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                        Parade of 1/72 scale Armor. WARNING!! LOTS OF PICS!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 9:09 PM
                        Holy.... It's an invasion of 1/72's! Great job there Duke. A boost to those getting into the Braille scale.Wink [;)]
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Friday, January 2, 2004 3:49 PM
                        Thank you everyone! I appreciate all your comments! It feels good to be able to share this Hobby with so many appreciative people!

                        Frosty the JB Models M 113 was a very basic kit that went together very easily. It had very little flash. The tracks and bogies are all molded together so that made things simple! Actual construction was done in about 6 hours, includiing painting the tracks, which I did before installing the Top Hull. While the paint was drying, it was a simple thing to build the top hull and turret. The next day, I installed the top hull, applied the last of the parts, and started painting the camouflage pattern. Real easy! :-)
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Friday, January 2, 2004 11:07 AM
                        Nice job on the tanks and vehicles...the camo on the fire support vehicle is outstanding!

                        Regards, Dan

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 10:26 AM
                        WOW !!!
                        a belated x-mas present 2 us all from the Duke !
                        love ur Enigma, and all the rest !
                        how was the JB models M113 as a build ? i'm thinking about ordering one...
                        2 jobs & 8 hours of sleep doesn't leave a heck of a lot of modeling time left over
                        so i'm even more impressed ! Wink [;)]
                        Happy New Year !
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Friday, January 2, 2004 8:15 AM
                        Nice collection Duke! You did a great camo job on the Aussie M-113, and the rest look good too!

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 2:10 AM
                        Nice stuff duke I especially like the Enigma.Big Smile [:D]Wow!! [wow]Cool [8D]Yeah!! [yeah]
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:51 PM
                        Duke, nice stuff. Thanks for posting it here.
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, January 1, 2004 4:38 PM
                        Nice collection Duke. I like the camo job on the aussie M 113

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:35 AM
                        Very nice looking Duke. Thanks for posting the pictures.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 1, 2004 4:55 AM
                        Nice work!

                        I take my hat off to all 1/72 kit makersBow [bow]
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Thursday, January 1, 2004 4:49 AM
                        Great parade, Duke. Those are great looking models indeed. I like the Enigma best. Im inspired to begin work on my own T-55. Except that Im not as fast a builder as you are, so it could take me some time. Thanks for sharing that.

                        No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 1, 2004 4:21 AM
                        Nice stuff, Duke. The enigma is superb.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 7:51 PM
                        Well done indeed!

                        Yes, Tamiya did make the M113 with the Saladin turret in 1/35. It's been OOP for a while though.
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 5:15 PM
                        Nice looking collection Duke ... well done !!
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 5:06 PM
                        And since my BMP didn't get off the starting line, here it is:

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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 5:02 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Captain Caveman

                        they look great
                        i like the Aussie M113, did Tamiya do one of them?


                        possibly in 1/35th scale they did. If not, it should be easy to kitbash one with a Saladin turret, some sheet styrene and an M 113 kit.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:49 PM
                        they look great
                        i like the Aussie M113, did Tamiya do one of them?
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Parade of 1/72 scale Armor. WARNING!! LOTS OF PICS!
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:42 PM
                        I wanted to put that warning up as a courtesy to those with slow connections or computers.


                        I have finally finished my Ruaaian BMP 2 APC, and my Iraqi T 55 Enigma! In between that, I have also built two weekend kits from JB Models. (I call them 'weekend kits' because it only took me a weekend to finish them!) Not only that, but I also took down and refurbished three models that are more than 25 years old.

                        Anyway, enough talk. Everyone line up for my Parade of Models!


                        Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]Blush [:I]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]Clown [:o)]Shy [8)][:0]Sleepy [|)]Approve [^]Kisses [:X]Alien [alien]Captain [4:-)]Chef [C=:-)]Cowboy [C):-)]Headphones [{(-_-)}]Laugh [(-D]Mischief [:-,]Pirate [oX)]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Whistling [:-^]Evil [}:)]


                        First in line: My 1/72 scale Russian BMP 2 APC. I made it the command version:





                        I daresay, that built up quite well, especially for an ACE kit! I think it turned out so good that I let it pass by twice! Big Smile [:D]

                        Now, here are my weekend builds. The first one is JB Model's 1/76 scale Austrailian M 113 Fire Support Vehicle:



                        Followed by JB Model's 1/76 scale British Saracen APC:



                        Then there are the models I refurbished while waiting for parts and paint to dry. I started with my 27 year-old U.S. Army M113 APC:



                        Followed by two German tanks. My 29-year old Panzer II was pretty easy to do:



                        While my Panzer VI (early) required a little more work:



                        There they are! My most recent Armor projects complete! This doesn't include the four Aircraft I'm working on, or the three helicopters either, since they belong in other Forums.

                        Would you believe that I have two jobs and sleep eight hours a night? Mischief [:-,] It's true! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

                        Happy New Year everyone, and I hope you enjoyed the Parade! Captain [4:-)]Big Smile [:D]
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