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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 02:08 AM UTC
A posting on their Facebook page, show some upcoming new kits for 2013 from AFV Club.

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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 02:13 AM UTC
Re: the Churchill III*......Been there, done that......lol

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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 10:53 AM UTC
If AFV Club's M109 is as good as their Stryker MGS and one doesn't have to paint the infamous MERDC camouflage, then this kit's a must.
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 11:46 AM UTC
I hope they follow the m109A2 up with a Paladin and a Vietnam M109
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 12:24 PM UTC
Another Churchill, an M109, a 263 and the Dorchester. All looks good, just wish they'd been a bit more original with the figures, guess the solider holding the dogs collar is a bit different.
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 12:35 PM UTC

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Another Churchill, an M109, a 263 and the Dorchester. All looks good, just wish they'd been a bit more original with the figures, guess the solider holding the dogs collar is a bit different.



And a rabbit......cause it is wabbit hunting season...
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 12:42 PM UTC
duck season
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 12:55 PM UTC
Elmar Season
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 01:09 PM UTC
I still kinda like the Dorchester.










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Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 - 06:17 AM UTC
Does anyone know the deal with the Amtrac??

It even has the Hobbyboss logo below it. Is this a rebox of the Hobbyboss one?

Strange.
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Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 - 08:14 AM UTC

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If AFV Club's M109 is as good as their Stryker MGS and one doesn't have to paint the infamous MERDC camouflage, then this kit's a must.



Ye ain't a tough guy until ye painted a MERDC scheme on a mersheen.

"Red Rocks" Farrell, member of the Whyos gang
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Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 - 09:35 AM UTC

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Does anyone know the deal with the Amtrac??



http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/201312&page=1

HTH

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Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 - 09:48 AM UTC
Personally, I'm really looking forward to their M109A2. Lately, I've found myself buying more AFV Club models then any other manufacture.
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Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 - 03:53 PM UTC
I just wish they would be the ones to make a M992
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Posted: Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 11:24 AM UTC

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If AFV Club's M109 is as good as their Stryker MGS and one doesn't have to paint the infamous MERDC camouflage, then this kit's a must.



Ye ain't a tough guy until ye painted a MERDC scheme on a mersheen.

"Red Rocks" Farrell, member of the Whyos gang



I do paint MERDC. It's just that every time I do the model in MERDC it ends up in the bottom of the wastebasket, or worse, in my cabinet of shame.
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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2012 - 08:48 AM UTC

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If AFV Club's M109 is as good as their Stryker MGS and one doesn't have to paint the infamous MERDC camouflage, then this kit's a must.



Ye ain't a tough guy until ye painted a MERDC scheme on a mersheen.

"Red Rocks" Farrell, member of the Whyos gang



I do paint MERDC. It's just that every time I do the model in MERDC it ends up in the bottom of the wastebasket, or worse, in my cabinet of shame.



My tank commander would have been quite upset if I binned his tank after applying the MERDC paint, since vehicles were often painted by the individual crews there is no wrong pattern. One unit I was in had it done by the maintaince battalion and there was still quite a bit of varience between tracks.

If you think its hard to get the pattern on 1/35 scale try 1/1. Some of the real ones came out really bad, it all mattered on how much the crew cared.
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Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2013 - 06:46 AM UTC

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If AFV Club's M109 is as good as their Stryker MGS and one doesn't have to paint the infamous MERDC camouflage, then this kit's a must.



Ye ain't a tough guy until ye painted a MERDC scheme on a mersheen.

"Red Rocks" Farrell, member of the Whyos gang



I do paint MERDC. It's just that every time I do the model in MERDC it ends up in the bottom of the wastebasket, or worse, in my cabinet of shame.



My tank commander would have been quite upset if I binned his tank after applying the MERDC paint, since vehicles were often painted by the individual crews there is no wrong pattern. One unit I was in had it done by the maintaince battalion and there was still quite a bit of varience between tracks.

If you think its hard to get the pattern on 1/35 scale try 1/1. Some of the real ones came out really bad, it all mattered on how much the crew cared.
TC



Hi Tom! It's not the pattern that's throwing me off. It's the colours that I used to use that looked way off. Of course, I've heavily changed my modus operandi for painting and priming since then. I may give MERDC another try with a refurbished USMC M60A1 with ERA in the future.
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Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2013 - 07:05 AM UTC
Someone makes a MERDC acrylic paint set. I think it is Lifecolor.

EDIT: Yes, it is Life color:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LFCCS2-Camouflage-Nato-MERDC-Acrylic-Set-6-22ml-Bottle-/300450082543?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item45f4386eef
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2013 - 05:18 AM UTC
I guess I could possibly give that a shot.
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