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Under New Management 2018

d111298pw
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Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:49 PM UTC
Thanks Kalin

kunjuro
Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 01:10 AM UTC
Been meaning to do a Beutepanzer, sign me up! I'll probably enter tamiya's BT-7 for this

petbat
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 01:27 PM UTC
.....and they are off and racing.
Mark you are blitzing through on that build. It looks great.
Angel, an almost out of the box build? Very un-you
Mark you are blitzing through on that build. It looks great.
Angel, an almost out of the box build? Very un-you


petbat
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 01:47 PM UTC
My start pic
I am doing the Marder captured and used by British forces in Italy 1943

I am doing the Marder captured and used by British forces in Italy 1943

ayovtshev
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 04:15 PM UTC
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Angel, an almost out of the box build? Very un-you![]()
The backside of job connected five-day-a-week-away-from-main-modelling-room-dwell


d111298pw
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 11:11 PM UTC
Thanks Peter. The kit doesn't have a lot of parts, so it's a quick build.
Started on the tracks. Using Fruilmodel's set. Parts are all cleaned and ready for assembly.

Started on the tracks. Using Fruilmodel's set. Parts are all cleaned and ready for assembly.


ReconTL3-1

Posted: Saturday, June 23, 2018 - 06:16 AM UTC
Here is my entry into this build campaign - Tamiya's SdKfz 251 as a vehicle being used by a US Army Artillery Unit in France in the Autumn of 1944.
Here is my beginning photo from yesterday when I took the kit out of the stash:

I will be basically building it out of the box and will probably only add some US packs and some artillery ammo for stowage.
Here is what I have worked on so far this morning. It is coming along nicely and should not take too long to complete.

Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James
Here is my beginning photo from yesterday when I took the kit out of the stash:
I will be basically building it out of the box and will probably only add some US packs and some artillery ammo for stowage.
Here is what I have worked on so far this morning. It is coming along nicely and should not take too long to complete.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James

petbat
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Posted: Saturday, June 23, 2018 - 08:10 AM UTC
Nice start James.

kunjuro
Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 12:48 AM UTC
Oh, I have a question.
Does the Pz 35(t) count for this campaign? All PZ35(t)s were built before Germany annexed Czechoslovakia and previously used by the Czech armed forces. I recently purchased the Academy kit of this tank as well and was wondering if I could enter than instead
Does the Pz 35(t) count for this campaign? All PZ35(t)s were built before Germany annexed Czechoslovakia and previously used by the Czech armed forces. I recently purchased the Academy kit of this tank as well and was wondering if I could enter than instead


petbat
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Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 01:05 PM UTC
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Oh, I have a question.
Does the Pz 35(t) count for this campaign? All PZ35(t)s were built before Germany annexed Czechoslovakia and previously used by the Czech armed forces. I recently purchased the Academy kit of this tank as well and was wondering if I could enter than instead
It will be Nathan's call on this, but technically you are correct. They were used by the Czech armed forces prior and up to the invasion, then were modified and used by the Germans.

ReconTL3-1

Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018 - 12:04 PM UTC
Here are some photos of my current progress. I have painted the interior, put the model together, and started to paint the exterior. I still need to paint the two spots where the masking tape covered them and then on to detail painting and weathering.








Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James

petbat
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Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018 - 03:05 PM UTC
Coming along nicely James. Love the radio and dash details. They really stand out.

JohnDoe4th
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Posted: Tuesday, July 03, 2018 - 07:19 PM UTC
Hello All,
I would like to enter my 5% build M3 Half-Track captured by DAK somewhere in Tunisia. I entered "Half-Track for Half-Year" campaign last year. But baseball got in the way.
Here's my entry photo


John
I would like to enter my 5% build M3 Half-Track captured by DAK somewhere in Tunisia. I entered "Half-Track for Half-Year" campaign last year. But baseball got in the way.
Here's my entry photo


John

d111298pw
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Posted: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 - 02:34 AM UTC
Got some time to get back to the workbench. I finished assembling the tracks, priming and painting them.

The roadwheels and idler wheel are also installed. I'll add the drive sprocket when I add the tracks.



The roadwheels and idler wheel are also installed. I'll add the drive sprocket when I add the tracks.



petbat
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Posted: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 - 07:41 PM UTC
I remember that John! Great to have you on board here. Hope baseball doesn't prevent you finishing this time.
Looking sweet Mark. Nice subtle camo on this one.
Looking sweet Mark. Nice subtle camo on this one.

d111298pw
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2018 - 02:15 AM UTC
My build is now complete. I gave it a light dust covering to knock back the shine on the decals and sprayed it with a covering of AK Ultra Matte Varnish.





I didn't see a folder in the Campaign Gallery. I'll post there once one is active.





I didn't see a folder in the Campaign Gallery. I'll post there once one is active.

JohnDoe4th
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2018 - 07:42 PM UTC
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I remember that John! Great to have you on board here. Hope baseball doesn't prevent you finishing this time.
Thanks Pet! Baseball shouldn't get in the way. 2019 season starts in February. This is my only build until Europes soft under belly at end of year.
At Mark, excellent build and congrats on finishing!
At James, i also agree with petbat, excellent interior detail work!
John

metooshelah
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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2018 - 07:09 AM UTC

Nito74

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 10:47 PM UTC

metooshelah
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Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 06:54 AM UTC
we now have a gallery! please take the time to upload your start and finish pictures to the gallery to be entitled for the award (which will come)

petbat
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Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 02:46 PM UTC
Very Nice Mark. It is really something to see a T34 in other than green. Thanks for joining in.
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Good to see the Movers weren't shakers too Nathan
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Good to see the Movers weren't shakers too Nathan


d111298pw
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Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 05:23 PM UTC
Thanks Peter. I always like to see different schemes as well.
Glad to see the "Proposal" removed from the title.
Glad to see the "Proposal" removed from the title.

kunjuro
Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018 - 08:30 PM UTC
Short update on the PZ(35)T. The running gear is very fiddly. Broke the tracks and wheels several times. Would advice care and delicate hands when building this kit in the future.




JohnDoe4th
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Posted: Monday, July 16, 2018 - 12:28 PM UTC
I did some work over the weekend on the M3.



Not much but its a start.
JohnA



Not much but its a start.
JohnA

petbat
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Posted: Monday, July 16, 2018 - 08:56 PM UTC
Looking good so far Nigel. The tracks are very thin, so I imagine this will not be the last repair before it is finished - hope not though.
Every journey starts with a step John.
Every journey starts with a step John.
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