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Work In Progress / Re: T17E1 Staghound - Mk II added 210417
« on: March 14, 2023, 03:25:15 am »
Any word on the Staghounds release ? I've got a couple of great books for research purposes ...




 Hopefully the decals will include both Polish and Canadian units that used the Staghound

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General Discussions / Reply to a FB post re GAZ Quad MG
« on: March 13, 2023, 11:19:47 pm »
Sorry about posting this here but FB and I don't seem to get along , I can read the posts but for some reason FB just refuses to let me respond or comment on anything .
  Sorry John that you found the Quad MG kit to such a PIA . For my part , I found it to be well designed , minimal to zero flash and great instructions  , a whole lot better than most other companies metal kits .  I have to ask , is this your first metal kit ? If so I can understand your frustration , it is not a shake the box kit , you have to test fit and visualize how something that goes on sideways , moves over a couple of things and then turns 180 degrees is going end up looking , But if you take your time it all comes together and looks great






 I ended up mounting the gun on a spare  GAZ truck bed floor so I can remove it to use the truck as transport if needed . Further research , which I always seem to do after the kit is built  ::)  I've found pictures of these guns on building roofs in Russian cities , so I'll have to get another one to mount on one of my 4ground Stalingrad apartments

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General Discussions / Re: Regarding a couple topics
« on: January 14, 2023, 10:48:33 pm »
I would like to second birbia's inquiry  as to when the 50 cal will be available again . As well I can't seem to find those seated British riding in the rear of the Bedford in either web stores . An update on them , the Staghound , Lee / Grant and your other WIPs would be appreciated . Thank you
 Your Russian truck riders shown on FB look great ,

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General Discussions / Re: Bedford Truck Decals
« on: January 13, 2023, 07:47:27 am »
. Its got the Canadian decals I need , thank you

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General Discussions / Bedford Truck Decals
« on: January 12, 2023, 06:30:16 am »
Anybody have either of the Bedford truck decal sets  ? If so, could you post a picture of them , I want a couple of trucks for my troops but want to be sure it comes with the decals I need .  Its difficult to find aftermarket decals in 1/56 unlike the larger scales

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Heisler's WIPs
« on: September 14, 2022, 08:52:37 pm »
That's fantastic . Nice to see 1/56 scale finally  getting the recognition it deserves . I was ay a hobby show in Calgary this past weekend and although 99% of the models on show were 1/35 there were some 1/56 models on display

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Wish Lists / Re: Products hopefully still in the pipeline
« on: September 09, 2022, 02:59:27 am »
I'm waiting on the Staghound , M3 Lee / Grant and 6 pounder . They seem to be more active on their FB page which shows a lot of the Viet Nam stuff , Patton , M 113 , and Huey . But they  also show the WW2 4omm Bofors Gun , so our era of stuff is still coming

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General Discussions / Re: A Gentleman's War
« on: September 05, 2022, 10:35:40 pm »
Its like a GW starter box with 2 factions already available ( Afrika Korp / 7th Army ) , a rule book , dice , tokens and a couple of new kits only available in this box ( to be released singlely at a later date ) . Priced a lot better than the latest GW toys  ;D . Not interested in the box as my interests are Eastern Front and Canadians in Normandy , but I will get the Humber when its released . Im still waiting on the Staghound , been coming for about a year . hopefully Rubicon can get it out before Italeri has one .

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Heisler's WIPs
« on: August 31, 2022, 07:32:24 am »
They look great

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General Discussions / Re: Tank Museum Tour UK / Europe
« on: August 21, 2022, 11:03:13 am »
I wasn't even thinking about going to Italy , but maybe I'll have to rethink my plans . My main interest is tanks and so the major museums are a given , and my friends who are coming with me are interested in the Normandy beaches and battle sites of the WW2 Canadian forces , so we will be doing those . I guess it depends on how much time we can spend over there and the dollar value we have to spend . The travel agents here in Canada tend to plan trips that cater to the vets who fought in Europe where as we want to take in a lot more that covers are hobby interests . At least we have lots of time to figure stuff out and any info past on  is appreciated

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General Discussions / Tank Museum Tour UK / Europe
« on: August 20, 2022, 03:51:42 am »
 I planning on going to Europe in the summer of 2023 and want to see / tour the tank museums in Bovington , Saumur , Munster and hopefully Kubinka , as well as the Normandy beaches  before I get too old to travel and walk around a lot asking dumb questions like most tourists . My question , does anyone on the forums know of a good UK travel agent who could arrange this type of tour ? Thank you

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General Discussions / Re: Israeli M-1 Super Sherman
« on: July 30, 2022, 07:34:15 am »
 IDF tanks are not my thing but most  pictures I've seen show a late version M4A1 cast hull . so I would start there . Check out TOADMAN Tank Pictures walkarounds on the web . IRC you need the late Sherman E8 wheels and you have to replace / kit bash the engine deck hatches as they re engined them with a diesel IRC instead of the stock 9 cylinder aero engine .
EDIT there are also M4 versions with the older wheel styles , so I guess you could go that way as well , but they all did start out with the aero engine so M4 /M4A1 hulls

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General Discussions / Re: Do you cut or not cut?
« on: July 17, 2022, 07:43:55 pm »
 On the T-34 I cut as I usually end up doing a wheel swap or two .

 I also cut the supports on my Tiger and both Panthers although with the interweaved wheel design they are not visible . But I know they are there and it bugs me  :o What does that say about me ?
 Question , do you remove / replace the molded on vehicle tools that look rather flat ? I try to depending on the bits in my parts bin , although most times adding stowage covers up the replacement parts .  ::)

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Work In Progress / Re: T17E1 Staghound - Mk II added 210417
« on: July 12, 2022, 01:03:23 am »
It's been over a year , any idea when we'll see the Stag in the shops ?

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Various WIP
« on: June 20, 2022, 09:54:02 am »
The 4 standing and 2 seated are glued on . The 3 kneeling figures are removable .  I figured I had to do something with the extra JP hull from the Rubicon kit

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