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ALPHA wrote:Hey GIGs! Been wondering what you were doing with this....if you finish in time ...you want to post photos with us ? ...We would be honored if you did
She's looking real good...a nice replica of a TUSK

ALPHA

once i have finished modelling the cupola bits and the mine plow for it heehehehe

Giganaut wrote:

ALPHA wrote:Hey GIGs! Been wondering what you were doing with this....if you finish in time ...you want to post photos with us ? ...We would be honored if you did
She's looking real good...a nice replica of a TUSK

ALPHA

once i have finished modelling the cupola bits and the mine plow for it heehehehe

So it's a go ...............OUTSTANDING! I'll have Giant contact you....

ALPHA

Would like to see your tusk version on the Heng Long M1A2 build thread we will start in modern tanks. If you want to do a little weathering to yours or add stowage details or not.
It should start in about a week or so when scalawag finished some details to his.
The thread isn't meant to showcase anyone's build( Leave that to post in Show Off). Just 5 pictures from different angles showing your tank following a description the of the real tank your build represents and its innovations and their purposes. Since your doing a stock M1A2 with Tusk kit installed you could focus your description on the purpose the equipment was added for and how it works on the real tank. PM me if you want more details.

Should make for a nice thread...something for future modellers to look at....all the different M1s Premium examples of what can be done to them...of course mine would be what "not" to do

ALPHA

i based this design from the Abrams

That Looks intense GIgs....You going to do yours up completely like that? or is that just inspiration


ALPHA

probably would need to make a completely new build. i just have a shortage of 2mm PLA plates to build with. the Hull would need to be widened and stretched forward if it were to buy an empty tank with lots of spare parts to build with.

the turret is also an abrams but added with modular composite armor to look like a merkava V/IV's turret.

the Hellfire II launch pods would be needing a couple of servos to work with unless i make it into a manual posable part of the tank.

Giganaut wrote:probably would need to make a completely new build. i just have a shortage of 2mm PLA plates to build with. the Hull would need to be widened and stretched forward if it were to buy an empty tank with lots of spare parts to build with.

the turret is also an abrams but added with modular composite armor to look like a merkava V/IV's turret.

the Hellfire II launch pods would be needing a couple of servos to work with unless i make it into a manual posable part of the tank.

Whew! You're not kidding...that would probably be a project similar to what Woz is doing...may as well print the whole thing out...(I just noticed the second drivers Hatch )

ALPHA

Whew! You're not kidding...that would probably be a project similar to what Woz is doing...may as well print the whole thing out...(I just noticed the second drivers Hatch )

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here's a size comparison of both tanks i modeled

just from today's outing with friends