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Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2012 - 03:00 AM UTC
Hey fellas,
You guys are right, just go with the original plan and do the The Befehlsjager 38 M. The camo would be a great challenge.
Gary
Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 03:45 AM UTC
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Hey fellas,
You guys are right, just go with the original plan and do the The Befehlsjager 38 M. The camo would be a great challenge.
Gary
Hi Gary,
I agree, stick to the original plan !
You can always join the Panzer 38(t) Brigade Campaign with the other kit... [Big hint]
Here .. oops
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Posted: Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 04:03 AM UTC
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 04:23 AM UTC
LOL.....Ill do me best Paul!!!

Havin' the proper AB helps alot though. Couldnt pull it off to easy without my Iwata HP-B Plus. I loves that thing!
Theres a disturbance in tha FORCE.....someone is trying to pull me into another Campaign.....i sense....38t....John...is that you?
Gary
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2012 - 12:41 PM UTC
Mr. Boggs employes elf's to do all his work,
so one more Campaign won't even be a sweat for him.
~ Jeff
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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2012 - 01:49 PM UTC
I agree Jeff !!!
He has a whole factory full of elf's...
And they do a great job too ...
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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2012 - 02:07 PM UTC
Oh I agree! Fantastic work!
But he must come clean about it...
... even though they might be a bit taller than him!
(jest skiddin

)
~ Jeff
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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2012 - 04:07 PM UTC
Texas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 03:21 AM UTC
JEFF....JOHN....Thanks alot guys!!! My elf's went on strike.

Looks like im on me own now......

Sniff, sniff.....ill manage........
Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 04:33 AM UTC
Hello Gentlemen,
Heres my Campaign enrty. MAN! There are a ton of parts considering this wasnt a big vehicle......
Ill start after i finish my ASU-85.

Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 04:34 AM UTC
Hey John, you gonna winterize your Marder?
Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 04:42 AM UTC
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Hey John, you gonna winterize your Marder?
Gary
Your Dragon Marder must have twice the parts of my Tamyia.
I'm not sure yet about the camo, either Winter or African Campaign...
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 05:00 AM UTC
Cool guys, we're underway I guess and tomorrow is the Sherman Campaign too.
Looks like we'll all be busy.
Man John, I loved building the Marder you have right now about 9 or 10 years ago. I hand painted the camo on that one but still want an all gray version like the boxart so I think I might go looking for one as it was that impressive of a build.
Maybe even get some Friuls for it this time.

I did see several Italeri kits on the other Marder versions (especially the Ausf.H) that look good too.

~ Jeff
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 05:30 AM UTC
John, Afrika Corps sounds awesome!
Jeff, I you thinkin' Grey? Man you could pull off some killer tone variasions with the ole' Airbrush.....

......
Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 06:30 AM UTC
I still have some other Marder's from Tamyia, Tristar & Dragon so I might cover all the fronts, summer & winter..
Still undecided as usual..
Jeff, which camo did you use ? do you have photos of your build ?
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 08:39 AM UTC
Nothing special as this was quite a while ago:
Wish it was gray.
~ Jeff
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 09:02 AM UTC
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Nothing special as this was quite a while ago:
Wish it was gray.
~ Jeff
Jeff, any issues or little problems that I should expect ?
I know, a Tamyia shake&bake kit shouldn't have any issues..

But we never know ...
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 09:54 AM UTC
NO, no problems... probably why I like it so much.

This was my last kit I built with tube glue as I later joined ARMORAMA and learned about liquid cement.
The tracks have got to go as ALL Marder pics have some track sag.
~ Jeff
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 10:42 AM UTC
That H version is staring to grow on me! I just wonder how well the Italeri kit is? I can get it much cheaper than the Tamiya version you are about to build.
I just can't see spending over 40 bucks for another Campaign when I have so many to finish.

And I do have a Tamiya Marder II on the shelf here.
Thanks for the pics!
~ Jeff
Washington, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 10:55 AM UTC
Jeff,
Well, this campaign showed up at the right time... I was just about to start cutting plastic on this....
Sorry there isn't a date....
Figured that I may as well let you all suffer through the build along with me. Part of the reason that this will be a longer build is that I will be doing this vehicle....
It appears from some of the features that it is one of the first 18 built (visor on the off side of the drivers compartment). This means that because the kit I have is a late version that I will have to backdate it.... starting with the bump stops for the road wheel swing arms. The kit has the later coil springs on 3 of the positions, I need the solid ones... which means that I had to draw them...
Then I get to make them all. Figure that I will remake the ones the kit has so that all of them look equally as bad, or good... probably covered with mud.
Will get started in a day or so... as soon as I can shovel a path to the bench.
Bob
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