Hello to all
looking for a little feed back on this M1A2 I have been working on.
Yufkey70

Robert,
Other than incorrect markings, it 's a great paint job. 3rd ID did not have A2's, only 1st Cav and 4th ID.

Really good job weathering the model! good attention to detail.

Yeah I know but thanks. At the time I just went with what was in the box .
Once again thanks for the feedback.

By the way I sent a total of 10 years at Hood
142nd Signal Battalion 2AD
124th Signal Battalion 4th ID
3rd Signal Bde, 57th Signal Battalion

Yufkey70

Excellent – I really like your model! I hope my M1A1 comes out have as well.

Nice Job done

The retainter chains and the details look good. Weathering on the wheels look great. Thanks for sharing.

10 Years at Ft. Hood would be like a Life time.

nice work champ . im just about to start the M1A1 . hope it turns out ok . i work on a mine in nw Western Australia . it will give me something to do in my off time . my dad was a medic in vietnam in 1969 . so im an army brat. i model modern afvs . regards , punchy

Nice location. Great post. I thought Bliss was better, but we enjoyed Hood.

Great paint job and weathering! Thanks for sharing.
Ronnie

Great finish! Watch those wheel hubs, though. They are clear plastic on the real thing.

In scale the hubs look black, since oil is in them.

The weathering looks great. You may want to reconsider the placement of the duffel bag. It seems like it would roll off in that position. Most crews place it in the bustle rack.

Bob

Looks great. I really like the finish and weathering. Just a few tips:

1. Place some diamond-pattern mesh on the bottom of the rear turret bustle rack (or use a PE add on part from Voyager/Eduard/Tamiya). You may be using the Dragon M1A2, which doesn't come with the mesh (but should).

2. Paint the two 7.62 ammo cans in the side bustle racks (each one is just to the rear of the smoke grenade launchers) in dark olive drab--they should not be sand colored.

3. The commander's .50 cal is missing its ammo can and the can holder. Make sure to add them.

4. On the M1A2 the commander's cupola does not turn with the .50 cal (the weapon rotates around the cupola using its own ring), so the hatch and periscopes will always be in the same position even if the weapon is slewed to the side. Pointing the cupola straight forward is the easiest solution, although you could do some styrene surgery to move the weapon mount to the side.

Hope this helps!

The weathering looks very well done. It is a model, after all, and reflects a scale representation of a 1/1 scale item. Looks like a duck......

Spent five years at Hood, 1/50 Inf (M), 2d Armored.