#041
Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 08:40 PM UTC
Thanks for the info, Jason. It is just what I needed. Glad to see at least some of the M1A1s have been repainted. No need for artistic license from my end regarding the camouflage.
Carmen really sets the bar high!! He did an absolutely fantastic job!! I will not reach his levels, but I will still try to make a M1A1 that looks like the Australian M1A1 although the minor details on the engine deck do not need to be changed on my kit for me to be satisfied. However, the coolers are a major change and very visible so these will have to be added or scratchbuild.
I will probably use the Tamiya M1A1 or the Trumpeter 5 in 1 M1A1 kit as I have both kits in my stash.
I do not know yet if it is possible to make a fair representation of the Australian M1A1 from the Trumpeter kit using the conversion set and some decals. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks again for the info.
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 09:08 PM UTC
were on 6 pages already! and the campaign dose not start till the 25Th of April. I am so glad you are all so enthusiastic about this campaign should be a good one i think?
Think were on to a winner here.
Thanks guys..
CUIDICH 'N RIGH
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 09:17 PM UTC
oh ok Jeremy thanks i'll check that one out.
Yeh Scott anzac day is pritty speical down under mate i guess its like your 4th july in a way.
i know when i was back home the country pritty much stops as it does here in aussie, i think its more us older people or those that really know what it accually means, im lookin forward to it.
cheers,
Graham
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 09:49 PM UTC
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oh ok Jeremy thanks i'll check that one out.
Yeh Scott anzac day is pritty speical down under mate i guess its like your 4th july in a way.
i know when i was back home the country pritty much stops as it does here in aussie, i think its more us older people or those that really know what it accually means, im lookin forward to it.
cheers,
Graham
I see what you are saying there, but i am from Scotland so dont know much about the 4th of Luly
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CUIDICH 'N RIGH
life is a river, it always runs.
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 10:03 PM UTC
Hi David thanks mate im not that up on our army stuff im more of a plane nut in that respect LOL , i goin shoppin tomorrow so will see what i can find .
I'll try gettin the 1C if i can least than i got more option for markings with it being in training and combat, havnt seen a m5 or m9 halftrack yet tho.
im thinking sherman and halftrack , or lavIII if i cant get a m5 for the kiwi side and maybe a matilda and a aslav or bushmaster for the aussies i plan on doing at least two maybe 4 for the campaign.
cheers,
Graham[/quote]
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The Tasca Firefly Vc comes with kiwi markings if you're interested.
Bison Decals also do a good line in Kiwi Markings - Available on line, a search should find them.
Cheers
Thomo
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 11:51 PM UTC
Hey Thomo yeh i saw that earlier bud , me lhs dont have tasca so that makes it easy i just get dragon firefly and am decals.
nice ta see a nother Cantabrian bro which bit ya in? i used to be half a k from wigram .
oh shyte sorry scott i should have looked at ya sig huh
cheers,
Graham
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, September 03, 2010 - 12:02 AM UTC
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Hey Thomo yeh i saw that earlier bud , me lhs dont have tasca so that makes it easy i just get dragon firefly and am decals.
nice ta see a nother Cantabrian bro which bit ya in? i used to be half a k from wigram .
oh shyte sorry scott i should have looked at ya sig huh
cheers,
Graham
No worrys mate..
CUIDICH 'N RIGH
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, September 03, 2010 - 12:18 AM UTC
Mate
I am out at Rolleston. Canterbury just had another win.
Just to let you know, ANZAC is getting bigger with the young now and they are pretty well versed in its meaning. I have seen numbers at some smaller locations go from 50 or so to about 200-300 in just the last couple of years.
Cheers
Thomo
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Friday, September 03, 2010 - 08:45 PM UTC
I just picked up the Miniart Valentine Mk III, so I should be good for this campaign. If any of you guys have any more pictures of the kiwi Valentine that's being restored they would be of great help to me for this build.
I'm all for the ANZAC date. Being a Yank I don't really know anything about it, but it's good to hear that awareness is increasing in the younger generations over there. It's a shame to have important parts of one's history forgotten.
I just heard about an earthquake that hit NZ, particularly Christchurch. Hope none of you mates or your loved ones were there when it happened. If you were, then my prayers go to you
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 12:12 AM UTC
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New Zealand currently has no heavy armour ( or an airforce, thank you Labour Government ). We use the LAV III.
We used the Firefly in Italy in WWII. Aussie bought their boys home to fight in the Pacific which is why they never got the Firefly. In WWII we used pretty much whatever the British were using. The initial LRDG were made up heavily of Kiwis so there were a lot of LRDG trucks with Kiwi monickers.
Whenever I think of auscam I always think of the jellybean BDUs.
We have the LAV and armoured Pinny. LRP was made up of Kiwi OR's and Brit Officers which lead to the LRDG with, at first the same makeup.
