{"id":4699,"date":"2013-12-13T09:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T14:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2014-02-27T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T17:31:40","slug":"abrams-m1a1-tank-135-scale-model-revell-kit-85-1973-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4699","title":{"rendered":"Abrams M1A1 Tank 1:35 Scale Model Revell Kit #85-1973 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4699&text=Abrams M1A1 Tank 1:35 Scale Model Revell Kit #85-1973 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">20131<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">213*<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abrams M1A1 Tank 1:35 Scale Model Revell Kit #85-1973 Review\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"000 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/11353023964\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"000\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2862\/11353023964_59f0cd37d8.jpg\" width=\"562\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Review and Photos by Lonny Dyer <a title=\"Lonny Dyer Thumbnail by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/5485810266\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Lonny Dyer Thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5013\/5485810266_af35920e48_t.jpg\" width=\"77\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The M1 Abrams, is named after General Creighton Abrams (Sept 14, 1914- Sept 4, 1974) He become known for his armor skill while serving in the 3rd Armored Division under General George S. Patton where he commanded U.S. tanks during World War II,\u00c2\u00a0 he served \u00c2\u00a0in the Korean War in 1953-54 and was later appointed as Commander of military operations\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in Viet Nam (1968-72) and he then\u00c2\u00a0 served as the U.S. Army\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chief of staff (the highest position in the Army) until his untimely death in 1974. The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) was introduced to the U.S. Army in 1980. It was intended to replace the 20 year old M48A5 tanks, and serve alongside the newer M60A3 tanks. It was designated to be both the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s main battle tank. It was so technologically advanced it was like giving the soldiers a Rolls Royce instead of the Pinto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s they were used to. The M1A1 was given to the Army in 1985. A1 is the Army\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s way of saying modification #1. The M1A1 sported the new Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore cannon, replacing the older 105mm rifled bore cannon, new and improved armor plating consisting of depleted uranium and improved optical sights.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>For the Modeler:<\/b> This is a Revell \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Heavy Hitters\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Series Abrams M1A1 Tank 1:35 Scale Model Kit #85-1973 Review. This is a skill level 1 kit featuring a top mounted machine gun and SnapTite construction. The kit comes in 58 pieces molded in sand color, two pre-assembled tracks, instruction sheet and stickers. The drive sprockets and idler wheels are pre-assembled also. This SnapTite armor kit is great for introducing new modelers to the hobby and history. This kit features glue less, snap-together construction, pre-painted polystyrene parts, illustrated instructions and a sheet of stick-on markings. 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