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lower it. I wasn’t to fussed about the cut

marks as I’d decided that the running

gear was going to be in a muddy and

dusty state from use in theatre. Next,

I removed the sprockets and with a

Dremel tool put the three elongated

holes into them. The side skirt

supporting arms were cut away and

replaced with the detail ones, as was

the rear phone box which I remade and

attached using the etch set. Other brass

details were taken from my spares and

the tow ropes came from an M1 Abrams

kit. I then built the tracks and they went

on fairly well but did take a long time

to assemble. Tamiya textured paint was

now liberally painted on to the lower

hull and also used to represent the no

slip surface. The resin mg mount was

mated to the commander’s copula

with no real problem just needing a

little iller to blend the edges. The light

guards were thinned out and then

added bracing and the correct edge to

them. It was now time to add the crew’s

stowage. Looking at photographs

from the excellent War Machines No.

book on M60s in the Gulf, the amount

of stowage was pretty obvious, so I

started with items from the Tamiya

Modern US Equipment Set. To this I

added more from my ‘spares-box’ and

then tarpaulins made from Green Stuf

putty and a sculpting putty I’d picked

up at a model show. All this was tied

to the turret with either lead straps cut

from sheet or fuse wire. The sandbags

were fashioned from the putty and a

piece of bandage dampened in water,

then pressed into the bags to give

them texture. The air recognition panel

and front tarpaulin were irst rolled

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usmc m60a

S c ale 1:35 / With Explosive Reactive Armour

Light and dark sand coats applied

A wash being mixed and layered on

The kit built and

awaiting primer

Now primed ready for painting

Filters being

blended in