Beirut 1981 - M113 Under New Management

[paulh]

[/i]This is one of those " build something whilst trying to figure out how to build something else" builds
Anyway thought I'd share it- obviously far from finished
A modified Revell ATV bought for a fiver and representing one of the myriad of militia's in existence at the time:





Figure by MasterBox
ACW
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[TRM]

Kewl camo Paul!! Sometimes the "in between" jobbies turn out to be the most fun!! Love the base work too!!!

[Leon]

Nice work Paul,I like it.

[paulh]

Thanks fellas!
Fun, pressure free build- been pickin' away at it for about 9 months so moving faster than the Leo did
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[tigrazor]

Great! From what set is this figure exactly? Do you know the movie "Lebanon" btw? So many questions...

[Deleted]

Now that's nice!

I want to follow this, more pics please!

I was there in '78 but never went ashore. I left the Corps after that cruise. A few years after I got out my unit rotated in and was part of the group bombed in '83. Lost some good guys there.

30 years now.

Semper Fi

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[bbd468]

Oct 23, 2013 16:01:31 GMT -5 paulh said:

" build something whilst trying to figure out how to build something else"

Dang Paul, you got more modeling done by accident than i do on purpose!    Looks awesome buddy!

[deafpanzer]

Nine months? WOW! So I have hope to finish my DUKW much sooner that that? LOL

Sharp looking... dig the base!

[paulh]

[/quote]Dang Paul, you got more modeling done by accident than i do on purpose!    [/quote]
Aint it the truth brother Gary! It's cause I have the attention span of a gnat its not like I don't have other to sort out either; - The Tadpole is probably only a couple of nights away from being finished and the Airgeep needs a bit more time for decals and weathering...

True Andy- but this is made of alumiinium so it won't rust!

just a little bit omre on this one:
the kit comes with linkand length tracks - which unfortunately have a knock out mark in the middle of every single link pad! To add insult to injury I glued the running gear in place before applying the tracks which made things just a bit more difficult.
I made such a hard job of getting the bottom runs and sprocket/idler buits on I just gave up on the top run so had to figure out how to address their absence. I decided to make up a "field" modification of the dust shield - similar to those seen on modern MBT's - with some mocro strip, used to "anchor" distressed 10thou; sheet and added some fxing bolts from everygreen rod- don't knowe the size- it was lying in my bits n' pieces.

Not particulalry evident in these shots is the modified exhaust; I made one up from some florist wire around which I wrapped small gauge fuse wire to replicate the ( what  I presume is ) asbestos cladding- now looks decidedly underscale - but as this has only a nod in the direction of possible historial accuracy - I aint sweatin' it.
The heat shiled was made from some tube stock with holes drilled at reasonably regular intervals.
Some enhancement of the engine grills using parts of an Eduard ACAV set I have no memeory of purchasing...

I'll take a few more pics later.

[Mence]

Very cool Paul, neat result.

[bullardino]

Very nice

[paulh]

Thanks chaps. Lucas- the set is IRAQ 2 -the one with the insurgents.
Just a couple of picturesof the other side of the Bucket.





Tonight I'll get a filter or two on and get started on picking out some details

TTFN
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[tigrazor]

Oct 24, 2013 12:57:56 GMT -5 paulh said:

 Lucas- the set is IRAQ 2 -the one with the insurgents.

Ah, THIS one... Thanks for the reminder

[paulh]

So I thought it was time for a bit of an update on this;
After some sponge chipping the Bucket received a liberal treatment of dust over the whole thing with Vallejo desert dust wash- not quiet sure of that stuff yet. Then I hit it with various dust coloured shades with particular attention to the lower extremities. Some detail painting still required.
As far as the figure goes- not my strong point but using a mix of various Vallejo and Andrea shades he seems to be taking reasonable shape.







As always ACW
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[deafpanzer]

Nice work on the figures!

[paulh]

Cheers Andy. like I said not my forte but a reasonable result so far.

[wbill76]

Figure looks right at home on top of the bucket Paul, you know there's only one way to get better at something and that's through practice...or maybe it's bribery...I can never keep it straight!

[paulh]

With ya on that jackwagon.
The sheemag needs some work still and then I'm hopin' that I might be able to dull down the trollies with some judiciously applied pigs

[paulh]

In the interests of historical accuracy - I've changed the title of this one - update pictures to follow later tonight.
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[paulh]

cheers mush

[paulh]

Still more work to be done on the groundwork - debris and general texture etc.,weaponry and possibly another figure- any thoughts graciously welcomed





As always AC&SW

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[paulh]

Great idea jackwagon .I'll definitely give that a go.
Cheers
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[Leon]

Paul,i really like how this is looking.Fantastic work mate.

[wbill76]

Nice to see this one cycle back around Paul, looking good!

[paulh]

New years resoloution Bill- finsh all outstanding before starting a new one...
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[deafpanzer]

Dig the pasted posters on the carrier!!! Great work!

[wbill76]

Jan 9, 2014 6:59:37 GMT -5 paulh said:

New years resoloution Bill- finsh all outstanding before starting a new one...
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Stay strong Paul, you can do it!

[wouter]

wow, great work on this Paul, completely missed this. Love the figure and the touches with those posters!

Cheers

[macmcconnell]

Paul this is coming along nice to see an M113

Mac

[paulh]

Andy,Wouter, Mac thank you fellas.
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