M-113 APC for green army men

Post by **DavidP** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:15 am

These are wip pictures, I'm waiting for some parts than its finished.
The APC can hold 6 troops plus driver internally.

And should you desire to use troops as amour you can stick a few on top.

Post by **Elmagnifico** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:56 am

You sir, have just won an internet.

Post by **Warhead** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:01 am

Agreed, this is loverly.

Post by **Apollyon** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:29 am

Good to see someone actually building real brick versions of virtual mocs.

And it looks really good, too.

Post by **Cakeman** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:39 am

Looks great! Functional, mean look, great machinegun and I like the tracks, very good. And as you say, fits the green army men perfectly! All in all, very good. You say it's a wip, do you plan on doing something for the front? It's the only part that's a bit bland but I hardly noticed because of the good overall. Keep us updated on developments

Post by **RagnarokRose** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:26 am

This is completely ossum. Glad you actually built it.

How hard is it to get the minis out from the inside?

Post by **OneEye589** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:39 pm

This is amazing. The last tank I made I tried to make from pictures of this one, but I didn't have any of the 1-stud wide treads, so I had to make it gigantic to accommodate the 3-stud wide treads. Maybe now I'll buy some of these ones and try again.

Great job, I'm impressed.

Post by **Bennanteno** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:41 pm

Ez Nice.
Are you going to put some sort of view slit or hatch on the front?

Post by **DavidP** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:15 pm

Apollyon

Good to see someone actually building real brick versions of virtual mocs.

I use Ldraw to design models I want to build and cross reference the
parts with bricklink, to make sure there available. This model alone is up
to it's sixth version.
Ldraw can produce a parts list, this means I can go through my
collection for the parts on hand and order the ones I don't have or are getting low on.

You can find the instructions of this model on my brickshelf folder.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=418567
go up to see more models and instructions most are trains.

Ross_Varn

How hard is it to get the minis out from the inside?

The driver is requires plates to be removed both to place and remove it.
The troops require some plates removed to place them in but can be
removed with a finger one at a time.

Cakeman

You say it's a wip, do you plan on doing something for the front? It's the only part that's a bit bland

No I don't plan on any further changes (fingers crossed). I say its a wip
because I'm waiting on some parts to complete it.
I wanted to do the front different but the versions I came up with looked
crap or required parts that didn't exist in real life. If you have an idea for
the front build it and photograph it, I'm open to ideas.