Halftracks GB '08 of US, German, Isreal ext. Mar.1'08 - Dec.31'08 - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

White_R34

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October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Thursday, March 27, 2008 1:06 PM

WOW that looks grate. Bow [bow]

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:01 PM

ok, here are some follow up pics of my WIP

I boogered the white "GRIEF" decal and a member of another forum was kind enough to send me his, since he was building 2 and the second was not Rommel's command track.

It is still shinny, missing tools, lights, fender markers and weathering also the machine gun shield is scratch because it is somewhere over the rainbow

it will be in an oasis setting, I am preparing for the water.....

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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White_R34

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October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Friday, March 21, 2008 1:50 PM

All the new names have bean added to the list of builders I will up date the list in the Armor section as well. Oh an the list is at the top under all my pix. Here's a link back to the othere thread in the Armor section. Starting on page 1:

/forums/1/911753/ShowPost.aspx#911753

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panzer88

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May 2006
From: Queensbury,NY

Posted by panzer88 on Thursday, March 20, 2008 7:32 AM

Some more progress.

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invertman

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January 2007
From: Cherry valley il.

Posted by invertman on Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:04 PM

you can put me down for a 1/35th sd.kfz.251/22 from dragon

thanks.

jason

if you want permission for a test flight.... the answer is "no".

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panzerkampfwagen

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February 2008
From: east texas

Posted by panzerkampfwagen on Sunday, March 16, 2008 2:01 PM

put me down for the tamiya hanomag or 251c. this sounds like fun :-)

corey

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chewybr

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March 2008
From: Pa

Posted by chewybr on Saturday, March 15, 2008 6:00 PM

could you add me to the gb...i'll be building a Sd.Kfz.251/7 Ausf. D 3 in1 from dragon #6223

-Matt

facebook me Matthew Browning if you'd like to talk about the hobby

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White_R34

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October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Friday, March 7, 2008 4:39 AM

Sorry for all the type-O's brane and hand where not on the same page.

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Friday, March 7, 2008 1:59 AM

White_R34 wrote:
Fisrt about the 1/48 Greif I cant wate to see how your going to do it as I have that same version in 1/35 but I want to do it as the Ader version. Hay I looked up info on E.Rommel's halftrack and found that he had three "GREIF"-(Griffin or Condor or Attack), "ADLER"-(Aigle or Eagle),"IGEL"-(Hedgehog) as it said the the last one was a Gray color and the other two where of the sand camo color. I don't know if this is still right I looked it up over 4 years ago. Any way I hope to build all three starting with ADLER. I know some of you may want to know why? You see Greif done a lot I just though doing this version woulf be a good switch. I'm going to look it again to see what will come up now.

mine will be OOB in the dk yellow I have never built this track, {only one I have done is the Tamiya "hanomag" Sd.Kfz. 251 in 1/35. Mine will probably be in an "OPEN" area with all the tracks together with several figures. I have pictures of him also using a british Quad as his command truck. I guess that is sort of rubbing their noses in it. Of course the Desert Rats of Tobruk showed them how to use other peoples stuff

EDIT: ooh, I think I just had epiphany...or a brain fart, not sure which BUT I think I may make a small oasis with a few date palms and some h2o

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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White_R34

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October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Friday, March 7, 2008 12:04 AM

found something take a looky: It looks like a drawing thou, It's a full open top.

IGEL: was a Sd.Kfz 253 with closed top and hatches

GREIF: Full open top.

See it some thing a lettle defferent.

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White_R34

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October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Thursday, March 6, 2008 11:42 PM

Fisrt about the 1/48 Greif I cant wate to see how your going to do it as I have that same version in 1/35 but I want to do it as the Ader version. Hay I looked up info on E.Rommel's halftrack and found that he had three "GREIF"-(Griffin or Condor or Attack), "ADLER"-(Aigle or Eagle),"IGEL"-(Hedgehog) as it said the the last one was a Gray color and the other two where of the sand camo color. I don't know if this is still right I looked it up over 4 years ago. Any way I hope to build all three starting with ADLER. I know some of you may want to know why? You see Greif done a lot I just though doing this version woulf be a good switch. I'm going to look it again to see what will come up now.

Building the Impossible Is my main goal!!

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MarkDunck

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October 2004

Posted by MarkDunck on Thursday, March 6, 2008 2:10 AM

I have several halftracks in my arsenal. Right now I am leaning towards my Zvesda SdKfz 251/1 Ausf B/ I have AFV club workable track and AFV wheels. Those are the major problems that I am aware of with the Zvesda kit.

Mark

To Thine Ownself be True

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Thursday, March 6, 2008 1:21 AM

White_R34 wrote:
Guy,s and Girl's please put up a list of what you plan to work on with box art if you can.

for me, I plan on doing a diorama with the Grief and Rommel standing and my two mini tracks ready to race off at his command

IF I could do canopies I would add a Storch but.....way too much masking for my ability

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Thursday, March 6, 2008 1:06 AM

White_R34 wrote:
Say when did you do the builds of those?

the "big" one and one small one were started a month or so ago. the unpainted one I just started, after the start of this GB so technically the one 1/48 is the only one that "counts" for this build.

