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Imperial Guard M1A2 Abrams Conversion
This is a conversion of a Revell 1/35th scale US Army M1A2 Abram Main Battle Tank to Imperial Guard. I'm not entirely sure what sort of tank it would be RULES-wise - maybe a Baneblade variant? Anyway - the WIP thread can be seen here http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=28464 along with additional photos. It was fun to build, although VERY fiddly at times - especially the tracks! I wanted to make it as "realistic" as possible, with the amount of weathering and mud effects. The mud was a simple mixture of brown and black paint, PVA glue, a clump or two of static grass and some sand. This was then mixed into a delicious paste :P And flicked up using a manky old brush :) This tank also had a fair bit of greenstuff scratchbuilding too - mainly the tank commander's arms. There is also a scratchbuilt Bergen backpack on the turret, and a larger canvas roll than is included with the GW sprue. I also added a cup of tea and a book to add a little character and humour to the piece :) The decals came with the kit itself. Comments purllllease :)
Posted: 12 Sep 2008
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