minitnkr's 1/87 Trident LAVs

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Another collection of small scale vehicles Paul? Looking very nice too, did I see a sdkfz 250/9 in one of the photos? Sneak that one on the dio with the LAVs, see if anyone notices. :rolling:
 
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Thanx guys. Graeme, the 250/9 by Trident is here if time allows. It'd complete my German Light Type "C" Recon Company. PaulE
 

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Getting there Paul, will these get the standard hairy stick cammo or did you have something else in mind?
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Thanx for the comments. These elements are to complete the existing USMC HQ & HW platoon elements painted in basic sand as they're early builds pre-upgrade. PaulE
 

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Trying to find Simon T's LAV-R for crane hose routing. Pad eyes & L's small crane to go, Paint 2 color field applied camo for all, then integrate into unfinished dio. '1/87 USMC Recon Elements on the March'.
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C&Cs encouraged. PaulE
 
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Thanks guys. The USMC LAV-R is somewhat unique as it is designed to recover other LAVs (like the Bergepanther it has a huge internal winch) & assist in field automotive maint. Typical engineering tasks are left to the Army or Navy as the USMC no longer supports an engineering MOS & concentrates on shooters. PaulE
 

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A test fit of new LAVs. Thinking these two colors for field camo or upper four LAV's base color w/green & brown blotches. What do you guys think? Went back to ROCO MGs. Found enough pad eyes to finish detailing the four new ones. That's next.
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C&Cs welcomed. PaulE
 

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Hi Paul
Heading to be another of your amazing, busy dios. Looks great.
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Superb Paul, great looking bunch of vehicles :thumb2:
 

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Lovin it. Green/brown blotches seems good to me. Give one a try before committing the rest to see how it goes. Rick H.
 
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