Chris, great minds think alike.

Len, if you could, that would be great.

GAF, thanks for the vote of confidance. I might be biteing off more than i can chew as i am planning 3 GB's to start Jan 1st, so that will be 4 running at the same time.

Ken, it will deffinatly be running, glad your on board.

Bish - I know what you mean. I don't have some kits for my GB's. the X/YB-35 Flying Wing for th 1/72 GB. It doesn't have to be done for a long time. And I havent gotten the B 52 for the Buff GB; it doesn't have an end date on it. So this GB give's me 4 that i have yet to build. Plus I'm working on 2 currently.

I was afraid I'd be getting in over my head too, but now that I sat down and figured it out, its not too bad. LOL

It can easily get over your head Ken. At one point i was commited to way more GB's then i could manage. And all of my armour builds where finished but i still need to do Dio's, i just didn't have the time. But now i have more time and i am being careful about what GB's i enter. Only got 6 kits for 8 GB's to do this year.

But hosting 4 GB's at once, wel, i am glad i have no hair to pull out

Bish

It can easily get over your head Ken. At one point i was commited to way more GB's then i could manage. And all of my armour builds where finished but i still need to do Dio's, i just didn't have the time. But now i have more time and i am being careful about what GB's i enter. Only got 6 kits for 8 GB's to do this year.

But hosting 4 GB's at once, wel, i am glad i have no hair to pull out

 

one time the CTEMBC (Truck and heavy equipment model builders club) , wanted to see pics of all the members, Well it turned out that most of the members had some stage of hair loss lol

I'm told i have balding spot on top of my head But i deny it If I can't see it, its not happening.

I have a couple of kits that I work on when I don't have thing else to do. but there's no hurry on them.

I started having a skinhead in the late 80's.I had it that shrot, i must have been the only person who was told by an Army recruiter to grow their hair. Then when i started getting a bald spot i just decided to start shaveing my head. Now if i leave it for more than a week, i get to hot and uncomfortable.

One good thing about having a decent sized stash is that when any GB come along that i may be interested in, chances are i have a kit that will fit the bill. Well, thats my excuse.

Bish

I started having a skinhead in the late 80's.I had it that shrot, i must have been the only person who was told by an Army recruiter to grow their hair. Then when i started getting a bald spot i just decided to start shaveing my head. Now if i leave it for more than a week, i get to hot and uncomfortable.

One good thing about having a decent sized stash is that when any GB come along that i may be interested in, chances are i have a kit that will fit the bill. Well, thats my excuse.

on the stash statement!

Len

Wow, There are lots of GBs going on....I'm getting crazy. I was watching Saints and Soldiers "Airborne Creed the other night and its good.. And thought about this... anyway, count me in too.

Can never have to many GB's Dennis. Its one of the good things about this site, it isn't limited to one or 2 GB's at a time. The trick is knowing which ones to opt into. Glad to have you on board.

Yeah, I just hope that Hans's disappearance is only temporary, so that heis here o run this GB next year.

Me to Stik, though the GB is due to kick off in just over 2 months. So lets hope he returns soon.

Oh wow, I did not realize it was so soon...

stikpusher

Oh wow, I did not realize it was so soon...

me either - I better get crackin on finding my kit

I told Hans to put me down as a tentative. Now that the rubber is about to meet the road I suppose I need to finally start rooting though the stash for a kit!

Don't forget guys, the GB only starts on 6th June. You got a year to find kits and do your builds. So don't panic just yet.

You know guys,with that timeframe,it might be time for me to start up my Cyberhobby Wittman Tiger.Would that qualify ?

Tojo, is that Wittmann's final Tiger. If so, no unfortunatly it wouldn't. I'd love to see this built as i have that one my self. But the time frame is D-day to D+24. Wittmann didn't get 007 until much later.

okay,I just read something that he didn't get 007 until August,only a week before he was killed.I'll come up with something else,still plenty of time.

You could always put that into Tigerman's Steel cats GB. I would deffinatly watch that.

I guess I better start getting ideas for my entry...

Bish

Don't forget guys, the GB only starts on 6th June. You got a year to find kits and do your builds. So don't panic just yet.

Very true Bish, just wanted to know where I stood on options.

1). Dragon US Army Rangers with demo equipment for storming the Point du Huc positions. 

2). AFV Club Churchill III AVRE with two decal options for the D-Day assault forces. 

Probably a few more but it's nice to know if I do jump in I've got something ready to roll here.   

At my build pace lately and with my current work schedule that year will go quick...

troublemaker66

I have his email address...I could shoot him a message and see if he answers. I know he was working 7 days a week there for awhile...maybe still.

Len, have you been able to get hold of Han's yet.

Bish

troublemaker66

I have his email address...I could shoot him a message and see if he answers. I know he was working 7 days a week there for awhile...maybe still.

Len, have you been able to get hold of Han's yet.

No worries Len, unless we hear other wise, i will assume he isn't going to be around.

I'm wavering on whether I want to do a landing craft or now I'm leaning towards a M7 Priest

I was reading that they were firing these from the landing craft during the assault

Now I'm just wondering what my best option for a British/Canadian variant from mid-1944 is available.

Many seem to be US based kits, though Revell had a 1/76 one that at least the box art looks like its British based.

Any suggestions?

I seem to recall hearing about artillery firing while still in the landing craft. Allied vehicles are not my strong suit, whats the difference between the US and British versions?

I believe the guns were replaced with one with a bore designed to fit British shells on some of the Priests but I'd have to look it up.

I just did a search, would that be the Sextan then. From what i could find, it wasn't a Priest with a different gun but a different vehcile, but still based on the M3.

Chris, it seems your in luck. Dragon have just released an Sexton.

www.hannants.co.uk/.../DN6760

Seems a good price for a Dragon kit as well.

The Sexton was a 25 pdr, and Canadian built.  I did find that they were used too, but several regiments had drawn US built M7's with its 105mm shell for the invasion.  The 105 had a shorter range but packed a bit more punch.

Sounds like a mixed bag of SP guns.