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                        North African GB "All Subjects" (Start NOW - Finish 31st of Oct)

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                        ygmodeler4
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Northern Virginia
                        Posted by ygmodeler4 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 2:43 PM
                        Changed my mind. Just bpught the tamiya 1/35 matilda off greatmodels. I'll be building that.

                        -Josiah

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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:05 PM
                        Just noticed that the Start & Finish dates were changed. No problem, but I won't be able to start mine for a couple of weeks. Got too many on the bench right now Smile [:)]

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:41 PM
                        Hello .Id like to join in on this GB building a Crusader , I think its an Italeri kit.Possibly Revell .I saw it at my LHS last week for pretty cheap.
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:45 PM
                        I got a cutting edge cockpit BTW so I'll be throwing that in too.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:56 PM
                        No models I have are North African-ish, so I get to buy one! Thats always a fun time.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 5:51 PM
                        Karl Welcome aboard mate, glad to have you with us for this oneThumbs Up [tup]
                        BTW nice build choice, I've also decided to do a French A/C a D-520 flown by Pierre Le Gloan in Syria, Due to the changing situation in Vichy controlled areas this Pilot found himself flying against both the Axis and Aliies at one point and another............

                        ygmodeler Glad you changed your mind mateThumbs Up [tup] i have you down for the Tamiya 1/35 Matillda II...........

                        Duesmex Thanks for joining upThumbs Up [tup] i'm happy to see some of you armour boys signing on..........

                        Rick, Mate i changed the dates for that very reason, "to many on the bench"

                        scer16 off to the LHS eh, just let me know what you'll be building and i'll add it to your name on page 1Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Tankmaster7
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                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 7:23 PM
                        what color interior did marseille's plane have?
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 8:53 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

                        what color interior did marseille's plane have?

                        Thats a bit of a hard one Tanky Some of the BF109's were old with RLM 02 interiors while others were new with RLM 66 interiors..........
                        Your choice i guessWink [;)]
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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 10:01 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        Ok... here's the part where you start worrying about me Sean... I bought a ::cough cough:: today... towing a 20 pounder field atillery piece... ohhh ok I may as well say it... I bought some wheeled thing for this GB today... Disapprove [V]

                        It's a Canadian made Ford Quad tractor towing a 25 pounder... done in a nice desert tan scheme... In British Markings from N Africa...



                        Well....................um........................planes have wheels, so it's not that differentSmile [:)]

                        Who am I kidding[:0]

                        SHAME SHAME SHAME on you Tom!!Angry [:(!]
                        pffft, heretics everywhere nowadays, when will it end!!Sigh [sigh]
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        ygmodeler4
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                          October 2004
                        • From: Northern Virginia
                        Posted by ygmodeler4 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 10:08 PM
                        Good job tho9900 glad to see turning to the other side. Ground things aren't that bad actually. Big Smile [:D]

                        -Josiah

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                        tweety1
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 10:09 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

                        what color interior did marseille's plane have?


                        Depends on which plane your doing Tanky.
                        He flew a couple of them, would need to know which model number in particular your doing to represent his craft.
                        Serial number would be better, but are almost always incomplete or incorrect.
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, April 2, 2005 10:39 PM
                        Ok, Put me down for a 1/35 Italeri Tiger I Ausf E/H itt'll be from Tunisia.
                        John
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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 6:08 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ygmodeler4

                        Good job tho9900 glad to see turning to the other side. Ground things aren't that bad actually. Big Smile [:D]


                        Oh dont get me wrong, I think ground things are greatThumbs Up [tup]

                        Now if they could fly, they'd be perfect!!!Clown [:o)]
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        bobbaily
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, April 3, 2005 8:25 AM
                        Under the heading of 'Fun Facts"...doing research in"The War in the Desert" by Richard Collier, (a Time-Life book) and on page 154, there is a picture of a U.S. Navy SBD with a 1,000 pound bomb getting ready to launch from the U.S.S Ranger supporting the Operation Torch landing. The possibilities are endless....

                        Bob

                         

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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Sunday, April 3, 2005 9:15 AM
                        That is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, interseting Bob. Any group build you can build an SBD for can't be too bad. Hmmmm.....can I afford another AM kit? I'll have to wait and see.Wink [;)]
                        -Daniel
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 9:27 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

                        what color interior did marseille's plane have?


