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Modern Armor: M1A2, progress shots
blackeast19
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 08:15 PM UTC
Hi there,

Here's my progress on M1A2. It was supposed to be an OOB build, but I passed by LHS and saw Tamiya's PE kit and just cant resist to grab them. Finished the anti-slip coating, followed by major kit building and aimed to start the coloring next week and finish this up by end of the month!

Cheers!







Erik67
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Posted: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 08:18 PM UTC
Looking good so far. What kind of methode did you use for the No-Slip?

Erik
blackeast19
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Posted: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 08:25 PM UTC
Thanks Erik,

I used Mr Surfacer 500, thinned 50% and sprayed 30cm at 40PSI! Quite an experience doing that for the first time round!

Cheers!

HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 02:57 AM UTC
Strange, all I see are Red "X"s. They are nice looking Red "X"s though. All symetrical and square..... :-)
MonkeyGun
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 06:05 AM UTC
Me to Gino all i see is little red X's
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JAC HOBBIES
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 07:29 AM UTC
Hi Dan,

Yep, all I see is dreaded "Red X" I noticed that many but not all photos have turned into the "Red X' on just about every forum. I suspect it has to do with server change.
I think the photos that are still present are probably hosted from other photo sites like Photobucket ( Like my B-52 pictures) and are not effected by Armorama maintenance/change of servers.

Just my best guess,

Brian
jazza
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 07:38 AM UTC
yup can only see the red decal with the x in the middle.

Tried to go directly to the link and it seems to be incorrect as well. Any chance you could post an updated link to your images?
blackeast19
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 07:57 AM UTC
Hi all,

I was using Yahoo photo, guess I got the wrong link. Pls try this:

http://photos.yahoo.com/blackeast19

Cheers!
jazza
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 08:01 AM UTC
ah nice i see it now.

What were the other goodies that you found in Tamiya's PE parts? Was it worth the purchase?
HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 08:07 AM UTC
Looks good. Good job on the anti-slip. May want to sand/scrape off an arc to the front and right of the driver's hatch though. That area is usually kept free and smooth so the hatch can swing easily. Check out the diagram below for a good anti-slip layout.



Keep us posted on its progress.


blackeast19
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 09:00 AM UTC

Quoted Text

ah nice i see it now.

What were the other goodies that you found in Tamiya's PE parts? Was it worth the purchase?


Jeremy,

There's only 3 parts to replace as shown in the pix, no other goodies, am afraid. I was a bit disappointed as well, but for the price, S$9, quite worth it. I may not venture into other PE as I cant hold the build any longer.

Cheers!
blackeast19
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 09:05 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Looks good. Good job on the anti-slip. May want to sand/scrape off an arc to the front and right of the driver's hatch though. That area is usually kept free and smooth so the hatch can swing easily. Check out the diagram below for a good anti-slip layout.

Keep us posted on its progress.



Gino,

Thanks, I was quite edgey bout trying the anti slip but was glad I did! Your diagram was so detailed. But I may not implement the changes, as I just sprayed the first few base coat after I posted yesterday....

BTW, do you have anti slip diagram for M2 Bradleys? That will definitely be useful for me in future. I have that in the stash. Thanks!

HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 09:29 AM UTC
Can't find any diagrams for the Bradleys. It is pretty similar though. It is on the flat, upper surfaces and the front sloped panesl. Hope that helps. You can look in here to see how I did it.

Good luck.
blackeast19
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 09:39 AM UTC
Thanks!
Those will be great references!
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