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Showcase & Gallery / Re: UVS models: Hello to Jason Isaacs!

« on: May 05, 2018, 12:32:29 am »

So I have assembled and painted the Zhukov figure.







And a size comparison, [edit] Bad Squiddo female Soviet soldier, Zhukov and unpainted Bolt Action Soviet.

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Wish Lists / Re: T17E1 Staghound

« on: May 04, 2018, 02:02:57 am »

 Indeed, plastic versions of any of these (Daimler MkI, Humber, AEC & Staghound) would be nice, the Staghound would also have a few interesting options - standard with 37mm, with MkIII Crusader turret (as mentioned by UVS) & an open turret with a pair of .50 cals AA version for starters.

A post war version used AEC turrets (Lebanon).

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Tracks' M4 Medium tank thread

« on: May 03, 2018, 09:14:41 pm »

Contrary to the 3d picture above...

Rubicon have indicated that they are doing the parts for an early M4A1 (vertical bogies, bolted transmission housing), so we could be looking at different M4A1 hulls - early small hatch with direct vision ports, later small hatch, perhaps with applique armour, and large hatch (76mm) version.

http://forum.rubiconmodels.com/index.php?topic=395.msg9540#msg9540
I suspect only two hull options, but it might be possible to have separate drivers' hoods for the direct vision option mentioned by Pinky.

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Wish Lists / Re: Daimler Dingo

« on: May 03, 2018, 09:01:23 pm »

I wonder if Our Gracious Hosts could get a Dingo in a Jeep style package, one sprue and two hull components?

I leave Pinky or Ripley to invoke the required threadomancy for their choice of Humber armoured cars ^__^.

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Wish Lists / Re: T17E1 Staghound

« on: May 03, 2018, 08:57:49 pm »

I wonder if Our Gracious Hosts could get a Dingo in a Jeep style package, one sprue and two hull components?

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General Discussions / Re: What's Warlord up to?

« on: May 03, 2018, 08:52:18 pm »

@Ripley - If the two sets of figure are compatible, that is probably a good plan, the separate weapons make for easier conversions.

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General Discussions / Re: What's Warlord up to?

« on: May 03, 2018, 08:47:11 pm »

Integral arms and weapons do reduce the misalignment at hands but there should be enough weapons to equip the whole sprue with the same basic weapon (or at worst all bar an NCO with an SMG). I still manage to misalign the shoulders

The "Morecambe and Wise" pose is not helpful, especially if you end up with five per box. Not as bad as half of the original plastic Vegemarines. Slightly better than the content of the old Wargames Factory survivors and zombies boxes.

I would certainly keep the separate helmet, they come in useful for putting on tanks. I do need to find the US army sprue for a helmet to go on my French Charged.

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General Discussions / Re: What's Warlord up to?

« on: May 03, 2018, 04:41:20 pm »

Those bunkers look like they are both half of sets of paired bunkers (unless they can be built left and right handed). I have my suspicions about the flak gun on the bunker, it looks a bit small.

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General Discussions / Re: What's Warlord up to?

« on: May 03, 2018, 04:25:16 pm »

Do not forget the ruined building (not the ruins set). I have one partially assembled somewhere.

Italeri had it as a new item on their stand [edit - in 2016] and it is referenced somewhere on this forum.

http://forum.rubiconmodels.com/index.php?topic=376.msg3199#msg3199

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Wish Lists / Re: T17E1 Staghound

« on: May 03, 2018, 04:18:38 pm »

An interesting vehicle, and the MkIII could reuse the Crusader turret.

There are a lot of British armoured cars that were more generally used and might be more popular.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Stuart Recce

« on: May 02, 2018, 05:29:47 am »

Nice job

Interesting to see how it goes.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: WIP Rubicon Shermans

« on: May 02, 2018, 05:22:14 am »

Nice.

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Work In Progress / Re: SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther - TS1 Plastic Painted 180501

« on: May 02, 2018, 12:09:00 am »

Impressive! 

Is it correct that the first model is a painted prototype, while the second is a final version?  Because the issue Ripley raised with the spare tracks is still visible on the first one; it's not clear on the second one.

This kit would definitely benefit from a set of resin tracks...

There appears to be no breaks in the lower set of spare tracks on either of them.

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Work In Progress / Re: SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther - TS1 Plastic Painted 180501

« on: May 01, 2018, 08:44:41 pm »

Very nice.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Hey , have you seen this book ?

« on: May 01, 2018, 03:16:31 pm »

Cool.

Is it in the traditional hardback or a softback like the RMS Titanic one?

In the text of the T34 one the author mentions he is writing one on the Stug.