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Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
Modern Armor, AFVs, and Support vehicles.
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academy m997 + extras
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
Joined: October 15, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2017 - 06:38 PM UTC
base kit is the academy m-997
detail sets-
eduard hmmwv placards
verlinden m1025 armament carrier set
legend idf m997
e.t. model blue force tracker set
donor parts from academy m1151 and a ruined tamiya m1046




and some more progress







C_JACQUEMONT
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Loire-Atlantique, France
Joined: October 09, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2017 - 07:55 PM UTC
WOW!

That's a very impressive start.

Can you elaborate which Tamiya parts you'll be using?

Also puzzled by use of the Legend IDF conversion, I built that one to make a IDF ambulance and found it pretty poor with "shrunken" undersize parts.

Cheers,

Christophe
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2017 - 09:20 PM UTC
tamiya parts - steering column/wheel, brake lever, driver seat, passenger seat back, and random suspension parts, also front brush gaurd (thanks to sgt.sauer)...as for the legend set mine was also shrunk and many parts warped so i salvaged the mirrors and the vent and backplate thats on the front passenger side of the shell body...and thanks

hopefully by later today ill have a base coat on the body and hood and ill post more pics then
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2017 - 03:13 AM UTC
all things green



including the verlinden doors (way better then the kit ones btw)


unfortunately it was dark by the time I felt safe handling the model so i'll have to wait til tomorrow to get some better pictures outside
kubisz
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Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
Joined: February 18, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2017 - 11:26 AM UTC
Very interesting build, looking forward to see it done. But please find a piece of white paper and make photos on this clean background.
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 05:24 AM UTC
camos on and everything should start coming together soon....sorry for more crappy pics but didn't get back from work until after dark again










MakiWawa
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Warszawa, Poland
Joined: December 17, 2014
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Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 11:09 AM UTC
Well done! Nice camo and interior
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 03, 2017 - 08:01 PM UTC
some progress on the chassis...


and the exhaust...base coat was tamiya hull red, then a wash of mig earth and while it was still wet i dabbed on oxide pigment...once dry it will get a dark wash and some dry brushing then it should be done...
kubisz
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Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
Joined: February 18, 2007
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Posted: Friday, February 03, 2017 - 08:55 PM UTC
Why didn't You cut off the exhaust parts, join them together and then paint and weather it? And, in my opinion, it's too rusty.

Excellent job with interior and camouflage. Well done!
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 03, 2017 - 10:14 PM UTC
didn't think of that until i was already committed thank you though and i do agree...that's why i'm hoping the wash will darken it up and then i can drybrush just a little bit to bring out certain parts
flugwuzzi
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Lower Austria, Austria
Joined: November 02, 2007
KitMaker: 633 posts
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Posted: Friday, February 03, 2017 - 10:42 PM UTC
Great work on the painting and interior Calvin.

cheers
Walter
Chris83
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 05, 2017 - 04:03 AM UTC
a little progress...been really hard to find time lately



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