Armoured Vehicle Defensive Position Kit - 1/35

Build a realistic overnight defensive position with this highly detailed 1/35 scale modern conflict accessory set. Designed to replicate field-expedient vehicle protection and temporary harbour setups, this kit allows modellers to depict improvised defensive measures seen from Vietnam through to contemporary operations.

Kit Contents (1/35 Scale)

• 1 × Flexible chain-link fencing length 

• 6 × Australian-pattern star posts

• 6 × US-style fencing pickets

• 1 × Post / picket driver

• 2 × M8A1 landing mat lengths

This versatile set can be used as:

• Rolled chain-link stowage secured to vehicles such as M113 APCs, trucks, or light armour

• Unrolled RPG standoff screening positioned around a vehicle in an overnight defensive position

• Perimeter fencing and ground reinforcement for base camps and temporary positions

During the Vietnam War, mechanised units commonly used chain-link fencing as improvised standoff armour — often referred to as “car ports.” Mounted 1–2 feet in front of vehicle hulls, the mesh was intended to disrupt or prematurely detonate the piezoelectric fuzes of incoming PG-7 series RPG rounds before impact.

Rolls of fencing were easy to transport and could be installed in minutes, making them a practical field modification. Chain-link was also widely used for perimeter fencing around base camps, often combined with pickets and barbed wire.

The same expedient principles continue to appear in modern conflicts, where units reinforce vehicles, harden overnight positions, and create temporary defensive screens using locally available materials.

The chain-link material is flexible and can be displayed rolled for vehicle stowage or unrolled to create defensive screening or perimeter fencing. The included M8A1 landing mat sections allow you to depict reinforced hardstanding beneath vehicles or as ground stabilisation in temporary harbour positions.

All components are 3D printed in high-detail resin and are supplied ready for cleanup, painting, and weathering.

Ideal For

• M113 APC Vietnam-era builds

• Modern US, NATO, or coalition vehicle dioramas

• Iraq / Afghanistan style FOB scenes

• Eastern European modern conflict settings

• Overnight laager or defensive position displays