The 2 little ones will go in a diorama with the 1/48 GRIEF halftrack that I have ordered for the GB {the GRIEF was my plan in the beginning, but when I remembered I still had one unbuilt I dragged it out.

I assemble fast it's the painting and weathering that slows me down

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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MrSquid2U

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March 2007
From: Atlanta, Ga.

Posted by MrSquid2U on Thursday, March 6, 2008 12:49 AM

Well,

I answered over in the armor forum but I'll also chime in here, in the 'official thread'.

I'd like to try a couple, maybe even three, that I've been planning for awhile!

My scenario is two 251s in DAK that are hypothetical 'what if field shop' conversions. One, I've started but is below the 85% completion rule so I'd like to include it. It's based on the Tamiya 1/35th "Hanomag" with some TLC and a Pak40 onboard. Then I'm leaning towards another as an ammo carrier but it just might wind up with another 'gun' stuffed into it? I also have a 250/9 but I'm in a quandry whether to convert it along the lines of a 253 ammo carrier with ammo trailer, or a more 'traditional' observation variant?

But somehow I'd like them to represent a hypothetical 'special task force' that roamed the desert and took on tanks in hit and run fashion! I'd also like to present them within a diorama but don't want to get ahead of my actual skills!

SO- is there room in this GB for 'hypothetical what if' scenarios- or are we sticking to prototype, documented, fidelity?

Thanks,

Don

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White_R34

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October 2007

Posted by White_R34 on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 4:55 AM

Say when did you do the builds of those?

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Sunday, March 2, 2008 4:45 PM

here is a shot of my almost finished 1/48, my primed 1/35 and finally my new just assembled for this build 1/48 not sure yet how I will display it, I am thinking of both the 1/48s near Rommel's halftrack with Rommel listening to reports

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Sunday, March 2, 2008 4:40 PM

stick man wrote:
I'll do it can I make this? it's 1/35 scale.

sounds good to me

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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stick man

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February 2008
From: ladner BC Canada

Posted by stick man on Sunday, March 2, 2008 1:19 PM

I'll do it can I make this? it's 1/35 scale.

I'm 15 and I model I sk8board and I drum what could be better.

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jadgpanther302

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November 2006
From: Massachusetts

Posted by jadgpanther302 on Sunday, March 2, 2008 12:39 PM

im in, i will do a 251 from tamiya in 1/35.

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Saturday, March 1, 2008 10:03 PM

while I am waiting to buy my halftrack, and since I have a 1/48 scale Kenttenkrad { I have 2 1 waiting decals & 1 un-started plus an almost finished one in 1/35} I will start with it

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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stick man

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February 2008
From: ladner BC Canada

Posted by stick man on Saturday, March 1, 2008 7:08 PM

I would be willing to give it a try but I'd like more info because I'v never done a group build beafor.

I'm 15 and I model I sk8board and I drum what could be better.

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White_R34

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October 2007

Halftracks GB '08 of US, German, Isreal ext. Mar.1'08 - Dec.31'08

Posted by White_R34 on Friday, February 29, 2008 9:58 PM

How about a new GB of all types of Military Halftracks from all over the world. As for me I love the ones from WWII and some from Isreal. But any halftrack will work. First the rules;

1. Have fun Have fun Have fun Sign - Welcome <img src= " border="0" width="55" height="36" />

2. Model must be any scale you want!

3. If the halftrack is of a suject the is not known you must post images of the concept and your build.

4. You can build it box stock or with full PE detail if you want.

5a. The Halftracks don't have to have all the right markings if you can't find them (but I know some one will point you the right way if any one gets lost. If your doing any from WWII and from the the eastern front and are German all must have the white cross on the sides if you are doing them in gray color. If I am rong some one will tell me and I will change this info.

5b. New thing to add Not all Gray greman Halftracks had the white cross.

6. Model kits up to you, Scratch building is truly Sign - Welcome <img src= " border="0" width="55" height="36" />

7. If any one has a build halftrack and want's to show it here that would be ok(if you also have old images of your work of them post them to if you have it.), but you should start a thread of it out side this BG as well so you can answer any question asked of your work. But please try to show your work if your going to build in this Group Build. Any model that has been started an is not over (85%) done you can bring it in.

If any one want to try this let me know and if one is alredy on going I would like to ad this as a 2nd or 3rd part to that one. When it comes to the time frame I will discussion with any builders that like this idea.

Discussion Group Needed on History of types of halftracks and markings' I need people like Doog Have any of you see this man's work. An any one that know's halftrack models and there History.

Here's a some images of my German SdKfz 215/17 (I hope this get your blood pumping) First I did a lot of scratch building to it as the new kits where not out there yet and I did't want to use resin.