US M113 ACAV Support Vehicle

Having served in a mechanized unit in Vietnam in 1968, building this kit brought back a lot of memories. It’s an ambitious and challenging project (for me at least). This is my first Tamiya kit and was very impressed with the quality of the parts. The instructions are straight forward, although the type is pretty small. I was able to download the instruction sheet and display it on my desktop which made following it easier. The decals are also first rate. This is a small model, 1/35 scale. Some of the parts are really small, but with a little patients and a pair of tweezers, when completed you will yield a beautifully detailed replica of a Vietnam era APC (Other versions are detailed as well). I’m not skilled at weathering and I don’t have an airbrush. I hand painted (not my favorite part) and added a clear coat of Future (Pledge Floor Gloss).

There are so many different styles of this kit I WILL end up buying them all because of the detail, craftsman ship in the detail TAMIYA puts in them. With the possibilities that can be done with them, the sky IS NOT limited! When I was younger I drove one for 2yrs and loved it. TELL ALL of your friends to come to this site ad keep building from HERE!!!!!!

The kit was easy and not very time consuming. The directions were easy to follow and this kit was fun to build. Though all of this is expected of a Tamiya kit. One problem I found was putting this like protective 'turret' on. It feels like you'll break it if you push to hard and so mine looks a little wonky. I could have just sanded it a ton but I just didn't feel up to it. The people look nice and it includes some cots, a roll of net, some wire, and a spare tire. I recommend using something other then the wire provided as it is hard to work with; Or like me just not putting it on there at all. Would recommend.