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                        Hey Ausf, what day is Mad Tiger Day again ?

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                        Build22
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                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Hey Ausf, what day is Mad Tiger Day again ?
                        Posted by Build22 on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 11:33 PM


                        Hey Ausf, what day is Mad Tiger Day again ?


                        I won't be joining in the modeling , but I have my shirt picked out to commerate the day !



                        Good luck to all involved


                        Jim [IMG]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 6:21 AM
                        This Sunday, Mr Presley.
                        I'm glad to see you dress for the occassion even if you're not building. What, no cape?
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 9:17 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Build22








                        Viva, Mike Wittmann!
                        Viva, Mike Wittmann!
                        Viva, viva, MIKE WITTMANN!

                        Well, it's a little late for Mike Wittmann to be viva-ing. Odd to think that if he had not met his end in 1944, He might still be alive today -- he'd be 90 though. He was 30 when he took a little ride in a flying turret.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:34 AM
                        A lot of those guys are still kicking, Otto Carius is owns a pharmacy named 'The Tiger's Chemist'! Got to love that.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 11:28 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf

                        A lot of those guys are still kicking, Otto Carius is owns a pharmacy named 'The Tiger's Chemist'! Got to love that.


                        Have you read his book? Is it any good at all? German tank commanders may, or may not, write good books.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:39 PM
                        It's pretty good, really puts things in perspective of time and gives you a feel for living in a tank in Russia.
                        The language is a little stilted, I imagine from the translation.
                        Hans Von Luck and Johann Voss both have written excellent books, especially Voss, but neither fought in Tigers.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:49 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn

                        He was 30 when he took a little ride in a flying turret.


                        I think you're on to something here, Larry.....
                        How about a new ride at Great Adventure...'Firefly Victim!' or 'Typhoon Attack!', you get strapped into the commander's seat of a Tiger mockup, move a few yards and then the turret rips off sideways and you roll down a hill. They'd get my twenty bucks.Wink [;)]
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 1:30 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf

                        I think you're on to something here, Larry.....
                        How about a new ride at Great Adventure...'Firefly Victim!' or 'Typhoon Attack!',


                        As a matter of fact, every now and then amusement parks do treat their patrons to a little surprise "Michael Wittmann experience."
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 4:21 PM
                        Just got my Dragon Tiger 1 late with zimmerit at my LHS today
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                        Build22
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                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Thursday, August 5, 2004 7:41 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn



                        .........................Well, it's a little late for Mike Wittmann to be viva-ing..................





                        Never know - maybe he sees Elvis al the time






                        Jim [IMG]
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                        buff
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                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:34 PM
                        QUOTE: Just got my Dragon Tiger 1 late with zimmerit at my LHS today

                        Cool, me too.
                        This may sound dumb, but can I open the box before Sunday, or is the whole idea to have a standing start on the day? I have never bought a kit without opening the box and poking around, even if I'm not going to build it for ages.

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:48 PM
                        You can open the box, but not the plastic backs with the sprues in. Its the only way to show that you haven't started yet. The idea is to show a picture of the unstarted kit together with something that shows the date ( weatherchanel or whatever ) before you start building.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:49 PM
                        The rules have been loosened so you can open the box and peruse the directions and sprues, but keep 'em sealed if possible. Post a pic of the kit in front/on top of the day's local newspaper/weather channel and be off.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:50 PM
                        Nothing like simultaneous posting!
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                        shrikes
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                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Friday, August 6, 2004 6:42 AM
                        Hmmmm... i wonder if i can still join in on this one, Ausf... I'm going to be away on holiday up in the mountains of Luzon (Baguio) and away from my compressor... So is it okay that i sprayed everything in gray before i leave tonight (I'll be out of touch until monday morning)? I'm taking my kit and tools with me and I'll build it anyway, but I'll just take 2 hours off my build time.

