So for Christmas i got (or rather bought myself) Dragons M1A2 SEP and a set of Trumpeters armored infantry and crewmen, that i am now starting to work on. Ive built the AIM before so i am aware of the terrible instructions lol.
My questions are: What Vallejo Model color/ air should i paint this guy in? im going for an all-over sand scheme
whats a good stowage set for it? the Legend set looks pretty nice
Whats a better PE set- the Voyager set designed for the AIM, or the Eduard set?
As you can tell, this is going to be a BIG project, but it will most likely be my last one before I leave for college in August, so i plan on leaving the hobby for a spell with a BANG (and whats a better bang than an abrams?)
I don’t know what color corresponds in the Vallejo line, but Testors Model Master Sand, FS33531, is a near match out of the bottle to modern CARC MiddleStone (Sand).
As to storage, I don’t use specific sets, but just put together what I want from various sets. If you are looking, the Legends Productions M1A1 set is full of great pieces.
As to PE, I don’t think either the Dragon AIM or SEP need any more PE than what is in the kit already. Both PE sets included are quite extensive.
M1A2 SEP TUSK w/full interiorHere is my that I completed recently. I used the Model Master Sand on it.
Good luck on it and post some pics here once you get started on it.
Go over to the group builds. We have a M1 Abrams group build going on now and there are several different models being build now. It might be on page 2 or 3 by now.