An Aircraft Guy trying Out An Armour Piece..!!

Hey Mike,
I'll give ya that one...... LMAO
Flaps up, Mike

Quoth Butz:
Me give up building a/c models. Face it where can ya go Mach 1 w/ your hair on fire???

In a sherman running from a Panzer, where else? Jeeez you plane guys...

mike

Whaz up renarts
Me give up building a/c models[:0]. Face it where can ya go Mach 1 w/ your hair on fire???
Dont worry my friend, there will always be a spot in my heart for armour.

Hey erush,
Thank you Eric, can someone pass me a klenex. I agree I like the base as well.
Creating the base was one of the things that I enjoyed the most about this piece.
One thing that catches the peoples eye is the bat and glove(ball inside da glove to boot). They are both next to the drivers seat.
You can just see the bats handle in this shot..!! I may have another shot from the other side. I would have to look

wibhi2,
Never under estimate yourself my friend. It took me a long time to get where I'm at today belive me. And still I believe I have things to learn and I mean that too.
You will never know until you try.
Remember its mind over matter. If you dont mind it, it does not matter.
The most important thing is PATIENCE. If you get to a point where you feel your about to make your model into a lawn dart, walk away because it will always be there when you return(thanx dad)
If ya have any questions you can e-mail me at Falcon42177@yahoo.com. I'll be more than glad to help out a fellow modelling pal. Thats what we are here for

Hey colin, Capt Cave,
Thanks for the kind words fella's and as to your second question Capt, who knows but the Shadow do..!!!

allan my friend,
How did ya knw that I was eating cookies at the time[:0]. The fence is how it looked in the pic that I have.
Its interesting to how a mind works once your set on something.
Glad you liked the lil fella.

Whaz up tigerman,
I seem to know what I am doing?? If I know what I was doing I would be deadly[:0].
Turn me into a treadhead?? Thats what the amour boys in my club are trying to do.
Unless your a fine lookin cheese cake, I aint gonna convert[:0]
Dont worry my friend, I am still gonna be w/ you guys in spirit. ..LOL Like I have said before, there will always be a part of me that will always build armour.
Hey where else can ya get down and dirty. I have few projects that I have bouncing around in my head.
Flaps up, Mike

G'day Butz,
I came into static modelling because I broke my back and could nolonger put my 1/48 scale boats inTo the H2O. I usually build aircraft but when I say a Mk IV Hemofradite, pls frgiv spelling, I just had to convert an Emhar Male. I also built a Female and a Cargo versiion. But now I'm building a Helicopter and a Dolls House!!! I think I'd best take my medication a bit more regularly.
TTFN Dai.

Hey Butz nice job, really like the fence. For a guy out of his medium you sure seem to know what your doing. Perhaps we can turn you into a true treadhead one day.

I followed the trail of cookie crumbs and Alas! Another great piece! Fabulous work, Butz! The fences was a nice addition, too.

great job on the jeep, i love the base its very nice
just a thought, you could try a Mobilwagon or Wirbelwind next [:0]

Great job butz! You got the weathering just right.

HEy Butz,
your pict finally showed for me. Wow,that is really awesome. I am almost ashamed of my efforts by comparrison. Funny how those lil' guys go together so quickly. M18 took me about 40 hrs (over 3 months) all said and done.

methinks my next break project will be a M3 75mm

Awsome job on the jeep Butz! Very nicely done!! The base sets it off and is well done too! Can't say enough good things about it, weathering, paint, accessories all well done!!

Eric

Face it, you're hooked. Throw out those flying things and get some mud on your models.
Ya know what they say....Once you go tracks you never go back...

Mike

TRUE TRUE..!!!!! I would have to agree
Flaps up, Mike

What can I say .... us tank lovers are a friendly bunch.
What can be more fun than building something nice and clean and then try wrecking it and rolling it in the mud.

Hey Sherman,
You did not hear it from me but I kinda like it here on the dark side[:0].
Do I see myself as a converter????[:0]
Flaps up, Mike

You're beginning to like hanging out over here with us Armour Fanatics aren't you Mike.

Feel the dark side drawing you closer ...... LOL

Hey Duke Maddog,
Whats this world coming to?? A/C builders building armor pieces and Armor builders building a/c
Just hope in our build we dont mix the two together[:0] I'm glad you liked it.
My Model meeting is this Monday so I have to get my 262(a/c thread) out of the display case at Ace Hobby shop so I can take it
Flaps up, Mike

Great job Butz! I love the base and the camo job you did. The pic wasn't too blurry to hide the excellent work. And hey, this Armor guy just crossed over too. I just put the final clearcoat on Hobbycraft's Canadian CF 105 Arrow a few hours ago. Now I'm packing it up to take to my model meeting tomorrow night. :-)

Hey wibhi2,
Cool beans my friend. So how long did it take you to assemble the M18?
The Jeep only took me about 20mins to assemble and paint(Lil inside joke w/ our clubs armor builders )
I was quite surprised the overall time that it took me to complete this lil guy.
I feel getting away from the norm helps me exercise my skills,techniques and other disabilities I mean modelling abilities
Flaps up, Mike

haw, youse ain't the only one Butz.
putting on the last coats of dull coat on academy's m18.

Now back to my F100D while this stuff dries

Hey renarts,
Long time no hear. So how are your modelling projects coming along??
Na I think for my next armor piece, it will be either the new Tamiya M1025 HUMVEE or AFVs Stuart(I think its a Stuart, haven't looked at it in awhile).
I am going towards the HUMVEE cause I want to put it in the markings of the 101st AB which one of my friends is asigned to.
You know Mike sometimes I surprise myself in the things that I build[:0]
Flaps up, Mike

Hey Erock,
Tank you too kindly my friend. I as well like the base.
I actually based it after a pic I have which was taken in Russia a few years ago. It was a friend of the family that had gone there to visited some of his family on there farm.
When I saw that paricular shot, I know that this would be an ideal WWII scene.Yes I actually built the base first than the Jeep!! Go figure?? Usually I do the opposite
Overall I like the way everything came togehter to represent a nice show piece.

Hey Sherman,
Bite your tongue. My heart will always be w/ a/c and a/c building but there is a dark side of me that will do targets I mean armor once in awhile
I have a few ideas on the back burner that I look forward to doing.
Flaps up, Mike

Thats a really nice piece Mike. Today a Tamiya jeep...tomorow a 97. I like the weathering you did on this. ANd the base is a nice show piece.

Insert golf clap here...

Mike

Nice job Mike. The weathering is very good and it is displayed very nicely.
That Tamiya Jeep is a sweet little kit.
You may have missed your calling and should have stayed with Armour.

Nice looking piece, even if it did come from one of you "Fly-Boys"

Seriously, really nice job and the base sets the tone!


PS.....I am currently working on a Tamiya 1/48 Me262-A2a