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And plenty of discussion on history of tank and its role in Battle of Bulge, how best to display the finished model, and overcoming painting issues. All very important to a successful build. 😁 -
Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Jack12477 replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Only in boot camp ! Once I got to the arsenal I found out all the guys both enlisted and officer ranks were all my age and same level of education. Officers were mostly ROTC, one was a classmate who I hadn't seen since college days. We bumped into each other on the arsenal one day. -
Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Jack12477 replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yes, I was drafted, but a couple years after I graduated college. I was 24 when I went into the Army, of 250 or so recruits in my basic training company I think only a dozen of us were over age 21, rest were 18-20. Because I had a degree in Mathematics, I got pulled from the mainstream draftees and assigned to a research and development ordnance Arsenal in northwestern NJ for 2 years, about a 6-7 hour car drive from my home town in western NY. While I did not see any combat I did get the unpleasant job from time to time of notification of next of kin across the 5 counties of northern NJ for both those killed in action and those killed in car accidents, also provided Honor Guard and/or Pallbearer at any Army funeral in area. Did have a few bad experiences with a few of the next of kin notifications, but as Mark said we tend to not talk much about those. Otherwise it was mostly weapons R&D work. We had close to 250 draftees with Science or Engineering degrees assigned with me at the Arsenal doing the same work I was doing. BTW the Arsenal has a long and rich history dating back to George Washington and the Revolutionary Army. -
Have not tried Mr Color brand, only Tamiya brand thinners. Thanks for the tip.
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Thanks. I have some ideas for a diorama, just need to think it thru. Course getting raw material for it during this lockdown will be challenging. All my previous armour which I showed you all in the other forum was done with an airbrush using Floquil paints. I still have the airbrush but not having any good results with these new paints. Was never able to get Tamiya paint to work for me in an airbrush, still can't. Hand brushing works but can't get the same effects as with an airbrush. Still experimenting tho.
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Personally I like the Tamiya kit tracks, only kit tracks I'use that did not disintegrate on me. I have 2 armor vehicles by Hasagawa with no tank tread, disintegrated over time. All the Tamiyas are over 20 years old and still have all the treads. Evilbay and Amazon are a non-starter for me.
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Unfortunately I don't have a tiger in my stash.
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Okay, what is with this diorama ????? 😁 I'm just curious !
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I am waiting for @mtaylor to show up with his gigantic popcorn machine 😁😁😁😁
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Tom, I would recommend Tamiya 1:35 scale kits. The parts fit together so precisely it takes little time to build one, quality is top notch, they even include poly-caps that allow wheels, etc to turn with ease. And there is a wide range of armor types to chose from. Take the plunge. I get my kits from MegaHobby in NJ , ordered 3 kits last Monday before noon, arrived Wed at noon this week.
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Thinking about it. Have to figure out how I want to depict Ardennes forest road in winter. Have some ideas rumbling around in the skull. First the tank and included figures then ?????
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I will go with what's in box, Ken. I do have extra goodies from other Tamiya kits I can add, but not going to order any PE or stuff like that. What you see in the box art is pretty much what is included in the kit. Extra boxes, jerry can, helmets rifles, tank tread links, etc
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After debating whether to build one of the new tank kits I just acquired, or an aircraft, car or ship model kit, I decided on one of the tanks. I am building the Tamiya 1:35 scale US Medium M4A3 Sherman 105 mm Howitzer Assault Support tank as it appeared in December 1944 at Ardennes or the Battle of the Bulge, (see box art below). The kit actually comes in two version, the second being 1945 Germany. I chose this version more for the paint scheme than any other reason. The other version is a plain olive drab overall color. The kit comes with 9 sprues, tank body 2 halves, and 2 tank treads. It's molded in a dark green, olive drab, color. There are also 5 figures with the kit, tank driver and commander, plus 3 infantry figures. I have not decided yet on how I will display this when done. Maybe a diorama, but who knows. Anyway, the journey begins.
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Thanks OC
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In the 1940s and 1950s our USCG helos were bright yellow also, for the centennial of Coast Guard aviation they painted a few yellow like the JayHawk below: Haven't started a new build yet , still debating what I want to do. But I will definitely welcome you aboard when I do. Thanks for the compliments.
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Well, it is now finished. All the decals are applied, the final fiddly bits attached, radio antenna wired, and a coat of floor wax applied to seal everything and give it a nice gloss finish. Now to find a place to display it in my ever shrinking display areas. Thanks for following along, the comments, critiques, and assorted off-topic side conversations - enjoyed them all. Photos follow: In case anyone is wondering, it carries the markings for Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City (Michigan , I believe) Stay tuned for the next incarceration build
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Mark, EG, thanks for the information. After I left the Army I didn't pay much attention to anything military, was to busy learning how to program the operating system for large mainframe computers. Got interested in the Tamiya tank kits after seeing them at my local hobby shop. Kinda did what RGL is doing with his ship models. Picked US, British and German WWII tanks that "struck my fancy" and built them, but didn't do much digging into their history.
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Me too !
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The boxes came shrink wrapped, haven't looked inside yet. My Dad's youngest brother was a Captain in a tank retrieval unit somewhere in France, can't remember where tho.
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Don't know for sure, Lou. When I left Army it was still in development, working the bugs out of the system. But from the damage it did to turret, barrel, and tank after the in-bore, I would say yes. I remember one of the engineers commenting "now if we can just hit the enemy tank". I don't know how it performed in service.
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I think the technology developed by/for Shillelagh was later used for TOW, but I was out of Army by then, so couldn't follow it
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Oh Yea !!!! Saw classified photos when I was in Army of the first test fire they did, remotely fired of course; had an in-bore explosion. Holy Shxxt, Batman !!!!!
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The Sheridan/Shillelagh weapon system was under development at the Arsenal I was stationed at, my civilian boss was the Project Manager. Yes, I placed the order online Monday around 1100 hrs and it shipped that same day. Only had to come from Magnolia NJ to Catskill Mtns area. 😁😁😁😁 Why the minority on Sherman? BTW this model is for Ardennes, Battle of Bulge. Haven't opened the box yet to see what extras they threw in but box says it has a lot of accessories to add. This is my 3rd air defense model. I had built the Sgt York Air Defense tank some years ago plus the German AA half track.. if I line them all up I have some massive fire power (in miniature, of course) but then one can never have enough can one
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I have to wait for the decals to dry and set firmly so I can put a 2nd coat of gloss over them and then post some update photos. In the meantime, reinforcements arrived at 1245 hours today. Maybe I will now have enough fire power to blast my way out of this incarceration prison I've been in.....
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