can I still join?

Im working on a centaur as we speak. is it ok to have it on a display base?

maybe I can build my accurate armor daimler scout car

Ima do that if I can still join that is forget the centaur

great zero cool, your added to the list,

as mike is already building a centaur, could you do the daimler, as no one else is doing one of those

cheers

joe

yes sir Ima see if I can get the daimler done on time its the resin one from resicast!

can it be on a little dio/vignette?

pics of my finished chev are in armor.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/23950&page=1

thanks Cliff

PS anyone doing a lend lease GMC yet?

Crikey! Some people are already done and I haven't even started building!

I stuck my neck out to build the Tamiya Matilda and now Osprey has popped out a "Modeling the Matilda Infantry Tank" book out on the stupid thing. i know it's major shortcomings (grumble, grumble), now everyone else will, too (grumble, grumble). And to think I almost sold/traded my Matilda to Mark Bannerman (author of the afore-mentioned book) a couple years ago.

I'm hanging in ... maybe I'll have to get the book.

hey, is it to late to join in the build? If not i would like to join in with a tamiya universial carrier mk.2 forced recon. Thanks

Roo-very nice, interesting vehicle, ive certainly never seen one before.

Zero_cool-yes of course you can build it as part of a dio, that would be great!

Wartool-although others are building them, a universal/bren carrier should be fine,
if you do it in a different scheme, or markings etc.

its good to still have all the interest!

cheers

joe

I would like to join. I will build a 1/72 Revell Cromwell. Is anyone doing one in 1/72? Thanks guys!

Hi. I'd like to join the fray as well. I have an old Testor's M4A1 Sherman calling for a desert scheme! Gonna be one of the Shermans from fighting at El Alamein. It'll be a vignette build.
Please let me know if I'm too late to join in or if there is a problem with my selection.

By the by, does anyone know where I can get a loose British Tank commander appropriate for a desert campaign?

welcome aboad ambrose,

check out compainies such as ultracast, verlinden etc for a suitible figure



cheers

joe

Guess what? I have found my Matchbox Churchill AVRE kit. I will commence work on it and disregard the Airfix Crusader for some later build. The fates have been kind to me.

Hi, I've just started building my Bishop. I am using the Airfix 25lb gun as the gun, fitted with a metal barrel. Also I am using Fruilmodel tracks for the first time. Quite a challenge! What theatres and colour schemes did the bishop get used in?

#:-) Forgot to ask. Did the Bishop tow the ammo limber like the Quad would for the gun? Also my 11 year old son is entering, building a Tamiya Chieftain.

winchweight,

the bishop often did tow a 25-pdr limber, as internal ammo stowage was poor,
they served in tunisia and sicily with the 8th army.
usual colour scheme was sand, often with broad green stripes for camoflage

cheers

joe

Great, thanks. As an aside, I've just run a search for cvr(t)s on Hannants website. It seems that Panda models are releasing a series of 1/35 models based on the cvr(t). At last!!! (:-) Anyone heard of Panda?

yes they produce some average quality 1/35 helicopter kits,

the cvrt series has been on their release schedule for quite a while now, without even any test molds etc appearing at model shows or toy fairs, so dont hold your breath for the time being!

cheers

joe

Here is the first installment of my Bishop SPG build.

Hope this works



https://armorama.kitmaker.net/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16745

here winchweights pics







its looking great mate

cheers

joe

Thanks!! So what did I do wrong then?

My dio is in process. I've been researching the heck out of it first! The dio shows a sherman IIA of the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO), taking a break after the battle of Coriano on the Gothic Line. A kindly Italian partisan shares a bottle while his scratchbuilt friend tends to their mule.

I'm using the recent Tamiya release of 3 British tank crewman and a farmer for the majority of the figures, but I'll have to scratchbuild the second partisan. So far I've modified the farmer and may post pics here shortly...

Shortly finishing the Huey for DFA Campaign and plan to start the Tamiya Churchill Crocodile for the GB. As my time is limited can some friend (maybe the kind Leader ) link me to some good sources on theaters that Churchill took place and possible eras and situations to involve it in a dio ? thanks a lot. This is going to be build along with the M1A1HA for the Abrams GB , 2
armor 60 years difference, its going to be interesting i think !!!! hehehehe a production mania has got me !!!!!! #:-)

here you go goose,

http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/cac/churchill.html

not a bad little site, some nice pics.

they were used from d-day onwards until the end of the war in europe, and then in korea.
they were taken out of service after the korean war.

they were designed to attack pillboxes etc on the atlantic wall, but after proving thier usefulness, they went on to be used until the end of the war, for supporting infantry attacks, being particularly useful for flaming out buildings

heres some pics,

the top one is of a tank that was outside the place where i stayed last time i went to normandy!















give me a shout if you want any more, i know where to find some nice close ups of a restored example

cheers

joe

Where did you stay in Normandy? I am taking my family to Caen during the summer, and wondered where you'd recommend for a visit.

ive been twice, the first time i stayed in port-en-bessan, the second, last july, i stayed in bayeaux. pm your email address and ill send you some links for places i think are worth a visit

cheers

joe