M1A2 Abrams with TUSK2 upgrade

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M1A2 Abrams with TUSK2 upgrade
Tweet Topic Started: May 13 2010, 01:59 PM (6,822 Views)
MemberOne	May 30 2010, 05:14 PM Post #21
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Lovely stuff Steve ...looking good



f4sooty	Jun 2 2010, 02:12 PM Post #22
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	work has been slow on the Abrams over the last few days. I started the painting process by giving the Abrams a coat of Tamiya XF19 sky grey. Here are a couple of pics, the first shows the primed turret and hull. The second the primed parts yet to be put on the Abrams. Then I pre-shaded the panel lines/ weld lines and other details that i wanted to be shaded. Then it was on with the base coat which was Xtracrylix XA1812 U.S. Gulf war armour. A coat of Klear was the applied ready for the decals. more later. Thanks for looking



phantomdriver	Jun 2 2010, 02:26 PM Post #23
Fox Mulder's soul brother..... Posts: 2,074 Group: IPMS Member Member #29 Joined: September 22, 2009



MemberOne	Jun 2 2010, 02:29 PM Post #24
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Stunning work Steve



f4sooty	Jun 11 2010, 02:43 PM Post #25
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	I can't believe its been a week since my last post. I have just about finished the weathering on my Abrams so i will now let you know how i went about it. First of all I gave the tank a wash Of Mig productions neutral wash. Once dry I went over certain areas again to build up the dirty look. I mainly did this on the non-slip surface. Then i dry brushed the abrams using mig productions Buff oil paint. The next job was to give the armour panels a filter using oil paints in an effort to introduce different tones to them. Alot of this was guess work as despite intensive searching I couldn't find any decent reference pictures of the tusk2 upgrade. The paints used for the filter. I placed a small dot of each of the oil paints on to the panel, next I dipped a flat brush in Mig thinners and then got rid of the excess thinner until the brush was almost dry again. Then I blend the oils together, this changed the tone of the base colour. I varied the colours used on each panel, sometimes I used all the colours then on the next i may just use a couple of them. On the storage baskets at the rear of the turret I added some rust paint as these would take alot of abuse when the crew loaded the stowage into them. You can also see in the photo below where I used Buff oil paint to fade the number before adding a little grime using the filter method Also I used a little buff paint to fade the number 70 on the front of the Abrams before applying the Neutral wash. The tow bar was painted using Tamiya NATO green ten faded again using a touch of buff oil paint applied like a filter. Then I applied some Promodellers rust wash The last part of the weathering was to apply a pin wash to certain details around the Abrams. I made the wash by placing a blob of raw umber oil paint on a piece of foil then i added a drop of Mig thinners. The Abrams also had a dusting of Mig pigments mainly their Gulf war sand. This is where I am at now. The markings for the Abrams are for the 1st Btl.8th Cavalry Rgt., 2nd BCT "Black Jack", 1st cavalry DIV.



MemberOne	Jun 11 2010, 02:53 PM Post #26
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Amazing stuff Steve



phantomdriver	Jun 11 2010, 04:01 PM Post #27
Fox Mulder's soul brother..... Posts: 2,074 Group: IPMS Member Member #29 Joined: September 22, 2009	onto the home straight , comes another winner!



f4sooty	Jun 17 2010, 06:34 PM Post #28
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	A very quick update for you, i have added all the parts that make up the Tusk2 Abrams. All thats left is to add the stowage and place the tank on a base with a couple of figures to add some scale to it. Here is the Abrams in complete state prior to the stowage etc being added. At the moment the pictures dont show the Abrams off as the background is cluttered. Once its fully finished and on its base i will take some decent pictures for you.



phantomdriver	Jun 17 2010, 06:45 PM Post #29
Fox Mulder's soul brother..... Posts: 2,074 Group: IPMS Member Member #29 Joined: September 22, 2009



MemberOne	Jun 18 2010, 01:43 PM Post #30
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	This thread is beginning to scare me now ...great work Steve



Mike W	Jun 18 2010, 01:47 PM Post #31
Hook down, wheels down... call the ball Posts: 4,864 Group: Admin Member #12 Joined: August 25, 2009	Superbly done Steve. This is certainly enlightening to a non-armour modeller.



Eric2020	Jul 10 2010, 08:19 PM Post #32
Advanced Member Posts: 533 Group: Members Member #145 Joined: January 13, 2010	I missed this topic!! Been reading your build with interest! You did wonderfull job on this MBT f4sooty ! I Like the way you painted it, and added realism to the model, going to get an Dio too?



ABC Models	Nov 3 2010, 10:17 AM Post #33
Advanced Member Posts: 107 Group: Members Member #46 Joined: October 5, 2009	Lovely work Steve - have this in the stash since last year and really need to have a crack with it!! Paul



smuts	Nov 3 2010, 11:40 AM Post #34
Advanced Member Posts: 89 Group: IPMS Member Member #275 Joined: October 30, 2010	Awesome build Andy



snipersmudge	Nov 5 2010, 06:14 AM Post #35
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	Great work on the TUSK Steve, love the weathering very realistic. As a side note the hubs on these tanks are clear so that the oil level for the hubs can be checked easily by the crew for maintenance purposes.



f4sooty	Nov 5 2010, 02:02 PM Post #36
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	thanks for the kind comments. Pete, i did leave the centre of the wheel hub clear however the dirt that i added may have covered over the hubs. Also I am entering the TUSK into the competition at SMW, never entered a competition before but thought i would give it a go. I am not expecting to win anything, its the taking part that counts to me.



cookie	May 1 2011, 06:05 PM Post #37
Advanced Member Posts: 75 Group: Members Member #447 Joined: April 13, 2011	That is amazing! awesome build and painting!



mcevoyi	May 6 2011, 12:47 PM Post #38
Member Posts: 18 Group: Members Member #480 Joined: April 30, 2011	hi there that is a great build .... i have enjoyed reading thru ... i feel inspired iain


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