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                        weekend GB #2

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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        weekend GB #2
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, July 8, 2004 4:19 PM
                        anyone want to do a weekend group build???

                        friday through sunday.
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                        ewc2003
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                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Thursday, July 8, 2004 4:25 PM
                        I'm in...the only armor kit I've got is DML's 1/72 M3A2 Bradley ODS version...looking at me with sad eyes Big Smile [:D]
                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        lizardqing
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                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, July 8, 2004 6:34 PM
                        I would be happy to just get to work on anything all weekend finishing it or not.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, July 8, 2004 7:49 PM
                        hey Chris, want to try another crack at a kettenkrad?? Wink [;)]


                        me, i'll do a kit from my stash of 1/72. i got 7 of them right now, but I will not be doing the trumpeter ferdinand!!! probably end up doing my m3a1 half track from hasegawa. not the best of kits, but I'll do something with it.
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                        ewc2003
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                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Thursday, July 8, 2004 7:56 PM
                        No kids this weekend, crappy weather expected, and NO honey (or better yet...no honey do list...) I'm IN!
                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        erush
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                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:18 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by M1abramsRules

                        hey Chris, want to try another crack at a kettenkrad?? Wink [;)]



                        [:0] [:0] M1, you better run, he's not on crutches anymore!!! Tongue [:P]

                        I'm lucky if I finish a kit over a year, much less a weekend. Y'all enjoy!

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:24 PM
                        Sure, I'm in with an Academy 1/72 Kubel Wagon. What time can we start on Friday?
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:46 PM
                        this weekend, or next?
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:47 PM
                        this weekend, strat anytime friday.
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:48 PM
                        well you see eric, I have quite a while to sit around before he actually gets close.
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:48 PM
                        so let's see, 4 of us for sure. that's about what we had the first go around. looking forward to it!!
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                        ewc2003
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                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Friday, July 9, 2004 12:28 AM
                        First hour and a half... wheels done...

                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 9, 2004 2:15 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

                        Sure, I'm in with an Academy 1/72 Kubel Wagon. What time can we start on Friday?


                        I have one of those too, John. I'm in if I get the time!
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                        rebelreenactor
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                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, July 9, 2004 3:17 AM
                        I took a look at it tonight, it is really small. might be a 1 day build.

                        hey ewc2003, What kit are you building?
                        John
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                        ewc2003
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                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Friday, July 9, 2004 6:54 AM
                        The DML 1/72 M3A2ODS Bradley. As I've only done one other armor kit (for the aircraft reverse build) and it was "normal" scale, those road wheels are Censored [censored] small!! But the kit goes together really well, much better than the Academy Pzkfw IV ausf H/J kit...
                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, July 9, 2004 8:45 AM
                        cool another joinee!! I'll work on mine tonight
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                        ewc2003
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                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Friday, July 9, 2004 4:05 PM
                        PROGRESS!!

                        Man, this thing is tiny. I've already lost three pieces to the carpet gods...but DML put extras on the sprue.... Big Smile [:D]

                        Anyhoo, here are a couple of progress pics.



                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, July 9, 2004 4:22 PM
                        wow, lookin good!!!

                        I'm gonna turn my m3a1 into an ambulance and really spruce it up!!!
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, July 9, 2004 4:23 PM
                        s it just me, or do these weekend builds turn into 1/72 builds?? last time there was at least 2 1/35 though.
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                        ewc2003
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                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Friday, July 9, 2004 5:00 PM
                        This is the ONLY armor kit in my very little stash...I'm waiting on 6 (yep 6) Tamiya armor kits in the mail... including the 1/35 version of this little guy... can't wait....
                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, July 9, 2004 5:58 PM
                        oh boy....... just checked some pics of halftrack ambulances, and it seems that I'll have quite a bit of conversion work to do!!! looks like I'll be up late (early) tonight
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                        lizardqing
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                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Friday, July 9, 2004 6:21 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by M1abramsRules

                        hey Chris, want to try another crack at a kettenkrad?? Wink [;)]



                        Yea but I think that last little Censored [censored]Censored [censored]Censored [censored]Censored [censored]Censored [censored] took me more like months to get done.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, July 9, 2004 6:23 PM
                        HEY M1! NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am Changing My kuble into an ambulance!Shock [:O]
                        I am almost finished, just have to mask the windshield, and then paint it. maybe a small base.

                        What halftrack kit are you using? I have wanted to build an SdKfz 251/8 (ambulance version of Halftrack) for a while but never bought a kit. BUt I did do a lot of research and ya, there will be alot of converting. Most the research I did showed pics the 251/8 as ausf D's. But other research I read said that THe early a's and b's were converted and the new halftracks were given the the combat troops. So, probably any version would work.
                        oh ya, and what Scale?

                        ewc2003, looking ver good. That kit looks like it has alot of detail. and Extra parts, dude they got smart! Cool [8D]

                        P.S. I almost built Tamiya's 1/35 M3 Stuart, theres not alot of pieces, so i will save that for next time.

                        John
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, July 9, 2004 7:01 PM
                        Heres a progress pic. sorry it is small.


                        the tarp and strecher are not yet glued.
                        John
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, July 9, 2004 8:03 PM
                        i'm using hasegawa's m3a1
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, July 9, 2004 8:39 PM
                        My bad, I thought you were doing a German one. 1/72 right?

                        Also just finished painting the rubber of the wheels and masked the windshield. I made up my Mind, I will put this thingy in a dio ive go the figs ready for painting so i will get that started as well. hope all is going well.
                        John
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                        ewc2003
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                          June 2004
                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Friday, July 9, 2004 9:02 PM
                        Base coat of Field Gray is on...doing the wheels now...First time using Tamiya acrylics with my airbrush, they worked awesome...

                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        M1abramsRules
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                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, July 9, 2004 11:27 PM
                        hey its looking good. I'm in the process of assembly on mine. scratched the rear base and am about to start on the stretcher rods
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                        ewc2003
                        • Member since
                          June 2004
                        • From: Minnetonka, MN
                        Posted by ewc2003 on Friday, July 9, 2004 11:39 PM
                        Well, it's 12:30 and my downstairs neighbors probably wouldn't like me firing up the compressor over their heads, so I'll sign off for now. I got the wheels washed, and the "templates" for the dark earth and black camo spots... I also made the two radio antennae on the turret from single strands of a 22 gauge wire... holy crap that was fun. They won't stay straight, so I'm gonna bend 'em back and tie them off to the ammo boxes behind the turret. Haven't painted the 25mm yet. will do that after the rest of the camo. Will probably drill out the muzzle as well. Big Smile [:D] The kit came with duffel bags, ALICE packs, and sleeping bags so I've got to figure out where I'm gonna put 'em. Talk to you all in the morning...

                        Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:35 AM
                        Making a medical Kuble is going to take a bit loner than I thought. I had put down the base coat, and then went to spray the circles but my template couldn't get in close enough. I have an I dea though, Its just gonna take longer.
                        John
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