Would any PE that says it is used for the tamiya kit work with a Shanghai Dragon M1A1 Abrams with mine plow kit number 3516.

I wouldn't mind doing the little extra detail that comes with the kit interior for the Dragon kit..But bought all the PE for my tamiya kit.

How much work would it be too make the Dragon kit look some what accurate for a OIF dio. From start till now of the war.

Happy Modeling
Tom

As far as I know,VM type will be OK.
you can have a try~~

I've noticed that some of the photo etched pieces work on Tamiya or Dragon / DML kits. The problems I've come across are that the notches in the screens for the bustle racks don't match up with the rack supports, and the screens for the air intakes are not the same size on every manufacture.

Jerry

Here are the additions to bring it up to current standards, minus any added gun shields, ERA blocks on the track skirts, or CREWS .50 cal mounted over the barrel. There are so mny different add-on pieces and lots of them are unit specific. Best bet is to find a picture of what you want and copy it the best you can.

US Army M1A1HC/AIM Upgrades

EPLRS antenna mount, thin post to the right side of regular antenna.


APU Power Junction box. New electrical conduit is the angle-iron piece running along the left side of the blow-out panel.


Power connection box next to the man-hole cover. There are two screw caps to connect to located on the front of the connector, toward the front of the tank.


PLGR antenna is mounted somewhere on the turret roof. It is usually in front of the crosswind sensor. I have also seen it to the front right of the TC's cupola as well. The location for it varies.

Tank/Infantry Phone and rear Slave Cable Receptacle on right rear of hull on latest AIM tanks.


Deep fording kit exhaust flange on HCs and AIMs.


Forward MCB power/control box connector next to driver's hatch.


Check Prime Portal for more M1A1 and M1A2 pics.

Check out my M1 Variants Article as well for more info and pics.

Good luck.