Well, here's an update of my latest project: M113 HVMS... That's what I've done: The gun barrel is a piece of sprue from the Italeri Sd. Kfz. 234/3, I made the hole with a screw driver. The gun mantlet and part of the fume extractor were made out of plastic card, sanded to shape as required, the coaxial MG is stretched sprue, I made the hole with a fine point blade, the fume extractor itself, and part of the main gun canvas cover were made out of epoxy putty, and the other part of the gun's canvas cover is a piece of straw (I don't know how to call it in English, but in Spanish we call it cañita, sorbete, popote or pajilla). The turret, the turret roof and the rear fuel tanks are made out of plastic card, and you're not wrong, one of the holes in the turret (the right one), is a little forward that the other, that was what my plan show. I used the kit's rear lights, I only made the base, the wiring and the cover. I only have to made all of the details like hooks, periscopes, hatches, hinges, etc. but the basic shape is ready... This is the last update I'll post, because when I finish the details, I'll inmediatelly give it to the owner, a real IDF maniac... I hope he let me take pics from the finished model, so I'll post them in the forum... Hope you like the pics... As always, comments and suggestions are welcome. Most regards.
José
"Vivir venciendo o morir matando"