My SdKfz. 232...

djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, October 30, 2004 6:37 AM

Ouch! That must have been quite awful! I'm glad you could re-built it into something that is very eye-pleasing!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 30, 2004 3:40 AM

Thanks for the posts to all!!

Gabe.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

My SdKfz. 232...

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:01 PM

Hey YW18MC where do you live in Imperial beach? do you see my post to you in my diorama from normandy ? check it out.

Gabriel Salazar Chef [C=:-)]

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gringe88

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

Posted by gringe88 on Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:44 PM

very nice build there romelio. great to hear that you saved it. keep 'um comin'!! Thumbs Up [tup]

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-Matt

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:33 PM

Well, I would, but I think he's dead....

Big Smile [:D]

M.

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, October 23, 2004 2:24 PM

Excellent work salvaging this one, I'd never know that it had met such a fate based off the pics if you didn't mention it.

The German armored cars had some quirky features as well as some very enduring ones. Just ask Rommel how vital they were to his operations. Big Smile [:D]

BP Models

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:44 AM

those germans really knew how to make Armoured cars in fact some of the design features in some of their vehicles made it into modern fighting vehicles to this day and even in the Civilian car market for example the SDkfz222 had 4 wheel tandom steering where all 4 wheels turned left or right making for greater mobility and now you can find this feature in alot of newer cars these days.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:43 AM

awesome....... that was one of my favorite kits I built.........

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 5:16 AM

Very nicely done, I really like these german armoured cars.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

My SdKfz. 232...

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 12:37 AM

Thanks guys for your comments Blush [:I]

you make my day...

Gabriel Salazar Chef [C=:-)]

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JWest21

Member since
December 2002
From: PA

Posted by JWest21 on Friday, October 22, 2004 9:47 PM

Great job, especially after being smashed! Those armored cars always remind me of a big fat caterpillar

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 9:43 PM

It's unbelieveable that you assembled that out of a smashed wreck. Great work!

M.

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yw18mc

Member since
April 2004
From: sunny imperial beach

Posted by yw18mc on Friday, October 22, 2004 9:24 PM

Great salvage job Gabriel. You can't even tell it took a direct hit. I have this kit crying out too be built also. Thanks for sharing the story and great pictures. Semper Fi, mike

mike

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 8:48 PM

Same here feldgrau.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 8:01 PM

Very nicely done Salazar. That is one of the many kits in my stash that is calling out to be built

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, October 22, 2004 7:33 PM

Good salvage job. It would have been sad to see that beauty go to waste.

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Friday, October 22, 2004 7:15 PM

Neat story...a pretty darn good build, too - particularly with all it went through!

Enjoy your modeling...

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

My SdKfz. 232...

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 6:55 PM

Hello guys I like to show you my Tamiya kit from the 232, there's a big story behind this model......let me tell you, on April 1999 I started this model after it was painted ready for decals I left the model next to my sofa and there was a typewriter on top of the sofa, so, at night I try to grab some stuff and I hit the typewriter and fell down crushing my model in a lot of pieces I almost cry, but I grab the model put it in his box a saved it for 2 years. In 2001 I rebuild the model glue everything and sand it all, and painted it again....and here it's.....that's why I love this model......

Hope you like it.

Gabriel Salazar