My new project:


Preparing the surfaces for the anti slip strips:

I will use this product, as I have seen several modelers use it:

It looks a bit rough. lets see when it dries and it is primed:

I think it looks a bit too rough. I think I will sand it down a bit to reduce the roughness.

You are on the right track. I agree though, the Stone texture is way too heavy. I use Terra Cotta Rustoluem to get a much more muted effect.




It gives a fine textured surface every time.

Thanks Gino. I have sanded it down a bit and I think I can get away with it. Next time around I will get the terracota

I'll thank Gino again too, just ordered the Terra Cotta Rustoluem off Amazon

All primed and ready:



Plow painted with a wash on:

Pin washing with MIG enamel:

Turret:


Gun:

Chasis:

Plow:

Did a filter with white and yellow oils to tone down the redish tint of the AK acrylic base paint and give it a sun faded tone:

Another wash of Mig enamel mostly on anti slip surfaces:



Decals have been applied. Used Micro Sol on those.

Pictures with good natural light:
Also have done some chipping on plow:

Next I will start some chipping and rain and rust marks.

Nice build on that M1A1. It's been a while since I've seen some one build an Abrams kit with a mine plow. Just shows that People still love the older M1A1 kits And not all obsessed with the new and recent M1A2 kits, especially with TUSK.

Looks really good Marcos!!

I wouldn't go too crazy with chipping a lot more weathering, I think you're almost there

Pretty much done with chipping. Working on rain marks. Next comes rust.

Also, trying to figure out what to put on top of the turret. This is what I have so far:



Can anybody tell me what brands of botteled water were used during operation Desert Shield/Storm?

some advance:

This is a kit that looks good as a straight out of box build.
For stowage I'd suggest a thorough web search.

This looks killer. Really looks good with the weathering.

Cheers,
Dustin

Marcos,

Your M1A1 Abrams is looking good, especially after you added your weathering effects.

I did notice a few things you might want to correct.

There appears to be a missing part that connects the upright periscope on the Commander's cupola to the "hole" on the side of the M2 0.50 cal MG. The missing parts is the tapered and rounded flat plate with the inset oval shape with the rivet in the middle in the second picture (pictures from PrimePortal):





The second item is your tow cables are supposed to be mounted more along the bottom edge of the turret side. Lastly, the Smoke Discharger Round Storage Boxes seem a little too low, too close to the Tow Cable End:





I hope this helps. Keep up your good work.

Thank you guys. And Majjanelson, I was just presenting the MG. I DO have the part. And as for the tow cables, I tried bending them and one broke in the process, so I set them the only way they did fit the designated original holes from tamiya. I could have scratch built them, but honestly I got a bit lazy. But thanks though.

I changed my mind. I will try to reposition the tow cables. We'll see how that goes.

I was checking some sources and noticed that in earlier versions the Smoke Discharger Round Storage Boxes were set lower. I guess that is why Tamiya placed them there:

You would be correct for a Desert Storm Abrams...