ARMOR - Battle of Normandy, 6 June to 24 July 1944 (build ends 9/11/04) - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:34 AM

Thanks. I will see if I can still get a hold of it. Im sure its around 12$ now.If indeed you picked it up 10 years ago.

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cplchilly

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January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:27 AM

Great job on the tiger AM, I've just about got mine done I just repainted the camo as I didnt like it the first time around. I think the aces kit is still under 10.00 TG.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:31 AM

yup got it on order.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:53 AM

Some progress on the Academy M10...

The exterior is coming along nicely. I am almost done the turret, just ned to ad some bolt heads and other minor details. I wanted to try adding a tarp. Please tell me what you think, I am not sure I like the texture of the tarp, a little to grainy? Any way...

It (tarp) need to be trimed around the edges and I will add some tie down ropes also.

as you can see I still need to add the bolt heads, and I just noticed I missed a little clean up around the the tiedown point. Any way more to come...

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:43 AM

Is that Plaster of paris? I see the PPG's have invaded your home too. Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:56 PM

Is that guaze or something like that? It might be a little too grainy like you said, but I'd say tissue paper otta do the trick. M10's looking nice though! BTW that tiger thats sitting in my dio isn't the late tiger I'm doing. The turret is an academy early and the hull is tamiya late. I have several tiger kits that I built, but junked, so their just mock ups for dios now.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:37 PM

Yea that's cheese cloth on the turret. I think I'll take off and use good old tissue paper. Thanks for the inputs! Big Smile [:D]

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Daveash

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October 2003
From: St Helens, England

Posted by Daveash on Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:33 PM

This thread is getting harder to find. Here are some progress pics, unfortunately I cannot make the tops removeable and keep a good build so I have captured the internal work on camera and will be fixing the top down. I will leave all of the hatches open so i will be able to see bits of it.

As always, comments welcome

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 12:50 AM

Im likein the interior. Great so far.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 8:33 PM

Here are some progress pics of the M10

Engine compartment

Turret with a new tarp

Engine Deck (I need to clean up those tool outlines)

Front view

Feedback please?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:14 AM

Nice builds everyone! I like the tissue paper tarp! Awsome interior Daveash! Doesn't the kit alow you to take off the upper hull and turret to see inside? Just a question. Everything looks awsome, can't wait to see them done!

BTW: The web address for the normandy GB "member" patch has changed on RonUSMC's website, so heres the final address. Just go in your sig and put this in instead of the older address.

http://rongeorge.com/albums/sigs/temporary_bagdetemplete65ed2.jpg

Good luck, and I'll talk with you guys in a little while!

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:13 PM

hi mates, been buisy building a jagdpanzer IV from revell (not to bad kit with indi-tracklinks) just needs a "little" detailing inside so there something inside when you peek inside Big Smile [:D]

. have a dio idea inmind with the above and some crew taking a break and being sneek up from a few us airborn dudes (82e) still in the beginning progress (need to build the backside of a little farm and a few figs, hey one is keeping buisy Big Smile [:D]

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Daveash

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October 2003
From: St Helens, England

Posted by Daveash on Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:50 AM

You can opt to leave off the tops and display it like that. I wanted a complete tiger and leaving the parts loose just didn`t look right, gaps etc.

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cplchilly

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January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:04 AM

Well my tiger is about done just have to finish weathering 1 track and then sealing everything. I like the way way that Italeri went with the indy links they are a lot easier to do as the bottom and top runs are 1 peice. I will try to post pics this weekend I might just pull out one of my SLR dinosaurs and do it that way cause I can get it put on cd by Kmart.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 9:22 PM

I'm back and all the stuff looks great I'm just finishing up my DUKW.

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Daveash

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October 2003
From: St Helens, England

Posted by Daveash on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 6:27 PM

This thread is falling behind the rest. Here is an update on my progress on a Tiger 1

I am also working on a crew to go with this, I picked up a set from the bargain bin at my LHS, it`s from the Ukraine and had a few bits missing, but I figured that if I mess up the Tiger, then this crew would be ideal. Here is a progress pic on the figures.

The ugly guy on the right is the one supplied with the Academy kit.
Lets get some more posts going or return this to the armor forum.

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:22 PM

Ya, that guy is pretty ugly! I saw him on the box at the hobbystore. The interior or kit looks great, and now you got some zim to go with it. Is it going to be in a Dio?
I look foreward to seeing the finished kit and figs!

John

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:15 PM

Now that looks good Daveash. And that acadamy figure is one ugly dude Tongue [:P]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:25 PM

Dave... It all looks great man. The interior came out great...

See ya'll on Monday....

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 9, 2004 4:51 AM

Back from vacation and making progress! Here are some up dates on the M-10

I finished the basecoat and have started to add the "extras"

Finally happy the the look of the tarp, just need to weather it a little

Added a Camo Net on the barrel (insipred by Shermanfreak!) Those gaps will go away, I will secure the upper and lower hull after I attach the treads.

Fixed the tool outlines on the back, still need to add the bolt heads back on.

I truely love this kit, and look forward the starting the Jackson next!

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gringe88

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July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:03 AM

Wish I could've joined ya. Disapprove [V]

just two things have stopped me. ONE: I registered on the 8th of July, so its too late to enter. and TWO: my subject would be of something between late July and early August of '44 If there was any way of gettin in I'd love to. but if not I'd sure like to hear about peoples' subjects and progress as it goes along.

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-Matt

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tigerman

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March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:53 PM

Real nice builds going guys. Can't wait to see them finished.

Eric

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 16, 2004 11:58 AM

Nice everyone! Just thought I'd dig this out of the darkside. I'll be posting pics soon...

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cplchilly

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January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:12 PM

Well my Tiger I is finished and heres the first pic, I will get some more in as soon as I figure out where the file is.
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/cplchilly/
Well theres the rest of the pics sorry about the quality first day with the new camera (thats my story and Im sticking to it). This is the Italeri late Tiger in 1/35 scale. I actually shot the base coat with a can of testors Afrika Mustard as I liked the color but noone had it in a jar the rest was airbrushed sealed with future. It was then given a wash of burnt sienna then when it was dry (3 days) drybrushed. I am working on a figure for it and I just have to finish the head.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 23, 2004 5:23 PM

Wow, looks good!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:43 AM

Hi everyone, I am too late to sign on for this build but would like to post a pic of my 1/72 Panze jager IV when I finish painting it if that would be okay.
All my reference books are packed away still so I hope this tank was used for the dates listed.
John

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:35 PM

I've just finished my firefly Vc and I'm trying to start my own website so I dont know when the the pics will be seen...

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wibhi2

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March 2003
From: Brooklyn

Posted by wibhi2 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 10:57 AM

Wha happened to all those pic's . I'm gettin' nutin' but broken icons.

3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 8:43 AM

hi fellas

just finished this groupbuild, was a joy to make it (hope i've earned my badge) as always comments are greatly appreciated http://gallery87040.fotopic.net/c248945.html , up to the next build Tongue [:P]

thinking of converting a shermy to the one from Kelly's Hero's (oddball)

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zokissima

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July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 12:42 PM

Hi all.
I'm going to apologise for being too lazy to read all the previous posts, but can someone fill me in on the rules of this GB. I have an ICM kit, one of the bundles they have, and it so just happens to be Normandy. There are a couple of figures, and more importantly, a Luchs, which is something I've been looking to build, so I just wanted to know whether or not that would qualify.
THanks!

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ARMOR - Battle of Normandy, 6 June to 24 July 1944 (build ends 9/11/04)