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What are you building this month
IanSadler
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United Kingdom
Joined: December 22, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 06:21 AM UTC
hi all , i was wondering what was the flavour of the month in kits being built this month , for me it has to be the italeri LVT (A) 1 , scratchbuilding the gun tub from armour aluminium foil, correcting the hull details missing welds etc , scratchbuilding the vanes at the rear from aluminium foil, adding extra armour plastic card , adding the missing water bilge outlet from tube and aluminium foil , reworking the turret welding with pyrograve, just about ready for final details on the upper hull boat hooks rebuilt . cheers ian
slodder
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 06:24 AM UTC
Ouch - I can't post in here - I'm not building any armor at this point in time #:-)

I've got a P61, a Grumman Skyrocket XF5F, and VP Knight (I guess a helmet and chain male can be armor) on the bench...
keenan
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Indiana, United States
Joined: October 16, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 06:26 AM UTC
I am working on the Sumbo for the T2K campaign and an Sdkfz 251/9 Ausf. D. The 251 is my first attempt at German cammo with an airbrush. I was pretty happy with the results. (Thanks to everyone who answered my inane airbrush q's!!)

Shaun

JohanW
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Limburg, Belgium
Joined: October 01, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 06:27 AM UTC

For me this month (as the previous months)...

Tamiya's T-55, Iraqy version straight from the box... After that I'm planning on starting the Accurate Armour M1070 Super HET...

GunTruck
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California, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:21 AM UTC
I'm putting the finishing touches on my gun truck "Sopwith Camel".

I have more detail work to do on my gun truck "Easy Rider". I have painting going on on my Twilight: 2000 Campaign entry - Soviet BMD-1P Airborne Infantry Combat Vehicle. There's some scratchbuilding to complete on my second T2K entry - M948 LARS (Light Artillery Rocket System).

I'm bored - so I might begin some painting on my Tamiya HMMWV Cargo/Troop Carrier conversion and my Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise...

Gunnie
yagdpanzer
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Ohio, United States
Joined: August 21, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:28 AM UTC
Italeri 234/1 and Tamiya's 232 as a 231 early.
Pieter
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Louisiana, United States
Joined: August 14, 2002
KitMaker: 141 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:28 AM UTC
Right now I'm working on the dragon K-5. So far I have spent 2 weeks on it and not alot completed. I will probably be working on this for a long time. :-)
mikeli125
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England - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: December 24, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:33 AM UTC
same as last months post my T-34 just got the tracks an some more weathering to do
then its my tw2000 project
AaronW
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California, United States
Joined: August 03, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:39 AM UTC
Well I started a 1/35 SdKfz 222, Marder 3, LRDG Chevrolet truck, Semovente and M13/41 for the under the sun group build, a 1/72 F/A 18 for Wings over the water but then got into a strange mood and put all those aside and am currently building 3 Panzer 4 Js (1/72 Revell, 1/72 Italeri and 1/76 Fujimi), a Tiger 1 (1/72 Hasegawa), a Sdkfz 222 (1/76 Fujimi), a Sdkfz 251/1 (1/76 Fujimi), a Sdkfz 251 / 9 (1/72 Hasegawa) and a BMW R75 with side car (1/76 Fujimi, it came with the Panzer 4). I've also got a Sgt York waiting for Twilight 2000 and a UH-1C for wings over the water.
animal
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:45 AM UTC
I'm building the Gun Truck Red Baron. I got the frame and cab assembled thats about it.
WeWillHold
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 17, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:51 AM UTC
I'm finishing up Zvezda's ISU-122 with Fruil tracks as we speak, and then plan to put it on a mini scene base with a couple of figs for prespective.

I'm also about half way through Italeri's M925 truck, (to be done in desert sand).

Life is good!

Steve
waterboy
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Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 08:04 AM UTC
Still working on my german 232 dio for the Under the Sun group build.
scoccia
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Milano, Italy
Joined: September 02, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 08:48 AM UTC
I'm scratchbuilding a Fiat AR 59 w/recoiless 106mm gun (Jeep alike) and a resin GM "Otter" from Wespe...
Ciao
AntPhillips
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Wales, United Kingdom
Joined: January 02, 2003
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Armorama: 93 posts
Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:08 AM UTC
I'm scratchbuilding a 1/35 scale A13 Cruiser Tank Mk IVA, using a series of articles printed in Airfix Magazine in 1975, I've built up the hull so far, I'm not bothering with an interior (this is my first scratchbuild after all ) and will utilise an Italeri Crusader for suspension, sprockets and idler wheels, these weren't available when the article was written and had to be scratchbuilt then

I expect it to be a fairly long project, but it is very satisfying to see sheets of plasticard take on a 3 dimensional form.

