I made a start of the plastic kits that came with my
Hammerfall set this weekend. The set
comes with two M1 Abrams and three T64s. In addition there is a quick start guide
with assembly instructions, an A5 version of the original Team Yankee rule
book, some 2D cardboard terrain, dice and some tank commander half figures.
I started with the M1 kit which comes on two sprues in a
horrible shade of green.
You have the option to produce the original M1 with 105mm
main gun or the IMPM1 with the 120mm Rheinmetal cannon and some other minor
mods. I chose to build the later.
The hull and running gear goes together really well. There
is nice detail on the tracks and the side plates are nicely engraved. There is
a choice here of which guards go over the drive sprocket.
The turret halves go together easily and it is at this point
you have a choice of stowage racks to fix to the sides.
The position of these was not entirely clear to me from the
assembly instructions included, so I referred to the Battlefront website, where
all became clear.
There was one US tank commander (in white metal) include
with the set so I chose to model the cupola hatch open.
There are also nice renditions of the commander’s .5” HMG and
loader’s GPMG to add to the turret. A nice touch here was to include two of
each, in case you broke a barrel or something removing them from the sprue.
The turret was finished off with the environment sensor mast
and a selection of stowage for the basket (jerry cans, boxes, spare wheel etc.)
Altogether a nice little model. Goes together well, good
detail and captures the look of the real thing.
This prompted me to remember I still had two Zvezda 1/100 M1
Abrams in their boxes, as yet unmade. Why not build them too so I could do a
comparison?
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