehicle? The references I saw they looked metallic and signs of paint wear. I'll try dig them out. 

The foam is standard fit out of the factory, glued to the ceiling, and also to the inside of the rooftop cargo hatch: this is based on my expertise with late-model M113, so may not be correct for a 1960s track. 

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On 30/03/2018 at 4:11 AM, GMK said:

The foam is standard fit out of the factory, glued to the ceiling, and also to the inside of the rooftop cargo hatch: this is based on my expertise with late-model M113, so may not be correct for a 1960s track. 

 

No idea. I have only ever been inside a couple and they were both reenactors vehicles so who knows what differed. otherwise i have to go on pictures. Either way I can't be bothered to change things at this stage. I'll just remember for future builds.

 

 

 

A small update.

 

The roof is on and things are moving towards painting.

 

41130345621_cf3fe51aad_h.jpgIMAG4862 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

The commanders cupola

 

41130345311_f7869bd88f_h.jpgIMAG4863 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

41130344951_b05df8e2f1_h.jpgIMAG4864 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Until next time.

 

 

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Hi guys

 

Tonight I built the stunning Tasca .50 Cal and this APC is starting to look mean.

 

41168876941_5eb966fdf7_h.jpgIMAG4877 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

41168877831_a461f530b1_h.jpgIMAG4874 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

27294914978_f8e90ec9d3_h.jpgIMAG4876 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

7620189920_d2c4df92d9_b.jpgM113 apc 1/5th Infantry "Bobcats" 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning" by Jerzy Krzemiński, on Flickr

 

Until next time..

 

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38 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

The 25th Infantry or sometimes known as the “Electric Strawberry”.  I know several vet’s that served in Vietnam with the 25th. Ive seen the book about those tracks. Its in my too read list. 

 

Cool. Do you know what it's called? I would love to read it. 

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Ok I got through one stockpile of books. I found this book its a good one for M48’s and Track’s in country.  oYNelF2.jpg

The book i was commenting on i believe is “ No place to hide” by Bill Sly. Make sure its by Mr.sly, and not the same titled book by Glenn Greenwald. Thats about Edward snowden. I will hopefully get to that other stash of books over the weekend and confirm this. 

 

Dennis

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Hi guys

 

Sorry for the lack of updates. I only get evenings to model which I'm doing almost daily and it's either model or update the forum. Things have been moving on quite well but it's going to be tight for a finish by the end of the month. 

 

The front finished.

 

26585539717_1355ff74cb_h.jpgIMAG4895 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

The back all ready to go. Good old Tamiya tape cut on the Infini cutting mat with added PE buckles.

 

40742293584_af2b9975df_h.jpgIMAG4899 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

26585538137_ba511c6d7f_h.jpgIMAG4900 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Next it was time to clear the bench ready for primer. I haven't had this much real estate since the beginning of the build.

 

40742291834_8e9e86503d_h.jpgIMAG4911 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

All masked up ready to go.

 

40742290854_9622f93873_h.jpgIMAG4912 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Tamiya XF-1 Black as a primer base.

 

41413704082_34115bd3e2_h.jpgIMAG4919 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

26585535917_f3b5972f8c_h.jpgIMAG4920 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Firstly I tried Vallejo Model Color 889 USA Olive Drab but instantly decided it looked wrong and too brown. Kind of glad as Model Color is a bar steward to spray well.

 

40742289044_5354b9c387_h.jpgIMAG4925 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Next up Vallejo Model Air 013 Yellow Olive. I'm a lot happier with this colour.

 

40742288414_9217b8301e_h.jpgIMAG4927 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Chipping has begun.

 

41456562831_18ab82c2b0_h.jpgIMAG4931 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Finally the tools of the trade have been painted. They still need a wash but they are looking the part.

 

41456561281_b8e82ffb65_h.jpgIMAG4932 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Until next time...

 

 

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Hi guys

 

Here is where things are up to. Not a lot of bench time lately so not much more to show. The chipping is finished and I am detail painting parts ready for a clear coat.

 

41808976121_3aa27da3f5_h.jpgIMAG4947 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

41808974931_5f0ea71426_h.jpgIMAG4948 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

41767121962_ed9fe6b3bf_h.jpgIMAG4951 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

41808972311_b315452dae_h.jpgIMAG4952 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

41767120322_992a93a927_h.jpgIMAG4953 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

40910218255_f15c9c202b_h.jpgIMAG5071 by Mark Inman, on Flickr

 

Until next time.

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45 minutes ago, FrancisGL said:

Great job with chipping, looks very real for my taste...:popcorn:

Cheers Mark :thumbsup:

 

Thanks. I'm trying to decide if I should do scratches down the sides or just do scratches through the mud weathering. 

 

M113 acav "B" troop 11 ACR "Blackhorse"

 

 

M113 acav "B" company , 2/22nd Infantry "Triple Deuce" , 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division"

 

 

M113 acav 1/10th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers" , 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division"

 

 

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IMHO, with the reference photos that you have, it should be easy for you to do the chipping, but an important detail is what you like.

By my own experience, I know that, what we do in a kit, if we do not like it, later we try to change it to what we would have done, with the obvious difficulty and risk, of touching a finished model.

What has been done so far seems very real and well done.

Cheers Mark :D

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Hi Mark, lovely job you are doing on this, and yes I think the scratches would be on all of them due to driving in the jungle but then do look like only surface scratches :like:

 

Regards

Richard

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Thanks Richard. Yes they seam to be paint surface scratches. It doesn't go through to the metal very often. I have been experimenting with techniques but still not happy so far. Sponge technique dragging down the side doesn't look right. I have tried this technique using Scotchbrite also but still not what I'm looking for. Another technique is placing a bit of Tamiya tape down and thinly painting a line against it. I'm struggling to get them thin enough though. This is not bad for the odd heavy scratch but not the numerous light scratching I'm after. My next technique to try is get a clear coat down and try knock up a batch of enamel colour thinned like some of the Ammo type streaking grim. I'm taking pictures as I go so my next picture update will highlight all these techniques. 

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I found a hard lead mechanical pencil just right for replicating the paint scratches on AFV’s it’s worth a look at but try on some scrap first rather than committing to the model. The narrow tip gives you great control and you can vary the pressure for heavy or light scratches. 

 

HTH 

 

Dan 

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I have used pencils before for scratches but I'm looking for the scratches to be a slightly lighter green then the base colour. These will just be scratches through the top layer of paint. Not down to the metal. Unless I can find a lighter green art pencil. There's an idea. I'll do some research. Cheers Dan.

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