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Big Cats Mk II Campaign
jkb_sprint
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: April 23, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 09:54 PM UTC
Anthony your cat looks great. Nice clean work.

Greg, nice Puma you have there. have you decided on the camo?

Sal, nice work so far and a very nice choise on the camo. Waiting to see it painted!

Jeremiah, very nice work on the zimm. My first attempt was a few days ago. You have done a better job than me.

Hopefully tonight i'll start working on my Leo too.
ltb073
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New York, United States
Joined: March 08, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 02:06 AM UTC
Hi Guys Been a while
@ Terry almost there with the pictures bro just another 90 degrees
@ Anthony looking real good how is that figure set last time I had MiniArt figs they seamed real big
I made some progress on my Tiki Tiger bent up the front fender a bit and added some conduit for the head lights

Then as I was about to start on the dunkelgelb my air brush took a crap I lost a set screw and had to replace it
I got the running last nt and the dunkelgelb was sprayed on more photos to come soon
Tojo72
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 02:52 AM UTC
Looks good Sal,I really didn't size them up yet.I guess i can put hem next to some Dragon and see.
jkb_sprint
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: April 23, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 08:27 AM UTC
Sal, sorry to hear about the issues you had with your airbrush, (been there.... ), it's quite irritating to say the least. Yet it seems you have done a very good job! Waiting to see the dunkelgelb on it.

Here is a pic of my LEO unstarted, i have a few days ahead to my self, so tomorrow it begins.
Dragon164
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: February 20, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 10:21 AM UTC
Here is my kit for this campaign.

Cheers Rob.
Dragon164
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 10:41 PM UTC
Well,
After doing a bit of research I found that only one of these Tigers made it into combat and that one had Zimmerit, I don't want to do my own Zimmerit just yet so instead I am going to build this.

Cheers Rob.
Tojo72
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 12:32 AM UTC
Looks good Rob,those figures poses look good on the box,do they come with the kit,and do you plan to use them ?
Dragon164
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 06:56 AM UTC
Thanks Anthony!

Yes they come with the kit,I'm not sure if I'll use them or not.

Cheers Rob.
SHAKY962
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: May 21, 2012
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Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 07:50 AM UTC
Well,
Here we go with my selection to this GB



Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: March 04, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 10:20 AM UTC
@Sal

Nice progress on that Tiger !
I see some hatches open, does it have an interior ?

@John
Starting with the Leo, is it going to be a Greek Leo ? is it a 2-tone Camo or Nato Camo ?

@Rob

Welcome !
Nice Panther, those Tamyia kits are a sweet & clean builds !

@Jose
Hi Jose !!
A Premium Panther ! Nice kit, pay attention to the Dragon instructions, plenty of parts & choices.. but it always turn into a great detailed build !!
Snorri23
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: March 25, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 01:59 PM UTC
Here are some photos of the start of my JagdPanther. Brief background it is the old GS kit which Dragon purchased and turned everything into plastic. I finally got the road wheels painted and installed, lower hull with primary colour. Thought that the duration of getting the road wheels painted was quite too long. Used a wash to pick out the details and some light dry brushing to start with.Starting to get some details on the upper hull. So far I have just used some Tiger Models cast exhausts.Using the A.J.Press book on the Jagd panther, quite useful. On a side note, they are going out of business so if you like their products.
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ltb073
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New York, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 21, 2012 - 01:00 AM UTC

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@Sal
Nice progress on that Tiger !
I see some hatches open, does it have an interior ?



No, no interior, left the turret hatches open and will use at least 1 figure there
Now that my airbrush is running smooth I got the dunkelgelb on



Now to work on the inside of the treads and tool
Also just checked the status of my order with Lucky Models everything was shipped EXECPT the Bison Tiki decals
1721Lancers
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, December 21, 2012 - 07:27 AM UTC

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Also just checked the status of my order with Lucky Models everything was shipped EXECPT the Bison Tiki decals



Hi Sal, bad news on the decals, how soon do you need them?
I can order them tonight and get them in the post to you possibly next week?
Let me know if I can help.
Paul
ltb073
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Posted: Friday, December 21, 2012 - 11:07 AM UTC

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Also just checked the status of my order with Lucky Models everything was shipped EXECPT the Bison Tiki decals



Hi Sal, bad news on the decals, how soon do you need them?
I can order them tonight and get them in the post to you possibly next week?
Let me know if I can help.
Paul



Hi Paul,
Thanks for the offer but like I said they are on order and I'm in no rush for them we have until July 2013 to wrap of this campaign. hopefully Lucky will come through and I will eventually get them
But thanks again
1721Lancers
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 05:42 AM UTC
Hi all,
here we go then, a quick simple straight out of the box build I hope:







See you later.

Paul
Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 07:26 AM UTC
So far it looks good Paul !

Sal, I'll give you an extension if needed, don't worry
jkb_sprint
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: April 23, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 07:56 AM UTC
Hi people. I see thinks are progressing in this campaign too.

Paul, nice start. It's the first one i get to see being built!

John, i'm going to build a Greek one. I like the German camo very much, but i'll do it on an Italeri kit i have in the stash, someday... I managed to build most of my LEO, i still have to scratchbuild the gunner's sights. The kit gives only the option of closed sights. At this point i would like to say that i'm disappointed with the kit. Maybe i'm just unlucky and got a bad one. Too much flash and deformed mating surfaces almost everywhere. I should also note the nasty ejector pins that are practically everywhere! I haven't used so much putty since an old 1/32nd kit from the 70s. Plus the clear parts are all wrong in shape and size. Sorry for the nagging but wanted to check if others had similar problems with this kit. Here are two pics.

Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 09:07 AM UTC
That's too bad john !
I have a 2A6 from HBoss, but I haven't build it yet.

But from the photos it looks good
GregCloseCombat
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California, United States
Joined: June 30, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 01:56 PM UTC



Everyone seems to moving along pretty good with their builds despite the holidays (I have an excuse every season for my slow progress). So I think I'm going for just a green over yellow camo. I'll probably go freehand with the airbrush after a few practice runs
Lakota
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New Mexico, United States
Joined: November 17, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2012 - 08:40 AM UTC
Howdy Y'all:
Thought I better post a photo before I got too far along with this build. This is a sweet kit and I'd recommend it for anyone who builds braile scale.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"
SHAKY962
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: May 21, 2012
KitMaker: 765 posts
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2012 - 12:26 PM UTC
@john: Thanks for your comment.... I will try to make this, remember that is NOT my scale

@lakota: Beautiful kit. I will try to get here in México but its impossible for this campaign

@Trevor: Excellent work in the bottom hull of the Jagdpanther. I will try to copy this.....
rtvmodeler
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Distrito Federal, Mexico
Joined: April 06, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 06:27 AM UTC
Helo friends!

Soon I will start the Tamiya, 1/35 - Tiger I Initial 99% OOB (only add-on = grids).



Regards!
Rodolfo
Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 06:39 AM UTC
Welcome Rodolfo !

Nice Tiger !
rtvmodeler
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Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 06:46 AM UTC
Thank you very much for your welcome friend!

Regards!
Rodolfo