ARMOR---SHERMAN FAMILY GROUP BUILD---8/22/05---1/22/06

Anonymous

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November 2005

ARMOR---SHERMAN FAMILY GROUP BUILD---8/22/05---1/22/06

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:29 AM

SHERMAN FAMILY GROUP BUILD

begin on 8/22/05 and end building on 1/22/06

Rules

Must have a Sherman chasis
Cannot start before 8/22/05
Any scale
AM & PE allowed
Any markings
Badge can only be worn when the build is completed
most importantly HAVE FUN

members

ddayomaha------------Tamiya 1/35 M3 Lee/ Tamiya 1/35 M4A3 105mm Sherman
Jwest21-----------------Dragon 1/35 M4A3E8
STUG61-----------------Dragon 1/35 Firefly
smokinprice------------Italeri 1/72 Sherman
tankergeoff--------------BoB Sherman
sspanzer----------------Airfix 1/72 Sherman
panzer67----------------Tamiya 1/35 M3 Lee

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JWest21

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December 2002
From: PA

Posted by JWest21 on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:12 PM

Heck, why not. Probably will not get started for a while, but I am in with the Dragon 1/35th M4A3E8

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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STUG61

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January 2005
From: Meeeechigan!!!

Posted by STUG61 on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:11 PM

I'm in.Firefly.

Smile! It makes people nervous!! Andy

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:14 PM

Okay i'll put you two on the list

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:52 PM

wow...... quick start time. either my DML BOB or my DML easy eight..... gotta think about it because i got so much on my plate.....

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:58 PM

I am in with my 1/72 scale Italeri piece of...I mean Sherman. Evil [}:)]

Fast start time but thats OK. I wont be able to start for a while.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:19 PM

Okay I'll add you guys also.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:28 AM

hi,
can you add me?
1/72 sherman m1 Airfix.
cheers

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:37 AM

yep your in ss panzer

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IceDragon122

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May 2005

Posted by IceDragon122 on Thursday, August 18, 2005 5:58 PM

tch ... im just finishing a sherman, lol, your about 2 weeks late on this one for me, lol wish i could get in it ... but i dont feel like doing another sherman Big Smile [:D]

well good luck on your build and i hope alotta people join in
-Kevin

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:03 PM

Is anyone still posting here?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 6:45 AM

what thread do we post on, here or in armor?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 6:53 AM

dday.... mine will be the BoB Sherman, but I may have already disqualified myself..... didn't realize the start was monday and I've already started on my bogies..... oops

guess i should have paid closer attention. ugh

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 10:34 AM

post here, and as long as you dont do Anything else your still eligible.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 12:02 PM

roger

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 12:21 PM

Hey geoff, you could go into your profile and after the pacific GB badge HTML hit enter, that way your badges wount stretch past the screen just a suggestion...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 12:35 PM

ok..... but before you put in your answer to me i attached the bogies to the hull...... so that's where i am at until monday. you want a pic, i'll post it now and again monday. if anyone objects to my mistaken early start, i'll gladly bow out. it's a great kit, can't help myself.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 1:58 PM

Considering its just us two (posting) for the moment I think its unaminous

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 4:25 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by smokinprice

I am in with my 1/72 scale Italeri piece of...I mean Sherman. Fast start time but thats OK. I wont be able to start for a while.

smokinprice:
the italeri sherman in 1/72 is nowhere near the worst...
that honor is reserved 4 the airfix version IMHO, it looked so awful
in the box that i couldn't bring myself 2 put it together. maybe i'll use
it as a burned-out hull in a dio someday...
re: italeri M4 kit, i have built this kit a couple of times & the transmission cover
(part # 19) is installed upside down from the way it is shown in the instructions.
if u put it on the way they say 2, the upper hull won't fit w/o some cutting & filing,
but if u flip it over, it fits perfectly.
just trying 2 save u some extra hassles...

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:39 AM

frostygirl do you want in on this build?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:28 PM

Hey frostygirl,

Thanks for the heads up! I certainly appreciate it.

To All,

Amazingly enough I have off on Monday. I am hoping to get most if not all of the M4 doen then. We shall see.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:30 PM

frostygirl,

BTW I have the Airfix Sherman as well. I have never built it. Like you I couldnt bring myself to. I am going to build their Tiger I though for the Tiger Family build. Figure why not. Might even have it done in one day!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:20 PM

Okay my M3 is itching to be built and I'll bring a sherman home soon...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:34 AM

hey all..... as stated, i accidently started a bit early. this is where i stopped, bogies assembled (pain in the butt) and attached to the lower hull..... will pick it up from here tomorrow.....

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 4:29 PM

OOOOOOOOOO WAY TO GO TANKERGEOFF!!!

Hee hee

Had to give you a hard time!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:53 PM

tsk tsk tankergeoff... ahh whats one day... lookin good so far

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:37 PM

thanks guys.... as you notice the roadwheels are mixed up. In the field, as the crews were resupplied, they got what they got and it was very common to see some of the veteran vehicles with mix-matched wheels......

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 10:45 AM

ohh I was curious about those roadwheels... just started on my Lee no pics though

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 11:28 AM

Well here is my progress so far. Frsotygirl was correct.....part 19 doesnt fit. I am working on puttying it now. I just took a break to post some photos. Except for part 19, it has been an easy build.