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                        3 inches long and 3 months to get finished pics finally...

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                        cassibill
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:54 AM
                        Hmm maybe that's one of those modeling equations the size of the kit is inversely proportional to the length of completion.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Monday, April 19, 2004 11:59 PM
                        Thanks for the compliments. Makes all the problems worth it.

                        Ron- Yes this is definalty my vote for kit of the year most likely to be slammed against a wall for sure!

                        Cassibill- Bad thing is I did the Dragon Wagon in less than 3 weeks. Of coarse this one did get put into time out a few times for not cooperating like I thought it should.Big Smile [:D]
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Monday, April 19, 2004 8:04 PM
                        Very nice Chris. Thanks for posting the pictures.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 5:04 PM
                        Looks great Chris
                        are you going to do any moreSmile [:)]
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                        cassibill
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Monday, April 19, 2004 3:19 PM
                        A month an inch. A FAMO and Trailer'd take yearsEvil [}:)] nice job!! HH MMM makes me want to really put off that academy WWII ground vehicle set.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, April 19, 2004 3:01 PM
                        You certainly built it as if it was the easiest thing to do! Great work Chris! I know how you feel; my Scammel gave me the same kind of hard time! You kettenkrad certainly came out better though! Can't wait to see the better model you're going to build next!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 2:50 PM
                        Chris it looks great!
                        I have to laugh at the memory of Sue (my wife) begging a ride on the real deal and the smile on her face that quickly turned to a "This thing rides like ---!" Look as she bumped along in the 'back seat'.. This look turned to a "get me off of this!" as the ride continued. Luckily, she laughed the whole way and smiled as her ride finished. I think she'll stick to bigger half tracks and tanks!

                        Now, I have to get this straight, Chris, you're recommending this as 'kit of the year'? (since that's how long it takes to make one)

                        Ron
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                        subfixer
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Monday, April 19, 2004 1:03 PM
                        Great job! And an itty bitty teeny weeny subject. It looks like it took three months to build, its that good.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 12:21 PM
                        Outstanding kettenkrad!
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Monday, April 19, 2004 11:39 AM
                        Looks great to me, Chris. I never figured I'd see it standing on it's own after the way you were threatening to crunch it under an Allied guy!! I hope my DML comes out as nice! Thanks for posting it.
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Monday, April 19, 2004 9:24 AM
                        Thanks again guys. I promise the next build will be better though!
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, April 19, 2004 7:36 AM
                        As far as we're concerned, it was worth the wait!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 6:39 AM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto] All things considored Chris,, That little thing turned out pretty well, Got that way with my Sherman for the Sherman group Build. I suppose if I had thrown it in the wall I coulda just put it in a dio and said it had a run in with a very angry Kitty.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:35 PM
                        well very good for a kit that has received a million complaints from you. LOL.

                        It turned our great afterall.

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:56 AM
                        Thanks guys, guess it turned out better than I thought. The next build will be more impressive though. At least thats what I like to think about them all.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:14 AM
                        Looks good, Chris!
                        ~Brian
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                        spector822002
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Southern Maine
                        Pics of my almost complete Jagdtiger
                        Posted by spector822002 on Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:48 AM
                        Nice work Chris , I am sure your problems with it were more a matter of not being into modeling at that particular time , I have had those days too , and now I just do something else instead , the simplest things can be so frustrating if you are not in the mood to deal with them . All in all it has come out very well I think , I like the faded camo. I did one of those a ways back and it went together pretty well , but I had nothing to do at the time and it seemed oddball enough for me , thats why I think we all like German armor , some of thier ideas were so odd its not even funny . Can't wait to see the firetruck when its done , I know this is armour forum but post a pic or 2 in here when done !Cool [8D]
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                        ChrisB
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: New Zealand
                        Posted by ChrisB on Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:54 AM
                        Come now Chris, modesty does become you! After all your hassles it's a good looking model.

                        Chris

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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:50 AM
                        awesome chris. makes my three month 109 feel like it has company.

                        joe

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:55 AM
                        Wow that is your longest build to date, and on the smallest kit you've built! Looks nice, i thought it was the DML kit.

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

                         Eric 

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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:31 AM
                        And here I thought you were going to drag this out like Eric is doing with his Tiger.

                        Looks good Chris ..... I know this one was a wrestling match for you.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:52 PM
                        Looks great considering the trouble it was.
                        I give you Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] Chris.
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                        ga.retread
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: down South
                        Posted by ga.retread on Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:53 PM
                        Yo, Chris, great looking results even without all the problems you had. My hat's off to you. I may have to get with you for some painting lessons.Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]
                        Keep up the great work.

                        Carl - remember, your weapon wasbuilt by the lowest bidder.
                        "Shoot low boys, they're riding Shetland Ponies!" - Lewis Grizzard, revered Southern humorist
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:19 PM
                        It's the Tamiya kit with the trailer. The camo is free hand yes. NOt sure about incorporating it into anything yet. Came close to being incorporated into the wall a time or two. Thats why it took 3 months, had to hide it from myself before one of us recieved serious damage.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:17 PM
                        WOW that looks great! It would probably take me 3 years to complete that!!
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                        Butz
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Niagara Falls NY
                        Posted by Butz on Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:11 PM
                        Hey Chris,
                        Whos kit is that again??? Over all build looks good. I take it that the camo is free hand right??
                        MMMmmmm, I have one or two of the Ol Tamiya kits on my shelf. See what you have started!!!!!
                        Are you going to incorporate it in a dio or anything like that.
                        Lookin good so far.
                        Flaps up, Mike

                        If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:55 PM
                        Thanks for the compliments.
                        Eric- I got this done, so when we going to see that Tiger?
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:37 PM
                        Looks great Chris.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:22 PM
                        Looks excellent Chris. Now, into to counselling to get over the whole ordeal.
                        Little bit disappointed it didn't end up under something.
                        Decal schmecals, you've got closure!

                        Matt
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