Canadian LAV III

[tiking]

Hi all. I'm new here and an avid fan of modern military model vehicles. I have just built a Canadian LAV III  and going to build another Canadian vehicle, probably a M113 Ambulance vehicle. I usually scout the forums over the net to get references of my future builds. So I hope to get any help from you military personels as to reference and pics if possible. So I hope to have this post as an official show & tell for all you Canadian military guys out there. Thanks again. Here is my LAV III

 

[Franko]

Nice job. What kit was it?

Regards

 

[Yrys]

Civy question : is it realistic to put gazoline conteiners outside of the LAV ? Would it be done during deployement ?

 

[tiking]

I started with the trumpeter stryker kit. The rest is scratchbuilt. Here is a WIP: http://one-step-further.com/WIP/CanadianLAVIIIWIP/index.html

 

[tiking]

Civy question : is it realistic to put gazoline conteiners outside of the LAV ? Would it be done during deployement ?

Well, realistic or not I've seen pics with many containers on the sides. So, I was only modeling what I saw.

 

[MP 811]

awesome job brother.  Someone like me would probably think about commissioning you to make a model for moi!

 

[Franko]

Civy question : is it realistic to put gazoline conteiners outside of the LAV ? Would it be done during deployement ?

They are diesel and yes.

Regards

 

[newfin]

tiking - that's an amazing piece of work.  You are an artist!.  Nice looking LAV!  Make sure you post pictures of the M113 when you are done.

 

[tiking]

tiking - that's an amazing piece of work.  You are an artist!.  Nice looking LAV!  Make sure you post pictures of the M113 when you are done.

Thank you kindly. Gald you like it. I'll post when I'm done.

 

[RHFC_piper]

Wow... 


Very nice work.  The level of detail is awesome.  Well done.


Now, it would be great if some model company could come up with a LAVIII model kit...  I think the vehicle has earned it.

 

[tiking]

Yep, totally agree.

 

[Trooper Hale]

Awesome job mate, i make & paint models too but nothing near the detail and quality that your at.
It'd be great to have Dragon or something actually get up and make something not directly aimed at Americans and their military. I'd love to see an ASLAV or a Coyote and a LAVIII would be brilliant. I've been looking around trying to find a T50 turret for an Australian M113A1 i've been working on for ages but its a tough gig and they have to be custom bought.

Keep up the great work. As a ex-carrier driver i'll be hanging out to see your M113!

 

[Etienne]

WOW !!!

            Even the holding straps are hanging...GREAT  job... quick..mass production ! ..and up on eBay  :warstory:

Keep up with the good work !

CHIMO !

Etienne

 

[Genetk44]

tiking....you did a WIP on this beautiful model on Armorama didn't you? ;D I recognize your work...great job!!

 

[tiking]

Thanks for all the support guys. I will keep you guys updated on the M113. Well, I've been building since 2002 and still learning everyday.

Genetk44, I did do WIP. I put everything together. The WIP link is a couple of post above this one. You can check it out if you're interested.

 

[ArmyRick]

Good model.

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

Always appreciated models...just never had the patience to build them. Well done. Have you considered donating your models to the local legion/museum or reserve unit so more could enjoy your work?

 

[Bzzliteyr]

tiking, I think I saw your post about this kit on militaryphotos.net.. good work.

 

[tiking]

Always appreciated models...just never had the patience to build them. Well done. Have you considered donating your models to the local legion/museum or reserve unit so more could enjoy your work?

Thanks for the vote of confidence. The thought never crossed my mind. BTW, I live so far away. Try Sweden Bzzliteyr, that's me. The same guy.

 

[3rd Herd]

Any hope of an AVGP ? I have some photos and the scale stuff is online through a patten site I posted in the military history section. They also have a host of blueprints for other vehicles. I was looking at the AVGP by ACE but it was only in 1/72 scale.
Again very nice work.