ARMOR - Battle of Normandy, 6 June to 24 July 1944 (build ends 9/11/04) - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 8:47 PM

may i join this build with eighter a panther A or a panzerjagerIV

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 12:34 PM

Ok here's the final URL to the GB patch! Come pic it up if you have completed the GB!
http://rongeorge.com/albums/sigs/normandy_map_roadmapCOMPLETION65ed.jpg

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 12:31 PM

Nice work everyone! I'll try to get the GB bagde again...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 12:57 AM

That tiger looks great! Yeah, a few more washes to bring out the zim and stuff will be just the trick. Hey, as long as I'm there, what did you use for the zim? Is it a custom job or what?

My status: well, the half track and wirblewind are almost done, but i still need to paint them. The P-47 has no new work done, except for some sanding for the battle damage. Hope everyone's build is going well.

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Daveash

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October 2003
From: St Helens, England

Posted by Daveash on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 6:03 PM

A bit more progress on my Tiger 1. I need to tone down the "future" finish with more washes, blacken around the exhausts and barrel, may add a bit of mud, then I will call it quits.
This post seems quiet, maybe some double posting in the armor forum will raise interest.

Advice and comments welcome

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cplchilly

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January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:14 PM

you da man maffen what a dio. I love the hot tub.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 10:50 PM

Hey everyone, just checking in seeing how everyone's doing. I got the completion bagde if you want it. If you have any suggestions or had a different idea then just tell me and I can change it to something else. But for now you get this bagde if you completed the GB. I know some of you have finished, so some final pics of the finished thing would be nice to to make sure. But if you finished, take this bagde for now and worry about the finished pics later. If you don't like it (it's pretty much the same) then tell me and I'll make something new. But untill then this is the official Normandy GB finished bagde!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 4:41 PM

I'm a little behind on my GB. I got the dio base done, I just need to finish the tiger and put it on the dio. I just need to do zim and paint and I'll call this one done!

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wibhi2

Member since
March 2003
From: Brooklyn

Posted by wibhi2 on Friday, August 6, 2004 11:14 PM

MAffen,
That diorama is just stupendious. The proverbial hot tub. I think you would do great with oddball sitting atop his newly acuired tiger and his driver complaining about the machine.

3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 12:42 PM

Hi all.
I'm going to apologise for being too lazy to read all the previous posts, but can someone fill me in on the rules of this GB. I have an ICM kit, one of the bundles they have, and it so just happens to be Normandy. There are a couple of figures, and more importantly, a Luchs, which is something I've been looking to build, so I just wanted to know whether or not that would qualify.
THanks!

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maffen

Member since
September 2003

Posted by maffen on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 8:43 AM

hi fellas

just finished this groupbuild, was a joy to make it (hope i've earned my badge) as always comments are greatly appreciated http://gallery87040.fotopic.net/c248945.html , up to the next build Tongue [:P]

thinking of converting a shermy to the one from Kelly's Hero's (oddball)

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wibhi2

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March 2003
From: Brooklyn

Posted by wibhi2 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 10:57 AM

Wha happened to all those pic's . I'm gettin' nutin' but broken icons.

3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:35 PM

I've just finished my firefly Vc and I'm trying to start my own website so I dont know when the the pics will be seen...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:43 AM

Hi everyone, I am too late to sign on for this build but would like to post a pic of my 1/72 Panze jager IV when I finish painting it if that would be okay.
All my reference books are packed away still so I hope this tank was used for the dates listed.
John

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 23, 2004 5:23 PM

Wow, looks good!

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cplchilly

Member since
January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:12 PM

Well my Tiger I is finished and heres the first pic, I will get some more in as soon as I figure out where the file is.
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/cplchilly/
Well theres the rest of the pics sorry about the quality first day with the new camera (thats my story and Im sticking to it). This is the Italeri late Tiger in 1/35 scale. I actually shot the base coat with a can of testors Afrika Mustard as I liked the color but noone had it in a jar the rest was airbrushed sealed with future. It was then given a wash of burnt sienna then when it was dry (3 days) drybrushed. I am working on a figure for it and I just have to finish the head.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 16, 2004 11:58 AM

Nice everyone! Just thought I'd dig this out of the darkside. I'll be posting pics soon...

