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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 12:45 PM

hi guys,thanks for the tips on the celluclay. Big Smile [:D]

gdarwin.[roy] have a great day all. Big Smile [:D]

airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/

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Awasoda

Member since
July 2003
From: USA

Posted by Awasoda on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 4:19 PM

MINES DONE, ALL DONE, base and everyhting. I jsut dont know who to send the pictures to. Give me an address and ill send them your way.

IF you can't beat them then they are not tied down properly

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 11:40 PM

hi, for your pics send them to groupbuild@firehousemail.com

gdarwin[roy] Big Smile [:D]

airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 1:40 AM

Nice muddy Kubel Derek! Missed it getting posted here. That mud looks very realistic. Great job.

My 223 is starting to take shape. It is ready for it paint job, but it is still a little way off.

Checked out the other photos of your 222 on the site Rich, nice work indeed!

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 1:28 PM

ok here are a few recent shots of the jeep. still awaiting the dash plate and havent done the decals yet, but this gives me the illusion of making progress.

personally i really like the way the 50 cal turned out.

thanks for letting me share.
joe

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 3:15 PM

Cool, lookin good so far!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 3:16 PM

When is the end date?

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 6:33 PM

Wow, Joe. She's coming out really great. Nice job.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 6:53 PM

Great Looking Jeep Joe.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 7:36 PM

i asked this before but i can't remember the answer, would an 8 rad be a small afv? if so that is what i will be building.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 11:54 PM

Looks great Joe. Nice little kit isnt it. Just dont forget the mud hehehe By the way that little tanks rule NOT !!! thingy has got to go Big Smile [:D]

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, June 3, 2004 12:02 AM

not sure if there is one.

John

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Mourningstar

Member since
March 2004

Posted by Mourningstar on Thursday, June 3, 2004 5:28 AM

Sorry guy's I have been away form the work bench and havent gotten anything done in a while. I will be getting back on track here in a few days.

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, June 3, 2004 10:49 AM

oh but thundergod i have to keep it. it reminds me of my first love. oh wait the wife is the first love. errr.......................
i think i am in trouble again.

joe

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 1:16 PM

Nice GP Joe. The .50 looks great.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 8:42 PM

Great work derek and Dwight.

I'm still plugging away at my little Daimler. Been trying to fix and finish my Achilles for the Sherm Build (anyone remeber that one - long time ago (groan). Have now scratch built the gauge panels, map case and brackets, spare Bren barrel & mounts and Rifle mounts fitted and pedals added. hoping to do the visor handles, vision block and spare mounts and radio unit over the weekend. Then I can start the outside.

Good luck to the rest of you guys still going.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 11:23 PM

Well guys, hope you haven't forgotten about me, hehe, it's been a while. Sorry. Um, I'm going to change my model, considering I haven't started, it shouldn't be too hard for me, but I'm just making sure it's ok with you all. I'm changing from the M-8 to a german half track. Hate to say this, but I'm not going to be able to start for a while either. In two weeks, I've got finals, which is very very important, and then three days later, I'm going to Europe for 3 weeks. I've got a 4 day break then it's off to Lake Powell for a week. After that, however, unopposed modeling until the week after labor day, which is when school starts agian. I'm sorry for all the delays. I'm going to order all my stuff before I go to Europe so it has 3 weeks to get to me while I'm gone. Sorry again. Hope this doesn't cause any inconvenience.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 4, 2004 7:55 PM

well, still not sure if it qualifies as a small AFV, but there were no complaints so here are my progress pics

The overview of my work space:

the bottom of the vehicle:

I love this kit! Big Smile [:D]

very detailed, goes togather good, lots of detail, and of alot of options to make it personal.

