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M1 A1 Abrams

Great model!I hope I can build and paint this nice!

Thanks a lot guys!I really appreciate all the kind words! Guerry, I use 1.5atm - 2.5 atm.The acrylic paint was thinned with water and a few drops of isopropyl alcohol.The fact that the paint dried quickly didn't bother me.I just had to clean the nozzle 2-3 times. Matthew, YOU where the main inspiration for me. Thomas, those where really good stories... Thanks again everybody!I had a lot of help during the build from you guys. Happy modelling to all!

Just a masterpiece.

Totally awesome Paul. I'm just now getting into modern armor and my first Abrams and yours is a work of art. Every aspect is done to perfection. Rob

Tom, I saw that happen during M728 CEV Gunnery with the 197 SIB at Ft. Benning in the late '80s. Instead of a magazine, the AC Engineers had a roll of toilet paper fall in and kept the 165mm out of battery. I told them that the only difference between the Active Component and the National Guard was that for us, it would have likely been a cooler!!

Hello Paul, you've done a superb job on the painting (not to speak of the building of course). I really like the weathering, just what was needed on the right spots. Congrats !

Paul, Hands DOWN. This has got to bt the best Abrams I have EVER seen

Tom, I saw that happen during M728 CEV Gunnery with the 197 SIB at Ft. Benning in the late '80s. Instead of a magazine, the AC Engineers had a roll of toilet paper fall in and kept the 165mm out of battery. I told them that the only difference between the Active Component and the National Guard was that for us, it would have likely been a cooler!! [/quote] This guy would keep his girlie mags rolled up in the ammo honeycomb in the bustle of the M60. He also ran over an M60 MG it looked like a banana. A grunt dropped it, when the tank pulled out of a hide position in front of him and scared him and this nut (my buddy) ran it over. Tom

Thanks everybody!

Tom - I had a CEV Driver who threw his LBE just outside his drivers hatch while we were in the field. The TC/Gunner traversed the Turret, and the overhang caught the LBE and the driver's .45 against the hatch, and bent the 45 into a "banana". Of course, the .45 is a little bit cheaper than a M60 MG, but I think my driver drilled for a couple months "for free".