AAVP-7A1 with Mounting Bosses

[Nickster]

Hi! First time starting a thread on this forum.

The kit is from Hobbyboss and I started with the interior.

Continued…

[Nickster]

More pics on the build…

Headlights were drilled with 3mm bit.

Lens clear cover for the headlights will be replaced with clear UV adhesive dropped on a 3mm round guide.

The communications rack missing from the kit is scratch built using styrene.

The scratch built AN-VIC 1 intercom.

The SINCGARS face were copied from Academy M1151 radio.

The face attached to hollow styrene box

Hardly represents the real thing… hehehe

The completed radios in their respective racks.

Twin radios for the AAVP-7A1 and the single SINCGARS for the AAVR-7A1.

To be continued…

[Collie]

@Nickster

Holy crap. your scatch building is just awesome. wish I had a skill like you.

[Seanmcandrews]

Those data stencils are quite humorous, FORD repeated over and over again and "NO SMOKING " being the only thing that makes sense.

[Nickster]

@Collie I Hardly copied the face of the SINCGARS since it won’t be seen when built.

@Seanmcandrews never saw that until you mentioned it

[Jakko]

And I thought the stencils on Trumpeter’s K 5 (E) were bad

[SSGToms]

Archer Fine Transfers made a set of markings for the M20 armored car. One of the stencils read (and you need a magnifying glass to read it), “Why are you wasting time reading this? Build a model!”

[Tank_1812]

@SSGToms

One of the stencils read (and you need a magnifying glass to read it), “Why are you wasting time reading this? Build a model!”

Classic Woody.

[Nickster]

This is the driver and commander’s port side wall with the SINCGARS and AN/VIC-1 attached.

View of the Interior from the rear hatch

Added ammo box for 5.56mm rounds

Another view of the driver and commander’s station

View of the rear side of commander’s chair.

More pictures coming…