Just to prove I am still building models in Iraq, here is my latest. I just finished this up for a customer and will ship it off soon. It is an M60A3 TTS (Tank Thermal Sight) from 1-70 AR, 24ID in '83. It was the buyer's tank.
I used the Tamiya M60A3 kit. I tweaked it by filling all the motorization holes, cutting mud relief holes in the sprockets, adding lift rings to the commander's cuploa, drilling out the front towing points, replacing the tow pintle, and I added/changed a few other small items. Overall, its a pretty good kit. The road wheels are a little fiddly with the whole hub being the poly cap. They took some filling with gap-filling superglue to seal up the joints and make them look solid.
It is lightly weathered, which doesn't show up well in the pics. I am also getting used to a new camera and lighting setup using a couple small desk lamps and a good ol' Army brown towel on my desk here in Iraq.
Enough talk, here is the model.
More pics here.
All comments welcomed. Thanks for looking.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Latest build -- M60A3 TTS 24ID '83
HeavyArty
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 09:57 AM UTC
CaptainA
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 01:04 PM UTC
Boy, seeing that does bring back some memories.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 06:01 PM UTC
Thanks Carl. Glad you like it and that it jarred the memories a little.
paxtonm
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 09:02 PM UTC
Gino,
Great work! I think we have the same studio. Mine uses the low-quality, AAFES green towel!
Michael
Great work! I think we have the same studio. Mine uses the low-quality, AAFES green towel!
Michael
Erik67
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 10:15 PM UTC
Great model Gino. I guess this is the first model I have seen that has been built in a war zone. Any chance you could post a pic of the "model workshop"? I would be interesting to see where you guys put together models over there.
Erik
Erik
Splinty
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Posted: Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 03:02 AM UTC
Brings me back to Germany in the '80s.
tjkelly
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Posted: Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 03:14 AM UTC
Nice looking M60 Gino. Good to be able to get some build time in over there. Keep at it. Thanks for sharing your work. Best of luck.
Cheers -
Tim
Cheers -
Tim