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1/6 (Entirely Scratchbuilt) Metal M113 ACAV

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1/6 (Entirely Scratchbuilt) Metal M113 ACAV
Posted by fullmetal on Thursday, January 6, 2011 5:45 AM

Hi! I'm Jon from the Philippines. I just want to share my entirely scratchbuilt 1/6scale M113 ACAV made from galvanized sheets, galvanized wires and lead solder. All parts of the project were all handmade/ handcrafted, and it took me almost a year to build this. This is my very first model/scratchbuild and very first painting try, so please bear with me if you notice some not-so-accurate details or colors. Hope you like my build Smile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For  the W.I.P. thread, please visit this link:

1/6 M113 ACAV(Metal) - One Sixth Warrior Forum

 

Thank you guys for looking! Comments are very welcome Smile

 

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  • From: Woodbine, MD
Posted by 666Irish on Thursday, January 6, 2011 5:48 AM

Beautiful work! I would love to have that sitting on my coffee table! I also wish I had the time and money to take on a project of that scale!

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Posted by fullmetal on Thursday, January 6, 2011 6:24 AM

Thank you sir!

I forgot to write that my only reference in this build is a 1/72 M113 ACAV Trumpeter kit. And it supposed to have 2 M60 mgs rather than 2 .30 caliber browning mgs. I did it  because it is easier to build brownings from scratch unlike the M60s....Sorry for my bad english Sad

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  • From: Warwick, RI
Posted by Kolschey on Thursday, January 6, 2011 9:02 AM

Very impressive work! Thanks for sharing!

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  • From: California
Posted by SprueOne on Thursday, January 6, 2011 8:59 PM

Very impressive build, a one of a kind 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by salvine on Friday, January 7, 2011 4:53 PM

I can't speak for everyone here but I'll give you a little slack on the color. Nice work!

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Posted by fullmetal on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:22 PM

salvine

I can't speak for everyone here but I'll give you a little slack on the color. Nice work!

 

Thank you sir, but the color of the pictures posted vary when you see it personally, maybe because of the lighting or the camera. It is in olive drab color ^_^

Thanks for looking

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Posted by White_R34 on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:43 PM

Now that's truly amazing! Bow Down My hat's off to you and your skills!YesCool

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Saturday, January 22, 2011 6:00 PM

WOW!!! Now that is some kind of serious model.I was a MARINE in "the NAM" and I saw many of those things.The one I always seemed to have around(the crew seemed to follow us like a puppy) was more weathered ,But you got it spot on.Excellent work.I build proffessionally and no one has ever asked me to build one of those and if they wanted it REALLY BIG, like yours I would hope that it comes out looking that great. again GREAT WORK!!!! tankerbuilder

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  • From: Ontario, Canada
Posted by Bockscar on Saturday, January 22, 2011 6:15 PM

Fullmetal:

That's a fantastic build! It looks very much like a full scale M113.

I am surprised it is your vey first model, do you have background skills in metal work?

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Posted by fullmetal on Saturday, January 22, 2011 8:21 PM

Thank you all for the compliments, they are very much appreciated! ^_^

 

To sir Bockscar:

Yes sir, I am a tinsmith doing seasonal ornaments for export.  And also a die-maker for pressmachines. ^_^

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  • From: Ontario, Canada
Posted by Bockscar on Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:10 PM

fullmetal

Thank you all for the compliments, they are very much appreciated! ^_^

 

To sir Bockscar:

Yes sir, I am a tinsmith doing seasonal ornaments for export.  And also a die-maker for pressmachines. ^_^

Fullmetal:

You do very high quality work. The tracks and wheels are fabulous.

Your skill really shows, thank you for sharing your work.

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Posted by Woody on Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:43 PM

Wow, that is awesome!


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  • From: italy
Posted by bsyamato on Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:02 AM

Awrsome!! just stotted now this work..Crying

i've stratched a veichle in 1/144.. i think with this the two extreme Smile

 

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:15 AM

Dang, that's realistic! Nicest M113 I've seen for a long time!

Any plans for your next project?

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:25 AM

That is wild, great work there!

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Posted by fullmetal on Thursday, April 28, 2011 6:41 PM

Thank you!!

Thinking of scratchbuilding a panzer1 tank, but without the interiorSmile

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Posted by Philip.Bibbey on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 7:17 AM

What a monster! Great job!

 

Cheers!

Phil Bibbey 

Current projects: 

Tamiya 1/350 Bismarck 

Future Projects:

Lindberg 1/125 Minesweeper R/C conversion experiment? 

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