Dupes' 2024 Completions! #22 Nov 23

[dupes]

So back in the day (i.e., the dawn of this forum!) I used to keep thread logs of everything I built. It helped me keep track, and also provided a good bit of motivation. Some of those logs are still viewable, but the whole photobucket fiasco has rendered a lot of them incomplete, sadly.

Now that the forum is back - in a big way! - it's time for me to resurrect this. I certainly could use the help on pushing me over the line on a lot of the projects I have going (and I have a lot going, trust me).

Without further ado!

#1 1/48 Tamiya Panther Ausf. G


#2 1/144 Bandai Schwarzette


#3 1/144 Bandai Zaku II F2


#4 1/144 Bandai Spinatia Commando Type


#5 1/48 Kinetic MQ-9 Reaper


#6 1/72 Aoshima HTV


#7 1/35 Trumpeter SA-2 Guideline


#8 1/144 Bandai Portanova Space Type


#9 1/144 Bandai RX-93 V-Gundam


#10 1/14500 Bandai Imperial Class Star Destroyer


#11 1/72 Dragon Sd.Kfz.263


#12 1/72 Dragon T-34/76 Mod 43


#13 1/24 Revell 37 Ford Coupe Street Rod


#14 1/700 Dragon LCS-1 Freedom


#15 1/100 Bandai MG RX-78 3.0


#16 1/48 Tamiya D.520


#17 1/20 Wave Ma.K Rally Pawn


#18 1/72 ICM Seehund


#19 1/48 Hasegawa HS-129


#20 1/72 Vargas Christie T3


#21 1/72 Vargas 75mm Blockhaus Renault


#22 1/144 Platz FW-190D-9

[Medicman71]

Very nice builds!

[Tojo72]

I like that you got your Panther done,came out great,don't forget to add it to our gallery

[TJ]

Really cool builds

[cbaltrin]

Nice panther. Love the cammo!

[lyle]

Very well done!

[kyledehart5]

Awesome builds and a great idea for keeping track!!

[armornutii]

   Great start to '24 dupes, already outta my shoes so knocking my socks off come next . 

[dupes]

Thanks fellas! I think this is really what I need to get me to decide builds have crossed the finish line. I often spend too much time staring at something unable to pull the trigger on "it's done".

[stikpusher]

Photobucket... A pox upon all of their houses!!!! They ruined so much work on so many forums...

Nice to see that some of your old photos survive!

[handiabled]

Great looking builds! Love the Panther!

[Leon]

Great looking builds Marc!

[dupes]

Jan 28, 2024 19:40:45 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Photobucket... A pox upon all of their houses!!!! They ruined so much work on so many forums...

Nice to see that some of your old photos survive!

I know it. I don't understand why it's some, but not all? Or why they didn't just delete every pic from everyone who didn't want to pay.

[dupes]

Adding another gundam build tonight - the Zaku II F2. It's a high grade kit that I left in the plastic colors, but altered with lots of clear coats and detail painting / weathering in between layers. I've got a whoooooole raft of Zaku variants to build!

[Green KreationZ]

Three great builds! Do you still dabble in Gunpla?

[406 Silverado]

Looks like you’re cleaning house on these builds of yours Marc. I’ve never seen you build a GI dam before but after seeing these I definitely think you’re on a good roll with them.

That leaves the Panther. Dude…..I can’t believe that’s a 1/48 scale build man. Perfect paint and weathering. I’ve got a couple of 1/48 scale armor subjects (one of which is the Suyata Panther) and this is a good inspirational build.

[Steve Zuleski]

Dupes, your work has always been crazy nuts awesome, so it's not hard to recall from your posts. Post em and let's get back up to speed, I say!

P.S. There were tons of incredible work in the past that we need to shake out of the cob webs and resurrect, so let er rip, Bro!

[buddho]

Beautiful work, dupes! Yowsa!

[dupes]

Jan 29, 2024 20:58:39 GMT -5 Green KreationZ said:

Three great builds! Do you still dabble in Gunpla?

I sure do! Piles in the stash and in the build queue. I have a ten year old who builds far more (and far faster) than I do...but I'm trying to keep up.

[dupes]

Jan 29, 2024 21:04:33 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Looks like you’re cleaning house on these builds of yours Marc. I’ve never seen you build a GI dam before but after seeing these I definitely think you’re on a good roll with them.

That leaves the Panther. Dude…..I can’t believe that’s a 1/48 scale build man. Perfect paint and weathering. I’ve got a couple of 1/48 scale armor subjects (one of which is the Suyata Panther) and this is a good inspirational build.

If I could have a year where I just knock out shelf queens? Oh man, I would be all over that. I have soooo many. It's over a hundred. I would love to reclaim some shelf space (and get them all finished)!

Thanks on the Panther. I definitely like the camo, and am fairly satisfied with the weathering. Time to move on, though. Too many other things to build.

[dupes]

Jan 29, 2024 21:17:15 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Dupes, your work has always been crazy nuts awesome, so it's not hard to recall from your posts. Post em and let's get back up to speed, I say!

P.S. There were tons of incredible work in the past that we need to shake out of the cob webs and resurrect, so let er rip, Bro!

Thanks, Steve! That means a lot. I'm trying to get back into a finishing routine - I used to have a pretty set process, and I felt like I knew what I was doing. Now, I'm lucky to hit the bench once or twice a week, and I get towards the finish and a bunch of "?" bubbles pop up around my head. I need to fix that.

[dupes]

Jan 29, 2024 21:27:25 GMT -5 buddho said:

Beautiful work, dupes! Yowsa!

Thanks buddho! There's a lot more coming. I have a couple of other Gundams I'd like to get off my bench. And a Ma.K suit. An SA-2 Guideline launcher. An MQ-9 Reaper. What else is near the top of the pile...

[406 Silverado]

Jan 30, 2024 21:01:14 GMT -5 dupes said:

Jan 29, 2024 21:04:33 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Looks like you’re cleaning house on these builds of yours Marc. I’ve never seen you build a GI dam before but after seeing these I definitely think you’re on a good roll with them.

That leaves the Panther. Dude…..I can’t believe that’s a 1/48 scale build man. Perfect paint and weathering. I’ve got a couple of 1/48 scale armor subjects (one of which is the Suyata Panther) and this is a good inspirational build.

If I could have a year where I just knock out shelf queens? Oh man, I would be all over that. I have soooo many. It's over a hundred. I would love to reclaim some shelf space (and get them all finished)!

Thanks on the Panther. I definitely like the camo, and am fairly satisfied with the weathering. Time to move on, though. Too many other things to build.

[deafpanzer]

Love the Panther!!!

[dupes]

Feb 1, 2024 9:13:39 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Love the Panther!!!

Thanks broseph!

[dupes]

I had hoped to get a non-robot off the bench first, but this won out. My phone camera is pretty terrible...lots of juicy details getting swallowed up in the compression/lighting/balance/whatever. Definitely not what I'm seeing with my eye (which is a bummer). Another Bandai kit, custom Maxion markings.

[dupes]

Two more off the bench today. The Kinetic (Skunk Model) MQ-9 first. This thing is huge! Massive wingspan. Unfortunately all of the cool Texas markings are underneath - tried to get a shot.



The other kit is an Aoshima HTV - a "real space" subject. A small Japanese space force resupply vehicle for the ISS. It was pretty neat...certainly different!

[keavdog]

Great stuff - and cranking out the builds. How was the Reaper? I've got that one in the stash.

[reserve]

Good stuff, one and all. No more flooding lately I take it?

[lyle]

All beautifully done!