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                        Ground Assault 2005 Group Build

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                        stipp
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Chulak/Jaffa Cree!
                        Posted by stipp on Saturday, March 5, 2005 11:03 PM
                        Oooo, I like that!
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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:54 AM
                        I just posted my GB entry here....

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37894

                        hope you like it!

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 3, 2005 12:47 PM
                        Ok. So I thought I would post something in here just to get it back to the first page so other can see it. I'm moving slowly on my skimmer/gunship idea since real life seems to constantly get in the way. Started painting the inside of my house and everything is mess. Still trying in my spare time though, at 11:30 at night when everyone's asleep. Talk to you all later.

                        The Syko Ward
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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:28 AM
                        Well

                        I have started on the base for my Marauder Battlemech now. Once everything is finished I can flatcoat and weather the 'mech a little more...

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 25, 2005 7:38 PM
                        You know, I may Scratch something else to toss into this build after I complete a few of my other kits (Trade Fed Tank, Blitz Gundam, 1965 Corvair conversion kitbash). I was thinking I could come up with something to build as a "backburner" project when waiting for my next focused build to dry/set/cure/etc (1/48 P-61 Black Widow). I'll let ya know once I'm closer to closing out a few of these other builds.
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Friday, February 25, 2005 7:33 PM
                        Sounds like your having fun JonBig Smile [:D]. Last night I finally drew the main body of my anti grav dropship out on some styrene and made the first cuts. Boy does that feel good! Anyway I now have the main body of the craft and will start building the container for it tonight. Once thats done I'll start building up the surface detail. As it turns out its looking to be more along the line of 1:100th scale??? I'm not going to worry to much about that Tongue [:P]

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 25, 2005 7:06 PM
                        Matt,

                        Yeah, quite a bit of progress has been made, but the had-painting stages of this kit are giving me a heck of a time. I'm havin' a cow over here... moo. For the torso and legs, the silver and red detail colors are on, still need to paint the "purple" color (which will be more of a purple/grey by the time I'm done with it) on the torso and legs. One arm is just about complete, needs a bit more silver. The other arm needs some of the "red lovin'" and a bit more silver. None of the weapons/"pretty pretty princess" accessories have been detail painted yet. I estimate being about 85% complete now.

                        Just gotta motivate myself to finish painting this bugger!
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:25 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by The Syko Ward

                        Ok...This looks like it's going to be alot of fun. I'm new here and have already joined the Starfleet build and would like to join this one too, if that's OK. I was thinking either a custom mech, a grav tank, or a sci-fi gunship.

                        Either way, ya mind if I join? Thanks in advance.

                        The Syko Ward


                        Be glad to have you join inBig Smile [:D] I have add you to the main page.

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:13 PM
                        Ok...This looks like it's going to be alot of fun. I'm new here and have already joined the Starfleet build and would like to join this one too, if that's OK. I was thinking either a custom mech, a grav tank, or a sci-fi gunship.

                        Either way, ya mind if I join? Thanks in advance.

                        The Syko Ward
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:00 PM
                        You've got an a very nice build started there.Bow [bow].

                        I have finaly decided to go back to the first chose I made of a dropship. It will be based on a 3D image from a game (not sure what) with my own twist. I'm thinking somewhere in the 1:48th scale range.

                        So with all these members how is it going??? Any more progress pics???Tongue [:P]

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Bio-Dorc
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: South Africa
                        Posted by Bio-Dorc on Monday, February 21, 2005 1:25 AM
                        Well, my HoverMech is progressing slowly, but surely. Posted a topic on the Sci-Fi forum for the work in progress. If you are interrested just use the link... Propeller [8-]

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36911
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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Friday, February 18, 2005 6:32 PM
                        thanks for the heads up. I will watch for the fit and keep the filler ready to go!

                        In regards to my Marauder, the base coat of dark forest green is on, next is a wash and forest green dry brushing...

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 9:09 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by madmike
                        Also should be able to make a start on my W40K Tau Hammerhead as well.

                        I won the Tau Codex on ebay last week, my son reckons it is the bees knees for assistance in all things Tau.



                        Watch out for the fit on the hammerhead, I won one in a drawing at my local GW store. It's got some horrible fit problems with the sides of the tank.

