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

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:06 PM
                        Cool Darrenlooking forward to seeing some picsThumbs Up [tup] All i have left to do is paint the RLM 70/71 and add the mottling then the paintwork is basically done, i have taken plenty of pics so i'll post them up ASAP.......
                        BTW how do you manage to make such great models with that bloody sock puppet always on your handThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:05 PM
                        Jules ... sad to say Kremps put him up to it... she's alooking for a way back to Happy Acres... the gentlemans club job she landed isn't working out for her.. it's all based on tips...

                        I think she's trying to get us all admitted back there so she can show them how much money she can bring them!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:02 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        Disapprove [V] I was only kidding...

                        Tanky knows (I hope) I was kidding.. Wink [;)]

                        Right Tanky??? ::odd look:: Tanky???? ::shaking him by the shoulder:: Good Lord! he's been spraying with lacqeur thinner again!!!


                        Uh Oh[:0] quick Tom you call Kremps while i get the Straight jacketTongue [:P]
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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:00 PM
                        Tanky I've got to admit I had considered doing the same thing as you but in the end laziness won out over fear so I've decided to give it a go free hand.

                        :::Progress Update:::
                        Well the 109 is fully assembled and is currently awaiting masking and a coat of primer. Sorry I didn't take any pre-assembly pics but I got a rush of blood and just put the whole thing together. I’ve got a couple of little jobs to do before the main paint scheme (gunsight & interior canopy masking and painting), but it's getting there.

                        Cheers
                        Darren

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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:50 PM
                        Disapprove [V] I was only kidding...

                        Tanky knows (I hope) I was kidding.. Wink [;)]

                        Right Tanky??? ::odd look:: Tanky???? ::shaking him by the shoulder:: Good Lord! he's been spraying with lacqeur thinner again!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tweety1
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:46 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        awww who needs stencils... go for it! how ya gonna learn otherwise! It can't hurt you... what does your mom know? I mean, you wanna be part of the crowd, don't you? you wanna be cool? Sean does it all the time and look at him! It hasn't hurt HIM! Go head, paint it! I'd hate if everyone called ME chicken!!

                        (modeling peer pressure in action) Evil [}:)]


                        Tanky, dont fall for Toms pressure mate.

                        If you wanna mask, DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                        Yes, I do freehand all the time, and it makes me a nut job!Dunce [D)]

                        I cant count how many times I've sprayed the camo, then wiped it off, and started again.
                        What takes hours, could have been done in minutes, with a mask!!!!!
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:33 PM
                        Looking forward to pics John...

                        BTW: I know you are into reenactments... if you are interested I have about 30+ shots from the recent reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto here in Texas... (where TX won it's independence from Mexico)

                        Email me if interested, I'll send you the link to my imagestation album... there's more I took than posted but the better shots are out there now...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:31 PM
                        Sounds Good John When are we gonna see some picsQuestion [?]

                        Tanky if you punk out of the freehand camo thing and go for stencils remember to hold the stencils of the model surface about 1 or 2 mm with little bits of blue tac, that way you get a feathered edgeThumbs Up [tup]

                        Pingy don't worry about the whole axis thing, i've got 3 109's on the go at the moment as well as a Zero, but i do have a Spit VIII about 20% done for the Aussie GB.....
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:47 PM
                        sounds my crew is going to have one heack of a fight!

                        For a progress report, Got all of the painting done. Tommorrow it will get a coat of future and a wash.
                        John
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 4:49 PM
                        see? I knew you was cool.... now to REALLY prove you're cool I bet you won't go kick Kremps in the groin! I dare ya! What are ya.. .....scared????
                        ---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, May 1, 2005 1:50 PM
                        Heehee- dog scales. Awright, I'm caving in. I'll start practicing free hand mottles on my newly designated junk model- a revell 1/72 bf-109 g-10 I built a while back.
                        -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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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 1:03 PM
                        Rick - I almost forgot, I saw you mention Rudy in my 3000 post thing Joe did.. I'll have to post a pic later, a before and after.... he's gone from 1/144 scale in the last pic to at least 1/72 now. (Tito and Rudy are 1/24 and 1/32 respectively haha)
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 1:00 PM
                        awww who needs stencils... go for it! how ya gonna learn otherwise! It can't hurt you... what does your mom know? I mean, you wanna be part of the crowd, don't you? you wanna be cool? Sean does it all the time and look at him! It hasn't hurt HIM! Go head, paint it! I'd hate if everyone called ME chicken!!

                        (modeling peer pressure in action) Evil [}:)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 1, 2005 12:57 PM
                        Tanky, you would put the Cowardly Lion to shame 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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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 12:53 PM
                        OK, I figured out how I'm going to do the mottles for my '109. As usual being a gutless and spineless modeler I always opt to mask whenevr possible. So I'm gonna trace the wings onto some printer paper, take a gander at references box art and instructions draw mottle pattern on wings cut out new paper wings and voila- mottle mask!!

                        I'm such a coward, aren't I?Clown [:o)]Blush [:I]Dead [xx(]Disapprove [V]
                        -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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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 10:40 AM
                        Daniel - sounds to me we need to have a charity event for you and get you something Allied!!!

                        You could be a poster boy!!!

