Looking at Matts posts of his abrams and the part about the wheels reminded me of my efforts at painting the bare metal part.
I thought I would post them here insted of posting them on some-one elses blog.
I made the side skirts workable so you can see the running gear if you want to





The back end , if you're interested

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Need to straighten out the tracks though eh



Gun goes down



Over the top I know , but I like that kind of thing , when I have finished painting all the spare gear I will post the photos here.
Thanks for looking
John

Sorry , this is what I was trying to show



the commanders gun going up and down





Damn these XXXL hands of mine

Looking good John, excellent paint job.

Erik

well, you know what they say about guys with big hands.....big gloves!
looks amazing

That M1 looks really good. Is it common for the commanders .50 to elevate and depress or did you modify the kit assembly.

I also want to commend you for your "internet professionalism". Starting another thread for your topic instead of "hijacking" someone else's thread is highly commendable in my opinion.

If you have additional photos of your M1, you should post them here.

That's impressive the way you made your side skirts and MG mount movable. The silver on the wheels looks flawless. Are those the kit tracks with drilled out end connectors? If so, then once again you did a magnificent job.






Something I will keep in mind from now on.

-Matt

Very impressive! Any more photos to show the entire tank?

Great job!
DJ

Thanks for all the kind comments , I am trying to finish my M2 so when I get the paints out I can do the last stowage at the same time , not far off now...
Here is the whole tank for those interested





And here is the M2



All the best , see ya soon.

The Abrams you modeled. Is it the same one pictured on the box top of the AIM kit?

-Matt