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I will test it out and see how it compares. Thanks for the information. I tried a number of resources which I interpreted as scratch of the head and a guess. I will let you know what happens.

I appreciate the offer for the MRE's and may take you are right on about the lighting, my M113 is actually darker than the picture shows. The flash from my camera gives it a lighter look and makes it appear more of the WWII olive drab. I tried three or four different shades before I ended up...

I painted the hull with Testors Dark Olive Drab #1610. I attached the 106mm recoilless rifle to the hull and installed the hull to the chassis. I took a photo of the engine compartment with the hull assembled. I'm actually thinking about making the radiator and air cleaner for the...

UPDATE #10 I primed the exterior hull. I will touch up some areas before I put the first coat of paint on. I went ahead and glued in the cargo for the interior. I put the hull on and photographed how it would look inside the hull assembled. Next I will...

I put the cushions on both sides of the cargo bay along with three 106mm crates, seven more ammo cans and a ration box on the storage shelves. I took a photo through the back of the M113 to give an idea of what it will look like when it's all buttoned up. The next update should...

I was able to complete most of the interior plaques and plumed the heater. I then glued in the driver's seat assembly, drive handles, instrument panel, fire extinguisher and I installed the cargo compartments rear facing seat and box below the commander's seat. In the...

I painted the interior a Tamiya greenish grey. This is the closest color match I could find to the seafoam green. I painted the engine based on some of the reference photos I had. I painted up the seats I made, along with the fire extinguisher and the heater. I detailed the...

Here is the photos of the relocated fuel cap and the backdated exhaust. The fuel cap is located on the upper left rear portion of the hull. The exhaust (silver piece) is located on the upper right front portion of the hull on the engine access.

It has been slow go this weekend due to a family emergency. I did have an opportunity to add two shelves to the interior hull for radio equipment, along with moving the fuel cap and backdating the exhaust. I also had a chance to work on the rear fenders and fix a couple of small details. I...

I finished the wiring and put the primer coat on so I can take care of some small issues before painting the interior.

I did not like the simple looking engine. My first thought was to remove the engine and replace it with a 1/18 scale Chrysler block from a diecast car. The engine was glued in very well and I feared I would break the flooring when I tried to remove it. I decided to detail the existing motor as...

I used old gift cards (An idea I got from the guy who did the WWII Dragon Wagon) and plastic stock for some of the interior access hatches along with the driver and gunner's seats (not pictured). I wasn't going for 100% accuracy, just to the point where it satisfied me visually. Matt...

I did notice something when I started. The hull number on the 1/18 scale model matched Tamiya's M113 model from the 1980's. My guess is the plan was to build the model as a Vietnam M113 at the start and they decided to upgrade it. The storage packs cover the numbers, so unless you remove them...

I was able to acquire a Millennium Models 1/18 M113A2 for a conversion to a Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle. Here is the model I started with and what my future conversion shall look like. I removed all the storage accessories on the hull and filled the holes. I also...

Looking forward to receiving mine. Thanks again.

Awesome work. Thanks for the heads up.

Any idea when the orders will start to be shipped?

Can't wait to receive mine. Looks awesome.

The photo of my WC63 Maxon from the banner photo. The Maxon is at the end of the convoy just in front of the WC63 weapons carrier. Thanks again for the votes.