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

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 1:20 PM
                        Fiasco, I did the same thing for the Dio for my Stug, not sure what kind of tree it is, but I think it turned out OK. I used the same book. Very Good Book. I think I like books as much as building.

                        Ted


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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, August 29, 2004 2:25 PM
                        you didnt make the tree out of wire did you? Thats would be crazy, I dont know how that guy does it.
                        John
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, August 29, 2004 2:47 PM
                        you didnt make the tree out of wire did you? Thats would be crazy, I dont know how that guy does it.
                        Oh, I for got who was look ing for jeep figs but tamiya makes one with bunch of figs, one of which is standing with the 30 cal. He is not in winter dress though.
                        John
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                        fiasco
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                          April 2003
                        • From: East Midlands UK
                        Posted by fiasco on Sunday, August 29, 2004 3:00 PM
                        The hardest thing with making trees is trying to get the shape right for a real type of tree rather than a generic round shape one.
                        I spent ages looking at photos and real trees. It could almost become an obsession if your not careful.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 3:33 PM
                        Yeah, I made it out of wire. It's really not that hard and the results are amazing, even with the limited talent that I have. Fiasco, it's true, randomness is very hard to imitate. I myself have a tendency to try and make everything symetrical. When I made this tree I did it while watching TV. Kept my mind occupied. Seemed to work out well. The folliage is the tedious part. Piece by piece, clump by clump. I don't like the dipped in glue and rolled in folliage look. My $.02

                        Ted
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 3:34 PM
                        BTW, I also live in the country, so trees are all around. No need for picturesBig Smile [:D]. One of the upsides of living in BFE!!

                        Ted
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                        fiasco
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                          April 2003
                        • From: East Midlands UK
                        Posted by fiasco on Sunday, August 29, 2004 5:00 PM
                        The pic I added is in fact only half a tree. I've got a display cabinet which has limited leight between the shelves. I worked out the 1/35 height and it was too big for my cabinet so I only modelled the bottom half.
                        I used unpicked twine for the smallest branches. Likewise stuck on piece by piece to try and get them to 'hang down' like the real thing.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 9:42 PM
                        I've got that book too,great book....

                        I was at a modelshow/swap meet (more swap than show) and I got a 1/35 M3A2, Ambulance jeep, and a Dodge 3/4 ton truck/jeep thing for 25 bucks.Thumbs Up [tup] I'm not sure if I'm going to do I dio but I probbably will...
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 1:32 PM
                        Count me in! I've been talked into it by Fiasco. I'm not 100% sure what it'll be yet as a dio. Either a Panther or King Tiger with undecided US vehicles (yet to decide what?). If someone is modelling the Sherman in Bastogne Town Square don't forget to leave off the commanders hatches. I got stuck in it last year after deciding to have a look inside! Not a good idea! What is the timescale available? I'm halfway through a King Tiger at the moment and wondered if I was allowed to use it?
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                        balta1
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Midwest US
                        Posted by balta1 on Monday, August 30, 2004 2:28 PM
                        Well boys and girls... you can count me in. I'll be doing a 1/35 M10 ersatz panther using the Tamiya tank and CMK conversion set.

                        Stir not the bitterness in the cup I have mixed for myself!

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 5:30 PM
                        erich von-the king tiger wouldn't count, although you could finish and put it into a dio. You cannot start the dio before Nov. 1st

                        I'll put you two on the list..
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 7:44 AM
                        Cool. Put me down for a Kampfgruppe Peiper diorama with the King Tiger as part of it, possibly near La Gleize. I need to do some more digging!
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:50 PM
                        Okay, i will add to the first page...
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                        fiasco
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                        • From: East Midlands UK
                        Posted by fiasco on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 10:28 AM
                        I've changed my mind about what to build...I am going to go for something a bit different. I want to start my build from scratch and build an aircraft. So this is what its going to be...
                        C-47 "Eightball Charlie" - One of the C-47 that took part in the relief mission to Bastogne. You can read the story here http://www.ninth-airforce.co.uk/440bastogne.htm

                        I've got an Italeri C-47 tucked away which will need a bit of modifying. I'm gonna try and source some decals for it,if not I'll either hand paint the nose art or make my own decals (should be interesting!Tongue [:P])

                        So dday, if you could amend my entry I promise not to change my mind again b4 11/1/04
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 9:37 PM
                        Yeah sure no problem i dont mind if you change it again either
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 10:06 PM
                        Has anyone seen a pic of a an M-36 at the bulge? I havent found any. Found a ton of M-10's though.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 4:27 PM
                        No I havent seen any, have you tried Squadron's Tank destroyers in action?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 4, 2004 1:02 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

                        Has anyone seen a pic of a an M-36 at the bulge? I havent found any. Found a ton of M-10's though.

                        Hey rebelreenactor
                        I found One,(1) Picture of a M-36 out of 22 of my books on WW2. Can you belive that. It was taken at the Bulge time frame. I can't seem to post it here for some reason, so if you want to e-mail me with your e-mail address, I'll send it to you. Mine is thumper___3@hotmail.com. Larry
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 4, 2004 1:13 AM
                        Hey ddayomaha
                        I got my Tamiya 6X6 2 1/2 ton Truck today, I had to change my Jeep to a Tamiya also, both are 1/35 scale. Cant wait till Nov. Hope you enjoyed your first week back to school. :o)
                        Larry
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, September 5, 2004 12:58 AM
                        Hey thumper__3, that woul be great if you could email me the pic.
                        rebelreenactor@hotmail.com

                        thanks
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:16 AM
                        It was okay thumper...but I'm so busy now Sad [:(]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 10:10 PM
                        LATIN TEST TOMMORROW!!!! Sad [:(]Shock [:O]Dead [xx(]Tongue [:P]Banged Head [banghead]Confused [%-)]Dunce [D)]Grumpy [|(]Sigh [sigh]Yuck [yuck]Zzz [zzz]

                        OHH the pain...

                        Anyway, I think I'm going to apply for a job at my LHS
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 6, 2004 10:41 PM
                        Latin? German quiz for me and World history test for me tomorrow.
                        I would love to get a job at the hobbytown near me, except its not really near me, its 1/2 an hour away! Maybe when I get my license.

                        Thumpe__3, I got the email, thanks for sending it.
                        I did some more searching and came up with one more reference photo of 2 m-36's in the ardennes. Because of the low info, I might switch to an M-10. Just a heads up.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 5:41 PM
                        GREAT NEWS!!!!!

                        The Latin test has benn postponed!

                        I got the job at my LHS: Hauff's Hobby!
                        I start the 23rd of October
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 8:48 AM
                        Ok ddayomaha,
                        Now that you work in a Hobby Store, we all expect good deals from you on kits from here on out. Cool [8D] By the way my 12 year old daughter (Sadiegirl__1) wants to know if she can be part of the build. She has a 1/35 scale Italeri Jeep she wants to build. It has decals of the 506th PIR, of the 101 airborne Div. (Right out of the Band of Brothers.) Let me know. Thanx
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 5:40 PM
                        That my dream job!!!!!
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 10:07 PM
                        Sure Thumper thats fine.

                        And about my job I found out I get DISCOUNTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                        Boy thats going to help my budget.

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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 11:40 PM
                        LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Money and discounts!
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 17, 2004 7:39 AM
                        Bump
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, September 19, 2004 5:44 PM
                        Ok, can you change me from the M-36 to the M-10? I am now debating wether Acdemy's M-10, or AFV's M-10????????????????????
                        John
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