Swordsman422 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Working on a skin using the excellent Captain_Colossus desert M1A1 as a basis. This scheme is based on a USMC M1A1HC photographed at 29 Palms, California. The machine in question was beat up, rusty, and pretty abused, and I kinda liked the look of it. Unfortunately, since we don't (yet) have the USMC Abrams tanks in the game, the M1A1HA will have to suffice. Aside from the rust, scratches, and dirt, I have made a custom decal set to represent 3rd plt, A Coy of whichever unit this tank belongs. There is no number on the bustle board. Also included is velcro tape (in shoddy condition) on the turret used to secure miles gear and a few other small details. Still WIP. Hope you like it, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Very well done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks! WIP Update. Added the attachment frame for the exhaust snorkel, one of the distinguishing features of the HC. Here is a shot of the front of the turret showing the unused MILES velcro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin 7 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looks very nice, great job!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theGUNSLINGER Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 awesome job 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Still working on this one, but no new progress pics. Does anyone know where in the skin the rear towing hookup is? I cannot locate it and it cannot remain pristine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Still working on this one, but no new progress pics. Does anyone know where in the skin the rear towing hookup is? I cannot locate it and it cannot remain pristine.This should come in handy:http://www.steelbeasts.com/Downloads/p13_sectionid/254/p13_fileid/2224 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 It can be still rather tedious- if the detail you're looking for is small enough to slip between the numbers in the grid (such as a towing hook), you might have to scale the pattern down and apply it to small areas at a time instead of the entire skin at once. By that point, you might have already identified it visually. Good luck! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Or use a colour block pattern:http://www.steelbeasts.com/Downloads/p13_sectionid/254/p13_fileid/1376 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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