Hey Bish simce it is sitting in my stash and staring at me, nay mocking me to build it can you also add Dragon's 1/72 P-38 to my FW-190

Wow! That would be terrific! I have not done any armor but have a fair amount in my stash. !

well i don't do many planes and have a bunch in the stash so we're even.

back from IPMS USA NATIONALs. think we had >2500 models but we (host club) don't have all the figures yet. didn't take many pics as i was working a 8 hour days there but had some breaks. scored some good deals and raffle wins. looks like CHILLI-CON in albuquerque has a d-day theme so LCVP will fit nicely.

Thanks Clemons! Wish I could help, with my photos I just did a massive dump from my hard drive to PhotoBucket. Took about a half-hour, but then there wasn't nearly as many as you have there!

I just had a look at your links and that are some great pics as well, Cliff!

Thanks guys! I stayed 3 days in Munster and spent 8 hours per day in the museum. I have to say that this was the best experience I ever had regarding a museum!

If anyone tells me how (actually where) to upload a 4.5 GB file, I'm going to give ALL the pics to you (all 1365 of them)...

"I wasn't allowed to climb on any vehicle at all, but that didn't keep me from doing it!"  LOL  Pirate.

Awesome pictures, Schatten.

Hey no worries about the M10, those are some great photos you just posted. Love the interior shots, esp on the open top vehicles like the Hummel. I can read all about what should be painted what colour but it's always easier just to look at a picture.

Now I need to find a way to upload a 4GB .zip file... Any ideas?

Cliff: I wasn't allowed to climb on any vehicle at all, but that didn't keep me from doing it!

I have some pics of the drivers compartment of the T-34, but only turret interior pics of the M-10 (the interior was in a really bad condition)

Some pics are better than the others and some are worse. That is due to the bad lighting in the museum. I had to take most detail shots with my camera flash on...

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Ok, here are the teaser pics I promised:

Hummel interior (climbing tanks is fun!):

Tiger (I climbed that one as well, but only at the front):

I took this pic at eye-level, so you get a feeling how impressive that beast of a tank is (I'm 1.83m):

Wonder where this pic comes from?

I just climbed on the Sturmtiger next to it and took a few pics. Here is the area I took the pics from:

I couldn't resist and took some pics of the stuff behind that hatch as well (those are for you, Bish!):

And another pic of the Hummel (which is is fully functional and is taken for a drive sometimes):

I hope you like my pics...

Cheers, Clemens

SchattenSpartan

Hey guys,

I went to Munster the last 4 days and visited the tank museum there! Those tanks are really intimidating when you actually stand in front of them... Most of them were much bigger than I thouhgt... I have plenty of pics (1500 at least), so just tell me if you are interested. I'll post a link to Dropbox with the full folder in the next 2 weeks, but I can upload some teasers this weekend if you want....

Wow!  That would be terrific!  I have not done any armor but have a fair amount in my stash.  These would be great references!  I would very much be interested!  That's so much for doing it!

Eagle90

Clemons: I'd love to see some of your interior phtoos of the T-34/76, M10, and Comet. I've never been anywhere where you were allowed to climb on the vehicles at all. Here in the US it's pretty much lawsuit city, no one wants anyone to slip, fall and the sue the crap out of them.

BTW: I uploaded a pile of photos to PhotoBucket back in the spring. Mostly US armour here with a smattering of British and Soviet vehicles. Most of them are from the Danville Va tank museum with most of the outdoor shots from a show up in northern Va held once a year- sorry forget the name of the event.

Link One

And some others mostly aircraft from the USS Yorktown and The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler Ga.

Link Two

I forgot to list some vehicles:

Su-100

Marder III

Wiesel 1 MK

I just started uploading the folder to dropbox. I'll post the link on the forum as soon as the upload is done...

Hell, yes!  I want to see them all!

I would love to get the 251 pics, both variants, and the Sturmtiger. I have a lot of 251 reference but can never have enough pics, especially the /9. And I am planning a full interior for the Sturmtiger.

If you wonder how I got some of those Interior pics (on the Sturmtiger for example):

I actually climbed on most of the tanks to get some decent pics of the upper areas (turret roof,...) and some of them had open hatches... Keep in mind that some interior pics include the complete driver's compartment or the whole turret interior, while others are quite sparse (only small areas of the turret) The tanks with the best interior pics are the Wespe and the Hummel, as well as the Sturmtiger (it was kinda difficult to get on top of that one, because of it's massive heigth...)

