Tamiya M113A2 4/14 moved this to MHISC

[Leon]

Morning guys,with two builds on the shelf waiting to be clear coated my mojo is running high.I'm giving thought to starting on this one now.

[`Boots`]

Yeah baby...........first in and bookmarked , thats a little beauty fella and looking forward to seeing ya work ya `ol wizardry on this one bud

[Leon]

Boots glad to have you along for the ride buddy.

[bbd468]

I came in a close second! LOL Im totally in brother Leon! A liitle birdie drop a hint in my ear that you might be buildin sumpin new.

[Leon]

Glad to have you along Gary,getting ready to pop the lid now.

[Deano]

Nice one Leon , look forward to seeing what you do with the kit

[Leon]

Afternoon guys,made a start on the M113A2.Got the wheels cleaned up and dry fit,the rear ramp is glued on,tracks and upper deck plate are dry fit.Thinking about adding an interior but the only one i saw is for the Acadamy M113.Any thoughts if this would work in the Tamy?Hope you like it so far.









Thanks for looking,as always ACW.

[Leon]

Evening guys,made really good progress today.Got some more bits on the upper plate,engine hood assembled,and rear fuel tanks glued on.All parts are just test fit for pics.So far no fit issues.











Thanks for looking,as always ACW.

[bbd468]

DAAAIIIIUUUMMMM Leon! I bet your monthly Glue bill is outrageous!

Tamiya kits go together like a dream.....yes? Looks nice bro.

[Leon]

Gary thanks bro ,so far Tamiya kits are shake and bake all the way .As for the glue bill,i'm only on my third bottle since i started building.

[reserve]

Nice and tight, Leon.
If I dare hazard a guess, I'd say the Academy and Tamiya kits are close enough that one would be able to cross over with interior sets...I've done it with stuff made for Tamiya going into Dragon and gotten away with it

Regards,
Mark

[Leon]

Mark thanks for looking in and your comment.Much appreciated.Think i'll order the interior and give it try.

[wbill76]

Nothing like making the most of your mojo there Leon! You'll have this one painted before we even know it.

[dupes]

Looks like I got here too late - when I was building this one a while back, was told (by someone "in the know") that the big cells on the back of the chassis wouldn't be there for an A2 model...only an A3. Might not matter to you, but if it does I can dig out my notes.

[deafpanzer]

DAMN! I blinked my eyes and it is almost done! Hell yeah count me in... always liked this armor!

[Deleted]

Don't you just love buckets, I've bookmarked this one for sure.

[Mence]

Nice one Leon, gotta love love a 113.

[Leon]

Bill you comment is much appreciated,thank you.



Dupes this was part of the RISE package for select M113A2 and M113A3.The package included a turbocharged engine,new transmission,power brakes,conventional steering,external fuel cells,and a 200 amp alternator with 4 batteries.

Andy you have got to stop blinking buddy .Glad to have you along.

Mack appreciate you looking in and your comment.Thank you.

Dicky thank you mate ,i'm going to order the Verlinden interior for this.I just hope it fits as it was made for the Academy M113.

Mence glad you like it so far.

[Leon]

Thanks Dicky,i,m up for the challenge on this one.

[Tobi]

Hey Leon, no paint yet? A little disappointing, isn't it?

The M113 is an all-time classic. There were a lot of them in the barracks where I used to play as a child.

Cheers,
Tobi

[Deleted]

sweet build! love these things so many variations

[rbaer]

Pow! Leon's rockin' through another one!
Nice start, lookin' good.
I'm pretty sure the Academy kit is one of those early straight knock-offs of Tamiya kits, so parts should actually interchange between the two, which means to me that an interior kit for the Academy '113 ought to drop right into the Tamiya unit. About the only differences I know of are the lack of poly caps in Academy's sprockets and idlers, but I haven't seen a recent tooling from Tamiya (llike the kit you're building) so say if even that's still true.
Gawd, I'm long-winded.....

[Leon]

Tobi still have more work to do on the top plate and build the cupola .Hope to have primer on this weekend.

Pete thank you.

Russ appreciate you looking in and your comment .Going to order the interior set and see how it goes.

[Leon]

Evening guys,the build phase is now complete and ready for primer.Everything is dry fit and will be primed and painted separately.Going to order the interior for this tomorrow along with a few more figures.Hope you like it.











Thanks for looking,as always ACW.

[bbd468]

Leon!!!! Slow down and take a breath dude!

Nice build bro, let primer fly!!!

[Leon]

Gary thanks bro,mucho appreciated .Think i'm going to set this aside for a bit and try to get the M48 and ASLAV clear coated and ready for decals.Will have another update on this when i get the interior and start on it.

[imatanker]

Pant, Pant, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeez,Pant, Pant. Phew, I made it in time. Nice Box on Tracks Leon. Dude, you need to stop doing this to me. I'm gettin' too old.

[Leon]

Jeff thank you buddy,going to set this aside for a bit and try and work on the M48 and ASLAV.

[imatanker]

Jan 30, 2014 21:00:50 GMT -5 Leon said:

Jeff thank you buddy,going to set this aside for a bit and try and work on the M48 and ASLAV.

Looks like I did make it just in time  I've got the other two bookmarked so I should be all set .

[deafpanzer]

Looking freaking good! Can't wait to see it primed. That's it I have to get one of those but maybe during Vietnam War era... thanks a bunch!