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                        Whats a good easy to build armor model thats easy to build?

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Whats a good easy to build armor model thats easy to build?
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:14 PM
                        Please reply
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:18 PM
                        well, if you want 1/35, tamiya's t34 and pzkpfw II ausf F/G are fairly simple models. or if you want something a little more basic you could try 1/72, hasegawa's are fairly nice models to build.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:26 PM
                        Cool
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:28 PM
                        Tamiya's M-41 Walker Bulldog!
                        A good, inexpensive kit, and a breeze to build. There have been several threads on building a Bulldog already, too!
                        If you plug in M-41 or M41 up in the "search the forums" area up and to right, I'm sure you could find 'em.
                        Check 'em out!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:29 PM
                        Try tamiya M-41 walker bulldog
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:31 PM
                        Sounds good
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:41 PM
                        First armor kit I built was an academy 1/48 scale Merkava. I found it to be quite simple. I put the thing together and basecoated it all in less than 3 hours. All in all, I finished the kit in a day .
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                        MartianGundamModeler
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Tennessee
                        Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:13 PM
                        I was also thinking the 1/48 scale kits by Zhengdefu. Bought two or three on clearance at Hobby Lobby for about 3 or 4 bucks. They were my first builds about 4 months ago before I tackled my first tamiya, the Bradley. They were good practice. I am currently in the process of adding more details to them with all the new info I've learned. I have the Merkava, the Challenger 1and and an unfinished Leopard II [I lost the barrel]. The basic thing I learned while building these kits was: ASSEMBLE FIRST, PAINT SECOND! You can do it the in the reverse but then you spend more time scraping paint off the edges of parts than assembling them. That's the second reason the Leopard is unfinished...Shy [8)]
                        I build 1/35 but Iplan to pick up some more 1/48 kits. Smaller but still good detail.
                        "Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:17 PM
                        check out RevellAG's 1/72 tigers. excellent kits, don't take up alot of space and produce some great results.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:44 PM
                        Welcome to the forums.

                        I recommend the Panzer II ausf F/G by Tamiya. The kit is very easy to build. There are many reference photos of those Panzers online as well. The tracks are one-piece so that is also easy. The overall kit is small compared to a tiger or sherman, but after all a Panzer II is an early war machine, ligtly armored.

                        You can find the kit NEW in the box for about 10 dollars.

                        In addition, the kit comes with figures, so you can try your hand at painting up some desert afrika corps germans.

                        Good luck!

                        Let us know which way you go and if you need any help.
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 3:45 PM
                        Hey Martian
                        Amazing that you were able to find Zhengdefu. I haven't found ANYTHING by them, save two aircraft kits (not the greates quality) but 15 bucks for a 1/48 flanker was a bargain. I wish I could find armor kits in 1/35 scale for those prices
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 5:06 PM
                        Lookin at Panzer and Bulldog.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 5:08 PM
                        found the panzer for 9.20 on greatmodels.comBig Smile [:D]
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 5:12 PM
                        cool, I'll check it out
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 7:10 PM
                        I did the M41 walker bulldog by tamiya as my first armour one.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:09 PM
                        I'd second the PzII by Tamiya.

                        The Tamiya T34's would also be good choices. And if you can find them, Tamiya's KV's.
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                        JCon
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Northeast Washington State
                        Posted by JCon on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:42 PM
                        I recommend the Panzer II ausf F/G by Tamiya. It's an awesome little tank!
                        Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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                        MartianGundamModeler
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Tennessee
                        Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:35 PM
                        Haven't tried my hand at a German tank. I'll have to check out that Panzer II As well. Besides I LOVE free figs!
                        "Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12:36 AM
                        The Tamiya KV is simple, plus there are no rubber tires to paint. Also has the vinyl tracks. How about the SDKFZ 222 German armored car? One color paint job too. No tracks.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 1:30 AM
                        Tamiya T34-85.

                        1.) Very few (I mean few) parts
                        2.) No tools and accessories on the tank.
                        3.) One piece rubber track
                        4.) Large road wheels.
                        5.) Only few paint colors required

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                        MartianGundamModeler
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Tennessee
                        Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 2:14 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by zokissima

                        Hey Martian
                        Amazing that you were able to find Zhengdefu. I haven't found ANYTHING by them, save two aircraft kits (not the greates quality) but 15 bucks for a 1/48 flanker was a bargain. I wish I could find armor kits in 1/35 scale for those prices


                        Yes i wouldn't call the Zhengdefu 1/48 armours little "Tamiyas" either but they were still a great fun [not to mention cheap] build. i noticed that both my challenger and my Merkava seemed to have tha same generic road wheels but both kits have skirts and are painted differnent colors so it's not actually noticable. they are motorized but it doesn't effect how good they look though. But the key was a "fun simple build" and these fit. The details are nice. i love mine. trying to pick up the Beadley next. I planing to start me a 1/48 and maybe a 1/72 collection.[take up less space]
                        "Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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                        chris hall
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                          February 2004
                        • From: Weymouth, Dorset, UK
                        Posted by chris hall on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:40 AM
                        Try the Emhar 1/72 A7V German WW1 tank, if you can get it easily in the US (I believe that Squadron has it, sometimes on special offer). Easy to build, with one-piece tracks and bogies, lots of interesting colour schemes, unusual subject. Watch out for the off-register decals, though!
                        Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly!
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                        Kumy
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Steeler Country
                        Posted by Kumy on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:17 AM
                        The panzer is a good choice. And like everybody else mentioned the T-34 is another good one. FSM just did a article on a T-34 weekend build.
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