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

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 12:27 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ddayomaha
Hey Armor Master you should extend this to Operation Cobra, the breakout, and the Falaise gap too, if so I'll get in on this Build


I just might, but the only problem is the official Normandy campagn dates were from June 6 through July 24. Fighting in the Falaise Gap and Operation Cobra was on July 24, but it continued even to July 30. Thats 6 days over the official dates. But I can't exclude it because fighting did occur on July 24. Allright, everybody tell me what you think about it, but I'll include it in. Your in Ddayomaha. But please everyone, tell me what you think of me including this. Thanks.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 10:19 AM
Gotta a problem............TO MANY GB's!!!! Anyway I am thinking of doing Tasca's Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.L "LUCHS" instead of what ever I was doing cant remember To many GB's going on That I got my self into...owell I will be busy.
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Posted by tigerman on Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:38 PM
Stop tempting me.........I'm already in the other build, but Muzzleflash brings up the P-47 which I have.

Well good luck, be looking forward to some great builds.

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 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:27 PM
Hey Armor Master you should extend this to Operation Cobra, the breakout, and the Falaise gap too, if so I'll get in on this Build
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:19 PM
Thanks so much Lawrence, I needed some help with that! Thanks!

I'm doing the GB patch, untill anybody volunteers to. Anybody want to make it? Just ask and it's yours to do.
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:28 AM
Who is doing the badge..??!

I need to buy a Concord book, the one on US Tank Battle in Normandy (or Northern France I do not remember!) before I start this. There'as a cool pic of a destroyed Panther in there!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:27 PM
The "duckbill" is awaitin'
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:23 PM
Although not cute, sexy, ferocious, etc, the "Hedgerow" defined the Normandy campaign, not just for the direct effect on the ground war, but the indirect effect on the air/sea missions/support of the ground war.
So maybe a GB Badge based on a thick bush ??
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:44 PM
ArmorMaster: You've been stickied. Good luck with the build!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:27 PM
I was also going to make this a sticky but don't know how. Does anybody know how to make this GB a sticky? Since the start date is only a week and a half away, it would be great to get this a sticky. Anybody know how? Thanks.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:13 PM
Also, Remeber everybody, were starting on June 6th. Have your stuff ready by then. Does anybody have any suggestions or things they want to change? Say now before the start date.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:12 PM
Yep siree AC are in, along with Figures, Vinigates, Dios, and ships. I've posted this GB in the AC, ship, figure, and dios, but nobody likes the idea except us in the darkside. So AC is allowed, but looks like your the only one doing one. Good luck all.
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Posted by 9x19mm on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:14 PM
ArmorMaster since Im on the list I assume aircraft are allowed?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 1:13 PM
we still need to figure out whats going on with the patch. I can make one, but if anybody wants to do it than thats perfectly fine.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:23 PM
I want in but cant decide what to do. I have a p-47 in the box that is a really nice kit with photoetch inside.... wouldnt she be beautiful with invasion stripes....

but the GB also SCREAMS diorama. why is it that every gb smells like a dio to me Dead [xx(]

I have a firefly in the city of normandy in mind.... or a crew of Americans setting up shop inside a german bunker that was captured during the landing..... geez its gonna be a tough decision... maybe the p47 Wink [;)]





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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:39 PM
Nice long build date.....so I'm in Armour Master. Don't ask what yet, gotta think about that.
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Posted by 9x19mm on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:34 PM
Bah Chuck Yeager's Glamurous Glenn from the excellent Tamiya P-51D kit.
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Posted by 9x19mm on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:49 PM
Figured out that Id like to do a P-51B Lt. James Roughgarden's "Jersey Bounce".
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Posted by 9x19mm on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:52 PM
If aircraft are included Ill try to scrunge up something, Im in the d-day build but easily can build 2 or 3 models in 2 or 3 mos. As far as the badge I would suggest something simple and something that reflects what was lost in the campiagn and shows respect why not use the cross grave markers?
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:40 PM
All right, looks like I'm doing the bagde for now. Anybody can volunteer to do it, but thats how it's going so far.
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, May 21, 2004 1:54 AM
We'll need a badge!!! LOL
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 12:20 AM
Oh, and one person in the D-day GB wanted to do a German captured t-34 that was made as an ammo carrier or something and was transferred into France during the invasion. Oddball things like that are greatly accepted. It would be cool to see the usual things that fought, along with the unkown.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 12:19 AM
THE RULES:
Anything Axis or Allies that played any role in the Normandy campaign. This means a model/ship/ac/figure/tank/armor or anything inland/on the beach/in the air in fortress Europe. I'm not dealing with specifics, like jratz mentioned-but thanks for the suggestion. If you are really wondering if your subject might not be considered official, just ask and I wil tell you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:52 PM
ArmorMaster:

Since this appears to be "groundy", then I think you could set unit limits as follows:
-- Allied: Landed in Normandy between dates given, whether in combat or not.
-- Axis: Using Allied forward lines on any particular date, any Axis unit in lines facing the Allied units, or behind Axis lines but in direct or general support of front-line units.

I would limit air & naval to direct/general support within the sea lanes from the UK to the beaches and in the airspace over sea lanes & beaches and the air over the land areas as defined above for ground units. This may be too limiting for things like rear-area interdiction by air units & exceptions might have to be made if builder can provide documentation/rationale, but should exclude something like a B-17 on its way to Berlin.

Right now, I'm a tentative but haven't quite decided what to do -- it will be something US or UK either on the beach or in the hedgerows ....
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:29 PM
Thanks for telling me jratz. Yep, I consider jeeps, trucks and anti tank guns to be armor too. Anything that rolls is game. I put the idea in the AC forum, but no one has done anything. I'll try dio's and figures too. Thanks!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:24 PM
ArmorMaster:

Thoughts for your consideration:

I wouldn't worry about conflicting with D-Day Buiuld & set period back to 6 June.

Pls define "ARMOR" (criteria #2) -- anything with treads ? does it have to be a tank or half-track ? Does it even have to have a weapon ? I tend to treat "armor" as a general term for "ground vehicles" which could include trucks, recovery vehicles, etc.

End Date: How about mid-September (or later), that gives folks 3 months -- it is summer (in the northern hemisphere) after all.

Given the "groundy" emphasis, at least at start, I'd think the Figure/Diorama folks could be included.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:53 AM
June 7 to July 24 sounds great. I'm intruding on the D-day GB by one day, do you think that I should change it to June 9?
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:03 AM
Nick, the D-Day GB is for weapons used between 5th and 8th of June 1944. This Normandy GB can takes us up to September 1944 (at least up to 24th of July according to official sources as mentionned above), with scope for much more subjects and themes for individual models or dioramas...

I think the two can co-exist.
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Posted by nmayhew on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:51 AM
hi guys,
i haven't been around for a couple of weeks or so now (new job etc etc), but this does seem mighty close to the D-DAY GROUP BUILD, for which i'm building a typhoon in 1/48.
it seems like this will be diluting the group builds idea to me.
just my thoughts...
n
Kind regards, Nicholas
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:15 PM
ArmorMaster:

FYI, the US Army considers the Normandy Campaign to be 6 June - 24 July, after which it became "Northern France", "Rhineland", and so on ....
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