Fabulous job, on the finish. I always liked the rise armor, but refuse to buy kits that need serious surgery.

You tail lights are the wrong colors though. Some are supposed to be black (IR). Don't remember which.

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Fabulous job, on the finish. I always liked the rise armor, but refuse to buy kits that need serious surgery.

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There is no such thing as "rise armor". RISE upgrade had nothing to do with armor.

You must excuse me. Modern armor is not my forte.

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You must excuse me. Modern armor is not my forte.

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The model is of a USMC M60A1 RISE/Passive tank w/ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) from Operation Desert Storm (ODS) '90-'91.

A little research goes a long way...

"In 1975, the M60A1 RISE meaning Reliability Improved Selected Equipment was introduced. Its AVDS-1790-2C diesel engine featured several changes in order to improve service life and reliability: new top-loading air cleaners; stronger cylinders; improved starter, fuel injection lines, and nozzles; and better turbo-superchargers. A new 650 ampere oil cooled alternator, a solid state regulator and new wiring harness with more accessible disconnect were also incorporated into its electrical system.

The M60A1 RISE/PASSIVE, which debuted in 1977, featured passive night vision sights for gunner and commander, a new night vision device for the driver and a deep water fording kit.

The M60A1 RISE/Passive of the USMC saw action during Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, opposing Iraqi armor which included the T-54, T-55, T-62, Type 69, and T-72. The M60A1s were fitted with add-on Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) packages and supported the drive into Kuwait City, where they were involved in a two-day tank battle at the Kuwait airport with ten tanks lost, and destroying over 100 Iraqi tanks."

Very nice finish and weathering. What color/colors did you use?

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You tail lights are the wrong colors though. Some are supposed to be black (IR). Don't remember which.

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Only the left side upper oval should be red. The other lights are part of the black-out drive/stop system and appear as black bars. They are not IR though, but just show small slits of light. At the proper distance, they should look like two vertical slits on each side. Too close and you only see one, too far away and you can't see them at all.

M60A3, but the light are the same.



Overall, it looks very nice. One other issue though is the camo painted bags. During ODS ('90-'91), all bags were green. There was a camo cover for the bags that made them into undistinguishable blobs like big pillows. None of the bags in the kit have the cover on them though.

Covered rucksack during ODS.


Covered rucksacks on the back of a HMMWV.

The instructions were no help with painting the tail lights.

Sure some things aren't accurate but the camo packs add variety just the same as the red tail lights add a splash of color.

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The instructions were no help with painting the tail lights.

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The instructions are not usually big on accuracy. Its best to find pictures of your subject and copy them as close as you can.

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Sure some things aren't accurate but the camo packs add variety just the same as the red tail lights add a splash of color.

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Just depends on what you want to depict; accuracy or artistic license. I'll stick with accuracy.

Not nit-picking, just providing constructive comments. Atta-boys all the time don't help anyone improve.