M577

Don't think there are any PE or resin interior sets for the M577. It is not hard to do the interior though. Basically it is a M113 interior minus the troop bench seats and the commander's seat pedestal is turned around so it mounts to the front wall with only the platform for standing and no seat on it. The driver's area is the same. The rear area is different for different models depending on the unit they are in and the function they serve. The basic features that all share are large flat fuel cells that run along each side of the hull above the tracks and are about 1 ft thick. On top of these are work tables. Usually a map board is on the right wall and radios on the left. The interior bulkheads and floor are the same as in a standard M113. It is an easy conversion using a doner interior from one of the many M113 kits. I plan on doing one as an Artillery FDC soon as well with a full interior.

'Heavy' is right. I converted one many years ago and it's very easy to do. If you can get detail shots of the particular type you want (some have different antenna mounts on the outside), that would be a great help. I'll have to look at my references from the '70's, but if you're doing an early one I think at least one bench seat was still in the track. Now there are individual 'office chair' seats for the guys back there (two of them, right?).

Ron