oddball's sherman (Kelly's hero's) pic.

maffen

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September 2003

oddball's sherman (Kelly's hero's) pic.

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:27 AM

hi mates

here's some pic. of oddballs sherman from the movie : kellys heros for a small dio that's in the making . as usual comments are greatly appreciated http://gallery89512.fotopic.net/c256768.html there's going to be 5 figs. on board also : oddball, the dude with the red fez , kelly behind the .50mm , moriarty,and the driver. the bottom of the roadwheels are not in contact with the track becuase they need to bee adjusted to drive over a small drywall Wink [;)]

hope you like them + some shots from the movie itself.

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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:29 AM

maffen it looks incredible. very nicely done.

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maffen

Member since
September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:34 AM

hey joe , just wondering can you get on the leaguesite (have been trying all day and always time out Sad [:(]

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:36 AM

Superb weathering Maffen. Did you scratchbuild all the extras such as the loud speaker? Looking forward to the dio and figures.

Eric

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Moses

Member since
February 2003
From: Long Island

Posted by Moses on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:40 AM

Awesome Maffen!! Looks fantastic!

Cheers

Mo

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maffen

Member since
September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:44 AM

hi Eric , all is scratchbuild : speaker,bucket,milkcan,lantern,coffeepot are from alu and coppersheet

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:31 PM

Maffen,

I haven't been able to get in since yesterday either...something's up with the host I think. Maybe they are in Florida?

BP Models

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:59 PM

Nice work Maffen, How did you do the bedrolls?
Not to be nit picky but the lanter needs to be weathered, LOL!
Very nice build though I hope that with a little more practise and knowledge I will be able to build like that Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 1:02 PM

heheheh Sorry to be such a stickler on the lantern but it needs to have that carbon build up in the corners of the red "window" panes Mischief [:-,]

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 14, 2004 2:12 PM

thanks Rusty Wink [;)]

was thinking along that way when was looking at it, maybe some coppergreenwash on it ? don't know yet, will see Tongue [:P]

thanks for your observation, realy appreciated it .

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 2:18 PM

I kinda figured you were Smile [:)]

I seen all the other detail you did and I wasn't trying to critique you or something Blush [:I]

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By the way how did you build the rolls on the back behind the turret, they are to big to be bedrolls, so I am assuming tents? They are cool.. Cool [8D]

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 14, 2004 4:41 PM

no,no rusty no problem love some comments Wink [;)]

the tentrolls are as usual : first roll some tissuepaper in your rolls ,bend it with string and let it soak in 50-50 water/white(wood)gleu when they are dry , paint them and for the straps: for every tie made from string i put a strap over it (just to hide the string) so one have 2 and the other 3 straps. strape were made from 0.5mm(thickness) plastic strip rapped around and cut at one end in a point. then where the buggle comes,just a small piece of the same plastick in a square and on top a small piece bend in a U-shape.thats all really Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 4:57 PM

Hey maffen your going to kill me for saying this but isn't the loud speaker on the right side of the turret?

Great build though!

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maffen

Member since
September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:31 PM

hi willian, i know what you mean mate Big Smile [:D]

there's a flaw in the movie;when kelly together with oddball come to the camp where the 3 shermans are, they go to one where morriarty is working on the engine,on that one as oddball explains (loud music,speaker bla,bla,bla)you see the speaker on the right side (i guess it's for filming purposes only) in the rest of the movie you will not see that one again Dead [xx(]

only were oddball in on top and there it's on the left Big Smile [:D]

also if you make a shermie from the movie you can make one with exended fenders or not (even on oddball's sherman in one scene you see it with and the other take without ext.fenders) as there are so many more mistakes(hey it's a funny movie Big Smile [:D]

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:45 AM

Nice work, Maffen! The colors are perfect!
That's the fun of trying to build a movie vehicle: trying to keep up with the inconsistencies!

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 9:20 AM

Great work Maffen. Like that a lot.

Keep well.
Craig

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r13b20

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April 2014

Posted by r13b20 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 2:48 PM

aww crap! you beat me to it, maffen! Good job. Guess I'm a victim of "those negative waves"!

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 4:31 PM

Great work there, Maffen! I can relate to your project:

I built this in 1/35 several years ago and had a whale of a time!

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:12 PM

It is one good replica of Oddball's Sherman. But unless you put an Oddball figure in there I won't tell you that it looks superb and great. LOL.

Just kidding my friend..great job as usual.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:25 PM

HA HA ... Thats great! Good job dolling it up like the movie. The PA speaker looks great!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:25 PM

Dwight Ta-La laahahahahaha... Approve [^]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:28 PM

I love demanding more from greatness..... Big Smile [:D]

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gringe88

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July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Saturday, August 21, 2004 2:21 PM

hey guys, awesome build there maffen!! I LOVE that movie!!!

BTW, if uve got the vid, check that part where Kelly and Oddball r talkin by the Shermie, sometimes the film people reverse the film for certain reasons. check if there's a part of the tank that's supposed to be on the left side also, but is on the right in that take.

NE who, I always thought they had two loudspeakers, one on each side tanx for sharin!

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ridleusmc

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July 2003
From: Cincinnati, Ohio

Posted by ridleusmc on Saturday, August 21, 2004 3:29 PM

Can't wait to see the finished dio. The Sherman looks great. I love that movie.

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maffen

Member since
September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:43 PM

thanks for all the replys mates Big Smile [:D]

, the small dio is finished , but now all i want is a bit of sunshine to take some pic. outside, it's raining here for almost 2weeks on and off now Banged Head [banghead]

so shall keep you posted when it's finaly clears up Wink [;)]

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:50 PM

Boy and I thought it rained here. Almost 2 months with no rain, practically a record for out here. However, they say it will rain tonight.

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 21, 2004 8:42 PM

Excellent job. Oddball would be proud of the job you have done. It truly does justice to one of my favorite movies. I sometimes wonder why the US never thought of up-gunning the Sherman. In this case, like the Yugoslov's did to 85mm. Makes me wonder if they called this a "Yugoman" instead of a Sherman? OK, I think its time to move on.......

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gringe88

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July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Saturday, August 21, 2004 9:38 PM

I was just in Belgium bout three or four days ago, on vacation in Europe. We took a day tour from Paris to Brugge. was fine there where do u live maffen??

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-Matt