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                        (HISTORIC BATTLES) Battle of the Bulge 60th anniversary Group Build--starts Nov. 1

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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 6:37 PM
                        My bad, It was a bit hard to tell fromt he pics. Did you paint them?
                        John
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                        bobbaily
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:22 PM
                        I have my Sherman w/105mm howitizer in hand-waiting for recources from the library. also picking up good techiniques/ideas from the other participants in this GB & from the Armor link. Thinking about diving into the world of dioramas-would be my first. However, looks like this weekend will be a painting party-living room & dining room! Spackling has been completed-now time to sand and mask for the baseboards. For some reason, I don't think I'm going to be as obsessive about details as I am on some of my plastic projects.

                        Bob

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 2:52 PM
                        anyone know of a US medical truck/vehicle kit available?
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 6:42 PM
                        yes, This is the Bilek kit. Its just a rebox of the old italeri kit.


                        italeri also makes a medical jeep.
                        John
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                        JWest21
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                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:20 AM
                        bobbaily- I am also probably going to be doing my first diorama.

                        I hope to get some time this weekend to do the lower half of my King Tiger. I plan on painting and mudding the lower half and adding the road wheels. (Wife is going out of town this weekend, so I have free time once the kids go to bed. When I told her this, she roller her eyes, to which I replied- "Just be glad I am not spending the weekend with the OTHER kind of models (I'm thinking Victoria's Secret)"
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        bobbaily
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:51 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by JWest21

                        bobbaily- I am also probably going to be doing my first diorama.

                        I hope to get some time this weekend to do the lower half of my King Tiger. I plan on painting and mudding the lower half and adding the road wheels. (Wife is going out of town this weekend, so I have free time once the kids go to bed. When I told her this, she roller her eyes, to which I replied- "Just be glad I am not spending the weekend with the OTHER kind of models (I'm thinking Victoria's Secret)"


                        LOL. I myself am hoping the the interior painting project will grant me some serious modeling supplies & time after it is done. Now just to convince here that I need an airbrush and compressor to paint the dining room.....

                        Bob

                         

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                        JWest21
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                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, November 18, 2004 11:22 AM
                        Good luck with that!!! Christmas is coming, so that is always a plus. On the down side here, I am running a model budget deficit and risk spending cuts if I continue. Needless to say, I just placed an order with Greatmodels this morning.
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:32 PM
                        I'll be trying my first winter dio with snow. Well, its not a dio, just a base. I havent tried snow though.
                        John
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:39 PM
                        Check this site:

                        http://www.twenot.nl/ardennes.htm

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                        JWest21
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                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Friday, November 19, 2004 7:54 AM
                        That site has great references for dios, Dwight! Thanks!!
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:38 PM
                        Great site! Thanks, Dwight! Boy, that Italeri M4A1 suspension about kicked my butt just cleaning it up! Are the molds old or something? The "rubber" part of the road wheels was formed into an inverted "V" on my example- along with the seam! I should have some pics tonite of the suspension done. - Calvin
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, November 20, 2004 11:29 PM
                        I was bord tonigt and was wondering around and I found this link with some info

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10779


                        BTW, wonder where Dday is, he hasnt posted since Sept 18 2004.
                        John
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                        Armour_freek
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                          April 2004
                        • From: QLD, Australia
                        Posted by Armour_freek on Sunday, November 21, 2004 3:51 AM
                        am i too late to join this build? I want to do a marder 3 m. Im pretty sure these were involved in the ardennes offensive but im not 100 % sure. can someone tell me for certain?

                        thanks
                        Dave
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                        fiasco
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                          April 2003
                        • From: East Midlands UK
                        Posted by fiasco on Sunday, November 21, 2004 3:48 PM

                        Dave
                        It certainly looks that way. I've just been trawling my references and they were with Pieper at La Gleize
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, November 21, 2004 5:42 PM
                        more than likely they were used. Also, Im sure your going to be able to get in on this.
                        John
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                        JWest21
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                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Monday, November 22, 2004 9:02 AM
                        Armour_freek- welcome- I will add you to the list. Never too late!
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2004 1:26 PM
                        Here's my layout so far. Let me know what you think. The stump and base for the statue are scratch ittems and the flags and cobbles are as well. The base is 5/8" particle board and the earth is celluclay tinted with cheap acryllic paint, white glue, and a dash of disfsoap. the drozen pond isn't quite dry in the pics, but I tried to do it as was outlined in the Modelling Masterclass terrains book. wax on acryllic sheet and etched over black painted board. Let me know what you think.

                        thanks,

                        Ted




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                        JWest21
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Monday, November 22, 2004 1:41 PM
                        Looking great, Ted.
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, November 22, 2004 1:59 PM
                        yep, looks good.
                        Ive heard of the wax technique for making Ice before. Is it pretty simple?
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2004 2:02 PM
                        Yeah, just drip it on the back of your lexan and then iron it flat. I am still waiting to see the final results. The PVA glue is taking forever to dry.

                        Ted

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2004 7:35 PM
                        I've got a question for you all. A few months ago finescale ran an article on how to winterwash your tanks using water and chalk pastels. Sorry I can't give the issue, my collection isn't close at hand right now.
                        Has anyone tried this technique? I started once following the directions but evidently I had the wrong kind of chalk because it didn't turn into a milk consistency. If anyone has tried this with success please tell me, I want to know what brand of chalk you used. Thanks.
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                        fiasco
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                          April 2003
                        • From: East Midlands UK
                        Posted by fiasco on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 5:16 AM
                        Rumblepuppy,
                        if you scroll back a few pages you'll see I posted my experiences of using chalk/water washes. There's a picture of an 88 in there too to show how it turned out.
                        Make sure you use artists pastels but not the oil based type.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:07 AM
                        the M16 is about done, have a thread with pics in the armor section, but here y'all go.

                        http://gallery114781.fotopic.net/c349402.html

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                        bobbaily
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:29 AM
                        Nice work on the M16-what/how did you do your 'white-wash'?

                        Bob

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:33 AM
                        all the grunge and white wash was done by hand with a small brush. thanx for the compliment.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:16 PM
                        this is the start of my bulge dio.... i have the front half of the terrain built up, with a small ridge and a rifleman in a pit....... on the other side i'm going to put a couple of mortar tubes.... I have about 8 more guys(resin and plastic) that i'm going to put in. I haven't added the dirt and snow and all yet because the back isn't yet built up..... The back is where i'm going to put the M16AA with a Willys and a line of trees..... (I have yet to find the right trees to use)........... SO IT IS COMING RIGHT ALONG..........

                        Sorry, the first picture is a little blurry........

                        http://gallery114781.fotopic.net/c349909.html

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                        JWest21
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                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:11 PM
                        tankergeoff- your dio is looking really good. Nice paint job on the fig, too. I am jealeous. Care to share how you did it?
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:16 PM
                        how I did what? the figure? just a small small brush, that's about it..... I only used the fig's upper half and glued him to the board before I build the pit around him.......

                        figures are usually my weakness and I have a few more yet to go......... Black Eye [B)]
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                        JWest21
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                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:38 PM
                        yeah, the figure looks great. What kind of paints?
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:14 PM
                        hey looks good so far. One thing i might add is that the back of the carrige for the 105mm looks kinda like its floating on top of the snow. I suggest pressing it into your snow, or build up some snow around it.

                        cant wait to see it finished.
                        John
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