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The True North Strong and Free
paultoz
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: December 29, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 12:51 PM UTC
Some really nice work there Olivier.

My CF-18 is finished. It's not a great kit and needs a lot of filler and sanding to make it half decent. It's also not quite a CF-18 - it's missing the searchlight, so I added one. The decals are not much either. Next time Hasegawa and Leading Edge decals.




Paul
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 01:29 PM UTC
Paul: Considering the age of the kit and the poor quality of the pieces, you've made this old CF-18 look fantastic! Just post a couple of pics of your finished plane on the photo gallery, and the ribbon is yours!

Congrats on being the first modeller finished!!!

zaltar
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 04:05 AM UTC
Okay guys, we're pretty much half way through the campaign, but we have only one completed model. Time is beginning to run out. I would advise that if you haven't started your build, you should start soon. I'll probably send out a message to all enlisted members, in case they've forgotten.

I probably shouldn't say anything about not getting much progress done; my Firefly hasn't had any work done in three weeks....

Anyways, good luck with this half of the campaign; it seems that right now, a lot of campaign members finish their campaigns towards the end.

Have Fun!

zaltar
wrenchy
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Saskatchewan, Canada
Joined: April 23, 2006
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Posted: Monday, March 29, 2010 - 12:28 PM UTC

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Okay guys, we're pretty much half way through the campaign, but we have only one completed model. Time is beginning to run out. I would advise that if you haven't started your build, you should start soon. I'll probably send out a message to all enlisted members, in case they've forgotten.

I probably shouldn't say anything about not getting much progress done; my Firefly hasn't had any work done in three weeks....

Anyways, good luck with this half of the campaign; it seems that right now, a lot of campaign members finish their campaigns towards the end.

Have Fun!

zaltar


Sorry, I've barely started my CF-104. Too many things on the go at once, models and other things. I won't say that I won't finish on time, but I can't guarantee that I will either!
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 03:19 AM UTC
Ryan: Don't worry about not finishing; if you're almost done by July 1st, I can definitely give you an extension, for as long as you need

The same goes for anybody else who isn't quite done by the end of the campaign.

zaltar
bison126
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Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 08:12 AM UTC
Got an unvoluntary stop to my project ! The crane boom has been crushed and I'll have to build a new one. It was just after I managed to figure the hydraulic lines !!





It's not a definitive stop but considering I won't be able to glue something during the next 10 days, it's a pity

Olivier
mtnflyer
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: March 08, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 06:55 PM UTC
Hi

Just thought I might post a progress photo of my P-51 campaign entry.



Obviously, I'm not the most capable modeler, but, I'm in it for the enjoyment. Everytime I build one, I learn a little bit more.

In this case, the primer has exposed my need to improve on filling, polishing, and scribing. Also, I have a horrid time with canopies.

Right after I took the photo, I dropped the model on the concrete floor. It survived with very slight wingtip damage. I intend to model on, and repair it.

Sorry about the poor photo, but, at least I'm consistent.


Tough luck with the boom Olivier. Your a master though, and you'll fix it.
Zaltar
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Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 03:15 AM UTC
Olivier: Ouch, that pic makes me cringe... Don't worry too much about it, with your talent, it should be fine!

Guy: Your P-51 looks great! You're doing a fine job on the plane; and you're right, it's not about being the best, it's about having fun. I'm far from being a "good" modeller; I have had a lot of "modelling mishaps"

zaltar
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Monday, April 05, 2010 - 11:11 AM UTC
I got some more done on my Firefly today, and I'm hoping to get more by the end of the day. I used the next pieces of PE metal, and thankfully, it wasn't as bad as the grills. Some pieces still aren't fitting very well, but at least I have good filler.

I'm hoping to have some pics up by later today or tomorrow.

Has anybody else had any progress this long weekend?

zaltar
mtnflyer
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Monday, April 05, 2010 - 05:44 PM UTC

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Has anybody else had any progress this long weekend?



Hope to see a progress photo soon, Zaltar. Good luck with the project.

I'm still working on my P-51 wingtip repair after dropping it on the floor. Also doing some rescribing and clean-up prior to applying the bare metal finish. I'll post a pic or two when I've put some color to it.
Zaltar
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Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 01:28 PM UTC
Guy: Glad to hear that everything's alright with your model. Dropping them adds sooo much more stress!

