philly
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Post by philly on Jan 31, 2013 8:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by Mence on Jan 31, 2013 8:39:13 GMT -5
Neat little build, nice one! Quite fond of US light tank based vehicles, I have the Tamiya M8 which keeps calling to me.
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Post by bbd468 on Jan 31, 2013 9:13:56 GMT -5
Hey Patrick, Thats a fine lttle Stuart right there.....Nicely done my man!  Gary |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 31, 2013 10:06:47 GMT -5
ive got to agree i think you did a good job with it.
joe
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Post by wbill76 on Jan 31, 2013 22:09:41 GMT -5
Nice job on the Stuart! Fine work and hard to believe it's only your 2nd. |
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Post by bullardino on Feb 1, 2013 3:49:40 GMT -5
Great little tank, Philly  |
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Post by venom1 on Feb 1, 2013 7:16:22 GMT -5
Great job Patrick! That's a nice Stuart right there! Cheers, Sam  |
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Post by Tojo72 on Feb 1, 2013 13:07:08 GMT -5
Very nice job with that interior
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Post by Leon on Feb 1, 2013 17:14:46 GMT -5
Hi Patrick job well done on the stuart
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 1, 2013 17:25:47 GMT -5
This is way too COOL! You posting pictures of your build all the way from Afghanistan. Stuart looks great! Have on in stash and I can't wait to build it too...
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Post by philly on Feb 2, 2013 3:20:38 GMT -5
Yessir very nice work there Philly - great weathering and interior work...what kit and scale is it? Thanks Dicky, that means a lot coming from you, im a huge fan of your work. The kit is Academy's M3A1 Stuart light tank in 1/35th scale (all i build). I did a lot of new techniques when i built this, and it was one of the first kits I built when i started getting serious about the hobby. Firsts for me were; adding antennas, storage from my spares box, adding internal wiring, and using oils other than burnt umber for weathering. I also researched this tank for a while before beginning (never gave it much thought before). One of the reasons i love this hobby is because you can work hard on a kit and be very pleased with the results, but 6 months later after you've built more kits and learned more, you can go back and see how much you've progressed and how much you've learned, its what drives me to keep doing it, every time i start a new kit its a challenge to learn more, do better, and take pride in what you've accomplished. You have actually inspired me Dicky to break into more scratch work, your T-62 cutaway on armorama is what led me here, its probably my favorite model ive ever seen. |
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Post by philly on Feb 2, 2013 3:31:15 GMT -5
This is way too COOL! You posting pictures of your build all the way from Afghanistan. Stuart looks great! Have on in stash and I can't wait to build it too... Thanks Deafpanzer! Speaking of Afghanistan, I love the new Buffalo and RG-31 kits coming out, but i think its funny to see how much different they are from the real thing, mostly because they were modeled after Iraq era trucks, for example, you couldn't accurately build the new RG kit for Afghan service unless you modeled it after an early Canadian truck, also, the kit interior is compleatly wrong. Not huge issues really, but I gunned In an RG this morning, and the Huskey is my assigned vehicle, and im inside a buffalo every day. Its just funny to see real world, then a model. I'm done ranting for now haha. |
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Post by philly on Feb 2, 2013 11:02:45 GMT -5
If your planning on building an Iraq era Buff, then it can be pretty much OOB, however, if your looking at an Afghan route clearance buffalo, id absolutely love to help. I may be able to post some photos, but i cant post anything, or comment on any of the equipment inside the truck for security reasons.
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Post by philly on Feb 3, 2013 1:28:23 GMT -5
One thing to keep in mind is that we don't use the slat armor anymore, its been replaced by bar armor, its the same thing as the slats, except its 3/4in square bars that run horizontal, (get ready to scratch build Dicky!) as far as the interior goes, the hull itself is desert tan on the inside, but pretty much everything else is black,(seats, spall liner,floor,dash, ect..) the Blue force tracker (BFT) is OD green, all other monitors inside the truck are black as well. Things i would add for authenticity; a litter hanging off the back of the bar armor, orange water cooler, white rectangle cooler inside the truck, MRE boxes but keep any MRE trash to a minimum, we stock a cooler before every mission with gatorades, pepsis, rip its, cookies, muffins ect.) we dont eat MRE's unless were really hard up. Also i would add a CROW gun system to the top, not the RWS there not the same, but you could convert an RWS set to a crow pretty easily.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2013 11:19:15 GMT -5
Looks really well done! Good job!!!
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Post by Rick on May 25, 2013 19:32:22 GMT -5
Philly, great job on the Stuart. Stuart's have been one my favorites since I was a kid growing up reading G.I. Combat comic books and the adventures of the haunted tank. I've built several over the years but have never done an interior. Still have another in the stash to build one day. I like the way you've opened the little dude up as much as possible to give some visibility to the tight quarters. Well done!
Rick
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Post by Teabone on May 25, 2013 22:23:40 GMT -5
Philly
Outstanding build, hope you are fired up enough to stick with scale models because you have good talent for it, looking forward to your next.
Bones
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Post by philly on Jun 23, 2013 1:10:39 GMT -5
Hey guys, I know It's been a while, but I've just been soo busy! I'm finally home now and I've been relaxing and just getting back to civilian life...OH! and lot of BEER! But thanks for all the encouragement, ill have more pics up soon, and some of my new shop!
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Post by Leon on Jun 23, 2013 1:30:00 GMT -5
Welcome home Patrick  .Can't wait to see what you have in store for us and your new shop. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 23, 2013 4:33:47 GMT -5
Damn glad you made it home safely... once again thank you for your service as I am always grateful for what you and the troops are doing.
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 23, 2013 19:48:04 GMT -5
Welcome back Patrick! Look forward to seeing more off your bench.
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Post by Tojo72 on Jun 24, 2013 13:03:20 GMT -5
that's pretty cool,I really like it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 19:43:06 GMT -5
Welcome Home Brother.
Relax and keep up the building. They look mighty fine.
G
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Post by rbaer on Jun 29, 2013 18:16:20 GMT -5
Welcome back! Looking forward to seeing more of your work, too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2013 2:19:33 GMT -5
Excellent work on the Stuart Philly!
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Post by Tony Thunder on Jun 30, 2013 4:17:09 GMT -5
Philly, Looks pretty good from here! Remember first the build photos and next the BLOG!(you know you want to) I look forward to seeing more of your builds tony |
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.Can't wait to see what you have in store for us and your new shop. 
