I have a great deal of interest in military armor. I also spent nine years on M1-series tanks the first time I was in the Army. I have the DAZ M1A2, and it's pretty darn accurate. BTW, if you look under its props, you'll find the M48 Turret-Type Cal .50 Machine Gun to add to it. I have not seen the one converted by Helgard, and would greatly appreciate a link to any pics if availabe.

FYI, the page referenced above has some innacuracies and is lacking on some points (such as the M1A1D was never fielded, but it was improved upon and fielded as the M1A1E Heavy Common in 1992. The appliqué system was field-tested by the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas (1-66 AR and 3-66 AR, iirc) in the early 90's, and even went to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA; but it was never operationally fielded on an M1A1 system in a line unit).