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tigerman

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March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:53 PM

Real nice builds going guys. Can't wait to see them finished.

Eric

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gringe88

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July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:03 AM

Wish I could've joined ya. Disapprove [V]

just two things have stopped me. ONE: I registered on the 8th of July, so its too late to enter. and TWO: my subject would be of something between late July and early August of '44 If there was any way of gettin in I'd love to. but if not I'd sure like to hear about peoples' subjects and progress as it goes along.

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-Matt

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 9, 2004 4:51 AM

Back from vacation and making progress! Here are some up dates on the M-10

I finished the basecoat and have started to add the "extras"

Finally happy the the look of the tarp, just need to weather it a little

Added a Camo Net on the barrel (insipred by Shermanfreak!) Those gaps will go away, I will secure the upper and lower hull after I attach the treads.

Fixed the tool outlines on the back, still need to add the bolt heads back on.

I truely love this kit, and look forward the starting the Jackson next!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:25 PM

Dave... It all looks great man. The interior came out great...

See ya'll on Monday....

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:15 PM

Now that looks good Daveash. And that acadamy figure is one ugly dude Tongue [:P]

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:22 PM

Ya, that guy is pretty ugly! I saw him on the box at the hobbystore. The interior or kit looks great, and now you got some zim to go with it. Is it going to be in a Dio?
I look foreward to seeing the finished kit and figs!

John

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Daveash

Member since
October 2003
From: St Helens, England

Posted by Daveash on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 6:27 PM

This thread is falling behind the rest. Here is an update on my progress on a Tiger 1

I am also working on a crew to go with this, I picked up a set from the bargain bin at my LHS, it`s from the Ukraine and had a few bits missing, but I figured that if I mess up the Tiger, then this crew would be ideal. Here is a progress pic on the figures.

The ugly guy on the right is the one supplied with the Academy kit.
Lets get some more posts going or return this to the armor forum.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 9:22 PM

I'm back and all the stuff looks great I'm just finishing up my DUKW.

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cplchilly

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January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:04 AM

Well my tiger is about done just have to finish weathering 1 track and then sealing everything. I like the way way that Italeri went with the indy links they are a lot easier to do as the bottom and top runs are 1 peice. I will try to post pics this weekend I might just pull out one of my SLR dinosaurs and do it that way cause I can get it put on cd by Kmart.

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Daveash

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October 2003
From: St Helens, England

Posted by Daveash on Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:50 AM

You can opt to leave off the tops and display it like that. I wanted a complete tiger and leaving the parts loose just didn`t look right, gaps etc.

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:13 PM

hi mates, been buisy building a jagdpanzer IV from revell (not to bad kit with indi-tracklinks) just needs a "little" detailing inside so there something inside when you peek inside Big Smile [:D]

. have a dio idea inmind with the above and some crew taking a break and being sneek up from a few us airborn dudes (82e) still in the beginning progress (need to build the backside of a little farm and a few figs, hey one is keeping buisy Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:14 AM

Nice builds everyone! I like the tissue paper tarp! Awsome interior Daveash! Doesn't the kit alow you to take off the upper hull and turret to see inside? Just a question. Everything looks awsome, can't wait to see them done!

BTW: The web address for the normandy GB "member" patch has changed on RonUSMC's website, so heres the final address. Just go in your sig and put this in instead of the older address.

http://rongeorge.com/albums/sigs/temporary_bagdetemplete65ed2.jpg

Good luck, and I'll talk with you guys in a little while!

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ARMOR - Battle of Normandy, 6 June to 24 July 1944 (build ends 9/11/04)