So I wont be using the already started kit at all for this build.
I dug in my spare barts bin and found a still sealed M113 hull!
So I ripped the fuel tanks off the started kit and glued them onto the new hull, a Academy one I think. Thats all I will do till May 1st.
And here I started my figure for the cupola.
I used the head from a Nato tank crew set, and the body armor is from my spares (Academy Veitnam something or other.) and the arms from a spare fig sprue. A little cutting and bending and I had the arms how I wanted. I will just need to use some green stuff to change a few details as well as try to find
(or make some) aviator sun glasses. (The canadian army has a good sence of style. 
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EDIT: I did some more reading up on TUAs and it turns out the Verlinden kit is good for a 1989-1991 TUA.
Here is a quick summary of the TUA modifications:
1989-1991- No CCTAS mounted on the cupola, no external exhaust or crew heater shroud, no C6 GPMG mount, short or long antenna on the turret, antenna mount on right rear hull, no GPS antenna (may have a standard antenna mount in its place), may have a raised exhaust, pop on/pop off sight covers. NATO three colour camouflage.
UNPROFOR- 1992- 1994- External exhaust and crew heater shrouds, no GPS antenna, no TCCCS components, CCTAS fitted on cupola, short antenna on the turret, no grouser racks fitted. White overall with C6 GPMG mount NATO green, missile launcher interior NATO green.
IFOR- 1995- 1996- Same modifications as UNPROFOR TUAs as they were simply repainted in overall NATO green. From IFOR onwards the use of the side skirts was limited.
SFOR- 1996- 2003/2004- In addition to UNPROFOR/IFOR modifications the grouser racks were added (left or right side), TCCCS components added to right hull side, GPS antenna added. NATO three colour camouflage or overall NATO green. During the SFOR mission wire cutters were added to the turrets. Either a single wire cutter similar to the wire cutter on the LAV III TUA turret was added on the centre of the turret in front of the gunner’s hatch or dual vertical wire cutters were added on the outside of the turret lifting rings.
KFOR- 1999/2000- Same modifications as IFOR TUAs. Mostly overall NATO green. when the launchers were elevated or depressed the white paint from UNPROFOR could be seen on the turret sides and trunnion.
The TUAs did not receive external add-on armour as seen on the sides, front, or rear of other Canadian M113s. However, with the side skirts removed applique armour is visible attached to hull sponson over top of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd road wheels.
With that being said there were variations on the grouser racks and even TUAs into the 2000s before retirement could be seen without grouser racks, in over all green, in NATO camouflage, and even with the extended exhaust but without the perforated exhaust shroud.
