Metal Earth M1 Abrams Tank 3D Metal Model Kit Fascinations

**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.

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

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.

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.

Bought this for my fiance that has a hobby of building tanks from Metal Earth and he was excited when I gave him this one. Everything came together and in one piece as it should have. It's sad to see the negativity toward these models from people who aren't patient enough or know what they're doing. This is definitely worth the money and it even got here earlier than the delivery date! Can't be any happier than that. Definitely would buy more.