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                        Tamiya Churchill Mk.VII 1/35

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                        Albion
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: England
                        Tamiya Churchill Mk.VII 1/35
                        Posted by Albion on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:39 AM
                        Hi Armour people, I come in peace Wink [;)] I'm thinking about buying the Tamiya Churchill Mk.VII 1/35 for the backward build job. Has anyone built it? Is it ok for a newbie tank builder and generally wet-behind-the-ears model builder?

                        Darren
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                        diggeraone
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        Posted by diggeraone on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:04 PM
                        Darren,I have built one many moons ago and it was a fun kit to do.If you decede to get have fun,it is not a hard kit to put together.I will get me another someday.Digger
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:18 PM
                        its a good kit theres the Crocodile version, (its got the flame thrower trailer with it)
                        and theres the newer version without the trailer, but comes with some great figures
                        there both the same kit
                        its a good easy kit, im working on one at the moment and ive added a Jordi Rubio barrel to it
                        the tracks are one peice and fit easly
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                        Albion
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: England
                        Posted by Albion on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:26 PM
                        I fancied the Crocodile version! I saw it in the July issue of FSM. But I can't seem to find it for sale in the UK. Is it an old kit? There's one going on ebay at the mo, early 80s version so the seller says, but it's already 16 quid with over a day to go. And I won't be around tomorrow! Banged Head [banghead] Will it be as good a fit as current Tamiyas?

                        Glad to hear it's not majorly difficult to build from you both Smile [:)]

                        Thanks
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:41 PM
                        i built the crocodile, my second armour model and it turned out great! the crocodile kit can be built as a Churchill VII croc, or a normal Churchill VII. I too could not find the croc in stores, so i got mine off of military hobbies.ca (http://www.militaryhobbies.ca/product.cfm?ProductID=776)

                        here is mine
                        ignore the bright green grass, it is to be changed

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:52 PM
                        ive seen a crocodile version at hannants 2 months ago for £16.99, you could try there
                        it was a rare kit before its limited rerelease and went for £80 at some shows
                        heres hannants link http://www.hannants.co.uk/
                        and theres the newer churchill here for £18.39 http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/?ecom_siteid=120&product_id=23819&option=Prod_detail
                        you might want to have a look around local model shops for the Crocodile
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                        Albion
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: England
                        Posted by Albion on Thursday, August 5, 2004 1:03 PM
                        Hannants was the first place I looked actually. I can't find it there, they just seem to have the same version as at Wonderland:
                        http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=TA35210

                        It certainly looks a good model in the pics. I'll have to widen my search

                        Darren
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                        buff
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Thursday, August 5, 2004 1:18 PM
                        I have that kit (not the Croc, the regular one), and it looks ok. New Tamiya kits are usually pretty easy. I'll be starting it sometime next month, I hope. I'm going to take advantage of the extra figures to do a dio as well. I'll keep you posted. What part of England are you from, Darren?

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        Albion
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: England
                        Posted by Albion on Thursday, August 5, 2004 1:56 PM
                        Hi Buff, I'm from Yorkshire in the north of England. Where we're having yet another thunderstorm at the mo!

                        Do you make a lot of diormas? I must admit, I'd like to do one sometime. I once had an idea to do a kind of murder mystery, with a body and suspects, but I think it was a bit fanciful and ambitious Wink [;)]

                        Darren
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                        buff
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Thursday, August 5, 2004 3:34 PM
                        Darren,
                        Any further north and you'd be in my wife's backyard. She's from Newcastle (Howay the lads!!) She's even got our son saying that.
                        I have yet to make any dioramas since starting building again last winter. I am going to mount my current build on a base with some vegetation, so I can practice "landscaping" on a small scale before doing a full dio. I bought the Churchill specifically because I wanted to use the farmer figure for my first go, and because it looked a really neat tank.

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        Albion
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: England
                        Posted by Albion on Thursday, August 5, 2004 4:23 PM
                        I know Newcastle very well! It's a great place, one of my favourite cities. My girlfriend, who now lives with me down here in Yorkshire, was living up there when we met, by the sea in Tynemouth. I used to stay up there every other weekend. The only reason we settled here was because I had a job here at the time and she worked from home. Now we both work from home so I think we're heading to the coast again soon! Smile [:)]

                        Can your son do the accent too? Wink [;)]

                        Darren
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, August 5, 2004 6:39 PM
                        Jon, you're back! Where you been?

                        If it was made by Tamiya, odds are it's a good kit.

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

                         Eric 

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                        buff
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Thursday, August 5, 2004 10:27 PM
                        QUOTE: Can your son do the accent too?

                        No, not really, He doesn't hear enough Geordie. My wife's accent has flattened out after 10+years in Canada. On the other hand, when they come back from a trip home, he does a pretty fair imitation of Alan ShearerBig Smile [:D]

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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                        Albion
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: England
                        Posted by Albion on Friday, August 13, 2004 11:01 AM
                        I've just picked the Tamiya Mk.VII so am ready to go!

                        Darren
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                        buff
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Montreal
                        Posted by buff on Friday, August 13, 2004 2:40 PM
                        Glad to hear it. I'll be starting mine at the beginning of next month. Keep us posted on your progress.

                        On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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