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M1A1 AIM in Progress
jubelum
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Posted: Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 11:43 PM UTC
good day to you guys n galls...here's my recent in-progress built a dragon M1A1 AIM



seb43
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Posted: Monday, September 03, 2007 - 01:12 AM UTC
Well
it is pity all the pictures are blurry so i cannot tell you much
This is the CMK engine ???
Erik67
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Posted: Monday, September 03, 2007 - 03:01 AM UTC
This look like a pretty interesting project. Will it be a diorama?

Erik
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Posted: Monday, September 03, 2007 - 03:41 AM UTC
The engine compartment looks to be shaping up nicely, but it's hard to tell in a couple of pictures that are blurry. Will you be posing the tank in a maintenance diorama?

Keep the pictures coming!
jubelum
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Posted: Monday, September 03, 2007 - 10:15 PM UTC
sorry guys for the blurry images,try to post some more next time...yes that's a cmk engine....enjoy modelling.
ADNeate
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Posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 04:31 AM UTC
I'd suggest increasing the lighting and back off a bit it really helps.
f1matt
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Posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 04:59 AM UTC
Love that kit. Will it be sand coloured or be painted in the standard NATO tri-colour scheme?
mother
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Posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 10:37 AM UTC
Wow she looks awesome...great start Over all how was it, did you run into any fit problems yet. I have the same kit and plan to use the Italeri resin engine set and plow system from Trumpeter. Looking forward to the next up-date.

Joe
jubelum
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Posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 06:03 PM UTC
yes .a run to some fitting problem,CMK engine was meant for the tamiya kit....
sgtreef
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Posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 09:54 PM UTC
Looks pretty good .

Try photobucket for pics as too many Pop-ups where you are.
jubelum
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 05:00 PM UTC












Hope these pics will do....update on my built..ENJOY
f1matt
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 05:12 PM UTC
That's gonna look so cool when it's all done. Course it looks mighty impressive all ready.
milojko
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Posted: Monday, September 10, 2007 - 06:31 AM UTC
Nice job so far, can you tell me who makes tha additional stowage bins in photo etch that you are using ?
gunnytank
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Posted: Monday, September 10, 2007 - 07:29 AM UTC
Looks great, what after market kits are you using?
Don
seb43
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Posted: Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:58 AM UTC
Thanks for the better pictures look really cool
keep us update
seb
f1matt
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Posted: Monday, September 10, 2007 - 05:52 PM UTC

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Nice job so far, can you tell me who makes tha additional stowage bins in photo etch that you are using ?


I can't say for certain but I'm pretty sure those are the ones that come with the kit.
jubelum
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Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 01:31 AM UTC

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Looks great, what after market kits are you using?
Don

i use the CMK engine and compartment,Eduard PE , as for the turret interior i used the old kit of M1A1 ABRAMS marines detailed again with eduard PE ...
jubelum
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Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 01:36 AM UTC

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Nice job so far, can you tell me who makes tha additional stowage bins in photo etch that you are using ?


I can't say for certain but I'm pretty sure those are the ones that come with the kit.


yes, sir matt was right it comes with the kit,the only problem was it's too thick got the hard time bending it..
jubelum
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Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 01:41 AM UTC

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Nice job so far, can you tell me who makes tha additional stowage bins in photo etch that you are using ?


I can't say for certain but I'm pretty sure those are the ones that come with the kit.


Yes,those stowage comes with the kit...
jubelum
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Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 03:58 PM UTC
GOOD DAY TO ALL...i'm almost done with this kit...
















jubelum
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Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 04:04 PM UTC
more pics......










seb43
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Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 04:41 PM UTC
Look really cool to me
but it seems that on the left hand-side top of the engine bay we can see inside an empty hull

and it looks like you break this part right ??
Just fix it and add some ratchet strip down to secure the stovage and you will have a nice looking M1

Cheers
Seb
sgtreef
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Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 11:29 PM UTC
Looks good to me also.

Ditto what Seb has said.
Firecaptain
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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 03:19 AM UTC
Is the engine bay as it comes from CMK or have you done a lot of scratch with card stock and fiddley bits?

Thanks
jubelum
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Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 05:02 AM UTC

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Look really cool to me
but it seems that on the left hand-side top of the engine bay we can see inside an empty hull

and it looks like you break this part right ??
Just fix it and add some ratchet strip down to secure the stovage and you will have a nice looking M1

Cheers
Seb


thanks...as for the left side of the engine bay,i'm not yet decided if om going to scratchbuilt the details,i think its the radiator bay???got to find more reference for that.
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