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M113 ACAV Take 2
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:14 pm
by Gunner
Well, I've made quite a bit of progress on my M113 ACAV.
Interestingly enough, the OD paint on the gun shields doesn't look that badly off in natural light, but in the picture (with the camera flash), it REALLY shows up...
I guess I'll break it back down and re-paint and weather the whole thing...
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:33 pm
by Tinman
Looks good!!!
holy s#%&*
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:06 pm
by tderespino
Fantastic
I love the way you covered the equipment holes!!!!
tomd
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:11 pm
by Gunner
Everything except the ACAV gun shields is from Build-a-Rama...
The ropes on the duffle bags are actually more candle wicks. The wire core helps the rope keep its shape.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:06 pm
by immeww2
Cool!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:21 am
by don
How did you do the gun shields? Is that just sheet styrene? If so how did you get it to bend like that?
I would love to see some making of type pictures.
I know build-a-rama is mostly about casts and cloth, accessories that could be used on a variety of vehicles or dioramas, often in a variety of time period settings, but I wonder how many pieces would sell if they were able to offer a gun shield kit similar to this custom?
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:17 am
by steelbonnet
That`s very cool. Love the way this project is panning out,I must admit
Those Gun Shields are fantastic BTW
As for the camera,that happens to me too,try taking the photos in Natural light that should work better
ja
Steel Bonnet
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:05 am
by Gunner
The gun sheilds and M-60s are actually from Verlinden's 120mm line. They're out of production, but my local hobby shop was able to find me a set.
(Verlinden actually did a 120mm M113. I think it was about $400. I wish 21C had used it as a basis for theirs instead of the Tamiya kit)
Actually the side sheilds wouldn't be hard to make, but the CDR's shield would be a pain.
One neat thing I did was that I set the bases for the two side shields on top of holes from when I pulled the junk off. So then, I drilled straight through the base, attached a short piece of brass rod to the arm, and put a cap on the brass rod underneath, so that the arms actually rotate, like they really should.
Assemby was pretty straightforward otherwise. The CDR's shield needed ALOT of sanding, to get it to fit around the cupola, since the shield is bigger. Some of the "feet" of the shield don't quite fit the notches on the cupola. Also, the forward "horns" of the gun shield needed to be sanded back to fit the .50 cal gun mount..
Also, Verlinden includes ZERO instructions on how to assemble everything, so alot of it is based on looking at as many different pictures as possible.
There were some "in progress" shots in an earlier thread, but I'll re-post them tonight.