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                        ARMOR - Small AFV Group Build, all scales done

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 6:42 PM
                        Dwight that GPA looks Awesome.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 7:47 PM
                        Looking great guys!
                        Like the name Dwight.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, May 24, 2004 11:21 PM
                        Rich,

                        I missed the pics of your 222 earlier. It looks really good. What material did you use for the steel mesh?

                        Claymore,

                        Thanks. Which one? The "Dio-freak"? or the name "Sherm" on the GPA?

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:23 AM
                        "Sherm" on the GPA although "dio-freak" is catchy.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:29 AM
                        Very nice Rich and Dwight!

                        What was that kit like Dwight? I see it around a bit, and it is quite cheap here.

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:04 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by phroosh


                        What was that kit like Dwight? I see it around a bit, and it is quite cheap here.

                        Thanks

                        It is an old kit that is being reproduced here by Tamiya in the Philippines. The fit is good although not really perfect. The details are quite OK. It is very easy to build and it does include 2 figures and lots of stuff that make it good for a dio..

                        Nice to do for a change.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:30 AM
                        Dwight,, that was the mesh they included in the kit. After all the troubles I had with it, I wish I had spent the money on the PE kit for it. Next one I do I will know to get the PE kit.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:15 PM
                        Chill, Feld & Dwight. They all look great guys. (I presume I'm looking at the Jeep Chill, not the ...err....wingy thing)

                        Been busy this past week, so only a little done to the Daimler: Raised bolted floor panel, cable tunnel, Hand brake and lever, gear preselector and cable guide and driver seat supports all added from scratch built items. Gotta get into it some more next day or so.
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                        gdarwin
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                          January 2004
                        • From: bc,canada
                        Posted by gdarwin on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:33 AM
                        Big Smile [:D] great pics on the gpa Dwight,i think i will try to do a base not sure how it turn out but its worth a try.Big Smile [:D]

                        gdarwin.[roy]
                        airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/
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                        lizardqing
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:17 PM
                        Another fine looking build Dwight. Sheila did that one a while back as one of her fisrt builds.

                        Finally got around to updating the site tonite. Have a looka nd make sure if you have submitted some finished pics that they are there. No guarantee the I have not overlooked something somewhere.

                        http://groupbuild.50megs.com/main.html
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        cplchilly
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                          January 2004
                        • From: SO CAL
                        Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:27 PM
                        I've sent mine thanks for the info LQ
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                        jkeller
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Grand Blanc, MI USA
                        Posted by jkeller on Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:56 PM
                        Nice work guys. I haven't got much further since my last post. Hopfully I can make some progress this weekend.

                        Joe
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 2:28 PM
                        DONE!!!

                        Tamiya's Kubelwagen (new kit) straight OOB.
                        The fig. needs some work and I'm not too good with them so he may be a while.

                        For pics of the rest of the Dio go to the Dio forum, here I just included the Kubel which was my subject for this GB.





                        Comments and criticisms welcome as always.
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, May 28, 2004 2:31 PM
                        derek looks great.

                        joe

                        Veterans,

                        Thank You For Your Sacrifices,

                        Never To Be Forgotten

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 3:20 PM
                        Nice! Thumbs Up [tup] Those splatter effects are pretty cool!
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, May 28, 2004 6:10 PM
                        Well done, Derek. That kubel sure looks great. The base is also very good. You need to teach the driver to drive that thing though. He-he-he.

                        Superb job.

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                        lizardqing
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Friday, May 28, 2004 6:59 PM
                        Grat build Derek. You'd think he woulda seen that tree coming.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 7:32 PM
                        TY all.
                        I just noticed something I forgot to muddy up, the windsheild.
                        OOOOOPPS! I forgot to put it on! Blush [:I]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 9:30 PM
                        OOPS! Just cut up the winshield and say it shattered Confused [%-)]Mischief [:-,]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 11:53 PM
                        WOW looks sweet! How did ya build up the ground work?
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                        gdarwin
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                          January 2004
                        • From: bc,canada
                        Posted by gdarwin on Saturday, May 29, 2004 1:34 PM
                        Big Smile [:D] looks great claymore 68 .what did you use for the groundwork,?anyway itsure looksgreat. thanks for shareing.Big Smile [:D]

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                        airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 29, 2004 4:39 PM
                        The groundwork was made with styrofoam, the green stuff for flower arrangements (not the type that you soak in water). This was covered with celluclay. Made the tracks while it was wet and painted after drying. the grass is static grass and "field grass" from woodland scenics and the trees are sticks from the yard.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 29, 2004 5:01 PM
                        So celluclay is the key then to build up the land, I used plaster for model railroars and it looks unreal thanks I will try celluclay.I have everything else.
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                        gdarwin
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: bc,canada
                        Posted by gdarwin on Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:34 PM
                        Big Smile [:D] hi guys, im going to try to use celluclay for gpa jeep,i will use a plaqck from wallmart for the base.do you have to anything specal to get the celluclay to stick to the base ? i have sealed the wood so it wont warp,anything more i should do? thanks.Big Smile [:D]
                        gdarwin.[roy]
                        airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, May 30, 2004 3:58 PM
                        Not that i know of. Good luck!
                        John
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:27 PM
                        I have already completed my Ford GPA as well as the dio base. I have posted the pics in this thread.

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21158

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                        gdarwin
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: bc,canada
                        Posted by gdarwin on Monday, May 31, 2004 1:24 AM
                        Big Smile [:D] hi Dwight,you did a great job of the kit and the base.mine will be not that good,but i at least give a try.very nice work.Big Smile [:D]

                        gdarwin.[roy]
                        airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, May 31, 2004 2:09 AM
                        gdarwin: Thanks. It is always the case. We are always our own worst critic. Don't worry, I am sure yours will turn out great.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 31, 2004 10:08 AM
                        Nice build Dwight!
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                        cplchilly
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                          January 2004
                        • From: SO CAL
                        Posted by cplchilly on Monday, May 31, 2004 10:12 AM
                        Put a thin coat of white glue on the base before you add the celluclay. Normally i scuff up the surface of the plaque real heavy (almost gouging it) to give the celluclay a better grip, then seal it and go from there.
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