                        Depends on which plane your doing Tanky.
                        He flew a couple of them, would need to know which model number in particular your doing to represent his craft.
                        Serial number would be better, but are almost always incomplete or incorrect.


                        oOps, sorry. I'm doing Yellow 13.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        KJ200
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 9:44 AM
                        Jules I won't get started on the MS406 till early May, after all I still have that Hurricane to finish for the BoB GB!! as well as a Ju287 & a Do217K.

                        The Dewoitine sounds interesting, now we just need some Italian aircraft, especially with Italeri releasing the CR42 Falco in 1/48 this month.

                        Tom I was beginning to think you've got a Martlet fixation...............

                        .......and then you go all ground pounder on us!

                        Karl

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Sunday, April 3, 2005 10:35 AM
                        Wow!!! I go away for a day and when I come back I have to wade through a couple of pages on this thread. Reminds me of another GB I was in not too long ago!! Cool [8D]

                        So many possibilities for this build. Italian aircraft eh? Just might have to explore that possibility. I was thinking a 1/32 Bf 109 but I may be taking on a contract in another province so I will be away from home for a few months and a big model might not be such a good idea. I'll have to see how things pan out in the next couple of weeks.

                        Dave

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, April 3, 2005 11:06 AM
                        Tanky, Yellow 14, there were several of them actually , but all would have the RLM 66 interior.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 12:54 PM
                        I just went to the Semi-LHS and got a Dragon Pz III 1/35th with a 30% discount. (Hobby Works is the shop, everyone in Northern VA should go, week by week they increase the discounts on pretty many models, up to 60%!)
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 1:08 PM
                        rick, yeah that's what I thought. However, the revell kit has marseille flying yello 13. Is that inaccurate? I swear that's what the instructions say!
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 1:17 PM


                        only pic i could find of it
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 1:18 PM
                        I know it;s computer generated but...
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, April 3, 2005 1:20 PM
                        Tanky, he flew a lot of aircraft, but his personal marking was Yellow 14. If I were doing one of his, it would have to be Yellow 14.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 2:56 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by pingtang

                        That is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, interseting Bob. Any group build you can build an SBD for can't be too bad. Hmmmm.....can I afford another AM kit? I'll have to wait and see.Wink [;)]


                        hmmm... I do happen to have an extra SBD in the closet... it's a dash-2 though... but WAIT!!!! I have a set of SBD decals for operation torch!!! hmmm... maybe once again I will have to change my build!! This is getting confusing!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Sunday, April 3, 2005 4:03 PM
                        Hmmmm.... I was planning on doing my -4 in Torch markings anyways....I bought the AM SBD-3/4 kit off ebay that allows you to build one or the other....Wink [;)] Nah--- I will stick with the Hurricane....got to build the AM Dauntlesses slowly so I can relish them hehehehe
                        Mike
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 6:14 PM
                        True Mike... this is my last SBD in the stash until the dash-3a comes out... so I wanna relish every moment of it... I think I wanna try Chris' (Saltydog) weathering technique on that one as it looked pretty sharp! Don't wanna feel rushed by a GB...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 8:37 PM
                        I just realized, the Trumpeter p-40b i have comes with marking for N. Africa. I doubt I can enter it for this build though.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, April 4, 2005 12:38 AM
                        I believe I will be the first to post a progress report for this GB. I painted the cockpit of my Tamiya 109 yesterday, gave it a wash and a dry-brush. Now I'm just about ready to close the fuselage. These shake-n-bake kits are good fun aren't they?

                        Tom & Jeeves Probably a good idea. Those dauntless's should be left in their proper state. With pacific markings that is. Any other paint scheme is just sacrilege.

                        Tanky That trumpeter P-40 is a very nice kit. The cockpit isn't too bad aside from being too shallow, and that stupid instrument panel. Fit of parts is good, and the decals are excellent. They are actually decals for an Australian pilots aircraft, but flown under the control of the RAF. That's why it has the small kangaroo on the side. It would be perfect for this GB.
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 4, 2005 4:28 AM
                        Tanky I'm with Rick on this one,I've already done some research on Marsielle cause i'm making his F4-trop for this GB, anyways the Osprey book i have tells me that all the A'C he flew from the E model to the G's were yellow 14Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Rebel got it mate, A Tiger Tank from Tunisia, Good choiceThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

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