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Offline Mick Keenan

LAV- Internal Security Variant
« on: May 17, 2012, 05:12:14 AM »
Hello folks,

I am posting some photos and a drawing of a build, I am doing at the moment. It is an inter security variant of the LAV. I am using the old Italeri LAV-25 Mortar carrier as the base and I planning to use a CVR(W) Vixen turret to replace the large hatch in the middle of the vehicle.

The sketch I drew as a idea.


The basic hull.


Filling and trimming.





APU and fuel tanks, I think the fuel tanks look a bit rough.

The backstory I am planning for it, is the Arab Deterrent Force stayed in Lebanon for longer that it did and that the South Lebanese Army captured some of their kit, and used it patrolling their own rear areas. This Vehicle will be an ex- Saudi army painted in the later SLA two-tone camo.


Example of SLA two-tone camo on a halftrack.
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 05:36:50 AM »
First up, welcome aboard.

Interesting build.  I built something similar for the ADF using a LAV-TUA & an UGWS turret.  My inspiration came from the Canadian AVGP Grizzly, but more importantly, where in the hey did you get a 35th scale Vixen??

Regards,

John
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 07:35:45 AM »
I look forward to seeing this as the build goes along. :icon_music:
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 09:57:09 AM »
Sounds like a cool idea. I'm looking forward to seeing this progress.
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 10:26:44 AM »
Promising !! we need more tread-heads here :)

I guess the turret is from Accurate Armour (Saxon?)
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Offline Mick Keenan

Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 04:46:28 PM »
Thanks. I ordered Accurate Armour's Vixen kit and I might copy the turret somehow.
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 08:35:54 PM »
Looks like some excellent scratchwork!  :-*
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2012, 01:50:06 AM »
Looking good so far!  :)

An idea regarding the hatches. The way your sketch has the vision blocks, some of them will be looking at the turret's backside. Maybe rearrange them so they'll have a better field of view.
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Offline Mick Keenan

Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2012, 02:39:18 AM »
Hi folks, I got a distracted for a few weeks. All I did was add the drive train, cut the opening for the turret and paint it with primer (not in that order, mind you). I actually got the Vixen kit and will be copying the turret.


Mick's Camera 002 by Mick Keenan, on Flickr


Mick's Camera 001 by Mick Keenan, on Flickr


And here is some of the distractions( Although I was just finishing them.)

Mick's Camera 010 by Mick Keenan, on Flickr
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2012, 07:18:45 AM »
Looking good
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2012, 09:47:27 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on June 05, 2012, 07:18:45 AM
Looking good

It is. And a very cool concept ... watching with interest.
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2012, 12:56:10 PM »
Quote from: apophenia on June 05, 2012, 09:47:27 AM
Quote from: GTX_Admin on June 05, 2012, 07:18:45 AM
Looking good

It is. And a very cool concept ... watching with interest.

Me too  :)

and Shermans are  8)
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2012, 08:26:31 PM »
Fine Shermans!!  :D
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2014, 05:25:47 AM »
Any updates?
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Offline Mick Keenan

Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2014, 02:09:43 AM »
I didn't realise that I didn't finish the build-log. I finished the vehicle with the Peak turret on it, and it sat on the shelf for a good while.  I took a dislike to the turret on the LAV, so I decided to rebuild the top.




Then I tested the size of the opening


I used an old Warhammer base as a cupola base



I will post a photo of the turret I made, if I can find it.
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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2014, 04:10:24 AM »
Few things get my interest more than resurrected projects!

I can't wait to see how the new turret looks!

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Re: LAV- Internal Security Variant
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2014, 04:43:07 AM »
I like the idea of the external fuel tanks. I may have to use that one day.
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