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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 1:56 PM

Nice beav!

Yes, ANOTHER quick question. How do you thin down an acrylic for a wash, just water?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 1:14 AM

Looks good beav.

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beav

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May 2003
From: Ft. Sill, OK

Posted by beav on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:31 PM

My LHS usually will have a big cleanout of the crummy kits no one wants-when that happens, I am gonna buy some airplanes(they are cheap) and run them over with one of our tractors-and get it all on film. Oh yeah, CRUSH.
The top is all built up, but then a SNAFU happens, and I lost two small pieces-and I CAN"T FIND THEM...oh well. They are a headlight protector thingi, and one of those tow cable hooks from the front end-that will be missing-as it got 'pulled out' and i have puttied it's spot, but I plan to find the headlight cover.

"First to Fire!"

Steven

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:12 PM

Now that sounds like fun Evil [}:)]

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:10 PM

It will be could for firecracker pratice though Evil [}:)]

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:04 PM

OOOOOH, Ouch,
THats a kit gone down the drain.

M20 Looks good beav

John

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:00 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by feldgrau23

Hmmmm let me geuss,,,, Shoe meet Cat,,,,,,,,,Halftrack meet Floor . Shoe and floor are winners.

close: Cat meet halftrack, Halftrack meet floor, Halftrack meet shoe.

In case you dont get it yet, I stepped on it Angry [:(!]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:34 PM

Here you go beav:

Looking good beav.

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beav

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May 2003
From: Ft. Sill, OK

Posted by beav on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:21 PM

Hey, Here we go.
[html]http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/upload/P4260004[/html]
[html]http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/upload/P4260005[/html]

dang---still couldn't figure it out...sigh.

oh well, i know someone else might help out...
That anyways, is my M20, and it now has a top on it of sorts

Quick fact, the lady bug you see on the chassis-yes that is an Asian Lady Beetle, imported to the states to eat aphids, well, they are the size of 1/35 scale panzerfausts, and are really annoying. That particular one, wasn't there when i placed the model on the table, but five minutes later, there it was. How outrageous? not to mention they attack me when I am working-fly at the paints, I even caught two spawing on my OD paint! Needless to say, that was an adventure for them-they flew-not just buzzed, first lady bug to be flicked at the speed of sound.

that was just to let you know why I am so slow with my build-they are very intimidating

"First to Fire!"

Steven

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beav

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May 2003
From: Ft. Sill, OK

Posted by beav on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:09 PM

OK, I will upload pics, then try to link them over via Ron...Since the pics were taken, it has recieved an upper hull part-but the upper hull is only the basis for other parts that make it look like an M20...no side skirts yet or wheels.

"First to Fire!"

Steven

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:03 PM

I got some pics, I know I said I was gonna paint it but I lost part of my airbrush Blush [:I]

so these will have to do for now.

This is Tamiya's new kit straight OOB. I forgot how much fun it is just doing one with no AM parts. This is a great little kit. Thumbs Up [tup]

I used Ambroid Pro Weld for the body panels to prevent ooze and it worked great. It does wick rather well though so you gotta be careful how much you apply, I left a fingerprint under the top!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 6:42 AM

Manik

Afrika corp uniforms were different, right down to the canvas boots. Luftwaffe uniform was usually a tan-yellow colour but the regular army uniform depended upon where it was made and what from. Captured French grey green fabric was used, as was dark brown fabric and feldgrau, as well as a darker tan-yellow.

Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you some pics when I get my camera back this week.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 11:20 PM

You can't really go wrong with Afrika corps uniforms. Panzer troops wore a combination of the traditional black uniform, and a chocolate brown kind of set-up. The infantry wore anything from khaki, yellow or quickly faded field grey!

I went the brown for a 222 I did for the desert recently; just liked the change.

Matt

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 10:12 PM

Paul,,,, My educated geuss would be if you are in the desert then go with the dark yellow color,,, if you are going late war not in the desert,, you could go black or camo.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 10:08 PM

what about the uniforms, were they just dark yellow like in the instructions?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 10:00 PM

Hmmmm let me geuss,,,, Shoe meet Cat,,,,,,,,,Halftrack meet Floor . Shoe and floor are winners.

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, April 26, 2004 8:45 PM

that stinks

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 8:35 PM

Hey lizard take my m3a2 off the list, there was an incident between my cat, the halftrack, the floor and my shoe, I guess it will have to be turned over in a ditch or something Sad [:(]

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, April 26, 2004 8:06 PM

Thanks FELDGRAU23, i was just wondering, looks good.

Manik_Impressive - i would use a pencil to show the worn look. and use the dry brushing in other areas. so what im saying is both.

John

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 7:49 PM

2 questions does anyone know where to find reference for uniforms worn by afrika korps armored car drivers, I'm doing my 223 late war so it's going to be covered fully in dark yellow with maybe some reddish bron for variation.

2 should I show the wear and tear on the edges with drybrushed dunkelgrau or just use a pencil or something?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 6:31 PM

Well basically all I did was undercoat it with panzer grey and then painted over that with desert yellow. After that I basically wiped the edges with a paper towel. When it started to take on the wiped look I quit and kinda let nature do the work for me. I basically put it in a box with other parts that got moved around alot and just from the movements in the box I got the look I wanted. It was more an accident that went right. I have also had to sand down a couple spots as well and that helped as well. At first I was going to try the salt technique that everyone is talking about but decided to try the paper towel thing instead.

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, April 26, 2004 6:20 PM

Feldgrau23, did you use a pencil to show the wear and tear on the corners and edges?

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 6:17 PM

Happy B-Day Beav....... Happy B-Day [bday]

And hopefully many more to follow.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 5:06 PM

I finally started my 223 last night! Game on.

Matt

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beav

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From: Ft. Sill, OK

Posted by beav on Monday, April 26, 2004 4:47 PM

Man, I should go now, start workin-by the way, it is my b-day, and so all donations of new models, and supplies can be sent to : beav in minnesota

No really, i did get a new tamiya Panzer III L with panzergrenaidiers, and metal barrel to go along with it. Now, how to paint that barrel?
I should leave, work on the M20, and Stipp, let us know if you want in
nice hearin from ya again T34, and um, i should be goin now, and get to the posting of the pics, that a few of you wanted...someone may have to link them in from Ron's site, though. Otherwise, i will just e-mail one to lizard-who might be generous enough to post one...hope...

"First to Fire!"

Steven