Tonight at about 10:oo p.m. work started on my Tamiya mid. pro. Tiger. I am so excited!
~Chip
:-)
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chip250
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Posted: Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 04:43 PM UTC
sgtreef
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Posted: Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 10:05 PM UTC
Great to Go Chip can't wait to see it!! (++) 
chip250
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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 04:56 PM UTC
Work has started on the most important part of all. The Zimm. Went to the grandparent house today (the only quiet place I can work, and get a free meal 
) Started the Zimm, with Milliput, and a tamiya zimm. tool. Worked pretty good. I will work more on it tommorrow. Let everything dry.
i wrote this for you that care.
~Chip :-)
) Started the Zimm, with Milliput, and a tamiya zimm. tool. Worked pretty good. I will work more on it tommorrow. Let everything dry.i wrote this for you that care.
~Chip :-)
mikeli125
Joined: December 24, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:59 PM UTC
Chip,
a quick tip for you do simulate damage to the zim rip up masking tape into various sizes and apply it onto the tiger put the putty over it and when not quite dry lift the tape off
it will give you quite convincing damaged zim
a quick tip for you do simulate damage to the zim rip up masking tape into various sizes and apply it onto the tiger put the putty over it and when not quite dry lift the tape off
it will give you quite convincing damaged zim
chip250
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 12:11 AM UTC
Thanks Mike,
I will give that a try tonight when I do a tad more zimm.
~Chip :-)
I will give that a try tonight when I do a tad more zimm.
~Chip :-)
cdave
Joined: June 08, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 02:40 AM UTC
Chip,
"kewl" on the begining of the build. You using the Tiger Model stuff?
I have this within my radar also.
Dave
"kewl" on the begining of the build. You using the Tiger Model stuff?
I have this within my radar also.
Dave
tazz
Joined: July 21, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 05:21 AM UTC
hey chip that is so cool.
u should post some pics of it geting built
u should post some pics of it geting built
Pnzr-Cmdr
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 06:34 AM UTC
nothing like the feeling you get when you start a kit, am i right guys? 
jrnelson
Joined: May 23, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:51 AM UTC
Hehe... John, you are soooo right :-)
Now that I finally have my Bison under control.... just a few pastels left.. I'm eyeballing the stack - trying to decide what to break out next. I'm one of those rare types that only builds one thing at a time. I have enough trouble keeping track of where I am with one vehicle on the bench. I don't know how all of you others can keep everything straight with multiple in progress builds. LOL
Anyway - looking for suggestions. I think I have it narrowed down to:
Tamiyas new tooled PzKpfw IVH, in 9th SS "Hohenstaufen" markings - friul tracks, aber etch
Dragons Early JagdPanther - Aber etch - friul tracks (undecided on unit)
Dragons Panther A Early - Eduard Etch set and skirts - Friul tracks - Atak Zim, built as a 5th SS "Wiking" vehicle
or maybe Tamiya's PzkPfw IVJ, hard edge camo - Aber etch, Friul tracks, etc.....
hmmmmm what to start next
Any help? This is fun!
Now that I finally have my Bison under control.... just a few pastels left.. I'm eyeballing the stack - trying to decide what to break out next. I'm one of those rare types that only builds one thing at a time. I have enough trouble keeping track of where I am with one vehicle on the bench. I don't know how all of you others can keep everything straight with multiple in progress builds. LOL
Anyway - looking for suggestions. I think I have it narrowed down to:
Tamiyas new tooled PzKpfw IVH, in 9th SS "Hohenstaufen" markings - friul tracks, aber etch
Dragons Early JagdPanther - Aber etch - friul tracks (undecided on unit)
Dragons Panther A Early - Eduard Etch set and skirts - Friul tracks - Atak Zim, built as a 5th SS "Wiking" vehicle
or maybe Tamiya's PzkPfw IVJ, hard edge camo - Aber etch, Friul tracks, etc.....
hmmmmm what to start next
Any help? This is fun!
Pnzr-Cmdr
Joined: July 16, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:59 AM UTC
Jeff, I've been wanting to build DML's jagdpanther for wuite some time now, i think you should build it and tell me how it is to make up my mind!!!
PS: Did you get those fruils yet?
PS: Did you get those fruils yet?
Cokes
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:15 AM UTC
Oi Chip,
how long does it take you to crank out a finished model? Seems like you're able to spit them out at a rate of knots!
PS How many kits do you guys have lying around to be built on average? Only wish I had a bit more cash to stock up
how long does it take you to crank out a finished model? Seems like you're able to spit them out at a rate of knots!
