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M1A1 HC "All Bout Da Bones"
Jasperb12
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 02:57 AM UTC
M1A1 HC “All Bout Da Bones”,

64th Armor Regiment - 3rd Infantry Division
Thunder Run to Baghdad, April 7, 2003.

Dragon 1:35 M1 AIM with Alpine OIF Tank Crew and a Legend stowage set. The model was Painted with AK Real Colors.

This is my latest project, and the longest going project I've ever done but the result makes all that hard work worth it for me. I hope you like it!

Jasper Breur





















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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 03:25 AM UTC
Very nice rendition. What kit did you use?

Thanks.
Burik
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 03:36 AM UTC
Very nice. I like the weathering. A couple of minor points on this particular vehicle:
The two bands on the bore evacuator should be a little narrower. The correct color is blue. Black was for command tanks. Photos sometimes seem to show black, but this tank was really blue.
The other minor point is the camo net pack on the left side. It should merely be painted green.

If you feel like adding an additional detail for this tank, you may want to add the string of chicken bones that hung from the front of the main gun barrel.

It's nice to see a well done 1-64 AR tank.

Bob
Jasperb12
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 03:47 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Very nice rendition. What kit did you use?

Thanks.


Thank you very much!

I used the Dragon M1A1 AIM, #3535

Jasper
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 03:48 AM UTC
Robert- is that one of your photos that Don Haney showed of the chicken bones hanging off the bore? Very nice work Jasper!

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/features/6257
Jasperb12
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 03:52 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Very nice. I like the weathering. A couple of minor points on this particular vehicle:
The two bands on the bore evacuator should be a little narrower. The correct color is blue. Black was for command tanks. Photos sometimes seem to show black, but this tank was really blue.
The other minor point is the camo net pack on the left side. It should merely be painted green.

If you feel like adding an additional detail for this tank, you may want to add the string of chicken bones that hung from the front of the main gun barrel.

It's nice to see a well done 1-64 AR tank.

Bob


Thank you very much sir.

The bands are indeed an inaccuracy. The blue I used turned out way too dark but looked fine to me at the time. It was only later (too late) that I found out that the bands were indeed much lighter in colour. The camo pack is also a moment of artistic freedom and I have no clue where I got it from, but I really like the looks of it so that is to stay, sorry! I was planning on those chicken bones but I decided not to go for it as I didn't have the skull to go with it. Having only one of the two attributes seemed weird to me.

Thank you very much for your feedback and kind works.

Kind regards,

Jasper
Burik
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 04:27 AM UTC

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Robert- is that one of your photos that Don Haney showed of the chicken bones hanging off the bore? Very nice work Jasper!

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/features/6257


Yes, that is the good pic that shows what I am talking about. it also shows the skull they put on the mantlet.

sgtreef
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 09:55 AM UTC
Nice job on the M1A1, Like the detail and paint. nailed it on the paint and stowage from what I have seen on the web, they were coming out when I was in Germany back in 1982, we built range stuff for them as so fast, they were tearing up them old Cold War roads in Graf. Plus those old targets could not push these machines to their ultimate test , fast on the fire as compared to the Older M60 series .Big beasts they are.
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 11:48 AM UTC
your build is great ,love all the stogege and thepaint job very nice .
Jasperb12
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Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 11:34 PM UTC

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Nice job on the M1A1, Like the detail and paint. nailed it on the paint and stowage from what I have seen on the web .Big beasts they are.


Thank you sir!

Interesting to hear that, big beasts they are indeed!

Jasper
Jasperb12
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Posted: Friday, September 14, 2018 - 07:18 AM UTC
Thank you very much Roy, glad you like it!
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