M-3 LEE/GRANT MEDIUM TANK PICTURE GALLERY
M4A3 SHERMAN TANK PICTURE GALLERY
M-7 PRIEST SP 105MM GUN PICTURE GALLERY
M-10 U.S. TANK DESTROYER PICTURE GALLERY
M36 US TANK DESTROYER PICTURE GALLERY
U.S. M113 ARMORED PERSONEL CARRIER GALLERY
GERMAN 234 PUMA ARMORED CAR GALLERY
ITALIAN SEMOVENTE 75MM ASSAULT GUN KIT
PAST CUSTOM PROJECTS 1997-2005
PAST CUSTOM PROJECTS 2 1997-2005
FIELD OF ARMOR PRODUCTS SHOWCASE
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M113 MODERN ARMORED PERSONEL CARRIER. NEW UPDATED KIT OUT SOON! WE WILL BE RE-RELEASING THIS KIT BY MID 2016 WITH MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE HULL AND ALL NEW RESIN HATCHES, HINGES, HEADLIGHTS, LIFT RINGS, REWORKED HULL DETAILS! SEE PICS AT PAGE BOTTOM FOR NEW RESIN PARTS MASTERS!
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HERE IS A PIC OF THE FINISHED TEST PIECE (MOLDED IN WHITE BUT PRODUCTION PIECES IN DARK GREEN). THIS IS A KIT AND WILL REQUIRE SOME CUTTING WITH A DREMEL STYLE MOTOR TOOL/XACTO KNIFE AS WELL AS THE BASIC ASSEMBLY. ALL HATCHES AND WHEELS ARE MOLDED SEPERATLY. INCLUDES A SET OF BASIC DESIMONE TYPE TRACKS FOR THE BASIC KIT. SHOWN IS A VERY BASIC KIT BUILT WITH ONLY THE MACHINE GUN MOUNT, 50CAL MG, AND MOUNTS FOR BOW PLATE ADDED (BUT NOT INCLUDED WITH KIT) |
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| M113 APC KIT! BOW PLATE AND HATCHES WILL BE SEPERATE. THIS WILL REQUIRE THE OWNER TO CUT OUT HATCH OPENINGS AND INSTALL THE HATCHES. CUTTING, FILLING, SANDING WILL BE REQUIRED TO FINISH. ROTOMOLD PLASTIC IS EXTREMELY DURABLE AND ALMOST UNBREAKABLE UNDER NORMAL BACKYARD "PLAY"! BOW PLATE, COMMANDER'S HATCH, DRIVERS HATCH, TOP CARGO HATCH, AND REAR RAMP CAN ALL BE MADE TO OPEN! |
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SIDE VIEW OF M113 TEST UNIT
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| REAR SHOT PIC OF THE M113 REAR. JUST USED A SET OF .99 HINGES AND THEY WORK GREAT. |
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M113 PIC SHOWING ALL THE HATCHES OPEN. HATCHES CAN BE MADE TO OPEN/CLOSE USING SIMPLE METAL PINS MADE FROM PAPER CLIPS. |
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PRODUCTION M113 KIT BUILD AND CUSTOMIZED SLIGHTLY ONLY CHANGES TO THIS PRODUCTION KIT WERE CUSTOM MG MOUNTS AND SHIELDS, BOW PLATE BRACKETS, AND REPLACED HINGES ON TOP HATCH OVER REAR OF VEHICLE. |
| TO THE RIGHT-----M113 PRODUCTION PIECE COMPLETED TO THE RIGHT IS A COMPLETED PRODUCTION PIECE WITH SOME HOMEMADE MG MOUNTS AND ARMOR SHIELDS. |
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FINISHED PRODUCTION M113 USED ARMORPAX's WONDERFUL STENCILS TO ADD MARKINGS TO THE M113 KIT |
| MID 2010 RE-RELEASE UPDATE. TO THE RIGHT ARE MASTERS FOR THE NEW RESIN M113 HATCHES TO BE PART OF THE NEW KIT AND WILL ALSO BE OFFERED SEPERATELY! |
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1st test production piece! 10/22/07 First test pre-production piece done by factory! Done in white only as test. Actual ones will be done in green. |
| NEW UPCOMING M113 RE-RELEASE PART MASTERS! TO THE RIGHT ARE PICS OF SOME OF THE NEW RESIN PARTS THAT WILL COME WITH THE RE-RELEASE OF THE M113 KIT THIS YEAR (2010). WILL ALSO INCLUDE BRUSH GUARDS! WONDERFUL WORK BY FELLOW HOBBIEST AND MASTER CUSTOMIZER "ELFBAIT" |
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M113 HERE IS A PIC OF AN ACTUAL PRODUCTION PIECE I JUST FINISHED (2/21/08). I HAVE SCRATCHBUILT CUSTOM MG MOUNTS FOR IT FROM SCRAP PLASTIC (MOLDED MG SHIELDS ARE INCLUDED WITH KIT). FIGS, MGs, MG MOUNTS, NOT INCLUDED WITH KIT. |
| TO RIGHT...NEW M113 HATCH MASTERS! WONDERFUL NEW HATCH MASTERS MADE BY "ELFBAIT" WHO IS A DOCTOR AND FELLOW HOBBIEST! |
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