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biffa, SMJ, espins1......Where O Where Have Some of Our Armor Buddies Gone??

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  • Member since
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  • From: Bournemouth UK
Posted by Bodge on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:27 PM

Hi Steve, glad you came back just as i did. No one missed me though Ick!

Ive seen some of your rail modeling and its super stuff, Cheers mate, Andy.

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Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:46 PM

SMJmodeler

 

 If you'll endulge me before getting to the Tiger I also plan to start a thread letting everyone know what I've been up to lately, with some pictures...different genre (model railroading) but I think you'll like them. 

Glad to be back!

 

 

 

 

I'm waiting

 

Marc  

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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:52 PM

Yay, another lost sheep has returned to the fold.

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 Eric 

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  • From: Carmel, IN
Posted by deafpanzer on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:55 PM

Bodge

Hi Steve, glad you came back just as i did. No one missed me though Ick!

Ive seen some of your rail modeling and its super stuff, Cheers mate, Andy.

Andy, nope I didn't miss you because I knew where to find you... Whistling  But it is always great having you post your work here.  I always admire your work especially the figures.  Things haven't been the same in Figures forum for over a year... 

Andy

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  • From: Right Side of a Left State
Posted by Shellback on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:49 PM

Bodge

Hi Steve, glad you came back just as i did. No one missed me though Ick!

Ive seen some of your rail modeling and its super stuff, Cheers mate, Andy.

Bodge , dont feel bad i got the same thing , no one missed me ....Hmm....or maybe they didnt want to see mw back .

Steve , looking forward to seeing the pics of the model R.R. My dad was a Model R.R. er and i never get tired of looking at it . Yes

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  • From: New Jersey
Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:53 PM

HOLY EXCREMENT.....Steve is back.....great to have you drop in....I will fire a gun salute to your return......now get to work.....lets see some armor!!

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by the doog on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:15 PM

Bodge

Shelback i dont think it would have been the same guy from what i knew about Edd,but hey i may be wrong, who knows

Karl i retract the phrase bullying as i dont know the whole facts and only saw the last parts of it and what i was told on private emails, trouble is you hear one story and tend to think it is gospel without hearing all sides. As it had nothing to do with me i take back my earlier statement. All i know is he was a good modeller ,a brilliant poster on tutorials on his work and to me a nice bloke. He may have been a complete ar*e hole to others  i dont know.

Andy, I completely understand, and hold nothing against either you or he. I just wanted the story to be told how it happened. From time to time, there are occasional sour grapes here sometimes who will use any chance to bash the forums or some of its members here, and I just didn't want that unfortunate episode to cast a dark hue on the goings-on here when things generally run smoothly. Smile

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Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:09 PM

    YAY!!....

http://th167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/AHarbin88/Smileys/th_thththcutecheerleader.gifHe's back......

   He's back........  896d38ee

             Don't you go do that again.

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  • From: San Francisco Bay Area
Posted by bufflehead on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:12 AM

DM - Where or where do you get all those fancy emoticons????  Gotta luv em!!!Yes

Steve/SMJ - What the he!!?  Its like a long lost brother has just returned!!  Welcome back and, yes many of us noticed your absence!  I'm eager to see what modeling madness you have planned for the Tiger!

hmmmmm......I wonder if Steve's return heralds a reappearane of others??  Anyone else out there? 

All, thanks to everyone for all your responses.  My intent upon posting this was simply to lament the fact that some of the guys I "grew up" with on this forum are gone, but not to figure out what happened to them.  We all know that life takes all of us in different directions and sometimes people need to move on, but I still feel lucky to have shared this hobby with so many great members, past & present. 

Hats off to all you treadheads (and other modelers!) that keep this hobby so alive!Toast

Ernest

Last Armor Build - 1/35 Dragon M-26A1, 1/35 Emhar Mk.IV Female

     

Last Aircraft Builds - Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F Wildcat & FW-190A8

     

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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:24 AM

Andy and Shell you were both missed, it's that sometimes we don't want get all sappy on you.

Another member I wish we could see more of is Moses. He did great armor and was a master of homemade zimmert. I know he's busy with his young family, so hopefully hell come back as the kids age.

