Cardboard and junk mail M1A2 Abrams tank

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Scott writes - "Two Chicago Based artists, Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes, created this 3/4 size M1A2 Abrams tank out of cardboard and junk mail. You can find more information here" - Link.


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Posted by: Moofie on August 15, 2006 at 11:07 PM

The A2 has the Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer cupola, which is not evident on the model pictured. That looks more like an M1A1 to me.

But then again, I am a gigantic dork.


Posted by: burtoholmes on August 15, 2006 at 11:41 PM

You're right, we pulled the specs from a 1:72 scale M1 Abrams. But still the machine gun and hatch is missing. we didn't want to get uber specific.


Posted by: jswilson64 on August 16, 2006 at 8:26 AM

Awesome! How do you plan on getting it out of the house? :-)

The only thing that could be better would be one made out of FedEx boxes...


Posted by: JeffC1 on August 16, 2006 at 9:34 AM

Is that the new US urban warfare cam pattern I see on that Abrams?


Posted by: burtoholmes on August 19, 2006 at 9:13 AM

answer to jswilson:we made it to disassemble in 9ft sections. i like the fed-ex idea, i'd heard that they do deliver to the services overseas.

as for the camo, i dunno could be. maybe sub-urban less city more strip mall.


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