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It's been a while since I posted here, but here is my latest project; TongDe's M113 ACAV with crew. The M113's crew was two, so the extra figures are from other vehicles, off the frame The M24 106mm recoilless rifle is a 3D printed product. I use this vehicle in IR battles, so the driver's hatch was removed for an IR receiver. The M24 has a 3mm OD IR emitter installed. The gun can traverse about 90 degrees, operated by a servo linkage.
I've included a photo of a real one in Vietnam, to support my weathering effort:

Really nice work Bob!

Good work! You wisely chose the ACAV version from Tongde! And more and more 1/16 Vietnam-era figures are becoming available (and already sold out!). What did you use to replicate the Vietnam dust color? Is that a pastel powder? paint?

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:07 pm Good work! You wisely chose the ACAV version from Tongde! And more and more 1/16 Vietnam-era figures are becoming available (and already sold out!). What did you use to replicate the Vietnam dust color? Is that a pastel powder? paint?

Hiya! For those of us of a certain age, the M113 ACAV is almost as iconic as the Huey Chopper! I used AK's Vietnam Earth Pigment for the reddish mud, and AK's Europe Earth Pigment for the upper area surface streaks. I applied it with a brush, then used White Spirits to get the effects I wanted.

Side fact: I used Vallejo's spray can of UK Bronze Green as my base. I don't know what the real paint looked like, but the photos I gathered all had that dark green appearance. The tracks were shiny metal originally. I used "Perma Blue", a gun bluing liquid to turn them gray, then washed them with AK's Track Wash. Then I ran it through the dirt in my back yard!

The M113 Crew figures are 3D Files on "MyMiniFactory". Excellent sculpting of a very niche set of subjects.

Thank you: that's all useful information for me and likely for others, too.