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Zvezda 1/100 Abrams M1A1 U.S. Main Battle Tank ...

Swordsman

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I started this yesterday ...

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Get - r - Done !!!
 
Gonna have to pull this one ... My foot is bothering me so bad ... I can't sit at the bench ... I'll see if I can do something tonight and in the morning ... Tomorrow is a big event I'll be at hobby shop until 10 pm .... We're having a downtown stroll ... And whole town will be out for the night, getting ready for it has really got my ankle hurting bad ...

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Alrighty then just spent about a hour cleaning, scraping & cutting sprue .... I took photos but I can't get to big putter ... So I'll post some proof if I can get a photo off my phone ...

She's in the paint shop drying right now ... Should be touchable in AM ...

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There you go ... :soldier :soldier :soldier
 
Love the enthusiasm. Good on ya !!


Ian.

Thanks for your inspiration Ian ... I drug myself to the bench and although the model wasn't that hard to assemble ... I filed, scrapped, cobbled together this little model

Once again Tanks Ian ... :salute :soldier
 
Cool little kit!

Keep at it

Thanks Warren ... I doctored foot asper cream ... hit the bench ... Here's the photo proof

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Assembled turret ... I also drilled Barrel ... (AMS)

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Not many Bits ... very good crisp moldings .... minimal seam/mold lines ....

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Lower hull went together very well ...

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Ready for paint ....

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I'll let it dry for a bit Paint still tacky ...
 
Ok now for the final photos from last night the camera shows 3/30 ... gets mixed up when we have a 28 day month ... I hadn't reset the date ...

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Assembled ... painted ... now for some weathering ... running against the clock ... Final for the night

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there you go a 2 & one half hour build ... faster than Dave's three day challenge ... :woohoo: :salute :soldier :soldier :soldier
 
I'm going through the campaign's that I didn't finish ... Found this one I did it!!! I did It !!! Making a list so I can finish them and get them off the shelf of Shame .... Most of my models are Hairy Brush paintings, but I have a new water trap/regulator coming for my Air brush .... then I will have no excuses .... :facepalm
 
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