When I started building Tamiya’s 1/35 scale Vietnam-era M113 armored personnel carrier, I decided a few of the extras I’d seen in photographs would really bring the model to life. I began my quest for greater detail by researching the M60 machine gun, and then shifted gears to replicate additional 1/35 scale details.

Gunning for accuracy. I didn’t have access to an actual M60 for reference, so I settled for a photo in a gun book showing one disassembled for cleaning. This showed me the modifications required to fully detail my M113’s machine gun.

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