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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, June 17, 2013 1:37 AM

Bruce, I just realised I don't have you down for anything. Do you want me to add all 3 of those kits.

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

  • Member since
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, June 17, 2013 1:41 AM

Nice to see more builds under way. Gary, I have still not been able to come up with anything on those tow ropes. I do have some photo's in the inside of the BBMF's C-47 if you need any for references.

tax, nice looking little kit you got there, and I think that the first time I have seen anyone with one of those Brengun kits. I have been using there PE for a couple of years now but not got any of there kits yet. How does that one look in the box.

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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    October 2010
  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Monday, June 17, 2013 7:20 AM

Yes Bish, put me down for all three. I was in Support in Nam and might as well run support in NormandyToast

Bruce

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Monday, June 17, 2013 2:05 PM

I've been super busy these last few weeks (Little League, B-day parties, etc...). Going to order these in the coming weeks:

I haven't decided which Spitfire Mk.IXc kit to go with but either way, I'm planning on building it with Invasion stripes markings:

hasegawausa.com/.../hsgs9079.html

OR...

www.1001modelkits.com/.../18855-supermarine-spitfire-with-pilots-ground-crew-airfield-equipment-and-a-dog-1-48-icm-aircraft-model-kit-48801.html

B-26 Marauder kit:

hasegawausa.com/.../hsgs0556.html

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  • From: Oil City, PA
Posted by greentracker98 on Monday, June 17, 2013 2:44 PM

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I've been super busy these last few weeks (Little League, B-day parties, etc...). Going to order these in the coming weeks:

I haven't decided which Spitfire Mk.IXc kit to go with but either way, I'm planning on building it with Invasion stripes markings:

hasegawausa.com/.../hsgs9079.html

OR...

www.1001modelkits.com/.../18855-supermarine-spitfire-with-pilots-ground-crew-airfield-equipment-and-a-dog-1-48-icm-aircraft-model-kit-48801.html

B-26 Marauder kit:

hasegawausa.com/.../hsgs0556.html

Those are great looking kits. I wantto do the B 26, it will have to wait

A.K.A. Ken                Making Modeling Great Again

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  • From: Australia
Posted by Helo H-34 on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 1:04 AM

I've had a few busy days as well on the home front , so there's been no new progress on the LCT boat .

Although it's not far off from heading to the spraybooth .

In the meantime two more large D-day/Normandy posters arrived at the front door

Here's a pic of al three posters in the D-Day cabinet

John .

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:47 AM

John: Cool idea and they look great in there.

Blacksheep: Those all look really good- maybe you should do them all Wink

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

 

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:03 AM

Really nice posters, John! I like the idea of using them as a background!

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 4:46 PM

John, that display cabinet looks stunning. That's defiantly going to be a show piece.

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: Australia
Posted by Helo H-34 on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:21 PM

Thanks guy's .

I'm looking forward to filling up the cabinet with lot's of D-Day builds .

I forgot to add titles to each poster , the top poster is General Eisenhower with 101st Airborne ;

The middle poster is titled Normandy D-Day invasion June 1944 ;

The bottom poster is Omaha beach reinforcements .

Hopefully more WIP pic's shortly .

John .

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    May 2005
Posted by pyrman64 on Friday, June 21, 2013 8:06 PM

Bruce: I presume, since there's no engine, that's the old Peerless/Italeri issue M3?

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, June 22, 2013 2:34 AM

Nice start Bruce.

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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    October 2010
  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Saturday, June 22, 2013 6:08 AM

Thanks guys. No Greg. Wish it was, but it's a ZVEZDA 3581. Even the directions are in Russian. This is my first kit by them and hopefully my last.

Bruce

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    May 2005
Posted by pyrman64 on Saturday, June 22, 2013 6:29 AM

Bruce: I have the ZVEZDA offering, kit #3519, and it IS a re-pop of the Italeri, formerly Peerless.  The sprues are designated "triange," "square" and "circle." - same as Italeri/Peerless Max. Let me know how it goes together.....so I know what I'm in for. Huh?

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, June 22, 2013 7:56 AM

Bruce, I wouldn't let this put you off Zveda all together. many of their newer kits, which I think are there own, have some good reviews.

Stick with it, the more of a challenge it is, the better you will feel when its done. At least that's what I always tell myself with faced with a difficult kit.

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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    May 2005
Posted by pyrman64 on Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:45 AM

Well, I managed to throw a few more parts together and slap a bit of paint on, too.  Here's what got so far...

I still have more to add and paint, but here's the partialy completed firewall/instrument panel

I've installed the floor, ammo box and stowage bins

this is the rear wall - fire extinguisher needs a lil more detail painting.  I'm waiting on putty to cure in 4 ejector pin marks on the rear doors  

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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  • From: New Jersey
Posted by 68GT on Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:16 AM

Anybody know what Luftwaffe units might have been involved that day?  I read that Luftflotte 3  flew 139 “strike” sorties in the landing area on June 6th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftflotte_3  Has a list of all of Air Fleet 3 but needs to be narrowed down I think.