And now some questions about the 8-rad:
1. what does the interior look like? i have the side doors open and i would like somthing on the inside.
2. were they camoflaged like the 251s in normany/cean? (tan with green and brown lines, also need to know the paint colors)
3. were they in normany/cean?
4. i'm probley going to have this bogged down in the mud, did the wheels cause it to get bogged down alot, or did the 8 wheels make it impossible to get stuck?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 5, 2004 1:07 PM

Keep on keeping on Greg! Looks great so far!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 4:56 AM

T34. The side doors and visors were painted inside the same colour as outside unlike the pics of the restored vehicle on the www.jagdtiger.de site. see this and other pics at: www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/.../ SdKfz232I8-R.htm

The 234 series replaced this earlier 232 series as from 1940 so Panzer gray is the colour unless you want to depict an Afrika Corp Vehicle. You would need to find some obscure references to find one in Normandy or Caen.

If you can find someone with 'Ground Power #6 June 2000, they should be able to help with internal pics - I only have #7 July 2000 and that has the 234 series. Basically it was a clear floor and two driver positions (one front and one rear). You would need some detail for the lower turret area too. (Close one door and stick a figure in front of the open door and you can sneak this one passed the rivet counters. Ha. Ha)

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jkeller

Member since
December 2002
From: Grand Blanc, MI USA

Posted by jkeller on Sunday, June 6, 2004 10:23 PM

Joe: Making good progress there. Looking good.
T34488G: Nice job, Neat work space.
Here is some progress pictures on the Quad. Since last time I finished up the tires and scratch built the tire rack. Comments and suggestions welcome.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 11:07 PM

All I can say is, WOW!!! Those trucks are awesome. Excellent work on that muffler jkeller, and t3488g, you just inspired me to go buy that kit!!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 11:21 PM

i painted the bottom of my 8-rad

thanks for the comments and help guys Smile [:)]

would it be very inaccurate to have an 8-rad in caen/normandy? i was originaly going to have this ko'd, buy i like this kit too much for that........ so i changed my plans to bogged down. i'd hate to not put this in my dio, it was the reason i bought it. hummmmmmmm.

time to google 8-rads in normandy Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 7, 2004 10:01 AM

I'm sorry guys but I still cant post pics yet. But I built and finished a Russian GAZ 76 jeep, and I've started a shwimminwagen.

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, June 7, 2004 10:53 AM

jkeller great looking build. t3488g looks great so far.

joe

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 12:53 AM

T34 - how about a "what if dio" for your Caen idea. Ie, what if the SdKfz234 didn't exist or what if D-Day occured years earlier.

Well time to post some pics of what I've been up to while repainting the cursed Achilles.

This is the old Tamiya 1/35th Daimler Scout Car. So far I have added most of the internal details such as correct floor panels, pedals, gear lever assemblies, weapons and equipment racks, etc. It is all made from scratch from fuse wire, Brass sheet and Styrene strip and rod. Still need to do the radio and battery for under the rear shelf, and a couple of stowage boxes around those things.

The rear harness of the swivel seat looks shocking in close up, so I will do this properly but posted the pic now anyway.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 4:01 AM

Peter that looks amazing! Outstanding work! It's gonna be a real showpiece the way you're going.

There has been some great stuff being shown on here since I last looked.

Joe, that Jeep is looking a real treat! You are a born Treadhead.

T3488G, Nice work on the undercarriage. You could always save it for a later dio. Dioramas can change a fair bit before you finish them, so see how it pans out. Glad to hear you are enjoying the kit; they have been reissued, so I hope to see them in my LHS soon, as I wouldn't mind doing one.

JKeller: very nice work. Great detail painting underneath. Looking forward to seeing it done. What theatre are you putting it in? I forget.

Great to see people making great models out of older Tamiya kits!

My 223 is well on it's way now. Going through final assembly and weathering. I am not going to put it on a base for now, as I haven't found any figures I like yet, so hopefully I should have something to show in a week or so.

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 9:33 AM

petbat looks great so far.

joe

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 9:49 AM

WOW all this stuff looks great but I wont be posting again until the end of June.

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jkeller

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December 2002
From: Grand Blanc, MI USA

Posted by jkeller on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 12:14 PM

t3488g: Looking nice and mudding. Great Job.

Petbat: That detail is excellent!

Phroosh: Thanks, I'm doing a Quad from the African Theatre, the British Desert Rats.

Hey does anyone know what happened to Beav. He started this build.

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