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A few more little bits done......
Vision ports painted in.
Final shadowing applied to upper hull.
Rear light covers fitted,
A few exhaust stains added.

some pics ive found

LOL! "any one got a tow rope?".

Fantastic

Some good photo's @ WWW.generalhieu.com
Though you'll have to search the site for them.

Vonrunstedt,The viet-nam movie FULL METAL JACKET has some tank footage,I will review and send you a picture if they are bulldogs.Sometimes these movie guys get it right.Sax

Your absolutlry right Sax, they are bulldogs, in the scene set to the "chicken" song if i recall 
From what ive researched so far, the us forces tank of choice was the M48 Patton. ARVN crews loved the Bulldogs compactness and ease of operating inside it, due to their small stature, some thing US crews had complained about since Korea( True fact....Wikapedia) But who ever used it, it did fight in Vietnam, and with distinction. In operation LAMSON 719, of which my tank will be from, 17 Bulldogs destroyed, Six T-54's and SIXTEEN PT-76's in one day, to NO loss of thier own! The more I research this tank, the more I like it.

Scratch the previous comment about the US not using the Bulldog in Nam, I miss read what i was reading (a trip to the opticians needed) They did indeed use it but prefered the M-48, often passing the bulldogs onto ARVN units.

Back to the build.......
APU Muffler finished and started on barrel stowege hook.

nice job luke

the americans used the bulldog early in the nam war and i think the main reason was the newer better m48

the french army also used them in nam too 12 were stripped to basic components and air dropped out to a french unit under heavy bombardement from the nva and re-built in the field to use against the nva
it worked but the french were soon over powered and airlifted out
the dogs or whats left of them are still there

Thats great Info, cheers Rob.

Thats a great job you are doing there Luke you will love it long time 
Stevie