On Ed's bench, ???

  

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, June 23, 2013 9:52 AM

Bruce: Nice job there! I built the old Peerless Max ambulance kit years ago, it was lacking in some detail compared with newer kits but personally I didn't think it was a half bad kit.

Greg: Looks good! Fun thing about open tops of course is you get to detail the inside too.  

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

 

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  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:38 AM

That's good to know Greg. Yes this kit comes with the canvas cover. Plan on robbing the large radio and ditch roller from the M21 kit from Dragon. They weren't used in my version. Ed, the movie showed, that they only had 2 aircraft and enough ammunition and bombs for one run, which devistated the beach on D Day and flew back empty. It was a miracle many more thousands of Allied lives weren't lost that day, because Hitler took sleeping pills that night.

Bruce

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:43 PM

68GT, I could find any info on which German units actually attacked the invasion forces on the day. Keep in mind that the GB does cover the period upto the end of June, so that would probably widen it a little. I will see what else I can dig up, I might need to look through some of my books.

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

GAF
  • Member since
    June 2012
  • From: Anniston, AL
Posted by GAF on Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:53 PM

68GT,

These links might help a little.  You will have to copy and paste the first as it seems to fail when I make it a link.  Probably forum protection.  But the link below contains links to the above and one other.

http://www.feldgrau.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=26632

and

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107538

Gary

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  • From: New Jersey
Posted by 68GT on Sunday, June 23, 2013 2:16 PM

"Keep in mind that the GB does cover the period upto the end of June"

I'll keep that in mind and see what kinds of decals I have.

On Ed's bench, ???

  

  • Member since
    December 2009
Posted by ww2psycho on Sunday, June 23, 2013 3:47 PM

Hey everyone, slow progress for me, I'll try to take pics tonight before bed.

I'm wondering though, I came across Model Masters enamel stains.

www.testors.com/.../Rust_%231_Detail_Stain

I picked up Rust #1 thinking I could somehow use it on either of my models to try out. Has anyone ever used these? whats the best way to apply them?

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  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Monday, June 24, 2013 7:46 AM

Made a little more progress on the Scout yesterday.


Bruce

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Posted by pyrman64 on Monday, June 24, 2013 7:51 AM

Bruce: looking good!  Are you going to mark it as 2nd Armored Div?  I read "Armored Knights" about a year ago and there's a pic of an M3 Scout car marked as M Company 66th Armored Regt.

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

  • Member since
    October 2010
  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Monday, June 24, 2013 1:02 PM

Greg, how would I get my hands on markings or decals for either one of these Divisions? The kit doesn't come with them.

Bruce

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    May 2005
Posted by pyrman64 on Monday, June 24, 2013 6:10 PM

Bruce: I have good news and bad news about the M3 Scout Car. Huh?

  • Bad news: During 1943 most US Army units replaced the M3A1 with the M8 Armoured car and similar M20 utility car.  This included 2nd Armored Div, which the 66th Armored Regt was apart of.
  • Good news: The M3A1 was also supplied via Lend-Lease channels to Britian and used to equip Free French Forces.  In British and French service M3A1s were used as observation vehicles for field artillery observers, as ambulances, and as scout vehicles.

You would be better off marking it as a FFI (Free French) vehicle. Markings from Archer Fine Tranfers can be found here: http://www.archertransfers.com/AR35256.html

  

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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  • From: Australia
Posted by Helo H-34 on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 1:57 AM

Greg and Bruce , excellent WIP's on both vehicles Yes

My LCT boat is finally ready for the spray booth . Things got a little frustrating with the handrails as I kept bumping different sections with the side of my hand while fitting other pieces in place , so there was quite a few broken pieces which I had to keep replacing . Anyway it's all complete now . One other minor issue was the top edge of the lower hull and the deck edge which over hung the hull slightly on both sides of the boat

I fixed this by adding styrene strips to the lower hull section to bring everything flush

At this stage I finally figured out what these four little pieces were for

I also ordered some fine cable from Hannants to wind around the winch , which will hold the large anchor in place at the rear of the boat

So here's all the pieces on little clips ready for painting

The instructions suggest the colour black for the lower hull , I was thinking about using a red/brown , like you see on a lot of other ships and boats but I think I'll go with what the instructions say ?

John .

  • Member since
    October 2010
  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:57 AM

Thanks Greg. The French decals come with the kit and in the movie, the British were driving them too. John, the LCT is looking great! After seeing yours, had to buy one. So all your detail work is really helping me. Also bought the tools from Micro Mark and the Edward PE sheets along with a crew. Maybe I'll have time to build mine and we can come in on the landing together:)

Bruce

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