11bee Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Dragon's M1A2. Mostly out of the box with a few added details. Can't say enough about this kit, it's truly outstanding. Edited July 23, 2017 by 11bee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks legit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks really great. I like the mix of the green parts on it, the weathering is very well done. I've got the M1A1 in the stash, but looking at the instructions and all of the parts/steps gives me a headache. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
305swag Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow, great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Love the dusty weathering and green bits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Love it . Paint and weathering looks bang on...nice and dusty. About the only thing I would do is load up the bustle rack with some more gear. I have this same kit in the stash that keeps calling to me. Kudos! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Really nice build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Your build is nicely done and the weathering is perfect! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydog Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Nice looking build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crushkill Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Fantastic build. I know the judges hate it, but there's something awesome about a filthy mismatched color piece of armor. Great job man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 On October 14, 2016 at 4:02 PM, crushkill said: Fantastic build. I know the judges hate it, but there's something awesome about a filthy mismatched color piece of armor. Great job man. Thanks guys. I had to add a few green parts, seemed to be somewhat common over there, plus it breaks up an otherwise boring paint scheme. She was a fun build. If I come across something reasonably priced, I'll add some gear in the bustle rack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crushkill Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 3 hours ago, 11bee said: Thanks guys. I had to add a few green parts, seemed to be somewhat common over there, plus it breaks up an otherwise boring paint scheme. She was a fun build. If I come across something reasonably priced, I'll add some gear in the bustle rack. Every vehicle I saw overseas had green on it somewhere. Don't worry too much about the bustle rack, we usually kept them as empty as possible cause occasionally the kids would try and climb up on the vehicle to get your stuff. If we ever put anything in them it was cases of water or a cooler. That being said I'm a Bradley guy (though all my deployments were on trucks) but I did see quite a lot of tanks. I'll look through my pictures, but I don't remember there being much in the racks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 On 10/16/2016 at 11:25 PM, crushkill said: Don't worry too much about the bustle rack, we usually kept them as empty as possible cause occasionally the kids would try and climb up on the vehicle to get your stuff. If we ever put anything in them it was cases of water or a cooler. That depends on when and where you are depicting the tank from. From the initial invasion of Iraq in Mar-Apr '03 until late '03, the vehicles were heavily laden with gear and the bustle racks were overfilled since we had to carry everything we needed with us. Once we moved into more permanent FOBs (Forward Operating Bases), lighter loads like you describe were carried since the vehicles were not going out of the FOB for extended periods. Usually they were out overnight at the longest and back the next day. There were a few more extended operations where the bustle racks were more full again like Fallujah '04 and '06, and some of the operation to the north around Mosul and Tikrit as well. Basically, it depended on time and unit. The best bet is to find a pic you like of a certain tank and use that as a guide to stowage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crushkill Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 8 hours ago, HeavyArty said: That depends on when and where you are depicting the tank from. From the initial invasion of Iraq in Mar-Apr '03 until late '03, the vehicles were heavily laden with gear and the bustle racks were overfilled since we had to carry everything we needed with us. Once we moved into more permanent FOBs (Forward Operating Bases), lighter loads like you describe were carried since the vehicles were not going out of the FOB for extended periods. Usually they were out overnight at the longest and back the next day. There were a few more extended operations where the bustle racks were more full again like Fallujah '04 and '06, and some of the operation to the north around Mosul and Tikrit as well. Basically, it depended on time and unit. The best bet is to find a pic you like of a certain tank and use that as a guide to stowage. True Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottr5213 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 great looking, dont worry about the green parts, replacement parts would be green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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