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                        ARMOR - Small AFV Group Build, all scales done

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:38 AM
                        Ashamed [*^_^*] oops! embarassed!

                        Just confirming that I AM still in this build - I over-reacted to a rather nasty email last night - not related to this build - and deleted a heap of posts and struck myself off the register. Silly really, but I felt a bit Banged Head [banghead] at the time!

                        Darn - back to just one post! Wink [;)]
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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:02 AM
                        ok here are a few picks of my first M20, this is all that I'm going to do to it. But the others will be alot more detailed.

                        Les






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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Monday, April 12, 2004 6:10 PM
                        Yeah you cant beat 17.50 a peice on the M20's. So i got all they hadBig Smile [:D]

                        The first one I had mostly built inside 2 days, but no detailing just strait OOB.

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                        beav
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Ft. Sill, OK
                        Posted by beav on Monday, April 12, 2004 6:03 PM
                        4 M20s?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                        Man, and I thought that I was busy!

                        Oh yeah, I will send pics, but I just nearly finished painting a tamiya command car(forgot what kind) I will send pics though.

                        I was away all weekend(sigh) and I wish I could have worked on my M20, but, I didn't :(

                        "First to Fire!"

                        Steven

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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Monday, April 12, 2004 5:55 PM
                        Woot just picked up 3 more M20's to work on for the buildBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Monday, April 12, 2004 5:06 PM
                        Well I opted out of the M-8 and picked up the Universal Carrier Forced Recon. To my chagrin they only appeared to add three new crewmembers. I thought it was newly tooled. I should be starting tomorrow. I'm thinking of the desert for this guy. Any recommendation for paint. I have Tamiya's Desert Yellow. Is that close? Can the figures with the pants and jackets also work say in Tunisia. Seems awful hot though.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Monday, April 12, 2004 1:22 PM
                        I will be out of town for a few days so anyone that is being added to the build or if you want what you are building put on the site just drop me an email at groupbuild@firehousemail.com and I will update the site when I get back into town. The site url for those that may have missed it is http://groupbuild.50megs.com . See y'all in a few days or so.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:16 PM
                        Hey John that 251 is looking good. Looking forward to seeing the completed model.
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                        Daveash
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: St Helens, England
                        Posted by Daveash on Sunday, April 11, 2004 7:26 PM
                        I would like to join this GB. I am currently on with a M1A1, but another AFV should be manageable. I will be visiting a large model shop in Manchester on Tuesday, so I will decide then on my project.
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, April 11, 2004 3:53 PM
                        Ahhh. i wondered what that thing was, A gas mask container. Thanks lizard. I dont know if i can paint it now though. i already assembled the top. no problem though cuz you cant really see it with the driver.
                        John
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, April 11, 2004 3:15 PM
                        John- Looking good. One thing about the dash though, I think the gas mask containers would be the standard gray. I'll check the sites i used when I built mine and see if there is anything for sure about it.

                        Awasoda- Thats pretty much it. When you finish just send me the pics and a write up about the build to groupbuild@firehousemail.com I think the streatchers would look right as a light OD. They would have goten alot of use more than likely so they would not look new.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 11, 2004 12:17 PM
                        Beav,

                        Hey guys, Im also into 1/72 armor stuff, have still to build sdkfz 251/1, 8ton half-trak quadruple 20mm AA and willys jeep, does that qualify me to join your group?

                        Ben Borja
                        IPMS Manila
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                        Awasoda
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Awasoda on Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:08 AM
                        Now one question, what color would the stretchers be. I painted them olive drab, but it doesnt look good against the o d green body of the jeep. I was thinking about drybrushing it with faded olive drap, what do you think. Also my build when it is done will be put into a diorama with my sherman build. SO i will send a picture when the jeep is done and also another in the diorama.
                        IF you can't beat them then they are not tied down properly
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                        Awasoda
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Awasoda on Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:57 AM
                        Thanks for putting me on the site, so what do i have to do now...jsut send you some pictures when its done or is there more? sorry for the questions but htis is my first group build
                        IF you can't beat them then they are not tied down properly
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:06 PM
                        Well I opened up my jeep willy today and had to laugh for it is tiny, even compared to the 25pdr. And to think it was the work horse.I got the engine and leaf springs on and was wondering if there is a detailkit out for it? the taimya willy that is.
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:40 PM
                        the research i did showed that the interior near the driver was white. as for the seats my research told me that they were leather for sure, but most of the ones i found were brown, only a couple of black on some FAMOs, even on green one.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:28 PM
                        looks good, nice paint job. it makes me wnt to paint the one i made about a month ago. *sigh* need to paint it, i hate painting, but the results are amazing. was the interior on the SdKfz 251/1white? and were the rear seats black or brown, or both
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, April 10, 2004 5:50 PM
                        Got my pics of my SdKfz 251/1 up.
                        heres the link
                        http://www.geocities.com/rebelreenactorshobbyland/Rebreenactor.html

