M60A1
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This is my first time building something that is not from WW1, or WW2. My uncle was a gunner in the M60A1 back in the 1970s, so my son and I are building this for him as a surprise. I have built Takom kits before, but even though this kit went together beautifully, I still found it to be a difficult model to build. Lots of very little parts.
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The tank is much bigger than I was expecting. I guess tanks have gotten a lot bigger than the Shermans, and Pazers of WWII.
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The venal tracks are really nice. I normally don't care too much for the rubber tracks, but these are connected with a metal rod that you push through and connect the two ends. Its so much nicer than trying to melt the two sides together.
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This PE basket on the back of the turret was not easy. I had a hard time getting the PE part to stay bent into shape. I am very happy with the final outcome, but if you start looking closely at the model, so can see that I struggled some with it. It looks great from five feet away.
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All I have left to build is the giant spot light that goes on top of the cannon.
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I decided to prime it with Mr. Finishing Surfacer mahogany 1000, instead of the black 1500. The surface is very nice, but I think I like the 1500 black better. It still looks pretty good to me though.
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4 22 June 2021, 23:33