After doing it, I kept getting the following comment:
"Okay, now do the AVLM. "
So now I am.
This is the M60 AVLM. It is an M60A2 AVLB chassis that has the bridge section removed and replaced with two MICLIC (MIne Clearing LIne Charge) launchers.
I started with the Dragon M60A1/A2 AVLB kit, which wasn’t out yet when I did the AVLB. I am building it as a later model on an M60A2 chassis.
I built the bridge raising equipment up front and added a few missing details to it such as pins that hold the bridge and a couple connectors for the hydraulics.
I opened the hatches and detailed them with 3D printed handles. I am not sure why Dragon molded them shut, but they were easy to cut from the cupola and reposition open. I replaced the undersized jerry can holder with a 3D printed one as well.
Here are the MICLIC Launcher parts. They are all 3D printed and the same ones I used on my M200 MICLIC trailer a while ago. One launcher will be empty and the other with a live load and rocket.
A small update today. The kit comes with the older aluminum wheels. These later AVLMs had steel wheels. To achieve this, I 3D printed 14 wheel sets for it.
I finally found time to get some paint on it, CARC Sand using Krylon Almond spray. It will be closer to CARC Sand once dullcoated and weathered. I marked it as a PrePo draw vehicle from 3ID in OIF 1. It is from 3ID, 10 ENG Bn, B Company, 1st PLT. The 22 was the 10 ENG Bn ID #, and the up chevron (^) denoted 1st PLT. The sideways E denotes Engineers.
