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China-Burma-India Theater GB 2006-2007

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:35 PM
 torakaze wrote:
http://www.wwiivehicles.com/unitedkingdom/infantry/valentine.html
^^^This page, with pictures, about the Valentine says the 3rd New Zealand Division used some Valentines at Arakan in Burma.


Well it's looking like that's bad data. Doesn't seem like any New Zealand Tankers made it to Arakan. the 3rd NZ Div were consolidated into other NZ forces after getting bogged down in the Oceanic islands around the Solomans.

Now it's bugging me. If there were commonwealth Valentines at Arakan... Who the heck were manning them.
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Posted by arki30 on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:05 PM

First torakaze, Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forum.  Second, great research from someone only 3 posts into the game!  Well done Thumbs Up [tup]!

 

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Posted by cj95 on Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:14 PM

Torakaze,

 

Whoa!   Talk about some really top-notch research.  I am much oblidged sir.  Looks like I have a lot of serious reading to do before I figure out what i want to do.

It will most likely be some sort of Commonwealth armor, with me leaning towards a Grant or Lee....but i'll let you know.

Again....thanks a zillion.

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Posted by RadMax8 on Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:40 PM
Hello, guys, not to take away from the wonderful reseach done by our friends, but I have finished the badge.

Do you guys like it??? Let me know, and Tanky can make the final ruling!
P.S. Tanky, here's the details of my build... Accurate Miniatures 1/48th P-51A with Verlinden updateSmile [:)]

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:56 AM
badge looks great.

We'll go with it unless anyone has another suggestion, in which case we could vote on which one.

But as of now, we're going with this one.
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:48 AM

The Badge is fine with me.  Nice work.

Regards,  Rick

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Posted by arki30 on Sunday, May 28, 2006 8:17 PM
The badge looks good to me.

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Posted by RadMax8 on Monday, May 29, 2006 12:06 AM
Glad you like it, guys! Tanky, I have everything that I need ordered now! My P-51A will be complete with a Verlinden engine and the Verlinden update set. I may include a Squadron vacuform canopy. as well!
jwb
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Posted by jwb on Sunday, June 4, 2006 6:24 AM
Mind if I join? I have an Accurate Minis P-51A sitting in a box looking awful lonesome in it's unbuilt state?

Jon Bius

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, June 4, 2006 1:41 PM
excellent. welcome aboard.
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Posted by Dave23 on Sunday, June 4, 2006 3:31 PM
Sign me up for a Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 "Nate" (Hasegawa 1:48). And with that, I think I'm pretty well booked until spring Big Smile [:D]

-dave

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Posted by RadMax8 on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 9:40 AM
Hye Tanky, I just got my Verlinden detail sets today... WHY CAN'T WE START NOW?? lol, these pieces are pretty cool! how's everyone else holding up?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 19, 2006 2:50 AM

Ok, since nobody is doing 1 I guess Ill have to.  Put me in for a AM B-25, Barbie III.  Maybe if time permits Ill do a AM P-51A Mrs.Virginia as well (unless others are doing her). Let me know.

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, June 19, 2006 8:33 AM
excellent. it's always good to have more members.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 23, 2006 5:49 AM
After doing some research it looks like to do Barbie III Ill need to do some work.  Since there isnt a H kit made, Ill have to use a Revell J.  I didnt realize that G's were modified C or D models (looking at a picture shouldve been a clue...note to self).  So to avoid alot of working moving the upper turret forward Ill just try to mate the AM nose cone to the J body and drill 2 holes for the extra mg's Barbie has.  Im hoping this will work and look good.  Cant wait for all this to come out in the build.
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Posted by PanzerWulff on Friday, June 23, 2006 1:58 PM
Hey tank I forgot to tell you I will be using the Tamiya 1/48 "South Pacific" buffalo as it has the option to build the Dutch Buffalos which is the aircraft the Japanese got their hands onBig Smile [:D]
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Posted by mph34 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 10:34 AM

Just got the ol' Monogram P-40B!  Man does that bring back the memories! Big Smile [:D]  First built this one back in the early 80's.  This time, I will probably get a better end result!  I also have be True Details Cockpit set, and a set of decals from AeroMaster. Smile [:)]

The start of this will work out great as I can finish up some other GBs first. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 8:17 PM
yeah im up to my eyeballs in GBs as well.
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Posted by arki30 on Saturday, July 22, 2006 10:15 AM

My P-40N arrived the other day.  There was a tender, sad moment as I longingly stared at the box, wishing to see it build before my eyes.

And then I realized we still have over a month to go before this GB starts, so I hurriedly stashed that sucker away before I fell victim to temptation.

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, July 22, 2006 1:48 PM
that's the spirit arki. I'm lloking forward to getting started on my P-51A as well, since I've never built an accurate miniatures kit before.
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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:21 PM
Hey Tanky I think I'll do  Revell's P-40B Tiger Shark. It's subject to change however. Thanks

-Josiah

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Posted by bobbaily on Monday, August 7, 2006 6:07 AM

bump-already on page 3-start date is coming up soon!

Bob

 

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Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 12:30 AM
AAAAARGHBanged Head [banghead] upon further research while the captured buffaloes were well.....Ummm captured in the CBI theatre they were never used there by the japanese they were instead used in pilot training in the japanese home islands I may still do the Buffalo in allied markings but let me get back to ya on it
ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 9:12 AM
well... where were the markings applied? If they were applied in the CBI area you're still good to go.
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Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 11:03 PM
Come on, September!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 10, 2006 3:26 PM

I recieved my B-25H today from Evilbay.  So Barbie III is a go.

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Posted by osher on Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:23 PM
I haven't been able to model for 4 months now, and have another week or two to go.  Yep moving is a stressful time, and what was supposed to be a few hundred £ of minor repairs to one room, has ended up as a whole house £6,000 nightmare!  Amazing how as you fix one thing, you find it hides something else... (just don't ever mention the lighting, that was, well, interesting shall we say?)

Hence, all my supposed GB participation is nil.  However....I'm fired up, raring to go, and, yep, adding my name to another GB!  I've got a P-40, of the AVG.  It's an old Academy/Minicraft 1/72 offering.  Not sure what the colour scheme is.  The instructions just say brown and green, and say to look at the box art.  Nice that the box top is a different colour to the box side!  Any clues anyone?

Anyway,  count me in!  Not going to be able to start for a wee while, as need to finish other GB first, but I'll be there, eventually!

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Posted by osher on Friday, August 18, 2006 3:40 PM
Not long to go...!
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Posted by PanzerWulff on Friday, August 18, 2006 9:51 PM
Scratch the buffalo I found some info on some british P-47s used in the CBI and was thinking of building one now I just need to choose a kit and scaleBig Smile [:D]
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Posted by osher on Saturday, August 19, 2006 3:38 AM
There's that new 1/24 P-47 coming out soon.  That should be awesome, but recon no RSF CBI decals for it, at least for a while.
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