AIRCRAFT, ARMOR, FIGURES, SHIPS - D-Day Group Build, 5-8 June 1944 - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

ChrisB

Member since
March 2004
From: New Zealand

Posted by ChrisB on Friday, April 16, 2004 10:52 AM

Sorry I'm a bit late, was away on a bit of R&R. I'm in on a maybe at the moment, just have to see how the work and studies pan out. I'll do an Allied plane of some sort in 1/72 or 1/48.

Chris

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 11:20 AM

I'll get in on this build

as for the badge what if you did a map of the beaches...just a thought

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 11:23 AM

I'm In... Don't know what I will do yet.. but I am in never the less..

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 12:21 PM

Whoa, rebel my name got massacred on the list. It's A R M O R M A S T E R Thanks Cool [8D]

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wipw

Member since
January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Friday, April 16, 2004 12:25 PM

Oh, I don't know, Ryan...ArmorAmster's got kind of a ring to it!! I think you should consider changing to it permanently!! lol

Bill ==========================================================

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 4:08 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by wipw
ArmorAmster's got kind of a ring to it!! I think you should consider changing to it permanently!! lol

Sure Bill, and you can change your name too. Doesn't WWPI sound good? Wink [;)]

lol

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Friday, April 16, 2004 4:12 PM

Could have been worst Ryan, like ArmorHamster. LOL

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 7:35 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman

Could have been worst Ryan, like ArmorHamster. LOL

... and then become an interesting Group Build topic ... Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 10:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman
Could have been worst Ryan, like ArmorHamster. LOL

Armor HAMPSTER? Shock [:O]

Man, I shudder at the thought... Dunce [D)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:10 AM

Ok everyone, just made the 1st prototype of our D-Day group build patch. I tried to incorperate most of the things that everyone's been sugesting (some wouldn't work together, like landing obstical and map of the beaches) and this is what I came up with. I will keep doing more untill everyone likes the final prototype, but untill then how does it look?

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ChrisB

Member since
March 2004
From: New Zealand

Posted by ChrisB on Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:02 AM

ArmorMaster
The badge is looking good, but I can't quite make out the picture - it's a bit blurred

Chris

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:44 AM

Ryan,

Looks good, but I think the unofficial "standard" size for a badge has become 65 pixels. I am not sure that we will be able to make out what the picture is if it is sized down to 65 pixels.

I think that trying to include everyone’s idea is going to be very hard. Pic something that represents D-day, and go with it… EG: a map of Normandy with arrows, a beach obstacle, a landing craft, one of those funny Shermans, or whatever. Just remember that at only 65 pixels (if you choose to continue the “standard”), it will have to be pretty simple.

I have all the confidence in the world and I am sure that whatever you end up making for the badge will be great. Thumbs Up [tup]

Sorry if I sounded critical, that was not the intention. I just wanted to give you my $0.02, feel free to take it, or leave it. Big Smile [:D]

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Build22

Member since
May 2003
From: Upstate NY

Posted by Build22 on Saturday, April 17, 2004 7:46 AM

Rebel,

Count me in. Thumbs Up [tup]

I have some thing I could dig up for D-Day

Jim [IMG]

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:01 AM

I think it looks good, but it needs some color to "pop" out. I still think it needs those invasion stripes. Big Smile [:D]

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:03 AM

Thanks ChrisB, edog and tigerman. Chris, the picture is blurry because that was one of the famous D-day pictures that was taken on the beach. It's famous for the GI in the middle and being blurry, so to make it sharper would re-write history, but thanks for the comment. Edog, I was going to plan to scale it down, but for all the prototypes I was planning on making them big and once we found a patch we all liked I was going to resize it to the traditional patch size. And you are right, it's going to be very hard to incorperate eveyone's ideas into one that everyone can approve, but thanks for the comments. Tigerman, thanks for the comments, hold on a minute-be right back....

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:22 AM

Allright, I'm back. I resized the GB image. Here it is. Can't see the 60th anniversary part, but you can make out the D-day Group Build.

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M1abramsRules

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June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:32 AM

still needs some color, I think.

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M1abramsRules

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June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:56 AM

here's my "prototype"

I can't get my sizing to upload, so its big, but it looks good in the smaller size.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:03 PM

Chris, I think you nailed it. That's a pretty famous shot.

Eric

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:13 PM

Thanks. if we decide to use it someone will have to resize it for me, because I can't get anythingto resize on my PC right now.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 1:42 PM

Looks good to me, it's a classic picture and the captions are nice and simple.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:28 PM

Looks great Chris! I'll try putting some color in but that looks like a winner.

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:42 PM

Wow I didn't realize i killed ur name Armorhamster Big Smile [:D]

LOL! The GB patch is kinda fuzzy though, andis there a way tosize it down?
I'll fix the list and add all of you others onto it,

ddayomaha, I was wondering whenyou would join Big Smile [:D]

John