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                        My First Armor Pics!

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                        Abercasten
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Arkansas Ozarks
                        My First Armor Pics!
                        Posted by Abercasten on Friday, January 2, 2004 10:13 PM
                        As promised, I'm posting the pics of my first ever armor kit, a box-stock 1/35 Tamiya Panzer II F. I used Model Master Acrylics for the all the resulting colors.Thumbs Up [tup]






                        Once again I thank you guys for all the tips that you leave in the forums.Big Smile [:D] Please leave feedback and tell me how to improve!Smile [:)]

                        P.S. Sorry about the long load timeBlack Eye [B)], but I wanted you guys to see the details!Big Smile [:D]
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, January 2, 2004 10:26 PM
                        Very nice abercasten .... you're first armour kit you say ..... beats the crap out of my first.

                        Nice, clean workmanship.

                        Thanks for sharing with us.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 10:31 PM
                        Good clean build for OOB on this old kit.

                        Good job on the weathering!
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, January 2, 2004 10:45 PM
                        Nice job Abercasten. Look forward to more of your work.

                        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 Friday, January 2, 2004 11:03 PM
                        Very nice abercasten. Thanks for posting some pictures of it.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 11:15 PM
                        Looks great Abercasten, cant wait to see more of your models.

                        Timbo
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Saturday, January 3, 2004 12:34 AM
                        Great job on the panzer, Abercasten.

                        Regards, Dan

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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Saturday, January 3, 2004 1:31 AM
                        Thats really impressive for a first armor attempt. Great work, Abercasten.

                        No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 2:09 AM
                        That's a killer first build!
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, January 3, 2004 3:29 AM
                        Impressive!
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Saturday, January 3, 2004 4:01 AM
                        Abercasten hi,
                        looks cool!!Cool [8D]
                        your first armour model?! boy do i now feel depressedDisapprove [V]...fancy finishing my panther for the group build?!Tongue [:P]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 7:36 AM
                        Looks really good. Your armor you say, hope it's not your last.
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, January 3, 2004 8:39 AM
                        looks good, no criticisms here.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 8:41 AM
                        A fine job!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 9:04 AM
                        Using my best Montgumery Burns voice. "Excellent"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 10:09 AM
                        Good job there Abercasten.
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Saturday, January 3, 2004 10:39 AM
                        Good work abercasten! Welcome to the Dark Side! :-) Your initiation with this first piece of excellent work does you credit!
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, January 3, 2004 11:20 AM
                        Great work, Abercasten!
                        You obviously have a solid foundation in model building. If this is your first armor kit, what have you been building up to now?
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 11:46 AM
                        The darkside is strong with this one.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 1:03 PM
                        Excellent work!
                        The Pz II is the perfect first model. I had to look hard to offer suggestions, but if I had to make comments for improvement it would be:

                        1. tone down the shovel a little so it isnt just silver
                        2. tone down the decals a little so they are not so bright compared to the weathered look on the model
                        3. add a base because the panzer doesnt look to fierce on the carpet :P
                        4. (optional) figures? :)

                        Again, my comments are made after looking hard at your model, it looks sweet!

                        SO.... WHATS NEXT? :)
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                        Abercasten
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Arkansas Ozarks
                        Posted by Abercasten on Saturday, January 3, 2004 2:29 PM
                        Thanks guys for all the comments! Even though this is my first ARMOR kit, I' ve been building aircraft since I was little. Unfortunately, I' ve never used any sort of weathering before so this is my first attempt. I used the tips off of this forum to help with it. Yeah, that little Pz II is what got me hooked on armor.Tongue [:P] I' ve went hog wild on Ebay and LHS buying new armor kits. I'm currently working on Italeri's Elefant. It's only about %10 done but I'll get some pics of it too when its done.Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 2:45 PM
                        it looks great
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 2:53 PM
                        Thumbs Up [tup] Excellent first build. keep 'em coming!
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Saturday, January 3, 2004 4:34 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Redleg1-7FA

                        The darkside is strong with this one.

                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]
                        mark956
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Saturday, January 3, 2004 4:36 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Abercasten

                        Thanks guys for all the comments! Even though this is my first ARMOR kit, I' ve been building aircraft since I was little. Unfortunately, I' ve never used any sort of weathering before so this is my first attempt. I used the tips off of this forum to help with it. Yeah, that little Pz II is what got me hooked on armor.Tongue [:P] I' ve went hog wild on Ebay and LHS buying new armor kits. I'm currently working on Italeri's Elefant. It's only about %10 done but I'll get some pics of it too when its done.Smile [:)]

                        I am glad the weathering tips have help. I can't wait to see the next set of pictures.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 5:19 PM
                        Two thumbs up!! But I must admit that I'm a little weary about posting pics of my one finished "armor" product now!! ( a OOB Italeri Commando Hummer )
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, January 3, 2004 9:49 PM
                        Looking forward to the Elephant pics Abercasten ..... welcome to the dark side !!!!
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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