Deafpanzer 2012 Builds

[deafpanzer]

Gang, I have enjoyed your 2012 builds thread so here's mine... right now it stands at only THREE maybe four if I can finish my Tiger build. LOL More likely it will be done in January when I have whole week off.

Dragon 1/35 UH-1H Huey:









My first commission build paid by the wife of my good buddy for his 50th birthday. He flew it for 14 years in the Army. Unfortunately he moved to Wyoming recently.



Dragon Imperial 1/35 StuG III F/8:







Figures to go with the StuG... still no diorama. LOL









Dragon 1/35 Pz III Ausf K:









Hopefully I will do better in 2013. Thanks for looking!!!

[TRM]

I am thinking you did pretty damn well this year Andy!!! Great works!! Love the Huey....nice bid on the comm. too!!! Looking forward to you ripping into the New Year!!!

[Deleted]

Yes sir , i seen em b4 and its still a pleasure gazing upon them Andy

[ogrejohn]

I've seen the Huey up close fellas and the pics don't do it justice. It is one very fine build!
Great looking work on all Andy! You bringing any to the show in Indy?

[Tojo72]

A really prolific year.I really like the Stug

[deafpanzer]

T- Thanks man! Hoping for more results... I always ask myself should I do less PE and not to include figures to speed up my builds but I may not enjoy without doing those parts. LOL

Carl- Thanks man! Can you do the same? I think it would be great if new guys here can see your past builds in one thread especially the Pz III you built for my GB. Still one of my favorites... that camo job!

John- Appreciate your nice words... thanks! I wish I used my best camera to take more pictures of the Huey. I barely beat the clock finishing the Huey in time for the model show then it was given to Bob right after the show. It is sitting on a mantel in beautiful Wyoming right now I was told.

I plan to bring the StuG, Pz III K and hopefully the Tiggy if it comes out good. LOL And I hope to build a helicopter if I have enough time...

Anthony- Thanks! The StuG is my favorite too... took me a while to build it and I got plenty of help especially Mig at Auburn how to do the streakings and John aka ogrejohn how to do hairspray chipping.

[afvfan]

Those look really great Andy! I had to do a double take on the picture of the 3rd figure for the StuG. I couldn't figure out why he had a peg leg! ;D Then, it finally hit me that it was just the angle of the shot.

BTW - love the t-shirt!

[deafpanzer]

afvfan- LOL! Thanks man! I tend to wear t-shirts related to deaf to model shows so everybody can figure out who I am being deaf. That one was given to my wife for Christmas last year and I thought it was too funny!

"Let's hear it for deaf people"... good one!

[eastrock]

you did build a helo I never knew!! awesome finish Andy!!

[deafpanzer]

Believe it or not I did! It was never planned until the wife asked me to. Now I am hooked... I have three or four helicopter kits in stash and my next build will be one. Its a good way to take a quick break from those high parts heavy detailed armor builds you know...

Thanks for looking my friend!

[jackh.]

Some fine work here Andy.

[`Boots`]

Lovely builds there Andy ;D, the `HUEY` looks fabulous .............and yeah i love that `T` shirt too

[wbill76]

Cool set of work for the year Andy! Didn't know about the helo, nice to see you branching out a bit!

[bigjohn]

Looks like 2012 has been good to you Andy. They are a real pleasure to look at

[406 Silverado]

All great builds Andy, and nice work on the rotor comm.

[deafpanzer]

Jack- Thanks! Save me some Tuborg, will you?

Dicky- Thanks for your very nice words. Yes, it is all about having fun! Same goes for you and your family!!!

Boots- LOL Glad you liked the shirt too. I have several more. I wore 'Deaf Power' shirt at AMPS... being deaf is not something to be ashamed of.

Bill- Thanks buddy! You never knew I build a helo? It was all over at FSM Helicopter section! Oh, you only do armors, right? LOL Life is full of surprises... ;D

BigJohn- Thanks... you might get to see them in person next year. You have your calendar marked, right?

Rob- Thanks boss! That Huey brought me home an award. And the wife found second unit insignia patch which has gone missing and we added it at the model show. LOL Too bad I don't have good final pictures of it...

[Deleted]

Show off ! ;D

Man you deserved it ! I remember all of those seat belts !!!

[Tony Thunder]

Nice builds
I'll take quality over quantity any day.
Very cool Heli

Tony

[deafpanzer]

Carl- LOL You actually remembered those PE seat belts? Those were fun and easy. Sure far better than none or molded seat belts you know.

Tony- Thanks!!! Can't wait to start my next helo build after the Tiger I am working on now.

[bullardino]

Wonderful helo, Andy

What will the next one be?

[deafpanzer]

Thanks Luigi!!! My next build will be Dragon 1/35 AH-6 but it will be converted to MH-6 Little Bird as seen in the movie 'Blackhawk Down' carrying the Delta Force troops on its sides. Should be fun?

[sturmbird]

did I see the Huey in Indy last year?
great builds by the way
gary

[deafpanzer]

Probably... can't remember if it was the only Huey at Roscoe Turner IPMS event. Few of us guys are planning to be there so it would be great if we all can meet. I always need help to haul stuff from the vendor tables back to my car.

Where are you located?

Merry Christmas!

[venom1]

Great work Andy! I especially love the Huey (being a wingy and all!) and I think the award was well deserved!

Good job this year mate, hope to see more in the new year!!

Cheers,

Sam

[sturmbird]

Dec 24, 2012 14:56:49 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Probably... can't remember if it was the only Huey at Roscoe Turner IPMS event. Few of us guys are planning to be there so it would be great if we all can meet. I always need help to haul stuff from the vendor tables back to my car.

Where are you located?

Merry Christmas!

about three minutes west of exit 99 on I-65. In the Valle Vista area
gary

[brembo--Rest In Peace]

Love the Stug III f8 with winter ketten mate the stug series is one of my fav german subjects

and the huey is neat too! the little bird sounds like a great idea, look forward to seein that come to life.

Rich

[deafpanzer]

Venom and Brembo- Thanks... appreciate nice words. Hope I will do more in 2013!

Sturmbird- Hope we get to meet at next Roscoe Turner show. March 23rd!

[armorguy]

Andy, you delivered some good build mate ! It's the quality, not the quantity that counts. The new owner of the Huey must be very proud of this one !!! You made a man very happy, look at his smile !
The Panzers look lovely too, and at the end of 2013 you can add a great diorama with the figures you already showed us here !

[deafpanzer]

Guy- Thanks for the nice comment! He was so happy when he first saw it at the model show. He said it was exactly the same Huey he flew! There is no UH-1H kits out there so I had to order aftermarket sets from Cobra Company at his wife's expense unfortunately but she wanted me to build it at its best. Decals were from Fireball which was very impressive too.

I can not remember how many decals... for sure at least 50-60 decals.




Next helo build will be pretty OOB with just small PE set which I ordered from Lucky Model recently.

I am with you about dioramas. Its my goal for 2013 to do one for every build from now on. I need to go back to last two or three builds too since I have great stuff from Armor Farm that my wife gave me for Christmas. LOL



Again thanks for taking your time to look... have a great day my friend!

[bbd468]

Beautiful works, every one Andy!!! Man, i cant wait to see what 2013 has in store for you my friend!

Gary