modeler#1

Here's my badge guys. This is my very first one so don't make fun of me!

The dark red represents the German positions near the end of the French campaign.

 

Hi modeler#1 :  )

I like what you have done quite a bit .....I think it needs a little bit more detail or refinement but I think you are on to something !

nice work so far.

tread

what about this?

It's getting better. The date needs to be smaller so it shows up better. I'd capitalize the W in West. How about a lower half of a Union Jack in the upper white bar, but only covering a little, so we still know it's a French flag back there?

I don't get what you are saying about the Union Jack. what about rolling the campaign back a few weeks instead?

The Union Jack represents the British who were a fairly big player in the campaign. I just thought their flag could be squeezed in there to represent them. The French tri-color needs to remain dominant in size, because they represented a much larger percentage of the troops.

No, we can start next week. A badge will get accepted before anyone has finished.

modeler#1

I don't get what you are saying about the Union Jack. what about rolling the campaign back a few weeks instead?

Hi modeler#1  :  ).... you don't have to worry to much about the badge yet..often, the design of the badge isn't finalized until after the build gets rolling,when more guys are posting.. you know after the official start.. that way guys who aren't real involved yet get a chance too.  The final badge has to be voted on and so far only you and Carl (Shellback) are actively working on one, but maybe other guys will also want a shot at it.

So, keep refining it and get your model ready to go for next Sunday : )  I don't think Eric would change the start date because I know certain people very close to me would probably self destruct LOL

relax and enjoy

tread

Gentlemen,

It seems that I will have to drop out of this GB . When I opened the box I noticed that my Krupp has markings for Ukraine and Baltic states and nothing for the Western Europe.

castelnuovo

Gentlemen,

It seems that I will have to drop out of this GB . When I opened the box I noticed that my Krupp has markings for Ukraine and Baltic states and nothing for the Western Europe.

Hold the phone there castelnuovo, the markings you have in that kit include the 87th Infantry Division which was part of Army Group A, VIII Corps, which in fact lead the German victory parade through Paris and definitely saw action in the west. 

Also the 1st Mountain Division was stationed in the German Ardennes region and saw action in 1940 during the French campiagn.

I think it would be highly unlikely the markings for either the units and their vehicles would have changed much in the couple of months elapsed from the battle of France to the periods stated in the Tamiya instructions.

tigerman

No, we can start next week. A badge will get accepted before anyone has finished.

I meant the badge.

I touched it up a little bit added the british flag and changed the color of the german advance.

Modeler, you're getting close. Blitzkrieg needs the "i" after the "r".  My apologies for getting picky here, but perhaps reduce the font of the date, such that the 'r" in March can be changed to white and make the .1. white also. Maybe add a black outline to that whole line so the red doesn't run into the red. Perhaps add German flags to the left and the right. Can you make lightning bolts like Carl did in place of the arrows? I liked that idea. 

Sorry to be so picky. I wish I was at my old job and had photoshop. Grrrrrrr.

I think you're onto something with this.

BaBill212

Carl / wBill.....

That ambulance version lists as - Sanistaswagen Panzerbefehiswagen I Ausf. B  4th Panzer Division, France 1940

Sounds about right to me,,  but I'll defer to wBill's knowledge.........

Thanks for the info .

wbill76

The "ambulance" looks like a standard kleiner Befehls I-B with a red cross pennant added to the aerial and a red cross emblem added to the hull side. There wasn't a specific variant created for that purpose and for 1940 the scheme it "should" have is the same as a standard Befehls...panzer gray and dark brown, so what the color plate depicts is partially suspect IMHO.

Thanks for your info also I'll do some more research and see what it could of looked like as far as placement of the red cosses . This was probably a temporary battlefield use of the Pz.1 .Yhought it would be an interesting variation of the marking .

On a personal note, I have my old account back thanks to Aaron Skinner !  whoo hoo !    ...Small thing maybe, but to me, a big deal.... I had lost all my previous posts, my 2 badges, my signature pic, and my 'Treadwell' moniker .

I feel better now   ..... 6 days and counting.............Thanks Aaron....

tread

Hey thats cool Tread ! Yup its a big deal alright . But i still have more post than you !!!!

treadwell

On a personal note, I have my old account back thanks to Aaron Skinner !  whoo hoo !    ...Small thing maybe, but to me, a big deal.... I had lost all my previous posts, my 2 badges, my signature pic, and my 'Treadwell' moniker .

I feel better now   ..... 6 days and counting.............Thanks Aaron....

tread

Now I know who you are! That seems to fit better.

