French AMX-13: A Cold War Hunter – The Model Kit

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Very nice (though expected) work Freddy!!

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Impressed of the callenge at the TOTM, I want to continue this build report :)

Next is the turret. The bigger parts:

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Rotating part of the turret…

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…and the oscillating part of the turret:

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Mounted together…

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…with an customized Panther gun…

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…placed on top of the upper hull…

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…and everything mounted together.

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freddy you are the boss :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Awesome!
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Freddy you have assembled a fantastic beast :clap:
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Panzerjaeger66 wrote:...Impressed of the callenge at the TOTM, I want to continue this build report :)...
You just won it. ;D


:edit: And I hate French tanks hahaha!
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Marco Peter wrote:
Panzerjaeger66 wrote:...Impressed of the callenge at the TOTM, I want to continue this build report :)...
You just won it. ;D


:edit: And I hate French tanks hahaha!
Yeah, so no rush Freddy, because you can't enter next month :P
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Thanks for all your great comments!
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Yeah, so no rush Freddy, because you can't enter next month :P
I know, I know,... but I mentioned before that this tank will be finished this Summer earliest :lolno:
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Panzerjaeger66 wrote:Thanks for all your great comments!
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Yeah, so no rush Freddy, because you can't enter next month :P
I know, I know,... but I mentioned before that this tank will be finished this Summer earliest :lolno:
I know, just making sure other people noticed, that way, you won't scare them off with another stunning build ;)
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Freddy, would this kit be made available on Ludwig's site ?

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