Metal Earth M1 Abrams Tank 3D Metal Model Kit Fascinations

Would love to see this in us army colors or camo. VERY FUN build but also challenging with lots of small parts

Worked wonderfully until the very last piece which is the top of the hull. Extremely thin and tore but managed to salvage due to a small tab. Also the small 5.56 gun was a pain but otherwise it was fun to build

**highly recommend the tool kit if you do not have mini metal snips. This was much more challenging that I had though. Easy, but still a challenge to roll each road wheel and add the comments. Some were SOO tiny. The end result exceeded my expectations. Super sturdy.

While this kit is listed as moderate difficulty, the difficult parts to make are largely hidden by other parts so there is some leniency in sloppiness. While building I had 3 pieces break: the round thing piece you have to bend in a circle to connect turret to base, one of the flat pieces that sits between the treads, and one of the side pieces of the turret itself. Also, I'm not sure if I missed a direction or not but the gun barrel does not sit firm in my model (it wiggles freely) which kind of irritates me. Despite these issues I had fun making this model and it looks great for how little it cost.

Confused actually. Wasn't expecting it to come in a flat cardboard sleeve

Took about 4.5 hours to put together while I was at work, was still quite speedy for what it is. Lots of small parts, but very robust when fully assembled. The best part, the turret turns! Was a plesant surprise. The instructions are also very easy to follow like all the Metal Earth kits. You can also go to Metal Earth's website for colour coded instructions. Which is quite nice!

Nicely made, good instructions, great price.

Unfortunate to see some bad reviews from people who didn’t understand what they were buying. The metal is in fact just the right thickness, the tabs don’t break and the pieces don’t distort when you remove them from the sheet - provided you know what you’re doing and have the skill to do so. You need small side snips to remove parts. You need small needle nose pliers to hold and fold the pieces. You need a steady hand, lots of light, close-up glasses, a small screwdriver or other round tool to wrap some pieces around to make a circle, patience and a good attitude. Then you will end up with a nice model of a tank in about 2-3 hours. Or, you can jump in without thinking, get frustrated and blame the product.

Wer ein wenig Fingerspitzengefühl hat wird damit eine menge spass haben es zusammen zu bauen, sehen nach dem zusammenbauen sehr gut aus. die Lieferung ging sehr schnell

arrived late but it was a great item

La idea en si esta bien, puede quedar muy bonito, pero, necesitas unas herramientas muy finas para cortar los enganches, necesitas muchisima paciencia y delicadeza para que todo encaje perfectamente. Aun teniendo mucho cuidado, se rompieron algunas piezas, tanto al desmontarlo de la base, como al doblar las partes punteadas. Aparte, hay partes como lo que se supone que seria la metralleta, que tiene una linea punteada para doblarlo, se dobla antes el cañon entero que esa linea...horrible.... Supongo que lo terminaré como pueda, usaré alguna cola o silicona para las partes donde me falten las piezas y la repintare de metalizado para ponerlo de decoracion.... pero en general, muy decepcionado con el producto. Creo que si se deseñase de otra manera seria mucho más bonito, facil y tendria mejores criticas, mayores ventas. Ejemplo: Al igual que trae el cañon ya montado, traer la metralleta tambien montada, que las lineas punteadas solo sean surcos para que se doble pero no se parta tan facil, añadir alguna herramienta multiple que tenga 2 cabezas, 1 para cortar las piezas del molde y la otra para pulir, que la chapa fuera un pelin más gruesa, ya que con 0'5mm es muy facil que las piezas se deformen... etc etc etc Tiene demasiados puntos flojos.

Some bits on the tank is difficult to put together, only so much mistakes in one spot can be made before the wobbly part connecting the pieces will just snap so youll probably need glue, or whatever else to fix it. Overal, its a tank innit

Very cool