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M1A1 TUSK
Epi
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2008 - 01:10 AM UTC
Hey guys, saw this over on PMMS web sight. I'm not making a news announcement because I'm pretty sure the staff will be right on top of it. This is more for information. A coupl of days ago, there was a thread inquiring about the TUSK version. well, I had mentioned that I had the current TB right here in front of me. I went through it to see what I could post for you all with out violating any security issues, so here it is:



Now, Im not sure if this side armor that Voyager is depicting came from an actual reference picture but if it supposed to be the TUSK kit, as you can see from the TB pages of the parts break down, it is wrong, well not totally wrong, but is missing some items. As you can see in the page below, all the side skirst are replaced with thinner ones and the mounting of the skirts are different to allow easy access to the tracks and road wheels.











Now, I am not bashing the Voyager set, it's a real good start, but with the help of the pages I posted and the kit, a very good TUSK can be turned out.
DeskJockey
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2008 - 01:21 PM UTC
Thanks for the info and the TM diagrams, Pete. Those will come in handy for many folks, I believe.

The PMMS pic won't display, so here are links to the Voyager Web site pics:







Kenaicop
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2008 - 11:31 PM UTC
Looks like at least one of the parts is for an M1A2 SEP, which that model is not.
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