Roster:

Armor_Aficinado: Italeri M109A2 (1/35) completed

Armor_Aficinado: ESCI BMP-2 (1/35) completed

B-1  CrewCheif: Takom Chieftain Mk.11 (1/35)

Bish: Takom FV432 (1/35) completed

castelnuovo: Tamiya Merkava (1/35)

DRUMS01: Trumpeter Strv 103 (1/35) completed

Gamera: Dragon M1A2 SEP V2 (1/35)

hogfanfs: Takom Merkava Mk.I (1/35)

Kentucky Colonel: Meng M2A3 BUSK III (1/35) 

lewbud: TBD

modelcrazy: Trumpeter Challenger II (1/72)

mrmike: AFV Club M113A1 FSV (1/35)

Nuckss: Trumpeter Type 90 (1/72) completed

ogrejohn: Trumpeter T-64BV (1/35) completed

Sailing Dutchman: Trumpeter Strv 103 (1/35)

SchattenSpartan: Tamiya Leopard 2A6 (1/35)

Svenne Duva: Zvezda Terminator (1/35)

taxtp: Revell M2A2 Bradley (1/72)

TigerII: AMT/Ertl T-72 (1/35)

waynec: Tiger Model ERC-90 F1 (1/35)

Finished builds:

ogrejohn: T-64BV:

Armor_Aficinado: M109A2:

Armor_Aficinado: BMP-2:

DRUMS01: Strv 103:

Kentucky Colonel: M2A3 BUSK III:

TigerII: T-72:

modelcrazy: Challenger II:

Nuckss: Type 90:

Bish: FV 432:

Well, lets hope you have better luck with this GB than the last few armour ones. Put me down for the Takom 1/35th FV 432.

Yeap, I'm in:

1/35th Dragon M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams 

I'm in too.

Put me down as TBD for now. 

Thanks!

Reserve a space for me. I have a ton going on but I may be able to knock out a 1/72 a some point during the year. TBD

I got all of you added to the roster.

My own entry is going to be Tamiya's Leopard 2A6.

I already had a look at the sprues and instructions and it looks like a straight forward, uncomplicated build.

I do have a Voyager PE set for the kit however, so it's probably going to be a bit more involved than that.

I'll do my best to get multiple entries in Schatten, to support this and Armor GBs in general. I'll start with a Revell 1/72 Bradley.

Cheers

Tony

I'm in, with what I have no idea.

I’m in too.  Can’t decide what with, though.  I’ve got a T-72, an M109 Palaldin, an M2A2 Bradley, or an M60A1 w/RISE passive armor.  So, opinion poll: what would y’all like to see built?

Armor_Aficionado

I’m in too.  Can’t decide what with, though.  I’ve got a T-72, an M109 Palaldin, an M2A2 Bradley, or an M60A1 w/RISE passive armor.  So, opinion poll: what would y’all like to see built?

 

I'd like to see the M109, is that the AFV offering?

Armor_Aficionado

Nope, that’s the old Testors/Italeri offering...

 

Well, you have one vote for the M109! 

I dunno, the M60A1 sounds cool to me! 

Welcome aboard everyone!

It's nice to see some interest in this one.

I'll add you to the roster right away.

Armor_Aficioado, so far all entries seem to be Western armor, so a T-72 would be a nice change. All of your options sound interesting though.

I put you down as TBD for now, just tell me when you decided on what you're gonna build.

SchattenSpartan

Armor_Aficioado, so far all entries seem to be Western armor, so a T-72 would be a nice change. All of your options sound interesting though.

I put you down as TBD for now, just tell me when you decided on what you're gonna build.

 

Oh gee, maybe I should buy another Chinese tank? 

SS, 

I've decided on this for my build:

1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

This will be my first Takom kit, and my first IDF build. 

I don't know about you gentleman, but, I find this to be a very attractive tank. It has some really cool lines to it. 

Bruce, the 432 will be my first Takom kit as wel. Really loking forward to it.

Gamera

Oh gee, maybe I should buy another Chinese tank? 

I'm not gonna do anything to stop you 

Bruce, I updated the roster with your kit choice. I also really like the look of the Merkava, so I'm looking forward to seeing you build that one.

Clemens: LOL, I'm going to concentrate on getting this one finished first! 

Bruce: That Merkava looks awesome. Looking forward to seeing you build her.

I've only built Takom's T30/34 but it was fantastic. I wish every tank kit were as well engineered.

Gentleman, I'll do my best to not let you down. Depending on when I finish a few current builds, I'll be starting later this year.

@Bish,

I look forward to see how your 432 builds. Like the Amusing Hobby kits, I have not heard anything bad about Takom kits.

@Cliff,

You are part the reason I started to buy these Takom kits. I saw when you got the T-30/34. I kept finding them on sale, so I kept buying them. LOL

Hope you like it Bruce, mine was one of those stick a hobby knife and a tube of cement in the box, shake and the model assembles itself.

I really, really, really need to get the photos of the T30/34 up here. I've photographed the thing twice and really didn't like how they turned out.

I finally got my kit and detail for the British ship GB and now I am getting involved in this. I am going to build the Swedish "S" Tank...

Please add me to your Modern Armor GB.

Thanks!

Ben

DRUMS01

I finally got my kit and detail for the British ship GB and now I am getting involved in this. I am going to build the Swedish "S" Tank...

Please add me to your Modern Armor GB.

Thanks!

Ben

 

Nice subject ben, which kit is this, i didn't know anyone had produced it.

Welcome aboard, Ben. I got you added to the roster. What brand and scale is the kit you're building?

Bish

Nice subject ben, which kit is this, i didn't know anyone had produced it.

Trumpeter makes one in 1/35, but I don't know about other scales...

Initial construction phases (lower hull and gun breech) coming along quite nicely.  I know it’s still early, but so far everythinig has just gone together perfectly.  This is an old Italeri kit from 1984 (reboxed as Testors/Italeri); I know some folks don’t have a high opinion of Italeri, but so far this kit is practically falling together!  Hope it keeps up...

Well, the M-109 progress has been great this week!  This Italeri kit has been one of the most trouble-free kits, everything generally going right where it should.  Finally ran into my first problem tonight; as you can see in the close-up photo of the front end, when affixing the top of the hull to the completed bottom, there’s a large gap in the front.  Going to have to putty it up...

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You are correct, it is the 1/35 Trumpeter kit. Not sure if I am doing the all green or the splinter camoflage (?). Also looking at updating the track to individual links.

Ben