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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 24, 2004 11:01 AM

Hi,

No sorry but nothing more about Trackstory about B1 Bis. It isn't available yet in France.

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Friday, December 24, 2004 4:03 PM

You know Chis, if Trumpeter does put out a B1bis I may have to jump ship on this MB kit! I'm having a devil of time making progress with it. Can't seem to get the four hull pieces to mesh quite right.

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 25, 2004 1:09 PM

In fact I think it's rpm who will be put on the market a b1bis kit. It seems that some french modellers (Mister A. Misner, a reference for french afv's, the owner of http://www.chars-francais.net/sommaire.htm) had send to rpm the plans they took on the saumur's b1. Info of Antoine (Misner), read on ML french forum.
Hope...
;-)

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Saturday, December 25, 2004 5:28 PM

RPM works for me as well!

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 25, 2004 6:38 PM

happy holidays!!!!!!!! it's here and i can finally start!

MY PANHARD! and I found a resin french tanker figure i'm waiting for as well

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 26, 2004 1:02 PM

Hi Geoff
I found 3 of this kit, and I'm looking for another boxes...
Nice kit, with some mistake (the more visible is front axles wheels, sorry I dont know the english term) but very nice .

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 26, 2004 8:55 PM

well, i've almost finished assembly.......... in painting, it calls for MC-21 Humbrol which is french artillery green........ cannot seem to find any of that around here so I am in a quandry as to find the closest match......... HELP!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 27, 2004 6:50 AM

Hi Geoff
I'm not a reference, sure, but I painted my amd in vallejo 979. After all, what means the "real" or "true" color ?
Approximatively it's a green like 979 vallejo. Don't forget all the weathering witch will change the base color... like on the real vehicules...

;-)

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:25 PM

Okay Gents, I've got the four major hull pieces together, but I'm not very happy with the fit of the rear to the rest of it. I've got a couple of real chasms to fill in. I think I lost the "true" mating surfaces when I was sanding and they ended up a little rounded. What filler sticks to resin real well? I've used Squadron green putty for most of my projects, do you think it'll stay in place on a resin kit? Tongue [:P]

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:07 AM

Spamicus, I use Tamiya putty on resin kits, it works very well. But I would like say that the humbrol putty is very bad, don't use it...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:42 AM

well, its a blurry picture but my camera died after taking it..... i need to paint this weekend.

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Friday, December 31, 2004 5:03 PM

Thanks for the info M35, but I can't find Tamiya putty in my LHS and I really don't want to mail order anything else 'cause this project is taking way too long already. I did a test fill with the Squadron green and it seems to be okay. I'll press on with it.

Steve

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 6:27 PM

Okay Folks, the first hurdle has been crossed and the chasm has been filled and sanded into the contours of the fenders. So far so good. Next step is to cast my replacement sprockets and I'll be off. I'm kind of surprised how forgiving of mistakes this resin medium seems to be so far. I'm looking forward to a great looking B1 bis.

Steve

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biker_fou

Member since
October 2003
From: Brittany Farwest of France

Posted by biker_fou on Thursday, January 6, 2005 4:10 PM

105mmFrench Howitzer model 33 "de Bourges" 1/72 scale Smile [:)]

my last creation Big Smile [:D]

http://propaganda.kompany.free.fr/photos_172/720520.jpg
It's not the same period [#offtopic but I'm finishing a 1/48 VAB master for the next week Thumbs Up [tup]

@+
Marc Le Bayon

Marc Le Bayon P.K. Owner & Sculptor

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biker_fou

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October 2003
From: Brittany Farwest of France

Posted by biker_fou on Thursday, January 6, 2005 4:13 PM

The pict
(img.)http://propaganda.kompany.free.fr/photos_172/720520.jpg(img.)

