TC:

Thanks a lot guys...I'm very pleased that those who are familiar with this stuff think that mine are ok. I may be hooked.

Welcome to the madness brother. I've built up 15 of those kits, have four 'in progress' and another eight in the closet waiting...

That shipping charge from Japan is hell but I don't care...yeah, right.

ToysLogic and Image Anime sometimes carry these kits here in the States. The selection is not as good as HLJ, but shipping rates are lower, especially considering how the dollar is doing compared to the yen...

Common Hasagawa, let's get with it!

Hasegawa is making noises like they will be producing the vehicles in this series, but last I heard it doesn't look good for 1/20 scale.

 Hasegawa's public announcement:
http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/e-w/nrb/NRB2.html

Wave has revealed that the next suit in the series they make will be the 'Snake eye', a Fireball variant w/ a modified canopy, based on their Fireball SG kits from last year.

When it comes to the M.aKs, Ive learned not to hold my breath, but rather to count my blessings.

Thanks much for sharing your builds. I like them both.

- JC

Tugcap wrote:

Common Hasagawa, let's get with it!

 We wont be seeing any in the near future from Hase. Kow is very tight with whom he licenses his original creation and right now the only new kits are being produced by Wave  (Polar Bear, Luna Pawn and new Mk II kit).  They sure look nice and are a bit better than the original Nitto kits, which for thier time were really advanced!

Man, got me itching to start my Raccoon.....

David

Man those were sweet! Well built all around...and I really liked the paint job you did on both, a big departure from the German-ic paint we always see.  I also really appreciated the touches you added to both with antennas, mods and extra decals.  My fave is still the Hienrich, especially knowing that the body is made from a 1/48 Hasegawa OH-6 fueselage! :)

 See you in a few, oh and the Gustav is certainly welcome in the JOlly Roger theme

David

I like 'em. It's been a few years since I built one of those up, I had forgotten how nice they can look.

Tugcap:

At the Tigerfest show they both ended up with prizes. Heinrich got a second and Gustav made first. Of course it helped that they were the only two in that catagory but I'll take em any way I can get em!

I was in that position once. I cherish those awards as much as I do any others.

Tugcap:

And here is the Gustav dealing with something that may need to be destroyed.

I hope he has the correct weapons for the job. I'd recommend salt and butter.

Something is bugging me tho'. In the second to last picture, I see something in the pilot's port side window...

...seems like a ghostly face of some sort...

...I think its glaring at me, at my soul...

- JC

Wow! Thanks Phil_H. Sometimes it takes me awhile to wake up. This stuff is new to me and I really enjoyed building them (thanks to JC for sending me the printed instructions). At the Tigerfest show they both ended up with prizes. Heinrich got a second and Gustav made first. Of course it helped that they were the only two in that catagory but I'll take em any way I can get em! I'll be watching for any of these I can find. Thanks for all the help guys...may the easter bunnys stay with you.

And here is the Gustav dealing with something that may need to be destroyed.

Oh yeah, that's the stuff. Phil_H saves the day.

Man I like that Heinrich, TC. More please.

Tugcap wrote:

OK all...I still cant figure out what the prob is with photobucket. I'm certainly no computer wiz but it seems that someone is out to get me.

Hmmm... It looks like some extra letters somehow got inserted into your line.

As it stands, your link in the first post above reads as: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Tugcap/IMGPTigerfest08018.jpg

I believe this is the pic you were trying to link.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Tugcap/Tigerfest08018.jpg

gremlins. I been looking forward to this one...

Oh..sorry guys. That never happened before. I'll check it out and see if I can get that fixed.

David...yes those were mine a the Tigerfest show. Thanks for the web info. See you at Baton Rouge.

Tugcap

no joy on the photoupload........

David