First of all a very merry christmas and a happy new year to all!!
This is my first time to post my build here because I just learned to upload pics to my gallery. hehe

Here are the mods I made:

-fixed lower front side of the turret
-added fender holdback bars using GI wire
-replaced headlight bushguards with styrene
-extended last side skirt with styrene
-replaced MG w/ a new .50 cal from Academy
-scratchbuilt gun cradle and ammo tray using soda can tin
-scratchbuilt APU
-replaced tow cables with wire and added tow cable hooks using soda can tin
-added detail on front side skirts using tin

Accessories are from Tamiya modern U.S. equipment set and Academy MG set:







Special thanks to the guys who helped by providing reference pics. And especially to Marcelo for the water boxes.

..more pics in my gallery. Comments and suggestions are very welcome

Yeah..........but where's the Balkencreuz go? :-) Nicely weathered Mark! You should consider submitting this as an On Display feature! Nice stowage!

Vinnie

looks really good Mark, the only thing I would do is to clean up the vision blocks and the Gunners Primary Sight. These would be kept clean by crews since this is what the crews use to view through when in hot situations. The GPS would be kept extra clean because when the lenses get that mucked over it will cause your Laser Range Finder to not give proper ranges to targets.

Ric

Great job overall. I agree on the optics and vision blocks though. They should be clean and shiney. The vision blocks should have anti-laser coating too. It appears red/purple/blue, etc. when viewed from different angles. To replicate it, I first paint the block black, then put on a cote of clear red, lastly, I put a couple coats of clear gloss. They come out looking quite well. Also, you may want to paint the roadwheel hub caps black with the center nut the hull color. They are actually clear plastic with oil inside so the oil level can be easily checked. They usually appear black from the oil and grease inside though. For example:


The tracks look a little loose too. I would remove a link or two to tighten them up.

Looks great. A few tweaks and it can be really great. Good job.

Teacher, Ric_Cody, HeavyArty: Thanks for the tips. This was really a rush build since I had a deadline to meet so I didn't have time to finish up on the details. I only learned about the hub cap colors after the deadline. As for the tracks thats as tight as they get without the idler wheels breaking off or bending too much...All in all it was a fun build. This is also my first mod so I'm quite proud.

I forgot to mention that it's been weathered with pastels courtesy of my sister and my girlfriend, so I would also like to thank them.

Thanks again for the comments.

Good looking Abrams Mark. I never get bored of that tank. Conserning the tracks you could get a set of AFV Clubs T-158 tracks. They are not very expencive and with all those modifications your tank really deserve a set.

Cheers
Erik