Here's a list of the tanks (and guns) I have pics of (many detail pics as well):

• Tiger
• Sturmtiger (with interior pics)
• Tiger 2
• Panther
• Jagdpanther
• Hetzer
• Panzer IV
• Panzer III
• Pz. 38t
• Jagdpanzer IV
• Sd.Kfz. 251 (with interior pics)
• Sd.Kfz. 251 "Stummel" (with interior pics)
• Sd.Kfz. 334 w/ Pak 40 (with interior pics)
• Pak 40 on RSO
• Wespe (with interior pics)
• Hummel (with interior pics)
• Brummbär (with interior pics)
• StuG III
• T-34/76 (with interior pics)
• T-34/85
• T-54
• M1A1 Sherman
• M-10 Achilles (with interior pics)
• M-48 Patton (with interior pics)
• M-42 Duster
• Comet (with interior pics)
• Centurion
• Merkava (with interior pics)
• Flak 36
• Pak 40

Hey guys,

I went to Munster the last 4 days and visited the tank museum there! Those tanks are really intimidating when you actually stand in front of them... Most of them were much bigger than I thouhgt... I have plenty of pics (1500 at least), so just tell me if you are interested. I'll post a link to Dropbox with the full folder in the next 2 weeks, but I can upload some teasers this weekend if you want....

I agree...

Thanks for the links about Charlie Fox, what an interesting and inspiring story. That's the sorta guy the term 'hero' should be used for.

Thank you. When I read a little more about his encounter with Rommel, I thought to myself - this is it! This is the perfect Spitfire I've been looking for! :)

I came across this link that provoked my decision to do his Spitfire in his honor:

www.vintagewings.ca/.../Hugs-Not-Handshakes--the-Final-Gifts-of-Charlie-Fox.aspx

More from same website:

www.vintagewings.ca/.../Goodbye-Charlie--A-Tribute-to-Charlie-Fox.aspx

Hi BlackSheep, Charlie Fox's Spitfire is an excellent selection for this build as he was the pilot who carried out the strafing attack on Rommel that basically took him out of the war.

Here's a shot of the man himself at the business end of a Spitfire Mk.IX

For some further inspiration here is a shot of a couple of s No 412 Squadron Spitfires at Field Base B4 near Bény-sur-Mer, shortly after D-Day.

I haven't found a decal set per say. I'll have to make do buying different decals sets for the VZ-F, serial number MK915, possibly the Canadian badge on the cowl, and the RAF circle markings. Perhaps there is a generic decal set of RAF lettering and circle markings?

I'll check out my LHS first because awhile back before I went on vacation, a gentleman stop by and wanted to unload a bunch of old kits and decals he had stored in his house for years. You should have seen them all! I'm, talking kits going back to the 60's and 70s and early 80s. Most were 1/72nd scale aircraft kits from Monogram, Revell and whatnot. There was a handful from Aurora as well.

I saw some kits I used to have when I first started doing models in my youth.

BB, good news. We can now all relax.

BlackSheep, glad to hear you have found some decals, and a great project.

Looks like I've finally found the Spitfire pilot I've decided to do. It will be an honor not for myself but to him (God rest his soul) to do Charley Fox's VZ-F (MK916) Spitfire of the 412th Sqn.

I know you've all been worrying about the status of my kit, so I'll end the suspense . . . I've decided I will open and begin building my Sherman kit tomorrow.  If I am not successful, let no man come back alive!

Which means I'm as good as dead. 

Oops!  hehe  Well, if you ever do get that one, make sure to check out that site!  *slinks away*

bitebite - I wasn't referring to the Sherman tank kit. I was referring to darson's Spitfire kit by Hasegawa. LOL! The kit is on order but I have been having some difficulties lookng for different images of Spits of the 412th Squadron with full D-Day Invasion stripes and decals these past 3 weeks or so. I only found one set of one particular pilot who crash landed due to engine troubles - not that particular pilot I want to do. :))

Lol, sorry I'm like a kid on Christmas morning... as soon as it's mine I have to open it!

After all, it might be missing parts or something so I need to look inside to check even if I can't build it for months or years...

That's my story and I'm sticking to it..

Remember that we deal with plastic model kits—cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us.  But there is One who has all power - that one is Shepard Paine!  May you find Him now!

*Adapted from the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book without permission.