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1990-1991 Gulf War 25th Anniversary Group Build

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:29 PM
GM, really like the look of that. Did you make the base yourself, that looks nice as well

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Posted by Bish on Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:30 PM
Steve, loving the look of this, really nice. I have been building armour for over 30 years and I still don't get how people can paint with the tracks fitted.

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:11 PM

Nice progress all around guys!

MC, it looks like you are not too far from the finish line...

Bish, the Chally should just fall together from this point on. Built both Tamiya releases of the kit and they are great builds,

GM, you are just about ready to commision your LHA and send her off. Very nice!

 

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Posted by Bish on Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:22 PM
Stik, ye, its gone together really nice. Hull is done, starting on the turret now. And those tracks are nice but a bit of a pain to get together.

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, October 25, 2015 7:09 PM

LHA-1 Tarawa as deployed to the Persian Gulf in August 1990. In addition to her helicopter squadrons, she carried VMA 513 "Flying Nightmares" (Detachment 2) six AV-8B Harriers from MCAS Yuma.

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Posted by MJames70 on Sunday, October 25, 2015 7:15 PM

Nice work on getting the LHA done! I built the old Revell kit a few times, last time was when I was in high school in the 80s. 

Been feeling less than well the last couple of weeks; hope to get back to the Enigma soon. I tend to work in 'bursts' anyway, so its not all that unusual. 

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:40 PM

Yay! Thanks! I hope you feel better soon, bud.

My next and probably final submission for the GB.

Sprue shot of the fuselage parts...

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:50 PM

All looking good. I really like that Brad by the way.

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Posted by BrandonD on Monday, October 26, 2015 1:33 AM

GMorrison

Yay! Thanks! I hope you feel better soon, bud.

My next and probably final submission for the GB.

Sprue shot of the fuselage parts...

 

I saw this come through my email and at first didn't get it. Then I laughed out loud.

Nice one Big Smile

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Posted by Elevenbravo87 on Monday, October 26, 2015 2:37 PM

Is it ok to submit another build for this group build or are we limited to one build?

 

 

27th FEB. 1991... THE VALKYRIES CARRIED MY BROTHERS TO VALHALLA
For the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry.

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, October 26, 2015 2:43 PM
No where does it say we can't, and you are clearly a finishing type. I'm starting no. 3.

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, October 26, 2015 2:44 PM

11B, you are more than welcome to build as many kits as you like during the timespan of this GB.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by Bish on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:22 PM

BrandonD
 
GMorrison

Yay! Thanks! I hope you feel better soon, bud.

My next and probably final submission for the GB.

Sprue shot of the fuselage parts...

 

 

 

I saw this come through my email and at first didn't get it. Then I laughed out loud.

Nice one Big Smile

 

 

It tok me a couple of seconds before the penny dropped. Big Smile

 

GM, wil be nice to see this one.

 

Or not Wink

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Bish on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:25 PM

GM, lovely finish on the Tarawa, some really nice detail in there.

 

I have ade a pic to the temp roster until Stik is able to out it in the proper one. Unfourtunatly i am not sure of the make or scale. I am guessing 1/700 but wasn't sure.

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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:34 PM

Thanks, guys! Dragon 1/700.

Really difficult in many ways.

I'm putting an Eduard set into the F-117. I think it'll be a pretty swell kit.

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Posted by Elevenbravo87 on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:35 PM

Allright!

Here is my next build...M1A1 of 1-64 Armor 24th ID, Task Force 3-15

27th FEB. 1991... THE VALKYRIES CARRIED MY BROTHERS TO VALHALLA
For the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry.

 

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Posted by Elevenbravo87 on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:37 PM

GMorrison

LHA-1 Tarawa as deployed to the Persian Gulf in August 1990. In addition to her helicopter squadrons, she carried VMA 513 "Flying Nightmares" (Detachment 2) six AV-8B Harriers from MCAS Yuma.

 

 

Outstanding build!

27th FEB. 1991... THE VALKYRIES CARRIED MY BROTHERS TO VALHALLA
For the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry.

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:42 PM

Thank you, sir!

What do you have in mind?

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Posted by Bish on Monday, October 26, 2015 3:53 PM
I have updated the temp roster with the new builds. GM, what's the kit and scale of the 117.

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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, October 26, 2015 6:44 PM
Academy. 1/72

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Posted by Bish on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:39 AM
Thanks, now added.

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Posted by CallSignOWL on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 10:24 AM

I cant decide...swept? or Forward??

 

 

meanwhile, I am super liberal with the putty!

 

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Now that I'm here, where am I??

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Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 10:30 AM

Swept!

I noticed your finescale fitting tool there under that Squadron catalog.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:03 PM
While I work on the base, install the battery holder and switch, I've completed the Lion, which of course, is missing the fire for now. Well....decals are stll in order.

Steve

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:46 PM

So heres my less than two bits.

Your tank took a hit, right?

Brewed it up good.

It didn't go anywhere after that.

Why are the tracks all catywhompus?

Don't do that, make them all in go forward style.

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Posted by Elevenbravo87 on Thursday, October 29, 2015 6:08 AM

Some times they do get "catywhompus" after being destroyed.Wink

27th FEB. 1991... THE VALKYRIES CARRIED MY BROTHERS TO VALHALLA
For the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry.

 

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:22 AM

GMorrison
So heres my less than two bits. Your tank took a hit, right? Brewed it up good. It didn't go anywhere after that. Why are the tracks all catywhompus? Don't do that, make them all in go forward style.

Wasn't it you who said, and I quote:

"The key IMO is to find a photograph that you really like and go from there. Knocked out armor has a lot of weird quirky stuff going on."

I kinda took your advice.

And I refer back to some YouTube screen shots of a Hellfire.

 

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:53 AM
U r right!

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Posted by Elevenbravo87 on Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:13 PM

Modelcrazy that T-72 is looking good. Looking forward to the final product.

27th FEB. 1991... THE VALKYRIES CARRIED MY BROTHERS TO VALHALLA
For the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry.

 

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Posted by Bish on Thursday, October 29, 2015 1:19 PM

Elevenbravo87

Some times they do get "catywhompus" after being destroyed.Wink

 

And when they are not destroyed. I have lost tracks more than once, not pretty.

Nice work on the 72 Steve.

I hope to have some pics of the Chally in a day or so. Its been slow going but its almost ready to paint.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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