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Over the past 24 hours I have been correcting the rear hatch area on my old ESCI 1/35 LAV C2. Now I have run in to a snag. What position are the closing latches in when the hatch is secured shut? The only pic I could find on Prime Portal show one at 6 o'clock and one at 4 o'clock. Does anyone here know?
anyways here is what I did. I removed and sanded flush the original incorrect molded hatches. Made a new larger twin door hatch from sheet plastic. Created the edging from strip plastic. Made new hinges from sprue and strip plastic, scratch built the pioneer tool rack from sheet and strip plastic, then moved and remounted the top grab rails and rear hull lift rings. I also created a closing latch handle based off a spare one I had in the bin. You can make them out in the picture on the my workdesk. It's not 100% perfect, but far closer to the real thing than what came in the kit.
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Carlos,
Andrew just called me and said that the handles on the back door (right door) are almost in the 6 O' clock position when fully locked but that they are slightly towards the 5 O' clock position as shown by the bottom one in this photo:
It looks like it is straight down in the picture but Andrew says it is not completely straight as I said. He said all the LAV's are the same on these back doors.
Cool!
Glad I could help my friend.
I did a little editing right before I saw your post so that link is gone now as I combined it into one post.
Let me also add that Andrew said while in combat these hatches are rarely locked all the way in that down position.
BTW Nice work there with those doors!
OK, here is the completed rear end. I also ended up scratchbuilding some new water can racks since the kit only comes with one but needs three. Pioneer tools are courtesy of an Academy accsory set. Placement is part based of the stencils you can read in the pics and part SWAG.
Thanks again for the help Mike! Much appreciated!
Thanks Mike! i do really apprecaite it! Take a look here for further updates. This thread is carrying the WIP pics. I will post finished ones here once all completed, for those who dont frequennt the GB threads.
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Well I have no idea what happened to the WIP thread for this LAV so...I will show the latest progress here.
Right now I am concentrating on finishing up partial builds that are near completion. This one is pretty close to being done I think. I just need to add a bit more stowage (a couple duffle bags and some rucks), the commanders M240 MG and some antennas. Finish the crew figures and add them... Then it will be time for weathering and done!
Nicely done, I do not believe I've ever seen one of those completed since they came out in the late 80s.
Thank you sir! And now that I think about it, I have to say the same thing.I can not recall ever seeing one built either...
Well as of today all stowage is attached and also the UHF antenna.(the black thing next to the orange ice chest on the top deck) Still working on those Verlinden crew figures. I also need to come up with the FM and HF antennas.
The crew figures so far...
and where they will go...
How did you do the intake / exhaust grates?! I really like the look and want to replicate them on my Bradley!
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Simple basic painting. A wash of black in the grill, then topped of with the Sand dry brush. I still need to dry brush the edging areas where the frame meets the grill. But thank you. I think your Bradley is looking pretty kicka$$ myself.
My LAV is almost ready for weathering. Lately I havebeen working on the crew figures. Here is how they are looking as of this evening (along with some WWII French crew for another AFV build).
The LAV C2 and the figures are looking great. The LAV needs some weathering though. It looks way too clean. I like the cooler and other stowage on it too. Great job so far.
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Stick, looking very nice. Love all the stowage and the figures are excellent. Can't wait to see it with dirt!!
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Your figures look great! What else you can not do? LOL My son has a Dragon figures set that use same uniform so I will definitely come back here to look at your work.
Andy
Thanks guys! And oh yes, there will be dirt... Comng soon...
Nice work on the figures Stik (both sets).
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Looking nice Carlos.
I thought of someday building an 'M' version which my son was on in his 2nd deployment out near the Syrian border.
Mike
Yeah, man--I'm with everyone here who says "great work on the figures!" . They really look great!
I agree that it needs some weathering, too. Some pin washes to give it some depth and shadows, too. That would really perk up the clean look.
I', also with Rob--I don't think I've seen one of these done here completely, either! And ESCI no less? Wow!
This morning I started on some of the weathering. Sprayed some thinned Raw Sienna on the lower hull and tires. Then a very light dusting overall.
I am getting that dirty feel......feels good!!
redleg12 I am getting that dirty feel......feels good!! Rounds Complete!!
You should like this next part...
on my last ODS build, it was brought to my attention about weather conditions during the ground war, so I decided to add some "muddiness" with a new technique (for me). First off I gathered some dirt from the garden area of my home. Then I sifted it thru a screeen until I had only the"fine grain" stuff and placedin into an empty Altoids tin- perfect for this sort of use. Then I mixed up a textured mud concoction using the sifted dirt, water, and Future as binder/adhesive in anold film cannister lid. Using an old #3 Nylon brush I applied the mud to areas of the undersurface and suspension where it would likely appear...
I really like the texture effect that this technique produced. After the final coat of dust color is airbrshed on, I think it will look "just right".
I also finished up the crew figures with some dry brushing and super glued the driver in place. Now a question for the audience- which figures in the remaining hatches?
Option one
or Option two
Feedback please!!!
Here is how the stuff looks now that its dry. I am very happy with the finished texture and once I get the final dust coat airbrushed on it will be just what I want.
Now I just need to make and add the antennas and do the final dust coat and I am calling this puppy done...
No feedback at all guys? I'm not looking for attaboys- just some honest critiques on this experiment in weathering.
Well I got the mud under an airbrushed coat of Tamiya paints to even out the tone: 10 parts Deck Tan, 5 parts Buff, and 2 parts Desert Yellow heavily thinned.
Looks good to me. I like the look of the mud. Nice work. This one is coming out nicely..
OK...beat me with a "stick".....but.....I love the crud....good and chunky.....that good mud puddle sticky stuff
Ahhh....the memories. Nothing like driving through a good back roads puddle.
With all the baggage it is really looking nice.
If I had to be a stickler about the weathering, I'd say that the mud looks great, but I wish you'd done some pin washes or overall washing of the model first. For me, it lacks some definition and shadows where you would want to see them in order to simulate the effect of light on a 1:1 vehicle. It could have used some streaks too, down the side, in dust or dirt shades.
Also, try not to take photos in the sunlight--it washes out your pics something fierce!
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