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  1. Vietvetson

    Metal landing gear for 1/18 scale BBI F/A-18 Hornet

    Over a period of months and long discussions with Teebird about the sagging landing gear on the pre-Sidewinders versions of the BBI F/A-18 Hornet (This has been brought up by other members and the topic was touched on by Pizzaguy a while back). Teebird and I decided to do something about this...
  2. Vietvetson

    What ever happened to the 21st Century A-10 prototype?

    The prototype A-10 was in the hands of the owner of "Skyworks" prior to the company folding. He claimed the model was his and no one had any rights to it. It created a lot of issues with the person who loaned him the model with the idea that he would create production models for those who...
  3. Vietvetson

    A Higher call.

    Incredible story of two men with honor and respect for each other during a World War. Amazing.
  4. Vietvetson

    Kerry's M-4 / M-51 Sherman.

    Great job Matt. I like the quad conversion. Reminds me of the Canadian Skink with it's 20mm anti aircraft guns or the M3 with a Quad 45. Canadian Skink M3 Stuart with Quad 45
  5. Vietvetson

    Iraq M113A2 with racks and shield

    I'm working on my weathering skills before I put a brush to them.
  6. Vietvetson

    JUMBO Sherman Almost Done !!!

    Nice, can't wait to start on mine.
  7. Vietvetson

    Iraq M113A2 with racks and shield

    I tried taking a picture of my two converted APC's side by side but they did not turn out. I decided to cut and paste the photos of the two Pickelhaube conversions. The green APC is the Vietnam era M113A1 with .50 cal MG and a .60 cal MG with shields, along with a recoilless rifle. The tan...
  8. Vietvetson

    Iraq M113A2 with racks and shield

    I will take a photo of both and post it on Friday. Good info on a real work horse. Thanks again Pickelhaube for helping me make these two conversions a reality.
  9. Vietvetson

    Iraq M113A2 with racks and shield

    Here is the other conversion I did using Pickelhaube's Vietnam cupola and gun shields. You can see the difference in the shield and cupola's. I'm still trying to perfect my weathering before I put the brush to the models.
  10. Vietvetson

    Iraq M113A2 with racks and shield

    Pickelhaube sells the rounded racks (shown) for $40 a pair, plus another $25 for the cupola and shield. He also sells the squared racks for $30 a pair depending on what your looking for. Once I received them I had them cleaned up, built, painted and installed in less then two days working a...
  11. Vietvetson

    Iraq M113A2 with racks and shield

    I received Pickelhaube's m113 APC upgrade. After removing all of the gear from the original model, filling the holes, cleaning up the new parts, assembling them, painting the parts and the final assembly, here is the semi finished result. Once again Matt (a.k.a. Pickelhaube) you have out done...
  12. Vietvetson

    Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle

    Great info Apache26. I'm going to check out your tanks and and the materials to weather mine. I enjoy the information these forums yield.
  13. Vietvetson

    Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle

    I'm still researching on how I am going to weather it for Vietnam. I am also not happy with the way the floatation blisters on the front turned out:crying:. The're too small, so I am going to scratchbuild another set to replace them before I get started on the weathering. I also plan on...
  14. Vietvetson

    Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle

    I added some accessories and did some final touches to my M113A1 with recoilless rifle, I'm somewhat happy with the outcome. I started reading up on how to weather armor, since I have only done airplanes before. You armor guys let me know what you think. I really want to...
  15. Vietvetson

    Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle

    I used a few of the appropriate decals for my M113. I left the skirt on my tank since it is die cast and not plastic (difficult to remove, lots of grinding). I was asked what I did to backdate my M113 APC. Here is a list. Removed from exterior External fuel tanks All storage gear and...
  16. Vietvetson

    Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle

    Thanks "K-Tiger" and "Apache26" for the information. I could not find any reference anywhere. Glad to find people in the know.
  17. Vietvetson

    Vietnam era M113 with 106mm recoilless rifle

    I will be posting new photos of my Vietnam M113A1. I worked on making decals for some of the letters and numbers that I could not duplicate. I also made new red and white Calvary flag decals, since I was not happy with the way the painted on ones turned out. This meant I had to sand off some of...
  18. Vietvetson

    JUMBO Sherman Almost Done !!!

    Matt, Can't wait for the release.
  19. Vietvetson

    JUMBO Sherman Almost Done !!!

    Great job, looks outstanding as usual.