251 Halftracks GB 1 October '08 - 8 June '09

dupes,

Not to fear, my man, I'm still here.  The /4 is sitting on my bench, all neat and pretty inside its little bags.  I'll be starting on it no later than the 20th...

bbrowniii wrote:

dupes, Not to fear, my man, I'm still here.  The /4 is sitting on my bench, all neat and pretty inside its little bags.  I'll be starting on it no later than the 20th...

Of course, I am sooooooo broken hearted over your lack of comment on my completed Stug IV , I might be too busy getting therapy to build anymore this year...

What? How did I miss that? I'll be sure to check that out ASAP!

Sorry man.

dupes wrote:

What? How did I miss that? I'll be sure to check that out ASAP! Sorry man.

No worries.  Mostly, I'm just bustin' your stones - I posted it when you were taking a bit of a breather from things so we didn't see you around for a couple of days.  But, hey, if I shamed ya into it... all the better

"Bit of a breather"! Heh. Yeah, you could call it that, I suppose.

I'm back, baby!

dupes wrote:

ANOTHER 251? Now you're talking, Bish! Let me know which one strikes your fancy...I'm guessing something with a map table? Hehehhe.

lol, probably not actually. I doubt i will have time to do a conversion job. I have just ordered 3 more 251 kits which will take me up to 13 including my /17. Once i have finished that and my build for the FF GB i will see what versions have not been built and compare that with the ones i have. So i am thinking on the lines that someone can't complete their build.

 But, on saying that, i have the Tamiya /1 Ausf D i am keeping for a conversion. So when i get home i will look into the un asigned versions and see if i think i am able to do one of those.

Congrats to Marc/Wingnut! Cerveza for you my friend!

My own 251 build is sched to launch March, after I finish couple other GBs including RSR. ... and some wingie thingies 

Been practicing/learning PE for the first time, in the Big Cats GB

next is learning some scratchbuilding with the old Tamiya Walker Bulldog.

There IS a method to my madness! I think?... 

Oh, and Happy New year everyone, and lets hope 2009 is much MUCH better than the drasted 2008 that just expired..ugh....

March, eh? How about you push that scratchbuilding project back a wee bit and head for the 251 first...?

Just want to make sure that everyone has enough time to bang out their builds and not be too rushed at the very end (right when summer starts) to finish the way they'd like to.

Those wingie thingies could probably hold off for a while too, couldn't they?

dupes: I just received my FSM and saw at the back that there will be an article on working with PE in the next issue..on the stands Feb 1.  I will probably wait to read that before busting out the Stuka, G*D knows I'll need the help...PE and I don't seem to work well together.  panzerguy is also sending me a link for a reasonably priced set of PE tools, which will hopefully make things easier. 

Again, don't sweat my build, I got it covered...heck at the pace I'm building at now I may be able to crank out my L/70 Lang for "1000 Road Wheels' before my next FSM arrives!!!

SMJmodeler wrote:

panzerguy is also sending me a link for a reasonably priced set of PE tools, which will hopefully make things easier.

And, SMJ, you are going to immediately share that link with me, right??!!   I got me some PE beasts comin' up and I'll need every advantage I can get!

Thanks man.  Glad to hear you are back into the groove and crankin' out some builds.  Got any WIPs going? 

Thanks Jmart

So fupes... So you are back I hear.  Back as regular as Exlax now?

bbrowniii wrote:

And, SMJ, you are going to immediately share that link with me, right??!!   I got me some PE beasts comin' up and I'll need every advantage I can get! ...Got any WIPs going?

bbrowniii: Shoot me a reminder PM on those tools.  Go see my "Weathering a T34/85..." for a WIP.  I'm also posting more WIP of that same build in the Red Storm GB.  Did you see my Flakvierling thread?  It's complete..except for some fig's, which I plan to get on there within a couple weeks!

Yes, Mr. Nut, I am back. Adjusting (somewhat) to my single-guy schedule. I really really thought that I would have TONS more spare time when it was just me around the house...MAN was I wrong!

Getting myself back into the normal swing of things though, should see some output from me sometime soon.

dupes wrote:

Getting myself back into the normal swing of things though, should see some output from me sometime soon.

Hope so...how many 251 variants do you have on your list dupes?

How many? Well...ALL of them!

Only need about 6 more chassis' to have the capability to build them ALLLLLL! Muaaaaaahahhahahahhahaaaa!

dupes - ill see what I can do..

SMJ - I know they can be pricey, but PE tools save so much time in the longrun... I tried PE handles & grab handles on a 72 scale for Big Cats, was able to accomplish the task very nicely (as for the rest of the build. well..... lol ) 

You can purchase the Mission Models tools from Lucky models, usually cheaper and FREE air shipping, just dont order anything else!

As for glue, I am using Gator's Grip glue, water-soluble, you can clean up exces with a damp paintbrush. For me works better than CA; slower setting and I dont have to worry about a "CA glob". CA is still better if you want instant bond with an acelerator.

http://www.gatorsmask.com/

go to eduards web site

http://www.eduard.cz/

click INFO, some articles about using PE there

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cheers

dupes: You have enough kits in the stash to build them all!!!...cool...the "Mad Modeler"

JMart: Thanks for the PE tool info!

   Hey Dupes I'm still here. I'll be hitting this one as soon as my current project is finnished.

   I was trying to find a pe set for the /22 but no luck. Couldnt find a set just for the /22. I think this one will be done oob. I'm actually looking foward it. Since these first made their appearance around late Dec.of 44 I'm leaning towards a winter motif.  

  As soon as I'm finished with this GB I'm going to be working on one thing only, my dio for this years AMPS east.

Hey Steve - go to Great Models, look for Eduard PE set #...35776. You are doing the dragon kit, right?

Interested to hear what this year's dio is going to consist of!

Here's some update pics of my Falke so I can get my name of the naughty list. I'm nearing completion. The batteries are wired up  and the scratch built generator is wired up to the spare battery so she'll be all charged and ready to go. Working on the night vision devices right now. Sorry about the pics being a bit blurry, in a hurry to get the pics done so I can get building again.

Looking really good, Pz88.  Like the camo scheme.  Wouldn't worry too much at this time about whether you're on the naughty or nice list; it won't really matter for about another 350 days.   

 Don

Well I am here sort of.  I know I have not been on the forum as much as I use to be.  My wife giving birth to our daughter, new job.  Oh yeah then getting let go from said job on Tuesday has got me seriously depressed.  I did get some work done on my /23.  I decided to just go OOTB.  I didn't heed the warings about prefitting and had to do some filling.  But it is looking ok, I guess.  Sorry my mind is just not in building right now.  But I will finish.

Here it is.  I got the magic tracks all together.  WOW nice but tricky to keep together while installing the pad.

Moose - sorry to hear about your job. I'm sure you'll find a way to work through it! Nice work on the /23 so far - glad to hear you're making progress!

Panzer88 - that scheme looks really sweet. Like the exposed wiring!

As for the "naughty" list, it's really only about 180 days left. 8th of June, gentlemen! Unlike 1,000 Roadwheels, this GB does NOT go 'til the end of the year!

Keep your noses to the grindstone!