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 Eric 

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Posted by disastermaster on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8:25 AM

bufflehead

DM - Where or where do you get all those fancy emoticons????  Gotta luv em!!!Yes

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They're all around you.... just look.

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Photobucket is loaded with 'em.

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  • From: Coastal Maine
Posted by dupes on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8:37 AM

SMJ! Glad you made it back. And you NEEEED to share some of those RR building pics you sent me...they're too good not to.

Re: your Tiger I barrel - you have a lot of options, just depends whether you're more interested in cost or speed in getting it to you. Keep in mind you're looking for a KwK36 L/56.

RB Model #35B01 - just look for this guy on ebay. Lots of options. Should be had for $10 or less.
Aber #35L-26 - I don't have a cheap source for Aber stuff. Google away.
Armorscale #B35-008 - same deal.
LionRoar #LB3501 - same deal.
Voyager #VBS0105 - same deal.

I'm sure there are more options (Jordi Rubio, Panzer Art, Etc.) but that should give you a good start. Shoot, just go to ebay and enter "1/35 Tiger barrel". I've found that the RB Model barrels are top shelf items, but tend to be MUCH cheaper than the other options.

 

 

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Posted by Shellback on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:51 PM

Ernest , i'm glad you started this thread man ! Good waves man !!!

Arf Arf !!!

 

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Posted by SMJmodeler on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:46 PM

dupes

SMJ! Glad you made it back. And you NEEEED to share some of those RR building pics you sent me...they're too good not to.

DONE!, thanks for the prodding/encouragement.

Re: your Tiger I barrel - you have a lot of options, just depends whether you're more interested in cost or speed in getting it to you. Keep in mind you're looking for a KwK36 L/56.

Definately cost, thanks for the resources dupes I'll go search away!

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:49 PM

Well, well---isn't this thread turning sweet...

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:25 PM

Manstein's revenge

Well, well---isn't this thread turning sweet...

Playing the grump card ?

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Posted by disastermaster on Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:35 PM

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A4GwkJAKQfM/SWPYD4j1KTI/AAAAAAAABFI/4fmXRHNdNzA/s400/grumpy.jpg

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 13, 2012 10:19 AM

Shellback

 Manstein's revenge:

Well, well---isn't this thread turning sweet...

 

Playing the grump card ?

Always...

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, April 13, 2012 12:54 PM

Shellback

Ben and Bish , Good to be here with you lads from England .Yes

Somone has to provide some sanity. Big Smile

But that won't be me.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Bish on Friday, April 13, 2012 12:57 PM

Manstein's revenge

 

About freakin' time...post pics...

Ditto. And good to see you back.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:41 AM

hi all,just passing thru the forums and this thread got my attention because i remember most of the folks mentioned above.i'm still struggling with my computer literacy and posting pix so i became a browser and left the active conversations to those who can "put thier money where thier mouth is" so to speak. i really enjoy seeing and reading the work that everyone posts here IMHO the cornerstones of this forum (and you know who you are) really do a great job of posting creative and helpful topics.thanks for helping me stay up to date and interested in an otherwise solitary,forgotten,and whoafully underenjoyed (life is in the way)hobby.      P.S. call me what ya want so long as it's not late for dinner LOL

we're modelers it's what we do

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  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:48 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Biggrin-smiley.png Here's how it works.

1. Read http://www.4smileys.com/smileys/read-smileys/read04.gif

2. Learn http://files.myopera.com/debplatt/smiley/scholar.gif

Pick a subject..........http://emoticoner.com/files/category_pictures/star-plucker-smiley.gif

3. Build http://files.myopera.com/debplatt/smiley/dance3.gif

4. Post http://files.myopera.com/debplatt/smiley/surf.gif

REPEAT as needed...........

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  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:55 PM

thanks disastermaster,seems alot less donting with all those emo-coms on the screen LOL  will try to apply but no promises,kinda like just lurking about in the shadows. happy modeling

we're modelers it's what we do

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Posted by vtrockin on Friday, May 11, 2012 11:10 PM

Good catch up thread - I've been out of the hobby for a year or two and I'm itching to get back in.  

 

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  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Saturday, May 12, 2012 3:42 AM

http://totebags.blogly.net/images/geeky_face_bag-d1496358697743525602wltx_120.jpg

      OK!

        Start

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