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

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                        Daveash
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: St Helens, England
                        Posted by Daveash on Friday, June 18, 2004 7:47 PM
                        Did a bit more tonight, i am trying to make the whole top section removable in one piece, without showing the join, lots of fileing, filling, superglue and a milliput joint that I hope will hold. I think that iI will need some styrene or metal brackets to keep it in place.
                        If it works I will post pics, until then I need to know the correct Humbrol enamel colour for the German "dunkelgelb" It is either 93 or 94.
                        It`s getting late now, quite drunk, as my home team won tonight and I have had a few cans in my shed / workshop.
                        See you all tomorrow
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 5:36 PM
                        Yep, saw it, check out the first page everyone...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 5:29 PM
                        Nice work Dave. Looks great. I like the wireing alot.

                        Ok I got the temp badge.Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 5:28 PM
                        Allright, maffen, your in, so pic up your bagde. Anybody have any input? I'll let people join until June 30, then once the clock strikes june 30 you can't come in. This only happens once in a lifetime (60th anniversary) so I'll be forgiving for being a little late... Why June 30? Because if it's any longer you won't have any time to build. So everybody, pic up the bagde. Any input on it?
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                        maffen
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        Posted by maffen on Friday, June 18, 2004 4:09 PM
                        please,pretty please can i join sorry for being late (so many stuff to build and only 24h in a day and two hands Big Smile [:D])
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                        cplchilly
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: SO CAL
                        Posted by cplchilly on Friday, June 18, 2004 3:52 PM
                        Welcome to the build tread. Thats a great badge AM I like the temp Idea too.
                        [img]http://members.fcc.net/ice9/badge.jpg
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 2:59 PM
                        Ok, here's the link of the img of the temporary bagde. anybody who is in the build gets issued it. Zokissima, I'm sorry since your out you can't get one, but I hope all your builds go fine. Happy modeling! Oh, if you don't like this idea, I can tear it down, but this is experimental.
                        http://rongeorge.com/albums/upload/temporary_bagdetemplete65ed2.sized.jpg
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 2:34 PM
                        yeah, my tiger day pics are desperate, but I love my iraq pics too.Blush [:I]

                        Tread: Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forums! I will make an exception, so your in. Does everybody agree with this? Since you just joined, there was no way possible to join in the beginning, so your in as of now. Welcome and enjoy your build!

                        cplchilly: I will make a temporary bagde that will be issued to each member of the GB. This badge will only signify that one is involved in the GB, however this temporary bagde does not mean you completed your build. I will replace this temporary bagde with a completion bagde when you show pics of your model. When Sept 11 hits and you didn't complete your build, you must take this temporary bagde out of your sig. Does this sound like a good idea? I don't know, I need some imput, but I will be making a temporary bagde...
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, June 18, 2004 1:08 PM
                        ArmorMaster, you must be getting desperate for tiger pics of the day!Big Smile [:D] But the Iraqi Freedom one is awsome, i love that.
                        John
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                        Tread
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Colorado
                        Posted by Tread on Friday, June 18, 2004 12:14 PM
                        Howdy fellas,

                        I've been working on several D-Day / Normandy projects as of late, and I would love to join in on this honourable build!

                        Question is, am I too late?

                        here's hoping.....

                        Tread.
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                        cplchilly
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: SO CAL
                        Posted by cplchilly on Friday, June 18, 2004 10:29 AM
                        You were asking about a badge design earlier and I thought well were modeling both sides of the normandie battlefield why not a badge that would cover both groups, you know like it being a map of Normandie in the time period we are modeling (in badge size of course)
                        [img]http://members.fcc.net/ice9/badge.jpg
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 12:26 AM
                        Wow that interior looks awsome! I've been out of town for a while and havn't been able to see this, but looks like were getting up to speed! cplchilly, I didn't quit get your question, but I'll be glad to help. Sorry to hear your leaving us zokissima, but I know everybody's got a lot on their plates with all these GB's and whatnot. Good luck with your builds everyone!
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                        cplchilly
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: SO CAL
                        Posted by cplchilly on Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:35 PM
                        Well mines nots going to be anywhere near as nice as daves but my late model Italeri Tiger1 is in the painting stages just waiting for my bro in law to send the cd with the pics so I can down load it to my photo site. That is a great kit dave and a great job Im going to have to get that one! Hey AM how a small scale pic of a map of the Normandie battlefields up until the deadline of our build?
                        [img]http://members.fcc.net/ice9/badge.jpg
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:38 PM
                        Whoa Dave, that is awesome! CAn't wait to see the exterior.

