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Superb bit of scratch-building Carlos

Those four things on the bonnet (hood in US parlance in think) are interesting... Supports for resting a stretcher across it maybe? or Sand mats?

Stuart, that is the only possible use I can see for those fittings, but then that requires putting the ground mount tripod somewhere else. And I don’t see those fittings on any other IDF M151s, aside from the TOW types.

And thank you!

Yesterday, construction completed



Today, primer on



Now to dry overnite and tomorrow start colors…

Looks great in primer! Lot's of gear there. Is that a tripod on the drivers fender? For the TOW?

Thanks John. Yeah, this thing sure got busy once it’s loaded up. And yes, that is a tripod for the TOW ground mount system. I don’t know about Bradley’s. But the M113 and M901 TOW tracks carried everything needed to set up a ground mount as well as the M151 did.

That looks fabulous in primer Stik! I take it you'll have to break out the brushes to paint some of that detail?

Thanks Stuart. Yes, lots of brush painting ahead starting tomorrow. I airbrushed on the sand base coat yesterday.

So this past Saturday So Cal AMPS did our monthly Zoom meeting build session. So during the meeting I did an airbrush session, including applying the IDF Sand Gray base color



Yesterday was a day away from the bench, and today I did most of the rest of the detail colors





I'll get more done tomorrow...

Looking good - starting to really pop

Thanks John. It’s taking final shape & look now.