Thanks for the idea I hadn’t thought of that I’ll have to check and see if I have any tube glue around. It would be a lot less messy than trying to fill it with sprue bits.
TinyDog01
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That was a joke son.
Nobody uses tube glue anymore, it’s messy and mars the parts. You can’t fill gaps with glue. It will just wind up melting the part. If you have gaps you need putty.
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Ah, the memories of a kid that wasn’t yet out of elementary school. It might be fun to relive the days gone by with one of those Monogram M48s. Odd thing - those drive sprockets are what really brought back the memories. 
Mike
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I know lol, but hey I don’t have putty no hobby shops close by, what I had has come up missing. Online takes too long to get here.
TinyDog01
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Yes, I built this Kit way back in the early 80s.
Tinydog01
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Or CA. No waiting. Hit it with accelerator and sand. Done in less than a minute.
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Or CA, you’re right.
My M113 ACAV is coming along as well.
A lot of the smaller parts did not fit too well and there are ejectormarks on the inside of parts… a lot of them. Quite a hassle if you want to show the interior.
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Go to your nearest auto parts store and buy a red and black tube of Bondo Auto Glazing And Spot Putty. It’s outstanding for models. It’s my putty of choice. It sticks to everything and sands glass smooth.
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My second weekend working on the Zippo, 5 hours just cleaning up the roadwheels last week and about 3 hours yesterday on the suspension, this is the most intricate running gear I’ve ever seen . . .
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I ordered a Crouse Hinds 18" searchlight from RESIN2detail and it’s a gorgeous little light accessory, I know it’s gonna grind somebody’s gears for me to put it on the M67 but this is the only USMC tank I’ll be building and I wanted to show the other light used on the M48 platform. I just haven’t figured out exactly how it’s mounted on the gun mantlet yet.
Cajun 
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I saw the last photo and a diorama idea came to mind. The tank is sitting like it is in the stream with the crew throwing buckets of water on it to wash mud off. next to the tank is an Asian elephant with handler spraying water on its back and the handler scrubbing the elephants hide with a broom.
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That would be a fun scene. I’ll have to remember that one.
Cajun
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Just to know
Helicopters of US Army & USAF were painted in both FS34087 Olive Drab & FS34079 Forest Green/Dark Green during the war in Vietnam
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It is good to see so many Vietnam projects being worked on and some really good progress being made.
I need to get my butt in gear and make some progress myself. After taking a good hard look at the way the two Grunts for my vignette looked both facing the audience, I determined while artistically it would look ok at a figure show where there are plenty of figure artists who use the “everybody face the audience” method of display, it just did not look very natural to me. I thought back to how things looked in the aftermath of contacts I had been in and how my fellow Soldiers and Marines looked as they processed the carnage before them. I think this new positioning of the two Grunts conveys this better than their original placement. Now I can get back to work.
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Looking good, I think this is a very powerful scene. Just noticed the “tire tread” sandals on the VC, great detail!
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I still use it. For real. You cant beat the Buzz.
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Thanks. I think it will be pretty powerful, too. The bad thing is that it may bring up some bad memories for some which is something I try to avoid in most of my work. However, with some of the outrageous stuff I see on some of the Facebook Vietnam Modeling pages, I think this dose of reality is a story that needs to told to put things into perspective.
I was happy that Bravo 6 included the tread on the sandals. The guy that is on his back lost the one from his left foot. It is included in the kit as a separate part, so that will be present in this vignette, too.
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I finally figured out what I’m going to do for this build. I wish we had more time, but the deadlines help keep me on track.
I have shelves full of Vietnam War models with plenty of ideas, but nothing that really grabbed me for a campaign. So, like any good modeler, I have an inspiration that requires me to buy more kits!
I’m going to do a build with the (in)famous Mark Jury photo of 1st CAV troopers in Cambodia in 1970.
Of course the figures won’t be the same, but I intend to capture the same vibe. At least I already have a couple of DML mechanical mules!
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I can only speak as one RVN Veteran, your piece does convey a very real message without going overboard on graphic depiction. I wonder what’s going through the mind of the E-7 in the foreground vs the younger trooper behind him. Will it trigger some bad memories? Perhaps, but the sound of a UH-1 or OH-58 flying over, or a couple of hunters popping off rounds nearby can bring back bad (and some good) memories 54 years later. A model scene that is not only well done but also makes you think is difficult, it takes a real artist to pull it off. As I said, only my opinion, but I like it.
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