discussion Abrams build

[djellis10]

Hello peeps...some pics of a 1/35 Tamiya US Abrams i done. Any feedback is welcome on any improvement that could be added to it!

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[Guest]

Have to say i like it, I have been giving consideration to building one of these although i preffer WW11 armour myself but yes nice work keep it up.

Scott

 

[Guest]

Hello

Wow thats really cool man thanks for sharing with us,,,,

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[Guest]

Looking very nice I built one many years ago it's a good jit that together very nicely.

 

[Guest]

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looking good.

here's an idea for your next build, after the tracks have dried, gently rub the 'pads' with sandpaper to scrub them up and give them a 'used' look, i tend to find that the 'rubber' pads get pretty trashed quite quickly on a real tank or AFV.

i also tend to cut tiny 'box' shapes out of polystyrene packing..(the kind found in packing crates for electrical items), and after giving them a green base coat fit them into the turret basket.

i also add a small amount of milliput filler ..(the two part epoxy stuff)... to talcum powder and roll it out flat ..(just like rolling pastry)....roll it about 1mm thin and cut a square out of it.... then drape this over the previously fitted 'polystyrene' boxes in the turret basket and gently dab it with a soft brush to get it to sit and sag like a cover on the 'basket', when dried give it a thin coat of either dark green....ie Tamiya Nato Green, brown or sand coloured paint, and a light drybrushing to give it the appearance of a tarpaulin..

have a look here for a 'tarp' that i did....(my first attempt, so it may not look exactly as i wanted it to do...but it's a start)

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