Australian M1A1 Abrams

Greg Moss autor
These two kits are Trumpeter's M1A2 kits. I had to scratch a few parts to get them to resemble the Aussie M1A1 AIM version ('infantry phone boxes' on the rear of the hull, fridge / cooler box and round blanking plate in front of loader's hatch etc. The decals were from Echelon, bustle rack extensions from Eduard and Blue Force Tracking (BFT) systems (located near Commanders hatch) were from 'Arms Corps Models'.

Bill Spargo
great job Greg, you have enticed me to build one

Greg Moss autor
Thanks Bill. It may not quite be up there with the Dragon MI kit in terms of quality, but the Trumpeter kit goes together quickly and nicely and has good detail, including the non-slip / textured surfaces that many of the other M1 kits seem to lack. It's also heaps cheaper! I picked these 2 up for less than $30 in total delivered from HK.

"Arms Corps Models" have a great conversion set available if you wanted to do an Aussie Abrams. Unfortunately I built these 2 kits before I knew about the conversion kit.

Thorsten Drescher
Yeha...Aussi M1 in three tone Camo. Cool. I got the "Arms Corps Models" Conversition Set for my Dragon M1 in my stash. 🙂

Greg Moss autor
Nice one Thorsten! Look forward to seeing it built mate!