M577 Command post car (rebuild & scratsh interior)
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This is the model prior any work done by me
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It needed a new roof plate...
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Details taken from the donor kit.
I've made an opening for the commander, but it's too big, so this need to change....
I've made an opening for the commander, but it's too big, so this need to change....
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Changes made by using part of the original
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Started with sratshing the interior. Had only few parts from the sparebox to make a lookalike interior.
Here with a M113 with interior OOB
Here with a M113 with interior OOB
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Big hatch to peak inside...
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Still some stuff to add..
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Radio mock up
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Radio mock up
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Made a new radio set, more like in the '70s. I use what I have in stash, so it's not all correct. If it looks the part...
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All pieces together, inside ready for primer
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Back in black
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Started with the inside
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Radios installed and some paperwork/manuals
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Some Vietnam maps and more...
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Started with some chipping...
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Kommentare
16 7 September 2023, 15:52
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Yes Carlos, this was build by someone else years ago.
I like to save models by giving them a second life 😉
12 September 2023, 07:23
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Oh even better! Nice job on adding the interior. It's a shame that Tamiya never put that in the original M577 kit.
12 September 2023, 21:20
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The girly pictures would be massive no-no in the regular Army. We had constant visits from the brass because we were a nuclear unit (Lance) and also an MLRS unit in Germany.
30 September 2023, 02:42
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God bless the centerfold in a Track 😉👍🏼
Dave, perhaps they were an official No no, but I sure saw them posted here and there in a vehicle back in the day
30 September 2023, 05:17
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Dave, what a luck for the figurines that this model isn't from the regular army then 😁 It's going to be a Vietnam war version, so I guess back then it was allowed?
@Carlos 😉
30 September 2023, 18:27