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MILES Belts for m1 Abrams tanks
turrettoad13
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 12:52 PM UTC
I'm working on a M1A2 NTC dio ,and i need a bit of help finding the right "thing " to make MILES belts out of . Appericate the help have a good one. T T -13 OUT .
kkeefe
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 01:11 PM UTC
On a M-901 that I did a few years ago, I used thin strips of masking tape just taped on the model. I based mine off of a photo that I have where there's three rows of the 'tape'. No other means of adhesion to the model and after about four years, they're still in place. I applied the strips after the model was painted and hand brushed the tape. The actual MILES strip that I have has adhesive on one side with a velcro pile on the other. Measures 2" wide.
HTH
HTH
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 02:25 PM UTC
Have you tried drafting tape? It is found in the drawing supplies area of arts & crafts stores. The drafting tape is bascially a little thicker than masking tape but comes in various widths. Looks a lot like the pin striping tape used in car detailing. I think the brand is Geo something.
Use drops of Elmer's glue to replicate the sensors and paint them gloss black.
Use drops of Elmer's glue to replicate the sensors and paint them gloss black.
AJLaFleche
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 03:25 PM UTC
I used a thin strip of masking tape as a MILES belt on an M1 several years ago. Forget now what I used for sensors, though. It all started, however, with the MILES smoke ejectors from the Tamiya equipment pack and wound up with a scratchbuilt blank shredder on the .50.
turrettoad13
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Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 05:18 AM UTC
Thank You all very much!!!
T T-13 OUT.
T T-13 OUT.