Trumpeter release of the LCM(3)

Model Maniac

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February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:35 PM

Thanks for your info, claymore68. So the balloons were tethered to the ships as I thought. The Germans had only 2 aircrafts there?, what a pity!.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:41 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Maniac

Thanks for your reply, ddayomaha. First I thought they were tied to the ships.
Anyway, couldn't the luftwaffe fly above those balloons and blow them off first?

The ballons were tethered to the ships. They serve dual purpose:
1) Low flying AC get tangled in the tethers and looses wings etc. Dead [xx(]

2) AC flying high and slow enough to shoot down the ballons are PRIME targets for AA gunners. Dead [xx(]

OH! doesn't really matter, the Germans got 2, yes only 2 AC over the beaches! Big Smile [:D]

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LemonJello

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February 2004
From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa

Posted by LemonJello on Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:39 AM

Looks like another plastic monster to add to the wish list.

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Model Maniac

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February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:32 AM

Thanks for your reply, ddayomaha. First I thought they were tied to the ships.
Anyway, couldn't the luftwaffe fly above those balloons and blow them off first? Smile [:)]

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 9:52 AM

ModelManiac Those held steel cables between them and the ground, so if the infamous luftwaffe tried to stafe the beaches their wings would get ripped off. Evil [}:)]

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Model Maniac

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February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 2:35 AM

Thanks for the info and the link, zokissima. It's the first time I heard about Trumpeter's LCM-3 and it seems to be better than Italeri's.

BTW, I watched D-DAY on Discovery channel and saw a lot of balloons among the thousand ships. What were they for?, to hinder German aircrafts?.

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 12:58 AM

Awww.. I'm all over that! Now if only I could convince the wife I need one...
Ryan

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 9:00 PM

Looks a cool kit, I wonder if it’s the same moulds as the Italeri one?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 8:54 PM

I'm gonna get one and mount a Leopold in it! Paint it dunkelgelb!

Laugh [(-D]

This thing is just beggin' for a Sherman in it. Extreme, extreme coolness.

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 3:49 PM

Great Models is showing a projected delivery date of July 1.

Man, is that Verlinden job expensive! Difference between injection molded and resin, I guess!!

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gdarwin

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January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 1:29 PM

looks cool ,i just might get one Big Smile [:D]

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zokissima

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July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 1:06 PM

Looks like Trumpeter is really stepping it up. With the way they are running, and DML right alongside, looks like the other T is slowly falling behind.

It really does look like a nice kit. Should definitely be used in some dio. Can you imagine a beachead dio with a couple of these unloading men and armour. That`d be pretty impressive.