What will I do if I lose my name and posts? I'd be lost.

tigerman

treadwell:

On a personal note, I have my old account back thanks to Aaron Skinner !  whoo hoo !    ...Small thing maybe, but to me, a big deal.... I had lost all my previous posts, my 2 badges, my signature pic, and my 'Treadwell' moniker .

I feel better now   ..... 6 days and counting.............Thanks Aaron....

tread

 

Now I know who you are! That seems to fit better.

What will I do if I lose my name and posts? I'd be lost.

Again ?

Welcome back Treadwell!  Maybe I can bribe Aaron inTo transfering 14,000 posts from Tigerman to mine...

deafpanzer

Welcome back Treadwell!  Maybe I can bribe Aaron tino transfering 14,000 posts from Tigerman to mine...

Never! I earned them with blood,sweat , and threats of divorce. J/K

Yay, the real Treadwell is back! 

I haven't been keeping track of things in the GB yet, but I had to stop by and post this:

My kit for this build arrived from LuckyModel!!

I read some reviews that said that the kit's vinyl tracks are a bit short, so I decided to also order the Bronco indy links for the kit! 

Kind of sad your kit didn't come with the indies Ernest. It doesn't look like their is any real sag on her, but I do agree that the indies are probably better detailed.

darson

castelnuovo:

Gentlemen,

It seems that I will have to drop out of this GB . When I opened the box I noticed that my Krupp has markings for Ukraine and Baltic states and nothing for the Western Europe.

 

Hold the phone there castelnuovo, the markings you have in that kit include the 87th Infantry Division which was part of Army Group A, VIII Corps, which in fact lead the German victory parade through Paris and definitely saw action in the west. 

Also the 1st Mountain Division was stationed in the German Ardennes region and saw action in 1940 during the French campiagn.

I think it would be highly unlikely the markings for either the units and their vehicles would have changed much in the couple of months elapsed from the battle of France to the periods stated in the Tamiya instructions.

Thanks darson , you are quite right. So, I'll stay

Cheers...

bufflehead

Yay, the real Treadwell is back! 

I haven't been keeping track of things in the GB yet, but I had to stop by and post this:

My kit for this build arrived from LuckyModel!!

I read some reviews that said that the kit's vinyl tracks are a bit short, so I decided to also order the Bronco indy links for the kit! 

Ernest a friend of mine has built that kit and the only problem hed had with it was the length of vinyl tracks, they were simply too short for the kit and bow the wheels in.  The indies you've got will completely address this problem.

Welcome back (sorta) Tread!

And very cool Bufflehead, love the UK stuff.

Hey guys,

I found this image:

I thought it seemed to fit the badge ideas I'd seen batted around. Anyone want to dress it up and see if it can be made into an acceptable badge?

darson

bufflehead:

Yay, the real Treadwell is back! 

I haven't been keeping track of things in the GB yet, but I had to stop by and post this:

My kit for this build arrived from LuckyModel!!

I read some reviews that said that the kit's vinyl tracks are a bit short, so I decided to also order the Bronco indy links for the kit! 

 

Ernest a friend of mine has built that kit and the only problem hed had with it was the length of vinyl tracks, they were simply too short for the kit and bow the wheels in.  The indies you've got will completely address this problem.

You got to wonder if Bronco screwed up the vinyl tracks on purpose to help sell more of their aftermarket tracks?

I am finishing up a M7 Priest and looking forward to starting this GB on Sunday. We should get a lot of starting post that day.

Hey bbrowniii I love your Avatar, I have that one pinned up at work it's brilliant "Those were the droids you're looking for".

darson

Hey bbrowniii I love your Avatar, I have that one pinned up at work it's brilliant "Those were the droids you're looking for".

Darson

Yeah, a friend of mine has it as a poster in his office.

The thing is, a lot (most?) of the people who see it don't get it!!! What is this world coming to???

Eric - Yeah, you kinda wonder why Bronco didn't include indies in the kit as an option.  The kit cost was pretty low, maybe Bronco decided to keep the kit cost low by leaving the indies out?

Darren- I know I read two reviews both stating the same thing about the vinyl tracks being too short.  One bulder relocated the idlers at the rear 2 mm forward to compensate for the short tracks!  That's too much work for me so I opted for the indies!!

Tim - I actually thought that same thing!   Bronco sells a kit for relatively low cost, but with problematic track!  But hey!  They sell a set of indy links that solves the track problem...for the low cost of $8 US (not counting shipping from Hong Kong)!!   Hmmmmm......

Updated vesion of my badge any coments/suggestions are welcome