Here's my progress pics; I got a lot more work done on Monday than I expected. I managed to get the majority of the turret and hull done. I've probably only got a few more weekends of assembly, then I can start painting. I'd like to get these decals for it : http://www.ultracast.ca/products/D35/006/default.htm





zaltar
yeahwiggie
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Dalarnas, Sweden
Joined: March 24, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 09:21 PM UTC
I joined this campaign with a subject that's quite new to me; 120mm figureconversions.
I want to do 2 Verlinden figures; 1 desert rat and 1 eto-figure and convert them into Canadians to honour a part of our liberators that deserve much more credit than given. It is also meant to remember the heavy fighting in the Goch/Kleeve area during Operation Veritable.
jjumbo
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Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 10:06 PM UTC

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'd like to get these decals for it : http://www.ultracast.ca/products/D35/006/default.htm
zaltar



Hey Zaltar,
Ultracast got the AoS marking wrong for the British Columbia Regiment's decals.
You'll want to replace the blue/green square and white 53 with a white 53 on a red square.
I can't find the photos but the BCR's gate guard Sherman and Ram tanks have the correct markings.
If you can, go down to the Beatty Street Armoury and take a look.
This site will help.
Cheers

jjumbo
Zaltar
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Posted: Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 03:20 AM UTC
Ron: Welcome to the campaign! I hope that your project goes well, especially since this is the first time you've done a figure conversion

John: Thanks for the info, that'll be really useful!

zaltar
TheDiggs
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Illinois, United States
Joined: April 25, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 03:37 AM UTC
Hi all, with regret I must back out of this campaign. I don’t have the time to do this campaign and the ones that I am running over at MSW. I thought I would have more time, but stuff happens.
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 03:55 AM UTC
David: Don't worry about it, it's too bad that you had to back out, but stuff certainly happens

zaltar
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 02:57 PM UTC
Some good news for Project Firefly: I finished off assembly this afternoon. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can start priming and painting so that my diorama can be started.

zaltar
mtnflyer
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 08:53 AM UTC
Hi

I'm looking forward to seeing some color on your project, Zaltar. It coming along nicely.

Just thought I might post some progress shots of my project. I'm just an old beginner, so please go easy. Looking for some criticism to help me along though.





I have a few days off, so if the wife dosen't whip me into the garden, I hope to get some more done. Having fun with it anyway.

Guy
Cannon99
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New Brunswick, Canada
Joined: December 25, 2009
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Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 09:35 PM UTC
While waiting for my photo etch bending tool to arrive (and thus start work on my Sea Fury with the Eduard Big Ed) I ended up finding the Origami campaign (to do the Sea Fury for) plus a new model for this one. So, change of plans, I going to build the Dragon Sherman Mk. III (DML 6313) with Canadian Sherman Storage Boxes, Decals and Tank Commander from Ultracast. For a Dragon kit the parts count is relatively low as the tracks are DS and not individual links.





Thanks,
Karl
jjumbo
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Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 10:58 PM UTC

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'd like to get these decals for it : http://www.ultracast.ca/products/D35/006/default.htm
zaltar



Hey Zaltar,
Ultracast got the AoS marking wrong for the British Columbia Regiment's decals.
You'll want to replace the blue/green square and white 53 with a white 53 on a red square.
I can't find the photos but the BCR's gate guard Sherman and Ram tanks have the correct markings.
If you can, go down to the Beatty Street Armoury and take a look.
This site will help.
Cheers

jjumbo



Hey Zaltar,
I finally found a photo of "BOSS", the M4A2 gate guard out front of the British Columbia Regiment's Beatty Street Armoury here in Vancouver:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/2617268590092933776GFuNMg
As you can see, the AoS is a white 53 on a red square.
Cheers

jjumbo
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 03:19 AM UTC
Guy: You're really moving along quickly You did a great job on the decals on the propeller, because I always seem to lose, destroy or rip the ones that I do.

Karl: Nice looking kit, what theater are you going to set it in?

John: Thanks for the pic, that'll be really useful when I get the decals (still haven't had time to order them...)

zaltar
bison126
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Correze, France
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 06:04 AM UTC
Here I am again. I managed to fix the broken crane boom and added some hydraulic piping.





The tunnel end is coming !
Olivier
Zaltar
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 03:16 AM UTC
Olivier: Glad to see that the crane was fixed: it looks even better than it did before!

zaltar
panzerIV
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England - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: January 02, 2007
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 03:50 AM UTC
hi zaltar

im liking your firefly
im not in this campaign but i thought id check it out
i noticed your infantrymen with the battledress jerkin
his main uniform which youve painted green is wrong
the colour its suppose to be is a khaki colour tamiya do a normal khaki cant remember the number atm for it or vallejo do english uniform 141 these two colour which ive pointed out are the right colour and would make you infantry men more realistic to a canadian soldier =]

great work to everyone else look forward to seeing everyones finished models


tony
csmanning
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: March 23, 2008
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 07:14 AM UTC
Hey Everyone

I've posted an update to my Dieppe Churchill Mk I... I finished the water proofing. I'll leave the link rather then posting pictures here. Cheers!

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/147113&page=3#1315274

Cheers!
Carmen