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Armored Car Campaign
Lakota
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014 - 10:21 AM UTC
Howdy Y'all
Good work folks. I really loved this campaign.
@Sal-Nice! How hard are those Dragon 234 kits? I've got one in the staff, at the bottom, but never really seriously considered building it yet. I'm probably saving it for retirement.
@Jose-Good to see you back my friend. I don't want to be the only 1/72 Italeri M-8 in the campaign. Make sure the tires all touch the ground-that's where I messed up.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"
SHAKY962
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014 - 10:56 AM UTC
@Lakota;
Don don´t worry. I was delay only from moving house!!!
tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014 - 02:24 PM UTC
Primer on:





Cheers,

Tat

shorty53
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014 - 06:44 PM UTC
Lookin good Tat.

Camo added to Bushmaster.



I might just get this done in time!
roman
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Slovakia
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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 06:56 AM UTC
M8 Greyhound Tamiya 1:35
Bison Decals

French camo from Indochina

tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 10:49 AM UTC

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Lookin good Tat.

Camo added to Bushmaster.

I might just get this done in time!



Thanks John -- good to see you're nicely forging ahead. You seem to be in good shape to finish on time.

Early this morning I sprayed on a black coat and will give it a day to dry. Go to work and earn some hobby money -- he he. Hope to start the panzer grey tomorrow and progress to finish as well. Crunch time is looming ahead

Cheers,

Tat
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Wales, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 03:21 PM UTC
I'm in with Italeri's Staghound, looks a nice simple build, so even I shouldn't worry about time


I have one question though, what colour would a Staghound in Normandy have been, American OD or British army green? And if green then which Revell shade comes closest?
ltb073
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 11:15 PM UTC
Some progress on my 234/3
2 camo colors
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3 camo colors and some other details painted
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Wheels are dry fit If I have time I may put a figure in the turret
roman
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Slovakia
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Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 06:21 AM UTC
Bigrip74
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Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 04:57 PM UTC
@Sal: nice camo, I have been hand brushing my AC since the airbrush decided not to work and I was too lazy to see what was wrong.

@Tat: looks like we are building the same kit only your build looks so much better than mine. Did you find the plastic a little too soft?

@John: like the camo on that Bushmaster.

Bob
tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 12:03 AM UTC
Thanks Bob. Indeed the plastic was soft, and so are some of the surface details. Add to that were the alignment issues I had. It could have been better but am not really complaining as the kit's been of the older generation I'd say. I've since put on the base panzer grey color using a rattle can -- looking forward to the weekend to get some work on it.

Nice finish Roman -- I like the way the tones come into play.

Cheers, Tat
Giovanni1508
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Napoli, Italy
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 12:44 AM UTC
Hi Luca, Hi guys,

I joined the armored car campaign !
I do partecipate with my 1/35 sd.kfz.223 Leichter pz.spahwagen (Fu), Tamiya kit, just yesterday received.
Yes, it is a ''classic'' thing, nothing unusual. But actually I like this one.
I'll start working during weekend and hoping upload pictures soon !

Regards

Giovanni
Martinvidas
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 03:33 AM UTC
inside the Hammers:




with pigments:

Bigrip74
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 03:32 PM UTC
Margin: I like your interior, rust, dust and all things dirty.

A little progress if I can call it so:




When I painted the tires with my Vallejo black the liquid was really thin and the finish came out gloss, the paint was shaken and a stick had been used to stir up the pigments.

Bob
ltb073
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 12:24 AM UTC
Great progress here guys as we near the finish line
I got my 234/3 all painted up with marking and Futures on it
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What do you guys this about the figure he is from Dragons Normandy Tiger Ace set
Giovanni1508
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 12:58 AM UTC
Hi Sal, great job ! I like very much !

Noted the emblem on the front: which whermacht unit is ?
ltb073
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 01:42 AM UTC

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Hi Sal, great job ! I like very much !

Noted the emblem on the front: which whermacht unit is ?



Thanks Giovanni they are marking that came with the kit directions state Ulrich von Hutten Division, Germany 1945. It appears that this was a training division that saw a little action before the end of the war
http://www.axishistory.com/axis-nations/3050-infanterie-division-ulrich-von-hutten
Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 02:41 AM UTC
Nice work Sal !!

I used the same markings on my 234/3.

Almost done, heavy or light weathering ?

Giovanni1508
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Napoli, Italy
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 04:43 AM UTC
This is my sd.kfz.223 ''FU'', Tamiya kit 1:35 scale. Arrived on 16th/May and started on 19th night time. I join the Armor Car Campaign with this kit. I start working immediately...

Giovanni1508
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 04:45 AM UTC

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This is my sd.kfz.223 ''FU'', Tamiya kit 1:35 scale. Arrived on 16th/May and started on 19th night time. I join the Armor Car Campaign with this kit. I start working immediately...




Here the picture !!!

Giovanni1508
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 04:48 AM UTC
...and work in progress. Proceeding quickly... two hours every night...



Martinvidas
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Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 06:15 PM UTC
new update:






PrickleHead
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 08:09 PM UTC
Nice work guys!

Here is my completed Sd.Kfz.222





Cheers Stephen
35th-scale
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Kildare, Ireland
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Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 08:33 PM UTC
Lovely job Stephen!

Those twins are coming along nicely Martin. Why did you go for different shades?

A nice little 223 Giovanni....I wish I had time to spend 2 hours a night! But that's life.

Sal, that's looking great. Will be nice when weathered and less shiney. The figure really suits
Giovanni1508
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Posted: Friday, May 23, 2014 - 01:28 AM UTC

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Nice work guys!

Here is my completed Sd.Kfz.222





Cheers Stephen



Hi Stephen, your sd.kfz.222 is really good. I like it. For my curiosity, do you have some reference for the plate fitted on front ? Normally on front the put the rectangular small one.

Thanks !
Giovanni