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Update - GB: North Africa "Under The Sun"
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 02:00 AM UTC
Campaign: "Under The Sun" (North Africa - WW II)
Leader: Vlady
Status: suggested/evolving
Dates: 15 September 2003 - 1 February 2004
Rules: The campaign is open to aircraft and armor modelers. Any model representing armored vehicles or aircraft that saw service during the fighting in North Africa (WW II) is eligible.
Categories/Classes:
1. Armor - Out-of-the-Box. No aftermarket parts allowed. Small details like stretching sprue for antennas and grab handles is allowed.
2. Armor - Modified. Aftermarket, kitbashed, and scratchbuilds are allowed in this category.
3. Aircraft - Out-of-the-Box. No aftermarket parts allowed.
4. Aircraft - Modified. Aftermarket, kitbashed, and scratchbuilds are allowed in this category.
5. Dioramas. Aircraft, armor, and figures are allowed here. OOB or Modified as stated above is eligible for this category.
6.Ships. Any ship that took part in the North Africa and Malta.
7.Figures, busts or figures in vignettes.
Awards: NONE
Participants (by Callsign):
Desert-Fox
Vlady
Marty
Phantom_Major
SS-74
PorkChop
Venom
Plasticbattle
Sabre5Delta
USMC0321
airwarrior
AaronW
pipesmoker
Grasshopp12
Selrach
Penpen
scoccia
waterboy
john17
sgtreef
Holdfast
Halfyank
Hip_Priest
jrnelson
Merlin
dustoff
WeWillHold
Machu
PvtParts
Grasshopp12
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New Hampshire, United States
Joined: September 28, 2002
KitMaker: 757 posts
Armorama: 459 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 02:13 AM UTC
Add me to the list as well Vlad, I'd like to give this a shot.
Selrach
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Indiana, United States
Joined: January 04, 2003
KitMaker: 466 posts
Armorama: 378 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 02:36 AM UTC
Maybe do another SdKfz 222, this one in Africa corps camo #:-) Or a panzer :-)
penpen
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Hauts-de-Seine, France
Joined: April 11, 2002
KitMaker: 1,757 posts
Armorama: 929 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 02:37 AM UTC
You can count me in !
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 03:41 AM UTC
i will try to update it as fast as i can when somebody new anounces his participation. for gunnie. u should put it in the campaing page because there are only 15 daus till it's programed start
scoccia
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Milano, Italy
Joined: September 02, 2002
KitMaker: 2,606 posts
Armorama: 1,721 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 04:11 AM UTC
I'm in too Vlady!!!
Ciao
waterboy
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Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
KitMaker: 466 posts
Armorama: 332 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 04:55 AM UTC
Sign me up Vlady
john17
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: January 23, 2003
KitMaker: 920 posts
Armorama: 3 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 05:42 AM UTC
Well Vlady, I think I'll throw my hat into the ring as well. I'll either enter the OOTB Stuart Honey that I was just starting, or I'll do the tricked out Wespe that I have waiting on the shelf.

This will be my first non-figure campaign. Hope I can keep up with everyone.

John
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England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: September 30, 2002
KitMaker: 8,581 posts
Armorama: 630 posts
Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 08:29 AM UTC
:-) Vlad, I'm in for this :-)
Mal
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 09:08 AM UTC
thanks mal and the rest.

gunnie, can u please give me an email? i have to talk to u about the awards. there are just a few more days tillit starts
Venom
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Alessandria, Italy
Joined: July 28, 2003
KitMaker: 720 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 10:09 AM UTC
Hi vlady, if you want I have some small medal pictures that you can use for this compaign
What do you think?
regards
Halfyank
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Colorado, United States
Joined: February 01, 2003
KitMaker: 5,221 posts
Armorama: 1,245 posts
Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 10:22 AM UTC
Count me in alos Vlad. SOOOO many choices, DML Valentine, Tamiya SAS Jeep, Tamiya LRDG mounting a Mk 38 Flak 20mm as a Sting of the Scorpion, Tamiya M13/40, who knows. Maybe more than one?

vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 10:31 AM UTC
yes venom, u could send them to me. i had 2 more but i can't find them.
MEBM
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Indiana, United States
Joined: July 19, 2003
KitMaker: 1,055 posts
Armorama: 530 posts
Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 02:18 PM UTC
You guys better watch out...Scoccia's on the playing field...
Venom
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Alessandria, Italy
Joined: July 28, 2003
KitMaker: 720 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 07:11 PM UTC
Hi Vlady
I sent the medal at your e-mail adress
I hope you like it
regads
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 08:51 PM UTC
thank u venom. i like them a lot.
Hip_Priest
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United Kingdom
Joined: March 28, 2003
KitMaker: 142 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Monday, September 01, 2003 - 09:35 PM UTC
Count me in also. Im now at a stage where I need some much needed direction instead of oo-ing and aah-ing all the time over what to do.
Merlin
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AEROSCALE
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United Kingdom
Joined: June 11, 2003
KitMaker: 17,582 posts
Armorama: 903 posts
Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 07:52 AM UTC
Hi Vlady!

Sorry, I hadn't spotted this campaign 'till now...

Count me in too!! :-)

All the best

Rowan
jrnelson
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Iowa, United States
Joined: May 23, 2002
KitMaker: 719 posts
Armorama: 566 posts
Posted: Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 08:21 AM UTC
Vlady-

I'm in as well - this campaign thing is the best part of this site! It gets me to actually build some of the kits that have been piling up in my closet.

I'm a go for under the sun!

Jeff
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 08:57 AM UTC
well, i would like to say welcome to the new entries and olso to announce that there are 5 more days till u can start building. good luck
stugiiif
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Virginia, United States
Joined: December 13, 2002
KitMaker: 1,434 posts
Armorama: 868 posts
Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 01:06 AM UTC
Vlad my good man. count me in I got a couple of old tamiya 232's I'd like to build and this would give me the opertunity to do so!!! STUG
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
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Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:43 AM UTC
k stug glad to hear that ur in. 4 more days. everything is ready including the award.
WeWillHold
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 17, 2002
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Posted: Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:41 AM UTC
Lord Vlady:

Please add me to this campaign list, and thanks.

Steve
vlady
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 06, 2002
KitMaker: 534 posts
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Posted: Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 06:46 AM UTC
3 days and counting
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