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M1A1 Reference pics finally posted
BroAbrams
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 12:30 PM UTC
At least for now, I have about 250 if the 450 Abrams pics I took last week posted at a new Webshots account. I will leave them up for a few weeks then remove some to put the rest up. These cover all the interior photos I took and the last two folders have some exterior shots, mostly inside the access hatches and inside the armored skirts. If there is something you need that you don't see, ask, I might have it. And, without further ado:

http://community.webshots.com/user/m1a1abrams

Let me know what you think.

Rob
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 01:00 PM UTC
Great webshots Rob, tanks a lot.
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 01:05 PM UTC
Great references, Rob. Thanks!

Rufus! Haven't seen you around in a while... welcome back! :-)

YodaMan
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 01:10 PM UTC
Thanks Yodaman, it's great to be back. I missed this site and all the great folks here.
Bravo21
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 01:34 PM UTC
Thanks for the posts. Is this a National Guard vehicle? Please tell me these were taken in middle of a two week annual training rotation. If not, then the interior is shamefully dirty.
BroAbrams
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 01:40 PM UTC
Yes it is Kansas NG. And yes it was in the middle of a training rotation, it lost hydraulics during gunnery practice so they brought it back and threw it in the garage till they can fix it.

Rob
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 03:48 AM UTC
Well, thanks for the replies. I got my weekly thing from webshots saying how many hits I had on my folder. For the Last six months, I have gotten 9000 hits on my first webshots account, the one with all my models and personal pictures. On the new one with the Abrams I got 3500 hits in ONE WEEK! No less than 350 hits per folder for ten folders. WOW, I am glad you guys are enjoying it. Let me know of improvements to make.

Rob
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 04:40 AM UTC
WOW!!!! I'll head over there tonight from home
(webshots has been blocked @ work )
WeWillHold
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 04:52 AM UTC
Rob:

This is good stuff. A great post containing valuable info. Thanks.


ps: When ya moving into the "new digs"???
SS-74
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 05:36 AM UTC
Brother Rob,

as much as I hate to admit, but this is by far the best of walk around/reference pic I ever seen for any AFV or Plane or Mechwarrior.

Great Stuff!!!! Tanks for sharing with us!!!
HunterCottage_JR
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 05:38 AM UTC
Great stuff you have there!

But do you have any pics on a hole abrams or any other link to nice pictures on one?

And does anyone know where to get a good m1a1 abrams model in 1/48-1/72
scale?
BroAbrams
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 06:11 AM UTC
I will wait awhile before I post the rest of the pics, Hunter Jr, but I have a lot of exterior ones as well. Until then, Rob's motorpool here on Armorama in the Gallery has many good pics as does the folder in the main gallery itself. Full Metal Jacket has some good ones too:

http://www.kithobbyist.com/AFVInteriors/fullmetal/armphoto.html

Rob Gronovious (Sabot) says Bantum's 1/72 scale Abrams is nice.

UPDATE: Make that 3500 hits in four days, not one week.

Rob

Steve, we will be moving in next weekend, thanks for asking.
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