Hey Justin,
Here's Don Franklin's (aka gunnytank) photo's on his show gallery:
http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=15383
His USMC M4A2 flamethrower Sherman is amazing !!!
I'm leaning toward the Panzer IV but it will depend on what's still in Dae Hoon's shop when I get there !!!
BTW - I never asked, what armed service are you with ?? U.S.A.F., U.S. Army, US.M.C., ????
Cheers
jjumbo
Hey Justin,
I pretty well like all World War II vehicles but German stuff is the most interesting as they produced the greatest variety of vehicles and prototypes.
Next comes Canadian or British/Commonwealth vehicles, closely followed by U.S. and Russian stuff.
Since my Dad handed me another wad of cash today, $200 CDN or $164 USD, I picked up that Dragon U.S.M.C. M4A2 PTO.
Unfortunately, my friend had sold that Dragon Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G. so I grabbed a Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F1(F) Smart Kit,
I also comforted myself by picking up a couple of Dragon's Premium anti-tank guns, the new 5cm PaK38 and the re-issued PaK40.
I haven't had a chance to take a peek at them yet but will do so tonight and tomorrow.
Cheers
jjumbo
p.s. Have a happy birthday Specialist !!!
Thanks for the birthday wishes, unfortunately it falls on a monday so no drinking till the 31st!
Is that Ausf. F1 the smart kit? If you remeber the first model i put together was Dragons F2(G) that was a great model.
Quoted TextThanks for the birthday wishes, unfortunately it falls on a monday so no drinking till the 31st!
Is that Ausf. F1 the smart kit? If you remeber the first model i put together was Dragons F2(G) that was a great model.
Hey Justin,
This is the kit in question:
http://www.dragon-models.com/html/6315poster.htm
The kit probably has much in common with the F2(G) as the only real difference was the long L/43 7.5cm gun.
It looks good, I really like these Smart Kits.
The M4A2 Sherman PTO is also good looking:
http://www.dragon-models.com/html/6462poster.htm
It has 2 sets of DS tracks, one set with duckbill extenders, 2 types of suspension units and lots of spare bits and pieces.
It ain't German but you may want to grab one.
Cheers
jjumbo
As an anniversary gift...........for of course some crazy Louie Vatton bag that are cheap here. But its a nice trade off, i'm really looking forward to a 1/16th K.T 
Yes, I like Dragon's Smart Kits. The F2(G) that i put together was outstanding in fit. The directions did not mention which parts you needed for which Ausf. Leaving it up to you, just for fair warning however i'm sure you are aware of this. I've really been looking forward to a Sherman, perhaps a summer project. I am going to get a Dragon Henschel Turret K.T after this J.P is done for the Big Cats campaign.Ive even heard rumors of the MRS. buying me a certain K.T from Trumpeter in really large scale!!!
well i'm going to get a barrel now anyways because Squadron has the no shipping fees on $100 or more, so i used that to get everything for my Jagd. and order Dragon's production turret KT.
p.s, your one hell of a smartass
Happy New Year!
and Happy New Year! 
but the set is from Tristar , a Chinese company and not Italeri. then again, i was just testing you, seeing if you were paying attention. 
I knew they were made by Tristar...says so on the box... 
I hope Tamiya is not this inaccurate now-a-days. I've only done their StuG IV which is just as old as this J.P. Anyhow, I scratcbuilt some fuel doors using some parts from the Tristar wheel kit. I used two bump stops from the Ausf A-D model and cut them in half, then removed on small node from the top, then used a square number piece to serve as the hinge. Then using the other bump stops, I carefully cut the nodes off the top and glued them in place to serve as bolt heads. Then marked off the location of the fuel doors and glued them in place. I think its pretty decent! Finally, I added the correct return rollers, as the Tamiya kit supplied the Mid model return rollers which won't work on a late war J.P.
hahaha 
Also, my J.P is missing the fuel doors and Tamiya doesn't even include some in the kit...WTF??
P.S If i suddenly disappear, its because the army gave me my smallpox vaccine and i died!
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