M1A1/2 Abrams by Old Collingwood - RFM - 1/35 - with partial interior

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   a bit more  done  this  evening  -  I  have constructed  the rear cages  including some bling  for their bottoms, delicate  plastic work  but not as much so due to the scale.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

You have made great progress while I have been away OC. The Abrams is coming out really nicely. I am very envious of your polarized vision blocks. I don't think I am going to be able to get anything close to that look in my 1/72 version. Excellent Stuff

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

16 minutes ago, king derelict said:

You have made great progress while I have been away OC. The Abrams is coming out really nicely. I am very envious of your polarized vision blocks. I don't think I am going to be able to get anything close to that look in my 1/72 version. Excellent Stuff

Alan

Thank you  kindly Alan, and welcome back.

 

OC.

[Canute]

Nice work on the bustle, OC. The grill work looks good. Unfortunately, all the coolers, water carriers and ration boxes will end up hiding all that nice PE. But, you'll know it's there. 😉😄

[Old Collingwood]

36 minutes ago, Canute said:

Nice work on the bustle, OC. The grill work looks good. Unfortunately, all the coolers, water carriers and ration boxes will end up hiding all that nice PE. But, you'll know it's there. 😉😄

Thank you kindly Ken,   yep  there is a fair bit to go in there,  I plan to make it very busy.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

very nice.........    

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

very nice.........    

Thank you Denis.

 

OC.

[hof00]

Great detail!!

(Wish I'd known more regarding PE and in my teens building AFV's)

 

Cheers....HOF.

[rudybob]

Tanks are cool. I avoided doing one because I did not want to do all those wheels. Now I laugh cause planking is repetitious which is what I wanted to avoid. I did break down and have a Pershing that needs warmer weather to finish. My paint booth is outdoors and I want to spray the body before I do the fine touches. Your model looks great. KA BOOOM

[Old Collingwood]

39 minutes ago, hof00 said:

Great detail!!

(Wish I'd known more regarding PE and in my teens building AFV's)

 

Cheers....HOF.

Thank you kindly.    indeed  the PE  certainly make's  a Huge difference  and  so good that many kits now inlude PE  with the kits.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

23 minutes ago, rudybob said:

Tanks are cool. I avoided doing one because I did not want to do all those wheels. Now I laugh cause planking is repetitious which is what I wanted to avoid. I did break down and have a Pershing that needs warmer weather to finish. My paint booth is outdoors and I want to spray the body before I do the fine touches. Your model looks great. KA BOOOM

Thank you kindly,   Bob?

 

OC.

[rudybob]

2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thank you kindly,   Bob?

 

OC.

RudyBob A Walton Kinda name

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   more work  continues  on the turret  -  I built up the  Thermal management system   and the VCU  unit, and also  added the machine gun mounting bracket  to the semi round  PE  plate.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

That PE gun mount is very nice OC Great work

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

25 minutes ago, king derelict said:

That PE gun mount is very nice OC Great work

Alan

Thnak  you kindly mate.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   some more  things added   -  the  frame  for the loaders  co axial  and some other  details  on the  roof.

 

Just noticed a need to make a joining  cover  for where the trunking meets the body of what ever  device it is  towards the back.

 

OC.

Edited April 3, 2022 by Old Collingwood

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,    I managed some more time  on this  today  -  firstly  I added some more PE trunking,   then I made the barrel up  consisting of several  sections, this was then glued in place  and the PE  guard  was added.   I have the barrel  elevated  and glued in that position.

 

Photo/s  also  include  driver  Dave  just placed there  for now  (he was feeling  left out)

 

OC.

[king derelict]

Its looking really nice now as the detail builds up. Great work. Maybe needs just a little chocolate.

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

38 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Its looking really nice now as the detail builds up. Great work. Maybe needs just a little chocolate.

Alan

Thanks  Alan,    but  pack it in you will start them lot off  wanting some  lol☺️

 

OC.

[Egilman]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

but  pack it in you will start them lot off  wanting some

Hey I heard somewhere that the Abrams engine runs on anything.... {chuckle} Chocolate would be perfect!

 

Looking good brother, very impressive...

[Old Collingwood]

38 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Hey I heard somewhere that the Abrams engine runs on anything.... {chuckle} Chocolate would be perfect!

 

Looking good brother, very impressive...

Thank you so much - at the moment the engine has stalled  - hence why there will be another of the crew  looking into it  - guess  if they find chocolate bars  they will be eaten very quickly  lol.

 

OC.

[FriedClams]

Very nice progress OC.

 

Gary

[Old Collingwood]

11 hours ago, FriedClams said:

Very nice progress OC.

 

Gary

Thank you kindly  Gary.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

you better get Dave out of there.......if that turret turns for any reason,  poor Dave is toast!  look'in pretty cool!....very nice work  

[Old Collingwood]

4 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

you better get Dave out of there.......if that turret turns for any reason,  poor Dave is toast!  look'in pretty cool!....very nice work  

Thank you kindly  Denis,    no worries  all the crew are out of the turret  while the engine is being checked, with instructions  given to Dave the driver  over radio.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

If someone touches off that 120MM gun while Dave is sitting there I am pretty certain that he will never be quite the same again! I have been close to a M-60 105MM when they lit it off and was glad that I wasn't any closer. The shock wave even when you are not in front or all that close is impressive. Makes a hand Grenade feel like a child's toy.

[Old Collingwood]

8 hours ago, lmagna said:

If someone touches off that 120MM gun while Dave is sitting there I am pretty certain that he will never be quite the same again! I have been close to a M-60 105MM when they lit it off and was glad that I wasn't any closer. The shock wave even when you are not in front or all that close is impressive. Makes a hand Grenade feel like a child's toy.

Indeed  Lou,  bet it would be  quite a thing to be close by,    I saw a  video  where an M60   fired a round  into the engine bay of a Land Rover car  and it  completley  destroyed it   - amazing power.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

I'm not talking about the impact of the shell, of course you would expect that to be destructive, I'm talking about the Shockwave from the muzzle of the gun. A LOT more powerful than you would expect, and almost certain to cause injury to anyone on the outside of the tank when fired.

[popeye the sailor]

I was watching a sport show on HBO......{not Bryan Gumble}....they did a bit on Russian war games {that's what he called it}.  they were showing off the T34 tank....pretty impressive.   the Russians were holding them for two reasons.........to show might and to show the tanks to would be buyers.   quite a few countries attended and participated in the games....some I don't think the US would sell to,  due to their militaristic natures.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   more progress  -  I have been  prep-ping the  assemblies ready for  priming, this involved  making some paper masks and fixing in place with some Blue Tack, including a small piece of paper  covering one of the sights,   I also  made the rear  vents  - these will be painted and fitted.

 

OC.

Edited April 8, 2022 by Old Collingwood