Tamiya US M1A2 SEP Abrams Tusk II "Badass Fortress" DONE

[JediBoer]

Damn, you did that with a rattle can? Great work mate!

[DBMiller]

Spray can? I can't even get that smooth a coat with an airbrush! Nice work!

[timtamtung]

Appreciate the feedback guys. That's correct. Surprisingly the tamiya sprays are very very good. They spray fine mists I use cans for monotone vehicles.

I don't have an airbrush or compressor so all my builds have been painted by brushes, or can.

Again, just light passes and gradually build up layers. You get excellent coverage.

Personally I like painting even 1:35 scale by brushes-especially camouflage. I think it adds more personal touch and workmanship to a build.

[rodrant]

Great ! I have one in my stash , maybe in the Modern Rats ...hey but yours is looking very nice , I also use spray cans from Tamiya and they work ok , still I have an airbrush , when to cover some large areas they work great to me

Nice build , and I thank you for the tip on the anti-skid , use it in my Merkava build and worked ok !

[timtamtung]

Nice build , and I thank you for the tip on the anti-skid , use it in my Merkava build and worked ok !

My pleasure! YAY you found it helpful.

[PaulAyrey]

Looks stunning so far!

[timtamtung]

I'm only here to tease...
Just had the abrams washed up. Waiting to dry next to the OshKosh M-atv before I weather with Oils.

[Russ72]

Looking good Tungy. Nice work.

[schweinhund227]

Funny how the MRAP is almost as big as the M1A2

Nice work !

[JediBoer]

Damn, that Abrahams looks nice!

[PaulAyrey]

Outstanding, love it!

[timtamtung]

Sup guys!

Getting back into finishing this build after a small break.

Decided to add the American flag. I bought double-sided printed paper flags and rolled it up as you see below to make it look realistic.
I used an antenna for the pole and glued the flag to the pole. I squeezed the ends of a small pipe so that the flag won't fall through and that I can take the flag out if I feel like it.

God bless America!

[timtamtung]

My Pre-Order from PLA Editions of the Abrams book finally came. It is great to use as a guide. Probably not the best in terms of references, but handy to have (similar to the Abrams Squad mags).

Some pics:

[timtamtung]

As always, my favourite part! Oil rendering.
Using MIG's Oils, Blending brush #6 & Oderless thinner.



I have only managed to do some of the turret first...

[Panzermeister36]

Looks awesome The flag is a nice touch! I saw that book the other day and man does that abrams on the cover look cool - I love it!

Good luck on the oil weathering!

[timtamtung]

Thanks bro! Yeah if you really like Abrams, it's a pretty cool book to have.

Finished the oil rendering on both hull and turret. Next up, splatter effects, fuel stains and this fortress is complete!

[timtamtung]

Discovered myself a new way of figure painting... Just drybush the whole thing.
I had this thought, as i didn't want to take a long time on figures and having successfully drybrushed a few figures after slopping them with paint, I was like... why not just drybrush everything?

So I did, and it turned out excellent! I like it more than meticulously applying paint. Only took 15mins for both figures. What a time saver

[Russ72]

All coming together mate. Figures look good.

[JediBoer]

Stunning work! Love what you did with the figures! One day...

[PaulAyrey]

Smart! Looking superb.

[timtamtung]

Ladies and Gentleman,
I present to you a teaser....

Thank you for following this thread with so much interest. It was a fun ride. I also hope you have been able to learn something new. Final Reveal in the works and will be loaded later tonight. Hold on tight!!!!