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Tank Destroyer/SPG Campaign
PantherF
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Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 07:52 AM UTC

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If this was a size competition...I hereby declare myself a winner:








Not if I enter a 1/16th build.








~ Jeff
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 10:22 PM UTC

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If this was a size competition...I hereby declare myself a winner:








Not if I enter a 1/16th build.

~ Jeff



YES YES YES YES YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/16th E100 Salamander ??? oh you damn skippy ,, DO IT JEFF!!!! I freakin dare ya buddy

Phill
Apollo11
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 12:15 AM UTC
What if?
I have a 1/35 Leopold & 2 King tigers in the stash, I could mount the Leopold Gun carriage on the hulls of the 2 tigers..
Now that I've said that, Dragon will bring out a kit of it...

AndyC.
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 01:09 AM UTC
Yeah.. PZKFW2012 GrosserLeopold...a certain ring to it...

AndyC
PantherF
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 06:37 AM UTC
Whilst digging through my models I found the Trumpeter Geschutzwagen IVb hidden down there for a few years.

Maybe I should build it and the le.FH18/40/2(sf) auf G.W.Pz.Kpfw.III/IV side-by-side since they're both very, very similar?




I gotta whittle down this stash very quickly or I sell the stuff to make room there.








~ Jeff
PvtMutt
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 08:05 AM UTC
This will work out just perfect for me since my next project was going to be the Early and Late Brummbars. The Mid is just about finished at this time and I was about ready to start on a Cyber Hobby white box Early.

Looking forward to having fun with this one.
Tony lee
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 08:39 AM UTC
Alright Tony! I KNOW you can build tank destroyers!

WELCOME!!









~ Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:55 AM UTC
Andy ,,, Well the idea you have is a utter beauty and i know for a fact that the Germans seriously going to experiment mounting the K5 on tracked chassis's so even tho it was never built but it seriously considered you have my permission to build this ,,god its gonna look amazing and hell i want to see this above everything else anyway ..so yes build it Andy

Jeff ,, Both of those if you would be so kind buddy they both great kits and hell you like a challenge so yep both

Tony ,, Welcome to the mad house mate


Phill
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 11:00 AM UTC

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Jeff ,, Both of those if you would be so kind buddy they both great kits and hell you like a challenge so yep both

Phill




I must do something on the tracks for both kits though. Not gonna do BOTH with what the kits are offering!








~ Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 11:26 AM UTC
Strange enough i was thinking the same thing Jeff ,, thinking is ya want to bite the bullet ,,Firulmodel might be the way to go


Phill
PantherF
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 12:24 PM UTC
Bill has me convinced to try Model Kasten tracks https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/121005&ord=&page=1 back when I bought mine.

Yes ... I've had it for that long. Like most of my kits too.









~ Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 08:42 PM UTC
Holy crap Jeff ..had them since 08 ? ,,me i am gonna stick with the Firul's ..for me they are easier to play with and they make perfect extra armour,with the weight of the metal they sag so nicely

Phill
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:12 PM UTC

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Holy crap Jeff ..had them since 08 ? ,,me i am gonna stick with the Firul's ..for me they are easier to play with and they make perfect extra armour,with the weight of the metal they sag so nicely

Phill




I'm just afraid that they will involve too much clean up. Is that true?








~ Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:15 PM UTC
To be honest with you dude ,,i would say nothing that bad really ..the metal is easy to clean and its super small stuff ..i have built over 10 sets so far and not once have i ever had a problem with them ..you need to drill out the pin holes to bang the tracks together but even that isn't a problem .. tell you this bud ,,i have had more trouble putting together AFV Club and Bronco tracks then i have with Firuls .

Phill :_H
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:23 PM UTC
Well, not a Bronco fan. It started out okay, but really as the link total rose, problems started right away. AND, those AFV Club tracks! I have a set (I think so) that got me off on the wrong foot right away and quit after the first 2 links.

The MK's look easier to build than most and are a bit cheaper than the Friuls are. Metal tracks sound great though.








~ Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:29 PM UTC
Ok this will surprise you then ,,MK's here are just as expensive as Firul's here sometimes .. your right about the metal tracks tho ...they hang exactly like the real thing with out glue ..and if you put a little to much on the MK's you will glue them together ..AKA buggered
If you slightly over glue the F's you just twist the track up and down and it will free up and your ready to go
Strange as this will sound ..for an AM Sherman tracks ( no matter whos they are they are a pain to build ) expect the Firul's ..they was a total pleasure to build .
Strange but true

Phill
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:37 PM UTC

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Ok this will surprise you then ,,MK's here are just as expensive as Firul's here sometimes .. your right about the metal tracks tho ...they hang exactly like the real thing with out glue ..and if you put a little to much on the MK's you will glue them together ..AKA buggered
If you slightly over glue the F's you just twist the track up and down and it will free up and your ready to go
Strange as this will sound ..for an AM Sherman tracks ( no matter whos they are they are a pain to build ) expect the Firul's ..they was a total pleasure to build .
Strange but true

Phill







Well, I think the LHS has some I bet I can talk them down on price. I want to keep the fun factor high and since most of these kits I paid for a while back, laying down a few bucks won't hurt too much.

I really like the tracks in the DML T-19!! Those are really a no-brainer!

I'm having too much fun already and the Campaigns really haven't started yet but I like to flood myself with stuff to do, just wish I had thought of multiple Campaigns before!! I could have been banging them out long ago!








~ Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:39 PM UTC
LOL I hear you about sherman tracks I have a shelf queen that after cleaning up 300 odd of the 450ish needed went bing bong as made as a ding dong!!
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:40 PM UTC
after building the Tamiya half tracks i would freakin marry the DML ones ..those tracks man ...brilliant

You should try at least one set of Firuls ,,live life on the edge sort of thing or something ..

I think once you have had a play you;ll love em dude ..get a set for a ,,oh i dont know .. say a Panther ..then watch for the sag ,,pure woody material buddy

Phill
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 10:51 PM UTC
Hi Phil,
Sorry to disappoint but I'm going to put the Leopold idea on hold for now. May be an idea to do it in 1/72 at some point though. Im going to continue with Plan A , the M18 but I would like to run with the Bronco Diana as well. The Leopold idea, though suggested in fun does bear some research & prep though. I'll keep you posted.

Cheers, AndyC.
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 11:18 PM UTC
Andy,

If you do decide to run with the M18 & if you need it & I can work out my new scanner I have the operating handbook manual stashed away some where.

Let me know if it interests you

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 12:55 AM UTC
What would a SPG campaign be without Tony Lee,welome Tony
PvtMutt
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Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 08:13 AM UTC
A day without a SPG is like a day without sunshine Tony.

Just so happy to be here
Tony lee
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Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 12:28 PM UTC
Andy .. Well that sucks mate but its to true about a build that big .. I have been tempted by this thing for years since i found out about it .
With luck on my side i will ..hopefully sooner than later

Tony .. Its a pleasure to have you join us buddy .. the more the merrier

Phill
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Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 01:21 PM UTC
Just joined up and ordered a Dragon JagdTiger should have it in a few days.Wont be able to start untill mid August but looking forward to the build.

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