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Posted: **Mon Oct 20, 2025 1:28 am**

Jib wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:01 pm
You’ll also need a motor to servo control board (I can’t remember what it’s actual name is, but that’s the jist of it) for the CITV motor so you can plug it into the servo port on the TK7.1

Since its a PWM connection and you have a motor, you can install a small ESC (Electronic speed controller). The ESC would control the CITV motor using the extra servo channel on the TK7.1. That's what I'll be doing on my M60A2 to move the commander's cupola as it uses a small motor instead of a servo. The ESC will for all purposes be changing the brushed motor into a servo.

Posted: **Mon Oct 20, 2025 2:11 am**

Yes that’s it’s! it’s just a really tiny ESC. Then I had to learn that an ESC is not the same as a servo, because the ESC doesn’t use positional information like a servo does. This was an issue for me when I was trying to figure out why I couldn’t use an ESC for something that specifically called for a servo, in my case this was to control gun elevation.

Posted: **Mon Dec 22, 2025 8:09 pm**

Quick Update:
STL's have been posted. Link: https://cults3d.com/:3805861

Weathering applied (Light amounts). I ended up getting carried away with the rust streaking on the side skirt panels and realized that just because they are water based doesn't mean it will wash off

Tracks have also been blued, I personally don't like them, However the product I ended up using also wasn't really designed to blue tracks so they will do for now!

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Posted: **Mon Dec 22, 2025 9:04 pm**

Looking good mate looking good

Posted: **Mon Dec 22, 2025 11:17 pm**

I've bookmarked the parts on Cults for when I start work on my other Abrams. Looking good.

Posted: **Fri Dec 26, 2025 1:36 am**

11C wrote: ↑Mon Dec 22, 2025 8:09 pm Quick Update:
STL's have been posted. Link: https://cults3d.com/:3805861

Weathering applied (Light amounts). I ended up getting carried away with the rust streaking on the side skirt panels and realized that just because they are water based doesn't mean it will wash off
Tracks have also been blued, I personally don't like them, However the product I ended up using also wasn't really designed to blue tracks so they will do for now!

Photos of course
IMG_6613.jpg
IMG_6615.jpg
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IMG_6616.jpg
IMG_6617.jpg
IMG_6611.jpg
IMG_6619.jpg

Awesome, the holidays are pretty much over for me, so I’m hoping to get back to work on my Abrams. Perfect timing for me for your STL dump, thank you so much!

Where’s your LPCROWS ammo box? Mine looks the same haha, I haven’t glued mine on either. It falls off pretty easy

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