Washington, United States
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 07:09 AM UTC
Not much progress has been made on the abrams interior, but some of you have asked how its going so I thought I would put up a few pics. Since the last update I have added the computer tray, circuit breaker box, and a hydraulic manifold to the floor. It has taken about 8-9 hours of work so far, so the finished product will probably run around 100 hours or so at a guess, including painting and weathering. Not to terrible, but still a lot. I have a lot of work to do, so I will see you all later.
http://community.webshots.com/album/62297765ZSjHDF/1Rob
Vatican City
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 07:35 AM UTC
Brother Rob, this is awesome scratch building, I hope I have the courage to attempt it. This abram is going to be so cool when you finish it. Very nice work!!!!
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Milano, Italy
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:42 AM UTC
Rob
every time I look at your updates it's getting better and better and better. Cannot wait to see the progress. Bravo!!!
Ciao
Fabio
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Wyoming, United States
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:48 AM UTC
wow great work there, it looks sweet, cant wait to see more
Bender
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:05 AM UTC
Looking good Rob.
I am sure you are soon to be faced with a dilema, on which faced me a couple weeks ago.
After doing so much work on the interior, how do you ensure that it is visible?
Good luck with that one.
Andrew
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:09 AM UTC
excellent work Rob. Looks better and better with every picture. :-)
Texas, United States
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:01 PM UTC
Yea, I'm afraid your gonna have to dio that baby to show all that unbelieveable turret detailing
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:32 PM UTC
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Yea, I'm afraid your gonna have to dio that baby to show all that unbelieveable turret detailing
HA!!! you wish, I don't dio! Thanks though.

Thanks everyone else, too.
Rob
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:58 PM UTC
Good job, I don't know anything about modern stuff but it looks good.
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:58 PM UTC
Whew! You guys who actually try to do good jobs on those tanks amaze me. Good job, Rob. Looking forward to seeing that puppy finished.
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:21 PM UTC
Could you post it as a complete article, I think alot of us could learn rather a lot from what you're doing. Jim #:-)