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Armour in the West GB (Defence of the Reich)

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, June 28, 2014 2:57 AM

Looking forward to seeing more of the Brummbar Jerry, nice start on al those road wheels.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by jibber on Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:35 PM

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Posted by jibber on Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:39 PM

I may have to make an adjustment, but looking at the back of it and running a ruler over it, seems ok?? You really see more in these photos.

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Posted by Nomad53 on Sunday, June 29, 2014 8:25 AM

Looking just awesome jibber.

Nomad53


 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 29, 2014 8:53 AM

Nice work Terry, which bit are you on about, I don't see it.

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:20 AM

The tank in the pics looks like the left side is a little off but if you close up on it you can see that the underside bracket is whats a little off giving a false illusion. I took a straight edge to the tank and its aligned perfectly.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:28 AM

Ye, I see it now.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:31 AM

Bish if you look at this last pic you can see that the tank lines up correctly with the top of the hull. I need to move the bracket a bit, other wise she's going together real nice.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:33 AM

Sounds like a usual Dragon build there. The bump stops I have come across have been fiddily to fit, but they do look nice, even if they are often hidden by the road wheels.

This is coming together really nicely Terry. I see what you mean, the bracket looks twisted.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:37 AM

I've struggled with how I'm going to finish it. Brummbar's were covered in so many different ways even near the end but I'm leaning towards a two color pattern, no zim and a lot of wear from street battles with little or no mud but a lot of dusting. The pictures I have show extensive wear and damage to the skirts and a lot of battle damage.  

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:49 AM

I like that last image. I have been looking for a decent pic of German camo net for ages.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, June 29, 2014 3:25 PM

With a little luck and some elbow grease I was able to repair the muffler brackets and square it up. Now I can sleep…

Bish I have some Verlinden camo netting around but theres another company on EBay thats selling a camo net thats a little heavier and looks more like the picture above, the Verlinden is nice but the other works better for this application. I think I'll pick one up and try to match up to this photo.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 29, 2014 3:45 PM

Nice to hear you have sorted it.

I have got some of the Verlinden netting, but that's a lot finer than the net in the image you posted. If you get that one on E-bay, i'll be keen to see what you think and who makes it.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, June 29, 2014 7:28 PM

Terry, looks pretty darn good to me!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Bish on Monday, June 30, 2014 2:54 AM

Thanks Terry, I checked out there site, some interesting stuff on there. An odd scale for ground based accessories, but they should work for 35th.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Monday, June 30, 2014 1:05 PM

Looking very nice there, Terry! If you need any reference pics of a Brummbär, feel free to tell me, I have a few I could post here...

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Posted by jibber on Monday, June 30, 2014 1:38 PM

I have about 25 or so that I've researched but I may take you up on that. I like to pick a real vehicle and try to build it, I'm pretty settled on the second picture I posted. Im going to try and cross reference that vehicle to some others I have but I may need some detailed shots of the back if I don't have one. SS thanks.  

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Posted by jibber on Monday, June 30, 2014 1:41 PM

I find more issues when I post these pics and blow them up. The right tire track holder came loose on the left cleat, I went back and re-cemented. I try and use as little cement as possible and sometimes they pop off. If I had better eyes in the first place I would've caught it, but at least I found it here. UGH...

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Monday, June 30, 2014 3:54 PM

I should have some decent pics of the back of a Brummbär and a Panzer IV. I actually climbed on top of one to take the pics (at Munster in Germany). Don't tell anyone though... Wink

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Posted by jibber on Monday, June 30, 2014 4:05 PM

Thats awesome…Thats a Bucket List trip to see those Museums.

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Posted by jibber on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 12:31 PM

My front cleats are wrong, I'm not sure how that happened but I'll make the changes. Thanks to these photos, I'm able to find these issues. UGH….

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 12:42 PM

Nice work!

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 12:51 PM

Ohhh Terry, she's starting to look like a Sturmpanzer!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 3:06 PM

Great work Terry, that's a beast of a gun.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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