Cheers
Thomo
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 01:21 AM UTC
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Thanks for the info, Jason. It is just what I needed. Glad to see at least some of the M1A1s have been repainted. No need for artistic license from my end regarding the camouflage.
Carmen really sets the bar high!! He did an absolutely fantastic job!! I will not reach his levels, but I will still try to make a M1A1 that looks like the Australian M1A1 although the minor details on the engine deck do not need to be changed on my kit for me to be satisfied. However, the coolers are a major change and very visible so these will have to be added or scratchbuild.
I will probably use the Tamiya M1A1 or the Trumpeter 5 in 1 M1A1 kit as I have both kits in my stash.
I do not know yet if it is possible to make a fair representation of the Australian M1A1 from the Trumpeter kit using the conversion set and some decals. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks again for the info.
No problem mate.
Now as for your build, I can not comment on either kit in detail, but I do believe that both the Tamyia and Trumpeter kits are missing at least major 3 things from the their kits that need to be on the Aussie one. This is one of the main reasons I went with the Dragon Kit. So I can not say accurately if my conversion will fit either kit. As for decals, Echelon make a fanatic set designed for the Australian M1.
Cheers Jason
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#016
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: March 18, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 07:39 AM UTC
hey guys just signed up. I have a AFV Club 1/35 Centurion MK.5/1 RAAC in my stash which I am looking forward to building
Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 08:33 AM UTC
Great choice! I was contemplating building that beast until some of the guys started posting pictures of the Kiwi Valentine.
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 08:35 AM UTC
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Carmen really sets the bar high!! He did an absolutely fantastic job!!
You are too kind Jesper! I have another Aussie Abrams in the project pile but I'm waiting to see how the final markings look for the tri-colored Abrams, and if Echelon will do a set since some of the markings are in different colors. I also have an ASLAV-25 ready to go, a Bushmaster on order, and potentially an M88 Hercules waiting in the wings, and an Leo AS1.
This campaign does not start up until April 2011?? I've got loads of time to get ready for this one then! Cheers!
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight ... but rather the size of the fight in the dog" - Don Cherry - Hockey Night in Canada
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 12:03 PM UTC
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Great choice! I was contemplating building that beast until some of the guys started posting pictures of the Kiwi Valentine.
Hi Jeremy this link is all i could find on the valentine its got a few pics and one color one but dont know how accurate it is.
http://kiwisinarmour.hobbyvista.com/index.htmlcheers ,
Graham
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 01:10 PM UTC
I can't wait for this to start.
As with Carmen I've got an ASLAV-25 with Arms Corps and Mouse House upgrades as well as 2 Bushmasters on order and whatever figures and Mouse House upgrades Jason wants to decide to release
Currently taking back the fight to beat modeling ADD
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Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 04:10 PM UTC
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Great choice! I was contemplating building that beast until some of the guys started posting pictures of the Kiwi Valentine.
Hi Jeremy this link is all i could find on the valentine its got a few pics and one color one but dont know how accurate it is.
http://kiwisinarmour.hobbyvista.com/index.html
cheers ,
Graham
Thanks mate, every bit helps!
#016
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 06:20 AM UTC
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Great choice! I was contemplating building that beast until some of the guys started posting pictures of the Kiwi Valentine.
yeah it looks like a great kit I'm quite looking forward to building it. should give me enough time to do some good research as I understand they had a lot of updates during Vietnam
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Posted: Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 12:28 PM UTC
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Great choice! I was contemplating building that beast until some of the guys started posting pictures of the Kiwi Valentine.
yeah it looks like a great kit I'm quite looking forward to building it. should give me enough time to do some good research as I understand they had a lot of updates during Vietnam
Updates? On Centurions? Surely you jest
I look forward to seeing the results of your research. I'm definitely going to build one of these puppies when I can get my hands on one
#016
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 08:55 AM UTC
i also have an M113a1 from academy that I may do for this one I getting quite excited now. did the Australian have any Huey during Vietnam?
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 05:53 PM UTC
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i also have an M113a1 from academy that I may do for this one I getting quite excited now. did the Australian have any Huey during Vietnam?
As far a I know both countrys Crewed Huey's.
Cheers
Thomo
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 06:14 PM UTC
I think Huey's may have been contagious, it seems like everybody was getting them even if they weren't supposed to
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 06:57 PM UTC
Yep and forty years later our Air Force are still flying the same frames.
Cheers
Thomo
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#016
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 07:14 PM UTC
yeah there great choppers. I'm thinking of doing a diorama with a centurion, M113 and a Huey I know that its an vehicle campaign but I could do with a challenge I will more than likely put the Huey in American markings do in a low pass.
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Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 07:37 PM UTC
Thomo: You mean literally the same frames from the 60's?
David: That sounds nice, I think it'd make a great addition to the campaign.
