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                        ARMOR - M1 Abrams Group Build

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 2, 2005 5:16 PM
                        I would like to get some help on weathering an M1A2 Abrams that is in NATO colors. I have been reading all that I can from the FineScale Modeler Magazine with out seeing it unless I am missing it this is reason that I am asking for help please.

                        Thank you
                        rgraham91162

                        email me at rgraham91162@yahoo.com, or rhg912@yahoo.com
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:08 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala

                        frosty,
                        send the pics to me. i might be able to squeeze them temporarily on my space.


                        DT:
                        thanx 4 ur offer of help !
                        i think i'll b able 2 post updated pix next week...
                        this was supposed 2 b a straight OOB build, but then i found a piece by
                        Rob Gronovius on detailing the italeri 1/72 M1... (thanx, Major G.!)
                        so i did end up doing a bit of extra work on the M1 that i didn't mention,
                        like cutting grooves into the 'double wide' road wheels
                        2 make 'em look like pairs
                        & adding vision blox using Krystal Klear & an old piece of lighting gel 4 the tint
                        filled in the sponson gaps w/ sheet styrene
                        i made the spring clips 4 the front fenders
                        out of some guitar string (.009 stainless steel wire)
                        trying 2 decide whether or not 2 rebuild the main gun...
                        after the m32, this still feels pretty close 2 OOB ! Wink [;)]

                        Robert:
                        no problem.... they were indeed WIP pix, will post updated pix asap...
                        i was just being overly dramatic, i guess.
                        thanx, & congrats on ur new title of Postmaster General !

                        frostySmile [:)]

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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, May 30, 2004 12:01 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl

                        waaah.... my pix r gone...
                        guess a straight OOB italeri 1/72 m1 doesn't make the cut 4 the armor gallery...
                        Dead [xx(]Dead [xx(]Dead [xx(] LOL !
                        i'd better come up w/ something a bit more interesting over the weekend !
                        i found exactly ONE pic of the prototype m1 arv variant, but i don't have enough info 2 work from 4 that project...
                        need more pix, anyone got any connections w/ General Dynamics ?

                        frostySmile [:)]



                        Sorry about that Frosty ..... I thought you had them marked as in progress so they didn't get moved. Repost them and I'll get them into the proper folder.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:50 PM
                        count me in also, i have an abrams painted green already, but my camera phone isnt working. its' the dragon 1/72 m1a1, i loved that kit.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:21 PM
                        Count me in.

                        I've got a 1/72 Revell HA and the nasty little M1A1 from Dragon (1/72).

                        The Dragon has needed some resin parts made since it didn't come with all that
                        were needed (like a drive sprocket). Thumbs Down [tdn]

                        GrantApprove [^]
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:57 AM
                        Good job on the bustle rack. I had a LOT of problems with mine, maybe it was just an isolated incident. Don't have the kit with the mine rollers, so I can't comment on that, but I can't wait to see how you fare with it Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:34 AM
                        Here's the rack and the smoke dischargers progress.

                        The mine plow is quite interesting Black Eye [B)]

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:06 PM
                        Ok... whoever said the bustle rack was going to be difficult has obviously not built the mine plow Banged Head [banghead]

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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 3:11 PM
                        well, I'll se if I can finish my 1/72 m1e1/m1a1 conversion tonight......... it will be completed by the weekend, though, I hope......Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:01 PM
                        yeah, the rack was a little rough!
                        i will post pics later of the progress :)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 12:46 PM
                        The dragon kit was all miss shaped and short I almost used the trumpeter rack but found it to be a very nice lookin kit for 18$ so I didnt want to peice it out,but i dragons came with the marines rack which coverd it up in the end any way.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 12:28 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by thundergod

                        Looks like the dragon or trumpeter kit. If so it is a pain in the Censored [censored] and you will beBanged Head [banghead] against the wall.


                        Its the hobbycraft/trumpeter kit. What is the part that is so hard? It seems pretty straighforward so far. Maybe I got lucky Evil [}:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 8:36 PM
                        Looks like the dragon or trumpeter kit. If so it is a pain in the Censored [censored] and you will beBanged Head [banghead] against the wall.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, May 21, 2004 8:30 PM
                        frosty,

                        send the pics to me. i might be able to squeeze them temporarily on my space.

