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Posted by BaBill212 on Sunday, February 20, 2011 4:45 AM

The Achilles and the Pz-IV look good....  and seem to be the most popular vote-wise.

A build with both perhaps?

Enjoy the ride!

 

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Posted by zapme on Sunday, February 20, 2011 3:10 AM

Hi DoogsATX,

I also am currently in the dark-side, gotta say though, everyone is pretty friendly and willing to help. there is something about German aircraft and armour that keeps atracting me to them, maybe its the colour schemes, or is it the great designs, what ever it is go German.

Leo

 

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Posted by tigerman on Saturday, February 19, 2011 10:44 PM

deafpanzer

AHHH!  Nice to see that the Allies won this time... looking forward to the WIP.

Wait a minute. Didn't we win the war? Wink

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 Eric 

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Posted by deafpanzer on Saturday, February 19, 2011 9:37 PM

AHHH!  Nice to see that the Allies won this time... looking forward to the WIP.

Andy

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Posted by DoogsATX on Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:56 PM

AND...it's the Achilles!

It's soaking right now. Look for a WIP thread soon!

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

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Posted by CallSignOWL on Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:53 PM

that Achilles looks pretty cool, it got my vote.

 

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Posted by DoogsATX on Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:33 PM

Alright...I'm going to call it in 1.5 hours...5 PM CST...so get your votes in if you haven't! C'mon, don't you want a free internets?

At the moment, the Achilles still leads with 16 votes, but the Panzer IV is within range at 11. Nothing else is really in contention.

 

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, February 18, 2011 1:33 PM

Gamera

Thanks P38, considering the rate at which I build goofy comments are pretty much all I'm bringing to the forum.

 

BTW: If Manny shows up outside the gates of Troy with a large wooden horse - um flying wing, DO NOT TAKE IT INSIDE!!!

It's full of Greek cats that will break out in the middle of the night and burn down your city!!!

229 Greek cats, to be exact...

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Posted by p38jl on Friday, February 18, 2011 1:23 PM

Gamera

Thanks P38, considering the rate at which I build goofy comments are pretty much all I'm bringing to the forum.

 

BTW: If Manny shows up outside the gates of Troy with a large wooden horse - um flying wing, DO NOT TAKE IT INSIDE!!!

It's full of Greek cats that will break out in the middle of the night and burn down your city!!!

humm.. the newly deployed cat "land mines" might be more of an issue... Whistling

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 18, 2011 1:18 PM

Thanks P38, considering the rate at which I build goofy comments are pretty much all I'm bringing to the forum.

 

BTW: If Manny shows up outside the gates of Troy with a large wooden horse - um flying wing, DO NOT TAKE IT INSIDE!!!

It's full of Greek cats that will break out in the middle of the night and burn down your city!!!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by p38jl on Friday, February 18, 2011 12:29 PM

Gamera

You know I was thinking you should have the Achilles dragging the defeated Panzer IV around the walls of Troy in a victory lap while madly ringing the cowbell as a further insult...

 

:lmao::You_Rock_Emoticon:

looking for cowbell smiley now !! lol

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, February 18, 2011 12:06 PM

Sounds like full disclosure to me, so you're clear on the fraud charges. Voter tampering, however....

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Posted by BigSmitty on Friday, February 18, 2011 11:53 AM

Vance,

That's ok. I voted on my laptop, my gaming rig, my iPad, my wife's iPad, our two iPhones and my Blackberry.  Does that constitute voter fraud?Smile

Matt - IPMS #46275

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, February 18, 2011 11:46 AM

BigSmitty

Vance, I think Doogs has us all outsmarted by connecting our IP addresses with the votes, so stuffing the ballot box might be tough.  Unless you hop on a dozen or so public WiFi nodes.  That may work. 

I just tried to vote again.  Didn't let me, even after clearing my Internet cache and deleting all those damn "cookies".  Good thing, I was getting hungry.

