Italeri Group Build Sept. 1, 2006-Jan. 15 2007

DURR wrote:

so which badge design of the two is it

This one. It has all that is asked of it. I like it.

Larry, welcome. Looking forward to the hetzer.

Count me in.  I've got a Hetzer Italeri kit that I was planning to build soon.  So this would be a good time to start.  This will be my first Group Build.

Thanks,

Larry

m1garand wrote:

tigerman wrote: 2 days to go. Get those kits scrubbed. My kits are all scrubbed, cleaned and dried!  All I need is to apply some glue, attach parts and paint with lots of OD, and WALLAH! here comes the complete kits!  This weekend will be a great time to build since NE is going to get lots of rain during next few days.  On top of M24, I'll be also building M109A6 Paladins (2 of them) and not going to do any fancy additions to these kits.  Will try to post up some pictures as I go along. Have a wonderful labor day weekend folks!

Same here M1....rain all weekend in Minnesota....so plenty of time to work... I've gotten some 3D drawings of the HUMRAAM as well as the AMRAAM spec sheet so I'll be scratchbuilding the 4 RIM-120s and the launch system on the bed of the HMMWV, but the sprues... the sprues are calling...

tigerman wrote:

2 days to go. Get those kits scrubbed.

My kits are all scrubbed, cleaned and dried!  All I need is to apply some glue, attach parts and paint with lots of OD, and WALLAH! here comes the complete kits!  This weekend will be a great time to build since NE is going to get lots of rain during next few days.  On top of M24, I'll be also building M109A6 Paladins (2 of them) and not going to do any fancy additions to these kits.  Will try to post up some pictures as I go along.

Have a wonderful labor day weekend folks!

You need a host for your pictures.  www.photobucket.com offers free hosting. You just need to add . Actually they already do that in the bottom photobucket picture. Copy and paste it into your thread.

Dwight Ta-ala wrote:

tigerman wrote: Uh.........I hadn't thought of that. Hey, free advertising.    Who knows? Could result to FREE kits.

  Oh man! Those two little words "FREE KITS" Oh man! I'm getting goose bumps! ......... to me it would be like " You are hereby sentenced to die by lethal injection!.........ha just kidding you're free to go!" or "We found a spot on your X-ray...... oh I'm sorry it was my thumb print.......my bad!" Don't ever, ever use those two words together, next to each other unless you absolutely mean it!

Zip

tigerman wrote:

Uh.........I hadn't thought of that. Hey, free advertising.

Who knows? Could result to FREE kits.

Did one of us write Italeri about this group build?  Who knows?...

ygmodeler4 wrote:

zipmeister wrote: Your wish is my command........... How's this?

Yup, that looks good. Thanks.

zipmeister wrote:

Your wish is my command........... How's this?

tigerman wrote:

zipmeister wrote: Hi guys, It's night time so I'm on! Eyes are getting better by the day now. I came up with a better size Badge and another style to choose from. Tigerman let me know what you think. Thank you Zip Boy, tough choice now Steve. I like the second one, but think it should have a border frame around it. It has everything we need and brings out the subject perfectly.

Your wish is my command...........

How's this?

Or this?

zipmeister wrote:

Hi guys, It's night time so I'm on! Eyes are getting better by the day now. I came up with a better size Badge and another style to choose from. Tigerman let me know what you think. Thank you Zip

Boy, tough choice now Steve. I like the second one, but think it should have a border frame around it. It has everything we need and brings out the subject perfectly.

Hi guys,

It's night time so I'm on! Eyes are getting better by the day now. I came up with a better size Badge and another style to choose from. Tigerman let me know what you think.

Thank you
Zip

DURR wrote:

FingersEddie wrote: I think it should be earned, as a result of completin' a build! It's much more meritorious, that way! I think this badge is cool, looks right on! this is only my second group build but i always thought the same thing i mean there are alot of people that have 4-5-6 models started and don't finish them for a couple of yrs they should be re-classified as not in a group build but in a group coma

Hahaha.

FingersEddie wrote:

I think it should be earned, as a result of completin' a build! It's much more meritorious, that way! I think this badge is cool, looks right on!

this is only my second group build but i always thought the same thing

i mean there are alot of people that have 4-5-6 models started and don't finish them for a couple of yrs they should be re-classified as not in a group build but in a group coma

Thanks Steve. I like it, simple and to the point. I think the smaller is closer to the standard size of GB badges. Maybe something in the middle?

As for the GB Badge, there are different opinions on how we use it. Some feel it represents what we work on as a group and others feel it should be earned when your build is completed, much like a merit badge in the scouts for example. Since this is a hot-topic button, I'll leave it to the individual.  I myself never take one until I finish a build. That's why I have only one. The other no longer exists (Stug build). Thanks.

Does everyone like Steve's badge?

Hey Tigerman,

Just messing around here in the dark, I'll throw this badge into the hat.

and a smaller one

Zip

birdman59 wrote:

Just got my kits UPS today and as this is my very first armor build as well as my first Italeri purchase, I couldn't wait...so I opened both the Humvee and the M1A2 and I am impressed with the quality of both kits. I think I'm going to re-mark the Hummer with Iraqi Police markings (my son is over there and has sent me some photos), and maybe build the tank oob. Can't wait to start!!

That sounds pretty Birdman. Something different for sure.