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                        Progress pics of a VERY late, VERY rare Tiger.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Progress pics of a VERY late, VERY rare Tiger.
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:45 AM
                        I'm sure you're aware of Porsche's involvement with German Armor as well as VW with the Kubel, but were you aware of Cooper's designs on the 'mini' Tiger?
                        Apparently as the availability of material diminished, the High Command asked designers to work on a solution...

                        This is to represent the 2. Miniklied Panzer Abteilung, "FliegendZirkus".

                        I am just dry fitting the Commander/driver/loader/gunner.



                        What do you think so far?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:53 AM
                        Brilliant, Absolutely Brilliant!!!! Wink [;)]
                        Kelley Eight Ball [8]
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:00 AM
                        The details on the front of the deck are way too soft. I think you need to replace them with some 20 or 30 dollar AM parts!Wink [;)]
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:12 AM
                        I have the eduard set waiting. It was tough to find, it has big floppy fenders.
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                        wildwilliam
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                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:27 AM
                        is that a Q-tip on the front deck tool rack?
                        Big Smile [:D]
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:28 PM
                        So much for the advertising campaign about the leg room this years model had.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:33 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by lizardqing2

                        So much for the advertising campaign about the leg room this years model had.


                        Yeah, but check out that head room, if, of course, he had a head!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:09 PM
                        LOL. Did the gunner have a panzerfaust for a main gun?

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                        Tiger44
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Wisconsin
                        Posted by Tiger44 on Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:52 PM
                        I'm sure it won't be long before you're approached by a major model manufacture.
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                        renarts
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:02 PM
                        does'nt it pull to a stop and 20 more guys pile out of it all honking horns and making baloon animals?
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        buff
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:04 PM
                        Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:56 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by renarts

                        does'nt it pull to a stop and 20 more guys pile out of it all honking horns and making baloon animals?


                        Exactly! Grenadiers actually.

                        What else would you expect from the 2nd Miniature Panzer Division 'Flying Circus'?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:36 PM
                        Dry fit? Looks like you need a stack of oil and grease to get Hans inside this puppy! LOL.
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:33 PM
                        funny. and cool at the same time.

                        joe

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:38 PM
                        I"VE SEEN PICS OF THAT BAD BOY!!!!! oo wait...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:39 PM
                        Sure that's not french?
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:42 AM
                        hmmm, interesting production type. Any idea how many were made ultimately? Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:44 AM
                        LOL...
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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:50 AM

                        I know the Germans were short on materials toward the end - but I think pants would have been easier to supply for uniforms




                        Ausf,
                        You aren't the only guy with that idea. Don't scream - that it's more kits to buy



                        Jim [IMG]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 8:57 AM
                        Racing stripes Ausf! Put racing stripes on it!
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Friday, June 25, 2004 11:56 AM
                        It looks like one of those old kits like Frankenstein's Hot Rod. Wasn't it Big Daddy Roth that did those? Kinda' like the Weird-Oh's for that matter!! lol

                        Very funny, Mike!! lol
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 1:11 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by phroosh

                        Racing stripes Ausf! Put racing stripes on it!


                        This is a serious fighting machine mister! I can't disparage the memory of these short-legged men who went to battle by painting racing stripes!

                        Just wait until I finish his head, complete with armor plated clown nose and camo wig.Tongue [:P]
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Friday, June 25, 2004 4:08 PM
                        Now I'm beginning to understand why it's "MAD" Tiger Day!! lol

                        (Who ever heard of a camo wig!)
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 11:52 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by phroosh

                        Racing stripes Ausf! Put racing stripes on it!


                        This is a serious fighting machine mister! I can't disparage the memory of these short-legged men who went to battle by painting racing stripes!

                        Just wait until I finish his head, complete with armor plated clown nose and camo wig.Tongue [:P]


                        Apologies to all. I completely respect Fighting Clowns of all nations, both from yesteryear and today and would never intentionally show them any disrespect.

                        Besides I would hate to be hit with an 88mm armour piercing pie.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:14 AM
                        Unfortunately, they were only issue High Explosive Pie (HEP).
                        This was designed to be used as an anti-infantry weapon. The idea was to immobilize the enemy with incapicitating laughter during approach, then drop a HEP round.
                        The French tried it with Mimes. Didn't work though, all the Mimes were destroyed by anti-mime mines.
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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:04 PM
                        Those that got through had their damage minimized by the zimmerit. Mimes won't stick to it. They would jump on the tank, fall off and blow up in the dirt. Although there is the great mime ace Marcel Marceux who was able to contain a german advance by pretending to box them up. He was later taken out of the war by an angry office worker trying to eat his lunch in a park.
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        Jeff Herne
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:13 PM
                        The French tried it with Mimes. Didn't work though, all the Mimes were destroyed by anti-mime mines.


                        Question: If you shoot a mime in the forest, and nobody hears it, does he make a sound?

                        Jeff
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:23 PM
                        That's the only time he makes a sound, the anti-mime mines are completely silent however.
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Saturday, June 26, 2004 2:22 PM
                        Well, so much for this serious topic. It just amazes me how a serious thread can be degraded into slap stick comedy by we members. (Yes, I'm a part of it, too, I'm "ashamed" to admit.) I mean, it's one thing if the thread is initally posted as a joke, but in the case of one like this where we're asked to peruse and comment on someone like ausf's best work. I mean really. A little decorum, please!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Saturday, June 26, 2004 3:01 PM
                        You're right Bill, how callous of us........ Is this your entry for the IPMS nationals ausf?
                        I wish you the best. I hear the judges are really tough there and they'll be checking if your figures Iron Cross or Panzer Assault badge will squirt water.....
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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