There are 3 more tanks covered in the articles an A9 Cruiser Tank Mk. I, a Vickers Light Tank Mk VIA, and a Matilda Mk I, all of these are available in resin from Cromwell or Accurate Armour but I had to give this a try.

Happy modelling
kkeefe
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Joined: May 12, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:17 AM UTC
...another mortar with approx 300 clay sandbags for the pit, a couple of figures and a killer PRC-25.

#:-)
kbm
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Texas, United States
Joined: June 16, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:24 AM UTC
So far, this is a month of trying to finish some projects. These include: Tamiya's M1A1 as a Desert Storm vehicle and a small diorama using Tamiya's Marder III SdKfz 139 and Dragon's Afrika Korps figures (both for the local club's October build on a desert theme). I am also trying to finish up my Panther A diorama which has been nearing completion for more than a month.
Kelley
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Georgia, United States
Joined: November 21, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:38 AM UTC
I'm also trying to finish up a couple of things. I am putting the final bits and pieces of my Strv 122 together. I started this conversion about a year ago then set it aside for quite a while, now it is just about ready for the paint. I also have a Cromwell Mk.IV basically OOTB, and the Italeri M1A2 ready to paint. I think I'm going to have a marathon session with my airbrush sometime in the next week or so. I have the Trumpeter Challenger 2, with Eduard PE and the Accurate Armour Op. Telic up-armor set that is calling my name but I told myself I would finish these other kits before starting on it.

Mike
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: July 16, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:40 AM UTC
Marder IIIM with fruil tracks JR barrel, and aber PE deatil set... compliments of jrnelson
GunTruck
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California, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:43 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I'm scratchbuilding a 1/35 scale A13 Cruiser Tank Mk IVA, using a series of articles printed in Airfix Magazine in 1975, I've built up the hull so far, I'm not bothering with an interior (this is my first scratchbuild after all ) and will utilise an Italeri Crusader for suspension, sprockets and idler wheels, these weren't available when the article was written and had to be scratchbuilt then

I expect it to be a fairly long project, but it is very satisfying to see sheets of plasticard take on a 3 dimensional form.

There are 3 more tanks covered in the articles an A9 Cruiser Tank Mk. I, a Vickers Light Tank Mk VIA, and a Matilda Mk I, all of these are available in resin from Cromwell or Accurate Armour but I had to give this a try.

Happy modelling


Wow - I look forward to seeing these as you progress. Teach me something about Cruiser Tanks!

Gunnie
Davhowell
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Tennessee, United States
Joined: March 10, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:51 AM UTC
Im working on Two Tamiya Shermans

The 1/35 M4A3 105mm Howitzer Ardennes
&
The 1/35 M4E2 JUMBO Sherman thats been knocked out with two Shots

(I think its E2)

Right now Im Working on the Jumbos Turret Applied the Decal to the Right side and added some bullet holes now I have to apply the Other decal.
Cokes
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New South Wales, Australia
Joined: September 17, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 10:08 AM UTC
Tamiya Panzer IV, pretty much OOB with bits and pieces by myself like a turned barrel etc.
kglack43
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Alabama, United States
Joined: September 18, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 10:22 AM UTC
Hobby Fan vietnam figures...OOTB Walker Bulldog...OOTB Sherman "early"... and, thanks to Animal and Gunnie, alittle scratchwork on a guntruck

The yard, the dishes, a load of wash, and the wife...

Kevin
PvtParts
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Joined: June 18, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 10:22 AM UTC
Im working on my diorama for the group build " Under the Sun"
Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 10:59 AM UTC
Putting the finishing touches to a AER T38 and 2 tamiya Russian tanker figures. 2 Resination figures and 1 tamiya figure for my Sd.Kfz 222 and 223 vehicles that I built for Operation Barbarossa. Then the table is cleared.
About 2 years ago I built and built and finished nothing ........ man, Im paying the price now!
Horrible working on old kits and trying to patch up problems.
Anyways ....... with a clear table... I have "the Alley" resin base from Keith Magee to do next and a dio for operation coverup. I plan on combining both and trying out some new techniques.
jrnelson
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Iowa, United States
Joined: May 23, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 11:17 AM UTC
I'm working on Alan's Bison II for the Under the Sun group build.... Holy Mother does this kit suck..... I got the Eduard set and some left over PE bits from an Aber set on it... along with Friul tracks and Jordi barrel.

I think it would've been easier to carve the sucker out of a piece of driftwood.... but since I already started it - I'm not going to let it win....

I took some pictures tonight now that I have the construction complete - and plan on a little article about my adventures with this hideous monster.

Stay tuned-
Jeff
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