PS How many kits do you guys have lying around to be built on average? Only wish I had a bit more cash to stock up
chip250
Joined: September 01, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 01:19 PM UTC
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You using the Tiger Model stuff?
No, I am doing it straight up, nothing in the aftermarket gig for me. Milliput zimm.
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nothing like the feeling you get when you start a kit, am i right guys?
Thats for sure! John you have hit the nail on the head.
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Oi Chip,
how lnog does it take you to crank out a finished model? Seems like you're able to spit them out at a rate of knots!
Since I have nothing other to do than build, it is pretty fast isn't it. Actually I go to high school, hang out with my friends, spend a lot of my time at the grandparents (who let me use their residence to do my Zimm.) Among other things I work on a model maybe 2-3 hours a night.
Sometimes I have two kits going at once. LIke over the summer, I had two planes going at once, all three months of vacation.
The zimm is done! I am letting it dry. I used the Tamiya zimm tool the first time, but tonight I did a little searching in grandpas tool box, and found an old pliers that was the exact same everything as the tool. So instead of scraping, I just pushed it into the wet putty. Looks even better than the tool.
I will keep you posted.
~Chip :-)
SS-74
Joined: May 13, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 02:11 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Hehe... John, you are soooo right :-)
Now that I finally have my Bison under control.... just a few pastels left.. I'm eyeballing the stack - trying to decide what to break out next. I'm one of those rare types that only builds one thing at a time. I have enough trouble keeping track of where I am with one vehicle on the bench. I don't know how all of you others can keep everything straight with multiple in progress builds. LOL
Anyway - looking for suggestions. I think I have it narrowed down to:
Tamiyas new tooled PzKpfw IVH, in 9th SS "Hohenstaufen" markings - friul tracks, aber etch
Dragons Early JagdPanther - Aber etch - friul tracks (undecided on unit)
Dragons Panther A Early - Eduard Etch set and skirts - Friul tracks - Atak Zim, built as a 5th SS "Wiking" vehicle
or maybe Tamiya's PzkPfw IVJ, hard edge camo - Aber etch, Friul tracks, etc.....
hmmmmm what to start next
Any help? This is fun!
Lord Jeff,
How about we do something together. Here is the stuff I have for build with most of the AM ready:
1. Porsche Ferdinand Ferdinand Suspension, Ferdinand Jagdtiger with Cavalier zimmer, Aber/Lion Road PE, still need to find a barrel.
2. Stug III Ausf G with Eduard PE, and Barrel, and Modelkasten Tracks
3. Elefant with Royal Model update, Cavalier Zimmer, Gun barrel, and Friul.
4. Panther A with Part PE, and a Barrel
5. DML Panzer IV ausf J, with Eduard PEs, and a barrel
6. Pz IV L/70, with Aber PE, and a barrel.
So what ya say?
jrnelson
Joined: May 23, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 02:32 PM UTC
Yea Lord SS - sounds like fun...
I'm kinda feeling a PzKpfw IV vibe going on right now.... I think a nice three tone camo 9th SS Hohenstaufen vehicle all tricked out with the etch, tracks, and zimm would be pretty tasty.
We could have our own little "workhorse of the Reich" group build... your DML J would fit in nicely :-)
I'm not very good at building multiple kits at the same time... (I lose all the parts), and want to do the SS wagon for the Market Garden dio campaign... Seems the German builders will be outnumbered in that one - so I gotta "represent".... :-) That being said - I could always "learn" to get more than one kit going at a time
The Panther A sounds fun too - you get to make the call.... let me know what you want to do, and I'm with ya all the way....
I'm kinda feeling a PzKpfw IV vibe going on right now.... I think a nice three tone camo 9th SS Hohenstaufen vehicle all tricked out with the etch, tracks, and zimm would be pretty tasty.
We could have our own little "workhorse of the Reich" group build... your DML J would fit in nicely :-)
I'm not very good at building multiple kits at the same time... (I lose all the parts), and want to do the SS wagon for the Market Garden dio campaign... Seems the German builders will be outnumbered in that one - so I gotta "represent".... :-) That being said - I could always "learn" to get more than one kit going at a time
The Panther A sounds fun too - you get to make the call.... let me know what you want to do, and I'm with ya all the way....
SS-74
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 02:46 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Yea Lord SS - sounds like fun...
I'm kinda feeling a PzKpfw IV vibe going on right now.... I think a nice three tone camo 9th SS Hohenstaufen vehicle all tricked out with the etch, tracks, and zimm would be pretty tasty.
