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c4willy
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 - 09:22 PM UTC
@Bob: Awesome! Thanks Bob I knew it could be done just not the mechanics of it. Now I can clean up my photo's and just leave the relevant pics there.
Sudzonic
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2011 - 11:29 PM UTC
Matt, great work on the spit looks like a very nice kit.

Jesper, so long as the kit is built OOB anything is allowed.
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 12:16 AM UTC
Righto guys heres a little up date of the Dana .. its not finished yet but this is what it looks like now






Tomorrow i will wash it and weather it abit ..it looks like its just come out of the factory ..to damn clean

Phill
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 12:31 AM UTC
Progess is a bit slow but this is where I'm at with the Panzer II & troops.





Joel_W
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 03:05 AM UTC
Phil, the Dana is looking great. Decaling looks just like paint. Can't wait to see the improvement once you get a little weathering done.
jccraemer
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 04:05 AM UTC
I found this in a garage sale and decide to change up my build
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 07:22 PM UTC
Ok laddies here it is in all it's glory ,, kinda its a military vehicle after all and these things are never pretty but this one is at least done .. for now now its finished for this campaign i can fix its problems like wheels and the fact the gun is to short .
But oh well , never mind for now ..its looking pretty sweet and heres the pics ..










Now to throw a couple at the galley ..job done

Phill
c4willy
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 07:59 PM UTC
@Phill: Damn bro that looks damn good! Looks like it could quite easily fire a warning shot! Well done fella!
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 08:10 PM UTC
Cheers Chris mate ,, nice kit to build but hell man its a pain in the arse cause of all the hand rails and guards ..you gotta be so careful where you pick it up ..sorted now so of to the shelf it goes
Now I gotta stick a 122mm gun on the back of a Ural truck
Sudzonic
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 10:34 PM UTC
Phill, well done mate she looks like an impressive beast remember to upload your pics to the gallery

John, nice start on the panzer should be a good build.

John C, good to see a floaty thin in the campaign I think you are the first to a boat for the campaign.
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 12:01 AM UTC
Already done Scott mate ,,I was only able to put one up ,,something about the size of the pic but its there ..can ya check it out to make sure please mate ? lol
Sudzonic
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 12:13 AM UTC

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Already done Scott mate ,,I was only able to put one up ,,something about the size of the pic but its there ..can ya check it out to make sure please mate ? lol



Yep its there mate.
Joel_W
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 02:10 AM UTC
Phil, just an outstanding build. Great job of weathering. Now that was one massive effort.
muttley
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 11:55 AM UTC
Ok boys this is what Im gonna be workin on for the next few weeks. Old old old kit from Nitto/Bluetank, the M4-18 Tractor in supposed-to-be-1/35-but-not-really-sure-about-it-scale

One thing I know is that this kit is much older than some of our modelers in this campaign

Oh yeah I also think that building this vintage will be a b*tch!



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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 12:29 PM UTC
Phill, that Dana turned out looking good! I like the subtle normal wear and tear on it, well done!
c4willy
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 05:35 PM UTC
@Rei: Most likely, it looks as though it was motorised in it's first issue too? I've got an old Blue Tank Alligator that looks like it was motorised in it's first incarnation and would be of dubious fit and scale. At the time these were cast it was more about it being motorised!
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2011 - 06:03 PM UTC
Scott ... cheers mate ..wasn't sure if that pic was going to show .
Michael ..thanks dude ,,nice kit and turned out very nice .. hint to you guys ,,, get one
Now Rei ... mate you've got a mission on your hands with that kit ,,I've got one and it is not good ..no interior detail to speck off ,,crap tracks..road wheels .molded on tools .pretty much everything ,,even the rear idler wheel is to small but had to stick with that but new tracks ..road wheels ..i fully rebuilt mine .replaced bloody near everything including the molded on head lights .gave it a full interior ..no engine ..couldnt find any pics of it .. and then Hobbyboss brought out there one and now i have one of each
Here's some pics of mine






And the two of them together


Phill
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Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - 01:20 AM UTC
Phill you sure did an awsome work on that Hobbyboss M4 Tractor and thanks for that reference. I love working on vintage kits but this one is gonna be a real challenge specially for this campaign where you have to build straight OOB. Im just hoping a good paint job and weathering will make mine look good somehow

Chris your right, both this tractor and the Aligator were produced by Nitto as a motorised toy/model. I just submitted my LVT(A)5 in the Korean War campaign and that too had access for a switch, engine and battery box. I think I will just fill this tractors engine compartment with a block of clay to give it some extra weight.
Joel_W
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Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - 08:42 AM UTC
Phil, Just a super job on the M-4 Tracker. The weathering is just outstanding.
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - 06:44 PM UTC
Rei ,, mate they gray one is the Hobbyboss ..the one thats painted is the same as you have ..gotta admit the Hobbyboss was alot easier to build lol .its like the work that went into the head lights alone was more than the Hobbyboss M4 ...i had to cut up some old AK47 7.62x39 shell cases for the right size and thickness of the metal ..the mesh was fun as well ..but hell it turned out well

Joel .. thanks matey .. it only looks like that cause of all the new bits

Phill
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Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - 11:40 PM UTC
Nice looking tractor Phil,know what they say "many a good tune played on an old fiddle" been looking at the hobbyboss offering for a while now might give them a go.
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 - 07:40 PM UTC
Hey Ya John .. ya worth a blast mate ..its a pretty nice kit and Hobbyboss do both versions of the M4 High Speed Tractor too . So i'll be getting the later version too
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 - 08:21 AM UTC
Great Dana, Phill. A impressive kit in itself. Never thought I would see that kit in plastic.

I will be building a Leman Russ tank - sci fi model, but it is still OOB

More to follow

c4willy
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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 - 08:57 AM UTC
@Jesper: Interesting looking kit! Is it for one of the scifi fantasy wargaming games that currently abound? And if not from whence does it hail from? I can't wait to see it finished fella!
WARDUKWNZ
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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 - 09:03 AM UTC
Jesper lol .. well yup its still OOB ,,just 40.000 yrs into the future lol so imperial guard will have to do unless its ultra marine ,,blood angels here ..well used to be with a 60,000 point army in total .
Should look pretty good mate when its done

Phill