                        On the other hand, if this isn't in the spirit of the build, i don't mind not being allowed to participate. Participant or spectator, I can't wait to see all the mad tigers!! Big Smile [:D]
                        Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 6:54 AM
                        You may be building the maddest Tiger of all considering the circumstances. I think a Mountain Division exception can be made here and a prepaint will be allowed.Wink [;)]
                        Glad to have you aboard and look forward to your Monday morning entry.
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                        wildwilliam
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                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Friday, August 6, 2004 7:07 AM
                        i was going to open my kits & wash the pieces tonight,
                        but i guess i can wait.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 7:11 AM
                        An old schoolmate just hit town tonight and wants to catch up tomorrow night, so MTD may start around midday here in OZ and be more like Surly Tiger Day.
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                        buff
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Friday, August 6, 2004 8:29 AM
                        Allright, then. I've get me a nice little kitty, and I'm in. I'll worry about explaining to my wife why I'm not laying the patio stones like I promised later.

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        cplchilly
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                          January 2004
                        • From: SO CAL
                        Posted by cplchilly on Friday, August 6, 2004 11:18 AM
                        Got my Revell Tiger the other day and man this kit is nothing like I Imagined I mean it has indy tracks (I hate Indy tracks!). And it has a lot better detail than I thought it would too. But what a challenge its going to be. I'm going to model it in grey for simplicity and speed hope thats alright. Figure I'll buy a spray can so I can take it to work. I actually have an adapter to run my airbrush off one of the welding bottles at work but I dont want to drag all that stuff to work so its the can for this one.
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                        buff
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM
                        One of the guys at my LHS suggested this for german indy links. I don't think it would work with Sherman types. Place a length of masking tape as long as your longest section sticky side up across your workbench, and keep it in place with two smaller pieces crossing the first one at either end. Then lay down the links you want to put together on the sticky side-up tape. Now glue and wait a until it sets. Then pull it up and put it on the tank. He made it sound very easy. I have to admit, I've never tried it. The only indies I've done were on a Sherman, and having to put end connectors on each link would make this method difficult, I think. Has anybody tried this before?

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        pdunkel
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Englewood, CO
                        Posted by pdunkel on Friday, August 6, 2004 4:43 PM
                        Sorry guys. Boss just came in and said we'd be working both Saturday and Sunday. I wish just once I could get into a group build without it being half over. I will keep you in my thoughts as I put my nose to the grind stone.
                        Phil Dunkel http://photobucket.com/albums/v335/pdunkel/ "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf" .........George Orwell "This is a war of unknown warriors; but let all strive without failing in faith or in duty. . . "...........Winston Churchill "The only thing neccessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"...............Edmund Burke
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                        ghettochild
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                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Friday, August 6, 2004 5:42 PM
                        hey ausf you can add my name to the list will be doing revells kit
                        -Josh
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                        Daveash
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                          October 2003
                        • From: St Helens, England
                        Posted by Daveash on Friday, August 6, 2004 5:58 PM
                        The 1/72 Dragon kits have arrived in my LHS, at least it is the first time that I have noticed them. I got the Tiger 1 late, with zimm, for the event and a King Tiger with the Porsche turret for another day.
                        However, I have to work the night shift on Sunday, from 7pm. I will be able to post the start of my build and an update before I leave for work. I will take my camera in and hopefully have a quiet shift so that I can finish it before midnight. I will post the completed pics at 8am on Monday.
                        Hope this is OK
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 10:18 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf

                        The rules have been loosened so you can open the box and peruse the directions and sprues, but keep 'em sealed if possible. Post a pic of the kit in front/on top of the day's local newspaper/weather channel and be off.


                        Jeez, whatever happened to the honor system? Tongue [:P]

                        I guess if I want to start at midnight, I'll need to photo it next to the weather channel. I don't ger the Times until around 7am.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 10:52 PM
                        I have to go out and get the NYT (plus bagels) so don't worry (I had to cancel delivery because it started coming around 9:30. I have two little ones...the day's half over by then). I managed to clear the decks for this, wife and kids away overnight so I guess an 8 AM start will give me plenty of time....we'll see. It's just me, the dog, the kit and the weisswurst (und weissbier)...Happy times!
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