                        oh yeah... how dare you go off topic in this GB!!! Wink [;)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 1, 2005 10:00 AM
                        Jules, sounds like great progress. Looking forwared to some pics.

                        Daniel, You obviously need to go out & buy a dozen or so new kits. A few Spifires, Hurricanes, Mustangs, Warhawks & Jugs would be a good start 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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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:22 AM
                        Glad everything is sorted out. Now I feel safe if I build my stuka, it will have some protection.

                        ::::Off Topic Alert::::Off Topic Alert::::

                        I noticed something wasn't right today. Somehow all the aircraft kits in my stash are axis ones. Not an Allied one in sight. What's going on? I've got a Stuka, FW-190, ME-410, Zero and the 109 I'm working on...... The only bit of allied stuff I have is a 1/72 P-47 half finished......

                        It just doesn't seem right.

                        -Daniel
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:48 AM
                        Jules - great!!! yesterday was family time at the in-laws house.. Disapprove [V] so no work done... today I plan to finish a lot of the Stuka and possibly be ready for decaling by tomorrow!!! This was a decent kid for a Monogram.... fairly enjoyable.. I could have put a little more effort into it but didn't feel up to it so it's a bit meager on detail and finishing...

                        Then it's on with the Martlet or the Zero for the Midway build!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 6:08 AM
                        OK i'm glad we got that sorted out, now we know who's covering who and who's bombing what, So where's "Kremps" during all of this...............

                        Progress Report::::::::::::
                        I've had a whole heap of modelling time the last 3 days and i've taken full advantage of it, yesterday i sprayed the RLM 79 on the uppersurfaces, i used The too dark Gunze 79 with about 15% white which after quite a bit of testing turned out to be the heavily faded look i was after, that was followed by a coat of future, then i gave it 24 hours to dry before masking all the areas that are white and have only just finished painting the white on and giving the whole model a generous coating of future, i'll leave it alone for a couple of days and then give it another coat of future before the decals go on..........
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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 4:23 AM
                        And just to make sure there is nothing left after Tom and Pingy's Stukas have been through Rebels AA guns, I'll come in with my 129 and fill in the big hole left by the Stukas!!!
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 3:32 AM
                        Yeah Ok My Dewoitine D/520 will fly top cover for the 109's who are flying top cover for Tom's and Pingy's Stukas that are bombing Rebels AA guns.........
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Sunday, May 1, 2005 3:16 AM
                        I've got a monogram JU-87 G-1 kit that might be suitable for this build. It is the old 1968 kit re-issued as a "monogram-classic". Raised panel lines and bugger-all detail make for a "fun" build, but it was only $7 so I'm happy with it. And it'll be fun to upgrade a kit like this, instead getting it easy with a shake & bake Tamigawa kit.

                        It'll also need some top-cover while it takes out AA guns. Rick and Tanky, I'm relying on you guys to keep it covered with my 109.Big Smile [:D]
                        -Daniel
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:12 PM
                        My 109 will fly top cover for Tanky, Tom & Daniel Smile [:)].

                        Speaking of which, I now have the cockpit painted. Will post some pics. After I take them 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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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:06 PM
                        haha... the comparisons can go on... I'd watch out.. a lot of Hurricanes and Spits in here if I remember right... and don't make me finish my Typhoon to bomb your airfields while you are letting my Stuka progress unimpeded... Wink [;)] or my Quad with 25 pounder artillery piece in tow to shell your troops...

                        wow... I'd hate for us all to be in the same room with our models... we''d have one of those "what if" wars from our childhood days... complete with engine noises and ACKity ACKity ACKity from our mouths (hmm flash back to the movie BoB)... you know, the ones when we made that "ACKity" noise we shook the model back and forth to simulate the action of the machine guns firing... Wink [;)]

                        of course, now... like then, we'd all end up getting mad and breaking each others models because they refused to die even though I put 77,936 20mm rounds directly into the engine of your plane...


                        ---edit---

                        Kremps slapped me on the back as I was typing so I came back to correct typos from then...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, April 30, 2005 7:53 PM
                        I'm also building a 109, it makes sure Tanky's 109 can make sure Toms stukas can take out those AA guns.Big Smile [:D]
                        -Daniel
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:01 PM
                        I'm building a 109- they make sure Tom's stukas can get your AA gun. Big Smile [:D]
                        -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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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:01 PM
                        Rebel - ya gotta be you... go for the fringe... it's more fun on the outside!

                        Hmmm... seem to remember about Stukas in large numbers attacking AA positions so the bombers could go through unscathed... maybe we could do a dio with it! Wink [;)]

                        ---edit---

                        I may be building aircraft for this... but they are American made aircraft dressed in British clothing haha.. (the Martlet) gotta love the fringe!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tweety1
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                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:52 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

                        tweety, it's the N. Africa mottle scheme... blue undersides and bottom side fuselage, sand yellow and green mottles over everything... I've never tried freehanding mottles before, so it should be a challenge for me.


                        Tanky, I've seen the quality of your builds.

                        The mottle will be a piece of p**s for you mateWink [;)]
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        tweety1
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                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:48 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

                        You know what I just realized, Most of you are building aircraft, and I am building an AA gunShock [:O]
                        uh, I think I 'll go nowDead [xx(]Big Smile [:D]


                        And thats what makes you special Joe!!Wink [;)]Clown [:o)]
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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