First Armor Build - M1A2 SEP

[spud]

http://www.ak-interactive.com/ here all you will need or if you are not in teh usa AK spain or emodels in the uk.

as for your tracks Fk that!! tracks on spues no way would i use them because ild be liable to break them, but you are doing a Fine job, Carry on

 

[JohnT]

Hi Adam, this is looking sweet! Love the M1 tank, the real thing is a beast!!

Painting these things does take some forethought because the tracks are nearly impossible to attach after the side skirts are attached. Your plan sounds good! You could also just glue the side skirts on with the tiniest drops of CA glue for now, then just snap them off later to attach the tracks. Just a thought.

Good luck mate, looks good so far!
JT

 

[adampolo13]

Hey Guys,
Thanks again for all the complemets and advice! I got pretty tired of putting together the tracks so I decided to do some painting.

I primed the lower hull and the road wheels:

I tried to do some pre-shading of the road wheels and lower hull:

Model Masters Armor Sand:

Thanks for looking!

 

[spud]

very cool adam yer moving along nicly on this

 

[TRM]

Looking good buddy!!! Love to see the paint going down!!! Keep it going!! ;D

 

[Eastrock]

Looking Great, Adam!!! this is will be also a beast to look after

 

[Carsenault]

Aw man, thats making me wanna start my M1A2 AIM kit. Got to finish the Hornet first though.

 

[adampolo13]

Thanks guys! I started painting the road wheels today and pulled out some of the side armor. This is a sweet progject!!! I will upload some pics later tonight.

Later.

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Great work Adam, watching this build has got me itching to crack mine open but I'm really trying to be patient and wait for the upgrades I want to purchase. Your kit looks great though, its coming along nicely.

 

[adampolo13]

Upgrades you say??? My wife took my wallet before I could get my hands on those. I know there is a ton of great stuff out there. I saw a Tusk kit the other day that I was drooling over it. I think I'll end up getting some ruck sacks and stuff, I saw a nice little Tamiya kit the the other day. Anyways here are the pics I promised.

Im going to finsh up on the road wheels tonight and tackle the side armor and I have to get back to working on the tracks...

As always, thanks for watching!

 

[spud]

looking good adam,

 

[adampolo13]

Hi Guys!!! Thanks agian!!!

I have just a little bit of paint left to put on some of the road wheels and one more set of tracks to complete. Here's a pic of where I'm at now.

Thanks guys!!!

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Thats turning out nice. Your getting close to the fun part, weathering!

 

[spud]

Looking good Adam

 

[schweinhund227]

;D

Not to blow my own tut! But I can totally vouch for the TUSK and TUSK 2 Upgrade !
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/schweinhund227/M1A2%20SEP%20with%20TUSK2%20%20SMAC%202011%20WiP/026.jpg

Maybe you can plan for that over the next few months?

 

[spud]

somone over on Robs site has started one with the Tusk upgrade.
http://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=armor&action=display&thread=749
there is also a link in there with somone on another site thats done it.

looks awsome

 

[JohnT]

Hi Adam, you're making great progress on this. Nice work so far!

Cheers
JT

 

[adampolo13]

Thanks everybody for all the kind words! Unfortunatley I have gotten zero bench time the last few days. I have so much time and not enough to get done.... err I mean too much to get done not enough time. Anyways, I will get you guys some updates soon.

Thanks!

Adam

 

[adampolo13]

Hello Everybody, sorry this build is going so slow. I have had almost no bench time. Been applying for new jobs... Good news is I've found one. On to the important stuff. I went to the art supply store today and bought some pastels. I figured I'd try them before buying pigments. First time using them, have to say WOW it adds some wicked realism. I just started on the road wheels.

Before any pastels:

After pastels (just the first three wheels):

Seriously, any advice? Hows it look?

Thanks again!!!

 

[panzerace007]

ADAM ,

Seriously ..... Lookin Good !! I'm not a Modern expert ... but to Me ... It looks like you may have 1 or 2 X-tra linx on th Tracks ? It just looks a little too saggie once it gets past th Sprocket & th 1st station Road Wheel .... is that th way th Abrams are ? Like I mentioned , I don't build Modern armor, jus My $.02 (USD) some one that build Modern - like NORM , may be able to answer , obviously if your reference shows th sag than that's th way it is .... O.K ..... I'm officially Babbling ..

Good Stuff !! Carry on !!

;D \m/