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, May 21, 2004 8:19 PM
                        Sorry Frosty, I hope you can get them back up.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 2:09 PM
                        waaah.... my pix r gone...
                        guess a straight OOB italeri 1/72 m1 doesn't make the cut 4 the armor gallery...
                        Dead [xx(]Dead [xx(]Dead [xx(] LOL !
                        i'd better come up w/ something a bit more interesting over the weekend !
                        i found exactly ONE pic of the prototype m1 arv variant, but i don't have enough info 2 work from 4 that project...
                        need more pix, anyone got any connections w/ General Dynamics ?

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 12:55 AM
                        So far the build has been pretty straight forward. The bustle rack is next [:0]Black Eye [B)][:0]Black Eye [B)][:0]Black Eye [B)] and that looks like it might be challenging Banged Head [banghead] DOH!

                        Here is my turret:






                        now that I can see the images larger than the actual model I can go back and clean up some stuff Evil [}:)]



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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:58 PM
                        Thanks Frosty. Yes, a bit perplexing for a Tamiya kit. Never had that bad a fit before.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:15 PM
                        oops....
                        never mind... Clown [:o)]

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:44 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by M1abramsRules

                        okay, where can I get an AM set of rubber-band tracks for the m1??? (if they exist Big Smile [:D]) I spent over an hour working on the tracks for the 1/72 revell I just finished last night, and I hated it!!!!! those semi-indys are a pain!!!!

                        Chris:
                        i don't know about AM rubber-band trax 4 the m1...
                        i think the Dragon 1/72 abrams kits have rubber band trax instead of link & length
                        so u could get their m1a1 or a2 & just nick the trax if u really want rubber bands...
                        BTW, the splintered barney pattern looks great...
                        tiny suggestion re: pix:
                        lite background 4 dark vehicles & vice versa helps a lot
                        as 4 the last one, i think an m1 w/ a quad 50 or huge artillery gun will look...
                        awesome ! Big Smile [:D]

                        frostySmile [:)]



                        I was wondering about the AM tracks for my dragon 1/35 m1a1
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:40 PM
                        muzzleflash:
                        ur m1 is looking fine so far...
                        i think the m1 is a bit 2 big 4 a keychain, even in 1/72 Big Smile [:D]
                        (now my 1/76 hetzer, that would make a nice keychain alrite...)

                        tigerman:
                        sorry 2 hear about ur battle w/ the turret... can't believe it, w/ a tamiya kit !
                        persistence will overcome resistance, i'm sure.
                        keep on it !

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:25 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by M1abramsRules

                        okay, where can I get an AM set of rubber-band tracks for the m1??? (if they exist Big Smile [:D]) I spent over an hour working on the tracks for the 1/72 revell I just finished last night, and I hated it!!!!! those semi-indys are a pain!!!!

                        Chris:
                        i don't know about AM rubber-band trax 4 the m1...
                        i think the Dragon 1/72 abrams kits have rubber band trax instead of link & length
                        so u could get their m1a1 or a2 & just nick the trax if u really want rubber bands...
                        BTW, the splintered barney pattern looks great...
                        tiny suggestion re: pix:
                        lite background 4 dark vehicles & vice versa helps a lot
                        as 4 the last one, i think an m1 w/ a quad 50 or huge artillery gun will look...
                        awesome ! Big Smile [:D]

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:04 AM
                        Looks good so far Muzzleflash. Watch the fit of the storage compartments and bustle rack on the turret, as that's what I had the most trouble with on the kit.
                        What'd you decide to paint it with?
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:45 PM
                        Unusual, indeed. I wonder if it is also true with the Tamiya M1A2.

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:12 PM
                        Yes, that is the one I'm working on. The turret just doesn't mate well. Unusual for a Tamiya kit.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:04 PM
                        Does the Tamiya M1A1 also have a bad fit?

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:01 PM
                        No Dwight, Tamiya's M1A1. I saw the other thread about "bad fit".

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:40 PM
                        Tigerman:

                        Are you talking about the Dragon kit?

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:19 PM
                        I'm still at it. I'm disappointed with the fit of the turret. It's like it shrunk a bit or something, I had to putty up the front of it where the barrel slides between. This is one kit they really need to update.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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