We could have our own little "workhorse of the Reich" group build... your DML J would fit in nicely :-)
I'm not very good at building multiple kits at the same time... (I lose all the parts), and want to do the SS wagon for the Market Garden dio campaign... Seems the German builders will be outnumbered in that one - so I gotta "represent".... :-) That being said - I could always "learn" to get more than one kit going at a time
The Panther A sounds fun too - you get to make the call.... let me know what you want to do, and I'm with ya all the way....
Lord Jeff, I am game for the IV too.
I hadn't done one for so long, actually the Tammi IV Ausf H was my first model... So let's get a IV mini groupie under way, say from next week? Be a lot of fun and honour to do it with a walking achieve like ya. 
As for the MG campaign, is a dio or vig. a must? can I just do a vehicle? I will like to get in, but the Dio thing scares me. #:-)
jrnelson
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:31 PM UTC
Dave-
Sounds like fun! It is an honor to build with Lord SS :-)
I won't be able to get started next week though - I have a few more aftermarket bits on the way... lol...
Maybe we should post a thread about our "workhorse of the Reich - PzKpfw IV" build - so others can join in if they want to? You and I can do this regardless - but it might be fun for some others as well
As far as Market Garden goes... you should give it a go! I've only tried one dio in my life... and it was sort of fun. I thought "what the heck... no better time than the present, eh?" So I joined the campaign. I figure I'll learn alot and improve my skills a bit. Besides - I like the campaign process and want to take part in as many as I can.
By the way - my first model was the "old" Tamiya Tiger :-) Speaking of Tigers - I remember you did a Das Reich one... S13 I think? Did you take any pictures? I've always wanted to model that one. Maybe down the road........ LOL
Jeff
Sounds like fun! It is an honor to build with Lord SS :-)
I won't be able to get started next week though - I have a few more aftermarket bits on the way... lol...
Maybe we should post a thread about our "workhorse of the Reich - PzKpfw IV" build - so others can join in if they want to? You and I can do this regardless - but it might be fun for some others as well
As far as Market Garden goes... you should give it a go! I've only tried one dio in my life... and it was sort of fun. I thought "what the heck... no better time than the present, eh?" So I joined the campaign. I figure I'll learn alot and improve my skills a bit. Besides - I like the campaign process and want to take part in as many as I can.
By the way - my first model was the "old" Tamiya Tiger :-) Speaking of Tigers - I remember you did a Das Reich one... S13 I think? Did you take any pictures? I've always wanted to model that one. Maybe down the road........ LOL
Jeff
SS-74
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:48 PM UTC
Lord Jeff.
I talked to UoAWildcat aka Demisticated Cat, he is game for a Pz IV build.... maybe we should start a thread to see who will be interested to get in. Maybe, make it an AM build, must have AM stuffs. LOL.
Yeah, I had done the S33 of Das Reich with 35K01, Friul, and Tank Workshop partial interior, the pics is in MSN armorama group pic. page 7, dave's model. they were like new pic of old models now. so lots of dust. LOL. Haven't give it the faucet treatment yet.
Here are some pics. (I love to show off my stuff
)
dust bunnies. LOL
I talked to UoAWildcat aka Demisticated Cat, he is game for a Pz IV build.... maybe we should start a thread to see who will be interested to get in. Maybe, make it an AM build, must have AM stuffs. LOL.
Yeah, I had done the S33 of Das Reich with 35K01, Friul, and Tank Workshop partial interior, the pics is in MSN armorama group pic. page 7, dave's model. they were like new pic of old models now. so lots of dust. LOL. Haven't give it the faucet treatment yet.
Here are some pics. (I love to show off my stuff
)dust bunnies. LOL
jrnelson
Joined: May 23, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:01 PM UTC
Super SS - Go ahead and start a thread.... we'll see who else is interested
I think we should keep it open to people who don't want to use AM stuff though... not everybody is sick like us ... LOL
Nice Tiger.... I just love the looks of that cat.
I think we should keep it open to people who don't want to use AM stuff though... not everybody is sick like us ... LOL
Nice Tiger.... I just love the looks of that cat.
chip250
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 12:21 AM UTC
Nice Tiger Dave! Who made that kit? Italeri?
~Chip :-)
~Chip :-)
cdave
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 04:19 PM UTC
Dave,
Cool Tiger! just was thinking about Chips Tiger and was thinking about mine in teh closet. But I ahve a few other items to finish for the mid-east area.
Dave
Cool Tiger! just was thinking about Chips Tiger and was thinking about mine in teh closet. But I ahve a few other items to finish for the mid-east area.
Dave
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