                        John
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, April 10, 2004 10:28 AM
                        Actually the credit goes to Shermanfreak who gave it to me for the one my wife is doing. Wink [;)]
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Saturday, April 10, 2004 1:23 AM
                        man Lizard you are a god amoung the lizards. thanks for the link, now i have to go and get another M20 and detail the crud out of it.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 8:43 PM
                        Thanks lizardqing2 now I just have to finish my other 2.hehe this one wont take long though I am gonna do taimyas willy, heres my chance to try the mud trick.
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Friday, April 9, 2004 7:17 PM
                        Awasoda, and Thundergod you are on the site. Welcome to the build.

                        Mourningstar- Can't find any pics, then I imagine about 50 of them would be rather appealing then huh Big Smile [:D]
                        http://www.amps-armor.org/Preservation/Greyhound.asp?F=01
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, April 9, 2004 4:52 PM
                        I'm on my tracks right now and i am wondering what color to paint them.
                        all the pics i got are black and white. Some of the museums have black tracks on their sdkfz's but that black paint is most likley to chip off. So what i was wondering is should i paint the gunmetal or rust eitherone with steel drybrush. let me know what you think.

                        thanxs
                        John
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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Friday, April 9, 2004 6:50 AM
                        Hey beav, do you have any referance pics on the M20? I'm thinking about doing 2 in a dio, but i can't find any picks of them.

                        btw good luck on the green star lol
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, April 9, 2004 1:36 AM
                        That was a good suggestion. before i even read it i had tried it. I Cut the poor guys legs off a little above his kneens (spelling) and heis missing his left arm but he fitsBig Smile [:D]
                        You can't even tell.
                        I'll try to get some pics of my interior soon.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:30 PM
                        John,,, For what its worth, the Figure that came with the 251/D Half track that I just Finished didn't fit that well either, and It was a tamiya figure in a Tamiya Model. As far as fixing the figure to work, depends on whats in the way. If the legs are holding you up you might considor takinging them off. If the Dragon model is anything like the Tamiya one, it will be very hard to see the legs anyhow. Well thats just my suggestion maybe someone else has a better one.
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:03 PM
                        I am going to express my anger. Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!] I bought Dragons German halftrack crew to go with my Tamiya SdKfz 251/1. I was finished with the interior and was test fitting the driver, He did not fit, Not by a long shotAngry [:(!]Angry [:(!]Censored [censored]Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]

                        ERRRRRR!!! I was going to put my halftrack in a diorama but now i might not be able to because of this. Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!]
                        I'm thinking that the problem lies in the seats, they are to close to the dashboard and too low to the floor.
                        Or maybe it's becuasei bought dragon figs for a tamiya model. O wellSad [:(]
                        is there any other halftrack crews out there?

                        So far my halftrack is good though, I am very happy about it because it is my first 1/35 model.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 9:18 PM
                        Well Gang here is the completed turret for the 222. The right side is kinda straight up(no pic of that) but the left side and the inside turned out better than I had figured it would. This is the first time I have attempted to take out part of a model and put in a replacement part. I started the drive train assembly and it has gone smooth except for my little blunder of leaving a part out that I missread the instructions on. Oh well that was easy to fix.


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                        beav
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Ft. Sill, OK
                        Posted by beav on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:52 PM
                        Awasoda, and Thundergod, if you want in, your in, and I will add you to the list on the front-also, ask Lizard about adding you, and your model to the wesite-just click on my hompage(you have to go to my profile first though)
                        And if you don't want to read everything, the Sd.222/223 and the M8/20 have very large followings here, so do kubels, and a few jeeps.

                        "First to Fire!"

                        Steven

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                        Awasoda
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Awasoda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 3:16 PM
                        I hope its not too talke to join the build, if its not too late i would build the 1/35 scale tamiya jeep with a verlinden M*A*S*H conversion set.
                        IF you can't beat them then they are not tied down properly
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