@Johnnych01 -
I quite agree. Part of my build strategy was to get everything that would be printed/painted as a piece of the whole ready, so that I could see all the imperfections at one glance. Leaving off the CIPs and the FCS radar and the ADATS skull was a two-fold benefit:
detail painting the ADATS face
Having the recesses available for prime/paint. I know that the recesses have more of the nubbins that need sanding before priming. I currently plan to use Mr. Surfacer 500 for the base coat.
Kind thanks for the feedback. It’s a gift.
That resin makes my eyes hurt and water! First time I’ve built out a big piece, and that color is nothing like I’ve ever seen!
Its a nice change to see an Abrams with a different set up … Scottcast did do just a turret conversion this and I had thought about getting it … but its out of stock now.
Yesterday I ordered the RFM M1A2 SEPv3 as the hull and accessories donor. Sprue Brothers had one at a good price. The SEPv3 allows me to continue the “alternative universe” story-telling and modernization, and the intricacies of the hull & running gear are easier for me to use in an above-ground vignette. Will advise when it arrives later this week (planned), and focus on “the merge”.
I’ve already earmarked it for a fighting position diorama with perhaps a UKR or POL turret. Sorry!
The interesting thing is that the M1A1 SA acquired by the UKR DF are pushed through the Anniston Army Depot and upgraded to near SEPv3 levels before transfer to Ukraine. The trick is to find out what isn’t on the UKR (SA), or what is slightly different between the POLISH SEPv3 and the kit.
I’m uncertain as to what this (below) will mean when I finish kit-bashing the banana tank AGDS and the RFM SEPv3
I’ve not built an advanced RFM kit, so I might have whole bits (such as the Trophy) that I don’t use. I need to see the Polish SEPv3 up close. Will advise.
