ARMOR - M1 Abrams Group Build

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 ) 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 ! frosty

I was wondering about the AM tracks for my dragon 1/35 m1a1

oops....
never mind...

frosty

Thanks Frosty. Yes, a bit perplexing for a Tamiya kit. Never had that bad a fit before.

So far the build has been pretty straight forward. The bustle rack is next [:0][:0][:0] and that looks like it might be challenging 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

waaah.... my pix r gone...
guess a straight OOB italeri 1/72 m1 doesn't make the cut 4 the armor gallery...
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 ?

frosty

Sorry Frosty, I hope you can get them back up.

frosty,

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

Looks like the dragon or trumpeter kit. If so it is a pain in the and you will be against the wall.

QUOTE: Originally posted by thundergod Looks like the dragon or trumpeter kit. If so it is a pain in the and you will be 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

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.

yeah, the rack was a little rough!
i will post pics later of the progress :)

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......

Ok... whoever said the bustle rack was going to be difficult has obviously not built the mine plow

Here's the rack and the smoke dischargers progress.

The mine plow is quite interesting

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

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).

Grant

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.

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... 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 ? frosty

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.

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 !

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 !

frosty

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