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M1 Abrams dozer blade ? 1/35 kit ?
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 01:30 AM UTC
Hi all

Any one know where to find an M1 Abrams dozer blade in 1/35 ?

I've drawn a blank

Thanks in advance

Iain
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 01:58 AM UTC

One like this?
Resin conversion set.
http://www.perfect-scale.de/en/www--perfect-scale-de-3/M1-Abrams-Dozerblade.html

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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 02:02 AM UTC
Hi Robin

Ohh could be ..

is it he same unit as fitted to the ABV ?
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 02:12 AM UTC
I think so.
PSM also have a resin set to make the ABV with a dozer blade so I assume that they are the same
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 02:20 AM UTC

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I think so.
PSM also have a resin set to make the ABV with a dozer blade so I assume that they are the same

No, it isn't (EDIT: WRONG! See posts below). The blade itself is the same but the mounting hardware is different. That PSM set is an early version of the blade that required additional mounting lugs to be welded to the tank front. Currently new version is in use (also with ABV) that uses standard hull towing/lifting eyes.
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 03:03 AM UTC
The ABV conversion by PSM


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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 08:56 AM UTC
The new (?) Blade, Direct Fit M1. I have provided the plans for the Death Star to certain individuals whom frequent his site, however no Direct Fit Blade has appeared in styrene . . .

Mumbo sends . . .
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 10:03 AM UTC

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The ABV conversion by PSM




Okay, my mistake... I thought ABV used direct fit blade... But apparently it indeed uses the old pattern blade attachment. Anyway, that kind of blade attachment is no longer used on gun tanks - it has been replaced with direct fit ones. Like this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/6836715691/in/gallery-132525213@N05-72157654940843476/
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2017 - 02:26 PM UTC

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The ABV conversion by PSM




Okay, my mistake... I thought ABV used direct fit blade... But apparently it indeed uses the old pattern blade attachment. Anyway, that kind of blade attachment is no longer used on gun tanks - it has been replaced with direct fit ones. Like this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/6836715691/in/gallery-132525213@N05-72157654940843476/


Well, at least you were correct in one sense:
the blade in PSM's ABV conversion is not the same as the other blade (the blade only conversion).
/ Robin
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Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - 02:11 AM UTC
Apparently the PSM kit is a resin copy of the plastic dozer found in Trumpeter's Challenger 2 with dozer kit.

As I wanted to do a Abrams dozer tank too, I took the Trumpeter route. Bought the kit cheap, kept the blade parts and resold the rest of the kit.

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - 02:12 AM UTC
This is the kit I'm talking about.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/133155-trumpeter-00345-challenger-2-mbt

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 06:11 AM UTC
I pieced this one together from spare M1 parts and a leftover and heavily modified dozer blade from a Trumpeter British Challenger II. It’s about as accurate as I could figure out, not much detail pics out there. Updated with finished pic.



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Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 01:23 PM UTC
.... and another one ... with PSM dozer ... still in the works ....


Cheers
Christopher
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