Why on Earth would you scratchbuild an M113 in 1:35 scale?

[Guest]

M113 kits abound, from the old Tamiya through to the modern AFV Club. Why on Earth would I then go to the trouble of doing this?

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[Gary MacKenzie]

I guess because you can ..... me , not so much.

[Guest]

Not because I can, no. There’s a deeper reason, which will become clear as this build goes on

[Jim R]

You're a masochist, you like a challenge, you've been drinking or maybe all three.
Looking forward to the real reason :thumb2:
Jim

[Jon Heptonstall]

You have a cunning plan.
Hurry up and tell us.
Jon.

[Mini Me]

Matron hasn't given him his meds yet and he's off his "NUT":tongue-out3: Rick H.

[Gern]

I guess because you can ..... me , not so much.

And me ..... not a hope in all the seven hells!

[Tim Marlow]

Only reason I can think of is that plasticard has a use by date that I wasn’t aware of.....

[Guest]

You're a masochist, you like a challenge, you've been drinking or maybe all three.

No; depends on what it is; never; and no

Looking forward to the real reason :thumb2:

I’m trying to think of ways to stretch out the reveal for as long as possible while still posting pictures of the build …

You have a cunning plan.

So cunning that after building the above, I actually wish I’d bought a very cheap (say, second-hand) M113 kit instead of the AFV Club one can you see the hull of in the first photo.

Hurry up and tell us.

See above :tongue-out:

he's off his "NUT":tongue-out3:

Been that for ages. There’s no cure, you know.

Only reason I can think of is that plasticard has a use by date that I wasn’t aware of.....

I didn’t see one on the label that’s on the sheets I used, so no, not it either …

[Guest]

I made the cover that sits over the suspension mounts and torsion bar anchor points:

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It’s just 2 mm square plastic rod with 1 by 3.2 mm plastic strip, so simple enough to make.

And I made this for the right-hand side:

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[Jon Heptonstall]

Am I close if I said Tan Son Nhut?
Jon.

[Guest]

That’s presenting me with a puzzle now, what the connection between Tan Son Nhut airbase and M113 is, that you’re referring to

[Jon Heptonstall]

[Jon Heptonstall]

Hi Jakko.I was thinking of this photo.
Jon.

[Guest]

Ah, I see now I did find that photo when I went looking for what you might have meant this morning, and wondered if that’s the one you meant. But for that, a regular M113 kit would do quite nicely, with a hole cut in the front and roof plates …