Marc Le Bayon P.K. Owner & Sculptor

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Saturday, January 8, 2005 12:44 PM

Well on my second try at casting my new sprockets I've gotten some success. Big Smile [:D]

It's not perfect, but it's much better than the kit piece and as such is certainly usable on this build. One of these days I'm going to figure out how to take a decent photo with my cheap camera and then post some pics! Look out then. Tongue [:P]

Steve

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ChrisJPB

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December 2002
From: USA

Posted by ChrisJPB on Sunday, January 9, 2005 5:36 AM

All right Steve! I can't wait to see it. I myself have been a slacker over the holidays and have not gotten past gluing the hull pieces together. My AMR 33 is still waiting on paint.

Pierre, how is the Track Story on the Char B1 bis coming? Any updates?

Chris Coastal Carolina Modelers Assos.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 9, 2005 7:03 AM

i special ordered the Humbrol French Artillery Green #179 for my panhard, so it stays unpainted for the next 3 weeks..... that's how long I have to wait for my paint...

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Sunday, January 9, 2005 10:41 AM

I hate waiting on mail order stuff, but then again it's sometimes the only way to get that special part or add on. I've got my sprockets mounted and have started to run the tracks around them. I'll build the tracks toward the front and then mount the idlers to take up any slack, much like a real tank. I won't be making much progress during the next wee though as I'll be back on call for work and that really interferes with my hobby!

Steve

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:38 PM

Hey Chris, I've noticed an odd, I guess optical illusion, as I assemble the tracks on the B1 bis. They appear to the eye to be curving, but when I toss a straight edge up against them they're straight. This could lead to some sort of complex! Tongue [:P]

Otherwise the tracks are going well and the whole thing is taking shape.

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:48 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by biker_fou

The pict
(img.)http://propaganda.kompany.free.fr/photos_172/720520.jpg(img.)

Voilà:

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biker_fou

Member since
October 2003
From: Brittany Farwest of France

Posted by biker_fou on Saturday, January 15, 2005 3:45 AM

Thanks Piwi
i'm still no the best to post picts ;o)

Marc

Marc Le Bayon P.K. Owner & Sculptor

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Monday, January 17, 2005 8:41 PM

Chris, I've got one complete track on the B1bis. It took 55 track blocks although my instructions called for 50 track blocks. I laid the upper run on first then glued on the sprockets. Then I ran single blocks around the sprocket. After that I ran the bottom run. Once I got up to the idler I glued four seperate blocks on the idler and then connected the lower run with a three block section, then pushed the idler forward to make another three block section marry up on the top run. Now I'm waiting for the glue to cure before I handle it and start the other side. This is my first resin and white metal kit; so far so good. Smile [:)]

Steve

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:30 PM

This is a pretty quiet GB fellas! Any way, I'm still making progress on the B1bis. I'll have the other track on it within the hour. I've got to finish making my master of the hatch handles and then I can pour about 16 of those. I feel like the tracks are the big hold up, once they're on I'll get some momentum and this puppy will get knocked out. Wink [;)]

Steve

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:11 PM

Well, my computer was down for three days, got it fixed so I'm back on again. I got my tracks on now, I'm not completely happy with the way they look, but I think I'm going to press on and perhaps fix them later. I made a master and poured about 30 hatch handles figuring that not all of them would be usable. They are turning out to be more of a challenge than the sprockets, but I'll make through. Big Smile [:D]

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:52 AM

well, i can't get the humbrol french artillery green....... now they are saying it isn't made anymore so i am left in a quandry as to painting....... My Warriors resin French Tanker came in, so I'm going to get as close to my color as I can......

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:01 PM

Geoff, I think Pierre mixed up a batch of olive green, but I can't remember his recipe except he tossed in a little yellow. Maybe he'll mention it again.

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 8:02 AM

Hi all,

Sorry for all this time , but i'm very busy at the moment !
Well to get a "good" french colour I've mixed 1/3 of Olive green ( Prince August 893) and 2/3 of yellow ( Prince August 953) . I believe that Prince August and Vallaejo get the same ref.

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 7:59 PM

Thanks again Pierre, good to have you back.

Steve

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 3, 2005 4:19 AM

thanks pierre, i'll give that a shot....... I hope to have this done next week. I ordered a warriors French WW2 tanker figure to pose outside with the Panhard.

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