 

Well.... If I was so inclined, there are 7 computers in this office other than mine, plus several people with Blackberries, and I've got an iPod Touch w/ browsing capability. If there are suddenly 10 extra votes for Achilles, you'll know what I've been up to at lunch today! Whistling

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 18, 2011 11:23 AM

You know I was thinking you should have the Achilles dragging the defeated Panzer IV around the walls of Troy in a victory lap while madly ringing the cowbell as a further insult...

 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by BigSmitty on Friday, February 18, 2011 11:18 AM

Vance, I think Doogs has us all outsmarted by connecting our IP addresses with the votes, so stuffing the ballot box might be tough.  Unless you hop on a dozen or so public WiFi nodes.  That may work. 

I just tried to vote again.  Didn't let me, even after clearing my Internet cache and deleting all those damn "cookies".  Good thing, I was getting hungry.

 

Matt - IPMS #46275

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Posted by oddmanrush on Friday, February 18, 2011 11:09 AM

DoogsATX

 

 

You know...that movie could have actually been pretty good if it hadn't been for 1) casting Brad Pitt as Achilles and 2) the last 20 minutes. Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Peter O'Toole, Brendan Gleason...all fantastic. Wolfgang Petersen's direction was pretty good too. But I never for a second bought Pitt as Achilles. 

Uh, in your list of fantastic actors you had one small over sight...you left out Orlando Bloom....egregious on your part, I know you'll never do it again. Apologize to the masses then please, start building the Achilles and we can forget this ever happened....thanks.

Jon

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:59 AM

DoogsATX

 

 VanceCrozier:

 

ACHILLES!!!!

http://www.bemyastrologer.com/achilles.jpg

 

 

You know...that movie could have actually been pretty good if it hadn't been for 1) casting Brad Pitt as Achilles and 2) the last 20 minutes. Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Peter O'Toole, Brendan Gleason...all fantastic. Wolfgang Petersen's direction was pretty good too. But I never for a second bought Pitt as Achilles. 

I know, Brad Pitt just isn't, well, Greek enough. I enjoyed it, but can't remember watching it more than a couple of times.

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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Posted by Hercmech on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:49 AM

DoogsATX

 I'm still very much a rookie when it comes to armor - but I'll do my best to do the thing justice!

Having looked at your Sherman I am sure you will do it justice.  Oh and my vote is for the Achilles.


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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:42 AM

VanceCrozier

ACHILLES!!!!

http://www.bemyastrologer.com/achilles.jpg

You know...that movie could have actually been pretty good if it hadn't been for 1) casting Brad Pitt as Achilles and 2) the last 20 minutes. Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Peter O'Toole, Brendan Gleason...all fantastic. Wolfgang Petersen's direction was pretty good too. But I never for a second bought Pitt as Achilles. 

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

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Posted by oddmanrush on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:41 AM

Manstein's revenge

Panzer IV...

You don't need to do this model.....

This is not the model that you are looking for.......

You may go about your business building the Achilles......

Move along.......

Jon

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:37 AM

ACHILLES!!!!

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:25 AM

ACHILLES!!!!!

RAH! RAH! RAH!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:22 AM

Panzer IV...

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:22 AM

I have an hour for lunch - can I stuff the ballot box?? Whistling

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, February 18, 2011 10:21 AM

As of this morning, it's looking like it'll come down to the Achilles (12) or the Panzer IV (8).

Anybody still want to get a vote in? I'm going to keep the poll going until Saturday evening...

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Posted by IBuild148 on Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:32 PM

My vote is for the

Dragon Panzer IV Ausf. G

 

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Posted by tigerman on Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:42 PM

I voted for the BT-7. Not many of them out there in model land.

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 Eric 

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:13 PM

DoogsATX

 

 VanceCrozier:

 

A little brass cowbell would be the finishing touch, sitting alongside some spent ammo & other crew items. It can be your new signature, a cowbell hidden in every finished kit!

 

 

With the crew items? Nah, dangling off the rear hitch!

Now I have to figure out how to scratch a cowbell. Thin brass sheet and one of those push pins with a ball head? Maybe Hobby Lobby sells really small bells. Hmm...

Overheard in a German gun position...

Hans, is that American armoured brigade??? No Adolf, it sounds like a herd of large cattle...

BOOOMMMM!!!!

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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