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                        ARMOR - M1 Abrams Group Build

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:05 PM
                        well, folks, it's been a long time comin' & it isn't here yet...
                        but i do have every intention of starting my 1/72 Revell Abrams this coming weekend while i finish up my project 4 the Sherman GB.
                        even got my 1st aftermarket p/e set & a hold'n'fold 4 this one...
                        luckily i ordered the p/e tool before i lost my part time job 'cause i couldn't afford one now !
                        i know this kit is supposed 2 b the absolute best in this scale, but if anyone wants 2 pass on any construction tips, i'd b happy 2 hear 'em.
                        i'm really looking forward 2 this GB !

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:09 PM
                        Forsty, for a 1/72 kit...you don't need any tips. You are great with those tiny things.

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                        Scorn
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Sarepta, LA
                        Posted by Scorn on Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:00 PM
                        Can I get in on this build? I love the M1!



                        I really need an excuse to build a mineplow varient!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:06 PM
                        Here she is the dragons Iraqi Freedom 1st marine tank battalion kit







                        You can see a little damage on the right fender in this pic as well as the left.

                        I want to thank everyone who helped me out with this build it was a blast I learned a bit on this one personally thank Dwight for the anttena and wheathering tips and Swerdna for the fender tips Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Friday, April 23, 2004 11:03 AM
                        Looks good thundergod. Only thing missing is a little bit of dirt on it Big Smile [:D]
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:40 PM
                        She turned out pretty good. Some pics are a bit fuzzy but I can see that beautiful M1 just fine.

                        Great job, Thundergod.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 8:42 PM
                        hey thunder, how did u bang those fenders up? are the photo etch?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 9:32 PM
                        Juniormodeler

                        I did it by cutting out the fender from the hull on this kit then by thinning them out with a dremel then held it over a candle for a few seconds and pushed in on them when heated.. Be very carfull when doing this since you thin them out the candle will melt right through practice on scraps to be safe and good luckSmile [:)]Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:31 PM
                        I dont remember if I posted here before but can I get in on this build?
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:33 PM
                        If you want to why not?

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                        Scorn
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Sarepta, LA
                        Posted by Scorn on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 7:16 PM
                        Oh, I see, he gets a reply huh?

                        lol
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 29, 2004 5:39 PM
                        Thanks, now for a trip to my LHS
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 30, 2004 1:37 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala

                        Forsty, for a 1/72 kit...you don't need any tips. You are great with those tiny things.


                        DT:
                        Blush [:I]Blush [:I]Blush [:I]Blush [:I]....u r 2 kind !
                        i've never done any work w/ p/e...
                        still kinda scared of superglue ...
                        & a little burned out from scratching many tiny parts 4 the m32 project, so...
                        i started building a 1/72 italeri M1 kit in the meantime.
                        still planning 2 do the revell kit...
                        i just need a little time 2 recover from my recovery vehicle ! Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 2:29 AM
                        Stuck right in the middle of my exams. Oh, Oh.... will I be a able to finish in time? Gonna have to built it fast and take some pics soon very soon.. or else I am a dead duck
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 7:35 AM
                        I just finished the road wheels and bottom half of the Abrams over the weekend. I'm building Tamiya's M1A2 Abrams
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 8:02 AM
                        Will, I heard the kit is very nice. I'm actually just reading the article in the last issue of TMMI that has a feature on building and detailing that very kit. I'm at work, so if I finish the article, and there is anything important to note, I'll post.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 4:00 PM
                        It is a great kit and as of now all thats left is painting.

                        My Abrams is in the NATO camo scheme and will be on manuveurs in the U.S as training or somthin'
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 6, 2004 12:47 PM
                        UPDATE:
                        i'm almost done w/ my italeri m1 in 1/72...
                        this one's going 2 b a Desert Storm vehicle. Cool [8D]
                        i think there is a natural law i have discovered:
                        at any given moment there will b a tow shackle from an m1 kit
                        at large in my room...
                        and i was being extra careful not 2 lose this one, too ! Dead [xx(]

                        will try 2 post some pix tomorrow...

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 11:58 AM
                        well, i'm uploading a couple of WIP pix of my italeri 1/72 m1 2 ronusmc site.
                        they r in upload gallery, pg. 6
                        still trying 2 figure out unit markings...

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 12:49 PM




                        here's a couple of pix of the m1, if i did it rite ...
                        guess i did it !
                        (thanx, Build 22 ! )

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 5:17 PM
                        Is it too late to join in? I have a Hobby Craft kit that I started and have set aside :(

                        I wanna pick it back up again Tongue [:P]
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, May 7, 2004 8:45 PM
                        Frosty: She looks really good. She'll definitely turn out great.

                        Muzzleflash: The more the merrier! Hop in.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 9:14 PM
                        Thanks dwight :)

                        I have the Hobby Craft kit with the mine plow. How many other people are building the same kit? Who is using rubber bands and who is using the semi-indy tracks? Who is using the mine plow?


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 9, 2004 7:44 PM
                        well I used the rubberbands on mine they turned out nice not great but nicethe indy's need tlc like all of them that come with kits.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 9, 2004 11:56 PM
                        Cool [8D]i just build a Tamiya M1A2 and the end result is cool model and i would like to know how to go about doing the hook near the front fender and what size is the rod suppose to be????? because after buliding the 1st one i went to buy another M1A2 and this i want to made it more real!!!!

                        Kennywlidlife
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 10, 2004 12:14 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala

                        Frosty: She looks really good. She'll definitely turn out great.


                        DT:
                        thanx 4 the vote of confidence !

                        m1 project had a bit of a set-back over the weekend:
                        the driver's hatch has joined the tow shackle in having gone missing
                        in the "Bermuda Rectangle" (a/k/a my room)...
                        after i spent a session cutting & fitting the periscope vision blox !
                        i've done a thorough search of the area (twice).
                        it seems 2 have vanished w/o a trace...Alien [alien]Alien [alien]Alien [alien]

                        started scratchbuilding a replacement, but i'm thinking i mite just
                        take the easy way out & swipe the hatch from another kit
                        & save the scratchbuilt 1 4 another project.

                        frostySmile [:)]


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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Monday, May 10, 2004 8:31 PM
                        c'mon Frosty......no guts no glory.

                        Mike
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Monday, May 10, 2004 9:13 PM
                        I'm going to try again. LOL I have now Tamiya's older M1A1 and I will be doing it in Desert Sand. Since I've been away awhile on this thread, what are the favorite paints? I like either Model Master or Tamiya acrylics.

                        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 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 12:12 AM
                        Tigerman: I'll go with Tamiya Acrylics. Well, because it's the only one that I have used so far. he-he-he. Can I finally welcome you to the M1 GB?

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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:25 AM
                        As far as colour goes, I'd very heartily reccomend Model Master, as they have both Acryl and Enamel. THeir Gulf War sand is an exact colour match for the US armour. Some people say it doesn't look quite right, but I however found it to be perfect.
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