M1A1 (HA) Abrams, Modelarstwo, czasopisma
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M1A1 (HA)
Abrams
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1:72
Derek Brown describes
his incredible small
scale Abrams
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The completed engine bay.
The engine bay components.
Test fitting the engine deck panels.
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The engine bay after painting.
Two shots of the completed engine pack - its hard to believe this is 1:72nd scale!
The 1/72 scale Revell M1A1 HA (Heavy
Armor) kit is a beauty to build, and with a
little work and the use of after-market sets
from PART and Eduard, makes a very nice
replica of the US Marine Corps main battle
tank. My subject vehicle is an M1A1 HA
nicknamed "Hard Lighter" of 'B' Company,
1st Marine Tank Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, Operation Iraqi Freedom, March of
2003 I selected this particular vehicle to
model due to the mine plough
configuration and the unique markings on
the turret panels, which were scanned and
reduced from the outstanding Echelon set.
One of the biggest tasks I faced was the
tracks which were completely upgraded by
sanding off the 'football' style tread patterns
and replacing each link with the correct
‘Bigfoot’ style pad. There were a total of
about 400 individually cut and sanded pads
for the tracks and to show off all that hard
work I scratch built a new right front fender
in the raised position using thin aluminum.
The rear engine panels were opened up
and new rear engine grilles made. I wanted
to be able to remove the scratch built
engine/transmission pack so I hinged the
rear panels to open just like on the real
tank and I replaced the solid engine deck
screens with Trimaster screen. The tail light
housing units were replaced with
scratchbuilt replacements, which look
much better than the moulded-on kit units
due to their scale thickness.
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The turret components.
The turret interior after painting.
A close up view of the turret basket.
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