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the ones mentioned plus Sherman T-34 calliope 90mm m36 gun carriage

I would be interested. Let me know.

Here are the first decals and transfers I put on the M113. The decals I used were from my past modeling. I used an Archer dry transfer from a 1/16 M26 tank for the star on the large hatch next to the recoilless rifle and m60. The remainder of the decals were from different aircraft decal sheets...

I decided to go with these markings for my M113. The picture is of a 1/35 scale model. I actually located some decals and dry transfers I can use for the majority of the M113. I am going to hand paint the words on the gun shields and bell turret. I already started decaling my M113 and will post...

Thanks, the input and help from other members really helped to bring my conversion to reality.

Nice job. It gives me some thoughts for a future conversion.

Matt, Your conversion parts made all the difference in the world. Thanks again.

Here is the before and after. Interior

I'm still kicking that around. I have looked at a number of pictures and have been trying to find something that would not be too difficult to duplicate yet still look good. I will let you know. Thanks again for the help.

I appreciate all of the input and support from the members in both forums. I personally found the work put into this conversion well worth the time and effort.

I sprayed two coats of Tamiya semi-gloss on my M113. It differently made it a shade darker. Last step will be the decals and whether or not I decide to give it the battle field look.:slug:

I will give him a shot. Thanks for the heads up.

I painted the bell turret, shields and water cans for final assembly. I assembled the shields and placed them on my M113. My next step is to do an over spray of semi-gloss which should give it a little darker shade.

I did not have much success printing my own decals. I ordered some Archer dry transfers for a 1/16 scale Pershing tank. I noticed the national symbol (white 5 point star) was different sizes on the M113 from small to very large so I am not worried about the scale difference. I have not...

I assembled the shields and the bell turret. They went on nicely, Pickelhaube did an excellent job. The paint suggestion and semi-gloss coat made by Apache26 worked. It darkened the paint and gave it what I believe was a proper finish. I will post photos. The last thing left is to decal and...

Thanks Matt, It really makes a huge difference to have the conversion parts. I appreciate the help and advice you've offered. There has been a lot of support and advice, along with shared resource information from different members which helped to make my idea for a conversion a reality.

The rifle was installed when the hull was mounted to the chassis. It blends in because of the color. I think the next photos with the installed shields will make it more apparent. Thanks for looking at the photos. I will also look into making a cone for the M2.

I repainted the M113 using the suggestions made by members in order to properly mimic the Vietnam color I was hoping for. Thanks to the help of Pickelhaube's M113 conversion parts I was able to obtain the bell turret, .50 cal shield and the M60 shield needed for my...

I tried the color and it looks like it will work once I put the semi-gloss on. I will post photos in the next day or two. Thanks for the information, these forums really pay off.

I worked on the equipment for the rear of my Vietnam M113 to match what I am seeing in some of my reference photos. I plan on trying a different color for the overall tank based on feedback I have received from other members. I can see the finish line. Thanks for all the input.