                        ArmorMaster, you're building my favorite build of "so far". Hope you are enjoying it.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:42 PM
                        Looks great so far! keep it up
                        John
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                        Daveash
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: St Helens, England
                        Posted by Daveash on Thursday, June 17, 2004 5:54 PM
                        I have started my build of the Academy mid Tiger with interior. I have looked for references all over to achieve an accurate build, but there is that much conflicting information that I will do it my way.
                        Anyway, here are a few pics of my progress to date




                        I am also applying milliput zimmerit and have completed the front and back of the hull but not took photos yet.
                        BTY, I prefered the old way that group builds were posted, don`t like jumping between forums.
                        As always, comments and advice welcome
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 9:55 AM
                        Ugh, too much stuff not finished. I didn't find anything that piqued my interest, so I'm afraid that I'm out of this one. Sorry guys.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 10:31 PM
                        I figured I'd reply just to get the GB back on the first page. But here's my progress pics, they've been in my signature for a little bit... So how's everyone's builds going?
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                        Daveash
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: St Helens, England
                        Posted by Daveash on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 5:20 PM
                        A bit late I know (family holiday), but I would like to join this GB. I have The Academy Tiger with interior ready for starting and this build will provide the inspiration to get on with it.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 2:55 PM
                        I am well into the Academy Duckbill and I gotta say I love this kit. I have the lower hull interior together and painted. I used the Ammo tubes from the AFV Club kit as the have a better texture. I also have the suspension together. There was little flashing and injection marks were very easy to remove. I am really starting to like these Academy Kits. The funny thing is, if I hadn't been stationed in Korea, I would have probably never tried any of thier kits Big Smile [:D]
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Monday, June 7, 2004 1:13 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by panzer_grenadier

                        hi im what you guys would call a rookie. at the moment im in the planning stages of setting out my dio of a normandy themed dio,it in 1/35th scale of a sherman tank in a sunken lane being stalked by panzer grenadier tank hunters i'll hope to have it finished in a week or so and i'll post some pics for you guys comments


                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Finished in a week? [:0] I'd be lucky to finish in three months! Disapprove [V]

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 7, 2004 1:05 AM
                        Boy you guys I tell ya...Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 9:23 AM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]Sign - Ditto [#ditto]Sign - Ditto [#ditto]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 5:18 AM
                        Enjoy the building every1. Hav fun.

                        Keep well.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 2:31 AM
                        Yeah, but we were the only ones who became temporary sleep depervation cases to witness the event on FSM. What an idea...
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, June 6, 2004 2:21 AM
                        it will be hillarious. such a waste of time!!!
                        John
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 2:20 AM
                        Yeah, good night everyone...Everyone's going to see what we posted in your GB tommorow rebel, but hey it was fun!Smile [:)]
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, June 6, 2004 2:18 AM
                        Good luck on the builds guys. The D-Day GB is also under way. 12:16 A.M. good night.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 6, 2004 2:16 AM
                        Hey everyone, I'm typing this post at about 12:07 on June 6th, 2004. The build is up and ready to go! Let the building begin!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 5, 2004 10:17 PM
                        Just reminding everyone, we start tommorow, yeah! I keep eyeballing that tiger 1 which will be opened tommorow! It's like Christmas! But yes, we start tomorrow! Good luck and I'll keep checking in!
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