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re: Vader’s Model Desk: M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:24 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:24 pm to Darth_Vader
My 13 year old loves WW2, so I send him the thread when you post your models. He said your paint skills are awesome.
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Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:37 pm to Darth_Vader
Very nice work Darth as always.
Is it just me or is the overall appearance much more realistic since you went back to airbrushing?
I know you said you used to thin your paint a lot and do multiple coats when brushing but this model seems more uniform and makes it look more like someone took a full size tank and magically shrunk it down to fit on your desk.
Is it just me or is the overall appearance much more realistic since you went back to airbrushing?
I know you said you used to thin your paint a lot and do multiple coats when brushing but this model seems more uniform and makes it look more like someone took a full size tank and magically shrunk it down to fit on your desk.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:47 pm to Darth_Vader
Not to hijack your thread. But i'm gonna post some pictures of the progress on my Takom 1/35th scale AH-64D apache
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[img] https://i.postimg.cc/v8jFNN9S/IMG-20240205-165422246.jpg> >Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:49 pm to FrickingWolves
Hell I'm 5'9" and worked on CCTT and I hated getting in the driver's compartment on a simulator. I could just imagine how a driver had to contort his body to get in through the hatch on a real Abrams.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:51 pm to Scooby
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My 13 year old loves WW2, so I send him the thread when you post your models. He said your paint skills are awesome.
Thanks! You should buy him a model and a set up to build his own. It’s a fun hobby he can enjoy the rest of his life.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:52 pm to AndyCBR
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Very nice work Darth as always. Is it just me or is the overall appearance much more realistic since you went back to airbrushing? I know you said you used to thin your paint a lot and do multiple coats when brushing but this model seems more uniform and makes it look more like someone took a full size tank and magically shrunk it down to fit on your desk.
Thanks. Glad you like it. I agree the airbrush is a better look.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:53 pm to Darth_Vader
Beautiful machine
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:55 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Hell I'm 5'9" and worked on CCTT and I hated getting in the driver's compartment on a simulator. I could just imagine how a driver had to contort his body to get in through the hatch on a real Abrams.
Well, there’s two ways to do it. If the main gun ia over the back deck at the right angle, you can enter the driver’s compartment from the turret. If the main gun isn’t aligned right, then you have to come in through the driver’s hatch. I’m not a big guy so either way was pretty easy for me.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 9:02 pm to Darth_Vader
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Well, there’s two ways to do it. If the main gun ia over the back deck at the right angle, you can enter the driver’s compartment from the turret.
Yeah I knew about this one as well, I just never got to see it IRL. I was assigned to the Bradley unit so I never spent much time on the Abrams set. Just to help train the some that's about it. So I knew more about the M2/M3 than the M1. Plus we saw more Bradleys than Abrams when the 256th was mechanized.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 9:06 pm to Darth_Vader
Great job! Love to see these!
Posted on 2/13/24 at 9:38 pm to Darth_Vader
Fine job as always
Posted on 2/13/24 at 10:08 pm to Darth_Vader
The base coat doesn’t look hand brushed. Did you use a air brush or rattle can?
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