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Armored Personnel Carrier RV Camper

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seadude

March 10, 2012, 04:57:37 PM
I had the crazy idea of doing another humorous model subject this year or next. I just bought a very cheap ($10) kit of a 1/35 scale LAV-25 APC that I was thinking of turning into a civilian APC RV camper.  ;D The kit was dirt cheap because the weapons turret for on top of the vehicle was missing from the kit.
Anyway, Would anybody know where I could find civilian accessories in 1/35 scale (or close to 1/35) such as chairs, tv, sink, fridge, bed, etc., etc., etc.  The interior of the LAV has no detail at all. So everything, or mostly everything, will have to be scratchbuilt. :(
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scooter

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March 10, 2012, 06:27:06 PM
May have to scratch build it all.  Or at least see if there are any resin Tactical vehicle interior sets.  A Blue Force Tracker display and computer housing would make for both a useful TV (display) and small microwave (housing)
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#2
March 10, 2012, 11:55:29 PM
Don't forget the clothes line with towels, unmentionables, and sheets.   
Sounds absolutely fun.   

Weaver

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March 11, 2012, 12:08:50 PM Last Edit: March 11, 2012, 12:41:26 PM by Weaver
Most of the aftermarket stuff is 1940s vintage, but you may still find some useful "generics" (bicycle?). One of the aftermarket companies does a modern "nerd's room" with PC, desk, etc... but I can't for the life of me remember which company... :banghead:


EDIT:

It's Plus-Model, for all sorts of things  ;D :

Catalogue page: http://www.plusmodel.cz/produkce_en.php?typ=a&sort=

Cooker, microwave & blender: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=344
Winter sports equipment, plus snowman  ;D : http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=329
Computer, printer, desk, swivel chair, bookcase: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=381
2 x fridges, plus contents: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=343
Beer bottles plus crates: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=269
Toys (bit old-fashioned): http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=240 and http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=241
Girls!  ;D: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=387
Suitcases and wicker baskets (picnic?): http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=164
Food: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=74
Washing on the line: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=433
Fire extinguisher: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=460
Shoes: http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=509

Probably loads more I've missed...


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Weaver

#4
March 11, 2012, 01:21:38 PM
Actually, your idea gives me an idea for how to use all that great stuff that's not appropriate for "camping":

A post-war/post-apocalypse (or at least post-collapse) scene in which a permanently immobilised AFV (an LVTP-7 would be good...) had been used as the basis for a "homestead", with awnings, outbuildings, bodged-up lighting, chickens, dog-on-a-string, kids' toys, picket-fence etc... ;D The vehicle provides power so cooking and washing goes on in there, sleeping in a wooden/canvas "penthouse" built on top of it and accessible though the defunct turret ring, and the inevitable wooden outside loo, as far away as possible....
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The Rat

#5
March 11, 2012, 05:55:13 PM
Making it a pop-top?
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Weaver

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March 11, 2012, 07:26:58 PM
Quote from: The Rat on March 11, 2012, 05:55:13 PM
Making it a pop-top?

I had in mind something more permanent and ramshackle than that, but going back to the camper idea, that would be hilarious (it would have to have stripey canvas), and it would work well with anything that had a long top hatch, like an LVTP-7 or a LAV mortar carrier.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

scooter

#7
March 11, 2012, 07:46:44 PM
Quote from: Weaver on March 11, 2012, 07:26:58 PM
Quote from: The Rat on March 11, 2012, 05:55:13 PM
Making it a pop-top?

I had in mind something more permanent and ramshackle than that, but going back to the camper idea, that would be hilarious (it would have to have stripey canvas), and it would work well with anything that had a long top hatch, like an LVTP-7 or a LAV mortar carrier.

113, the VW Microbus of armored personnel campers.  :wacko:
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Weaver

#8
March 11, 2012, 07:51:50 PM
You could even nick the 1/24th scale pop top from a VW camper kit to use on a 1/35th APC: should work, given the relative sizes.... ;D
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seadude

#9
March 11, 2012, 08:38:39 PM
As for my APC camper, there probably won't be much room inside for a bed, mini fridge, mini stove, table, etc., etc.  I took some pics today for scale reference, but they'll have to wait till tomorrow for posting. What I may go with is something similar to here:
http://www.alaskancamper.com/interior.htm
http://alaskancamper.com/floor.htm

Does anybody know what the interior dimensions are for the back troop compartment of a LAV-25?
Modeling isn't just about how good the gluing or painting, etc. looks. It's also about how creative and imaginative you can be with a subject.
My modeling philosophy is: Don't build what everyone else has done. Build instead what nobody has seen or done before.

rickshaw

#10
March 12, 2012, 03:53:37 AM
The ladies from Plusmodels are, well a wee bit non-Surfie-Chick-like....   :o  :blink:
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