England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 05:32 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 05:36 AM UTC
nice work keep it up.
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 05:43 AM UTC
Good start keep it up look forward to seeing your progress
CUIDICH 'N RIGH
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 06:01 AM UTC
Looks good so far -- please keep the pics coming!
Cheers,
Ian
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 06:33 AM UTC
Hey man nice start!.
I did know how you feel about a limited budget I can only say get a part time job
like a paper round.
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 06:49 AM UTC
Hi will
Great to see another challenger build.Any questions that you need answering just ask away, there will always be some one here waiting to help you.
Good luck..............
neil.
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England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 07:29 AM UTC
hi will,
good start ,,,nice to see a young lad with a modern armour interest ,, if you need any help just ask , keep the pics coming ,looking forward to seeing it finished mate,
England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 07:36 AM UTC
Lad? man? you guys are getting the wrong end of the stick!
Wayne, Scott and ian, hankyou for your support,
James, i have a paper round, but im applying to a local art shop and wh smiths for a sat job.
Neil i saw your build on operation tellic, was amazing, i dont expect to reach anywhere near that with this buid though!
Hi Ian Im interested in everything really!
thanks for looking!
Gauteng, South Africa
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 08:37 AM UTC
Hi Willow,great start......don't bug yourself with not having all the nice goodies to build models!The main thing is building and the other stuff will come in time.
Keep us posted on the progress....you got a nice little kit there.Done it myself as a first kit since 1975.
Enjoy the building
Cheers
Henk
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 08:53 AM UTC
Your very welcome willow just remember if you need help with anything theres always someone here that will help you out
CUIDICH 'N RIGH
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England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 09:32 AM UTC
Thanxs guys i'm glad i have help at hand!
England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:03 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:04 AM UTC
Art isn't just pritty pictures. It's an expression of human rage.
United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:24 AM UTC
Hi Willow,
Well done so far. It is great to see someone so young posting their work.
I like the way that you have damaged the rubber on the road wheels
One little suggestion on the tracks. Put the join at the top where it will be hidden by the side skirt.
Happy modelling and thanks for sharing.
Cheers Jim.
Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:26 AM UTC
Keep going, it can be built in a really good kit just out of box.
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 12:38 PM UTC
G'day Willow,
Nice to see more lad-ies
taking part in modelling - you're JC's gf aren't you?
Looking forward to following your progress through the hobby.
Rudi
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 09:56 PM UTC
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G'day Willow,
Nice to see more lad-ies taking part in modelling - you're JC's gf aren't you?
Bingo
keep it up!
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 09:57 PM UTC
Hey Willow
Dont worry about not having all the Gucci gear to start off with, just a bit of creativity. The Trump Chally 2 is an ideal kit to have a crack at if you are a novice so good choice.
Looking good so far, keep us posted with lots of pics.
Welcome to the hobby.
England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 05:36 AM UTC
Thankyou for the replys,
its good to know thet your behind me!
Rudi, yep
how did ya know?
i have a little question to ask
in the instructions it says to use gunze mr colour paints, and im not familiar with them , im more familiar with tamya colours but im still not too familiar with them. it says to use H12|33 flat black and H 78|38 olive drab 2, what would be the closest im tamiya please:)
on the box the colour is quite sandy, isnt olve drab a green, ?
sorry for being a pain!
Willow
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 05:53 AM UTC
I would go with tamiya nato green and nato black there a good match.
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 06:16 AM UTC
hello! i am about to tackle the op telic challenger 2 by trumpeter! and i was going to do it as a what if aussie one! as i would have liked to see the army with these instead of the abrams! not a fan! even though i have 6 kits of them! hahahaha also have almost finished an tamiya chally 2 op tellic and a trumpeter as90 both ready for markings! will post pics soon as ready! good luck with your build. the chally sure is one of the better looking MBT of today! cheers
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 06:20 AM UTC
just noticed the damaged road wheels! nice touch! if your this good so far i'm glad your in pomgolia and not aus! cos i'd hate to run in comps against you latter on! cheers
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England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 07:36 AM UTC
I've had the trumpeter Challenger 2 Op Telic since christmas and i havent even started it yet, good to see you get straight in to building it. The trumpeter kits have good fit and the detail is pretty good compared to others - good choice in the kit, i especially like the dozer.
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 12:10 AM UTC
Hi Willow
nice start so far. If this was not your intention, you should pay some attention on the roadwheels alignment. Some of them are not in contact with the tracks.
The turret assembly is quite a headache due to a poor fit more specially during the various bins assembly to the main body of the turret.
Don't worry about an airbrush. You could start with a basic one using air bottles. It's generally cheap and helps being acquainted with the technique.
Keep on posting !
Olivier
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