                        Also, check out the GW group build- http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=30803
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                        Bio-Dorc
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: South Africa
                        Posted by Bio-Dorc on Friday, February 18, 2005 12:53 AM
                        Thx Matt. Will post sum WIP photos veri soon... Pirate [oX)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 12:48 AM
                        Yikes? Goin' bear hunting soon? Big Smile [:D] Nice tank!
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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:23 PM
                        As I said here it is with a few coats of paint



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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:15 PM
                        I will try and get some picks of mine on tonite after I get home from work.
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:41 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Bio-Dorc

                        Coincidentally I started with a new design round about December. It is a maneuverable assault platform, pilot operated, but hovers. Will that be acceptable?


                        Wow! Very nice design, like the nose art too(in your sig)Tongue [:P] Hmmm...hovers...looks like a gat on the nose...out of the norm thats for sure. Why not. Welcome to the build!

                        BTW I have gotten nothing done on my project! I have got to get started!
                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Bio-Dorc
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: South Africa
                        Maneuverable Assault Platform
                        Posted by Bio-Dorc on Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:20 AM
                        I've actually added sum wing hardpoints on for sum missiles/rockets wevr...
                        My first GB and scratchbuild... If I am accepted I can post sum WIP photos.
                        Already finished the fuselage and cockpit...
                        BTW Failed two amputation attempts... Dead [xx(]

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:09 AM
                        Whoa, you made that graphic?!? Awesome! If so I gotta hand it to ya, that's so much better than my little scribbles I call "drawings"! Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Well, I believe that part of the criteria for the build is the machine be capable of "mass destruction" so just slap an unguided rocket launcher system on there and you should be set! Wink [;)] I would think a flying platform would be used for close support of infantry during a ground assault. Hmm, Matt I think it would be your call on this one!
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                        Bio-Dorc
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: South Africa
                        Maneuverable Assault Platform
                        Posted by Bio-Dorc on Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:58 AM
                        Coincidentally I started with a new design round about December. It is a maneuverable assault platform, pilot operated, but hovers. Will that be acceptable?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:13 PM
                        Updates folks! Updates! Send 'em!

                        As for me: The Blitz has a few layers of the silver I'm using to replace the grey pictured on the box, and is looking mighty good. Sure I suck at painting, but the way the color selection looks right now makes up for it. I'll just have to do some touch ups and some sanding to even out the finish and it'll be perfect (what was that about the best laid plans? LOL!) I'm letting it set up for the next couple days and I plan on having that bad-boy done by Monday morning. So what's everyone else up to?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 7:21 AM
                        Hmm, I wonder if an Easy-Bake Oven would work... (goes off hunting for his daughter's unit) LOL, J/K. Clown [:o)]
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                        Mourningstar
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:42 AM
                        Well one thing that I do I leave anything that I paint or wash sit over nite in the paint both that me and my friend have. The 4 90mm computer fans that we have for the exhaust on it seem to do a nice job of keeping a steady and consitant air flow over it. other than that I don't know what else you could do. I know that when we were making coustom computer cases we would bake them in the oven, but were working with plastics, not metal, so I wouldnt go that route.
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:48 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by stipp

                        Well, here it is! Its finished, my ground assault shutoral hovercraft!
                        I hope everyone likes,and all comments are welcome.





                        Cool beans, Tater! Cool [8D]Thumbs Up [tup] I really like it. It looks futuristic and at the same time it comes off as a real looking piece of equipment.

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:32 PM
                        So, it's been a few days since any updates popped up, how's everyone's projects going? As for me, I'm still letting the paint cure. I don't want any fingerprints in that gloss black like I had show up with the other coat I put on there. Anyone have any ideas to speed up the curing of gloss enamel paint? I live in Denver, so putting it outside in the sun to let it "bake" isn't going to happen, it would come back into the house with ice all over it!
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                        stipp
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Chulak/Jaffa Cree!
                        Posted by stipp on Monday, February 7, 2005 5:17 AM
                        Thanks! I`ll tell you that it wasnt easy to build this craft out of a teeth whitening gel container! How ever I did look to Kow Yokoyamas drawings for inspiration.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 7, 2005 2:21 AM
                        Nice job so far everyone! My Blitz is done being painted the base gloss black and I'm letting it cure for another 4 or so days. Afterwards I'll be adding my detail colors, then sealed with the Krylon Satin Clear. Should be done by the beginning of next week.
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                        philp
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by philp on Sunday, February 6, 2005 11:16 PM
                        Nice little hover.
                        I need to get on the ball and get my project started.
                        Phil Peterson IPMS #8739 Join the Map http://www.frappr.com/finescalemodeler
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:17 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Mourningstar

                        Well here is what I have so far. Do you think it's too much fire power?


                        Naw you can never have to much firepower. Looks great so far.

                        Stipp your hovercraft is outstanding!!! Great job on the camo.

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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