Depicted as Vehicle operated by A Sqn – 1st Armoured Regiment – Australian Army.
Short feature build by Calum Gibson
See Calum’s previous M1A Abrams Build
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It’s been well over 12 months since I finished an armour model. In fact I started this one shortly after finishing that one but lost interest. My ‘shelf of doom” is actually on my modelling desk so unfinished projects sit there mocking me. Eventually I got sick of this one doing that, so decided to get it done.
A quick look at how the build turned out.
It helped that the theme for the 2026 NSW scale Model show’s Panzer Tracks Trophy was modern subjects in 1/48.
The Kit
1/48 Tamiya M1A2 Abrams (TA32592)
The Conversion
Flowfire Models Australian M1A1 AIM SA Abrams conversion
Flowfire Models is a one man operation based in Canberra who produce various conversions and full kits. I picked this conversion up via a mate who is friends with the owner.