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Post by dupes on Dec 9, 2013 12:24:33 GMT -5
Oh man...this is HOT! The M60s always look wicked badass with the reactive armor attached. Great build!
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Post by bbd468 on Dec 9, 2013 12:27:42 GMT -5
An update from brother Russ.....unharmed by the sheets of ice which cover our city. SUX dont it!  A fine update indeed Russ, looks great! Ive seen your build threads and seen your work in person and theyu are fine builds, but i have to say this is lookin to be my favorite yet. I better see it at the shows next year!  |
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Post by dupes on Dec 9, 2013 12:31:05 GMT -5
Ahhhh, didn't realize that the two of you were both Dallas-ers...in the same club? Must be some pretty impressive IPMS chapters down that way.
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 9, 2013 12:49:13 GMT -5
Loving the dirt!!!
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Post by heico on Dec 9, 2013 13:53:17 GMT -5
Colour looks better now with the wash on. Are you going to tone down the heavy-dirty parts?
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Post by bbd468 on Dec 9, 2013 14:34:22 GMT -5
Ahhhh, didn't realize that the two of you were both Dallas-ers...in the same club? Must be some pretty impressive IPMS chapters down that way. Dupes, Me and Russ dont live very far from one another. Met him in person at a Show this year....Good fellers ol' Russ! I dont belong to any clubs except MSC, and not sure what IPMS Chapters are around here close. Russ, do you know? |
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Post by rbaer on Dec 9, 2013 15:58:28 GMT -5
Ahhhh, didn't realize that the two of you were both Dallas-ers...in the same club? Must be some pretty impressive IPMS chapters down that way. Dupes, Me and Russ dont live very far from one another. Met him in person at a Show this year....Good fellers ol' Russ! I dont belong to any clubs except MSC, and not sure what IPMS Chapters are around here close. Russ, do you know? I think there's at least one, but I haven't been to any meetings or anything like that. I guess I would if I could make the time. I imagine this one will make an appearance next year. Heico, I may clean up a few ares, but I want high contrast after I add the dry pigments, so it's pretty much "what you see is what you get" Dupes, Andy, Dicky, many thanks. It's probably going to be back to normal, clear and cold, in a few days, but I'm so close now I can poke at it here and there and maybe finish up in a reasonable amount of time (this year?). The tracks are assembled and primed, so I really am pretty close. |
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Post by bullardino on Dec 9, 2013 16:39:29 GMT -5
Nice to see some progress. Russ and Gary I just realized you were struck by the storm... Glad to hear you're both doing fine.
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Post by dupes on Dec 9, 2013 17:02:43 GMT -5
IPMS/North Central Texas looks like the one for you guys: www.ipmsnct.netLooks like they meet on Sunday afternoons. They run a pretty big show - probably not a small club! |
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Post by jackh. on Dec 9, 2013 17:16:06 GMT -5
Looking great Russ.
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Post by rbaer on Dec 10, 2013 11:25:41 GMT -5
Thanks, Jack.
Luigi, we had a lot of ice, power was on and off for a few days, and very cold temps. One of our neighbors from a couple of blocks away spent most of the weekend with us since her power was off for three solid days. My wife hopped in the Landcruiser on Saturday and took her mom and sister the the store, since neither of them were comfortable driving on ice.....
Dupes, I make most of their shows/contests, but last time I checked they meet on Sundays, and that's always been husband/wife time. Maybe things will work out so that I can catch a meeting now and then but it's not likely in the near future. The good old interweb is my modeling socialization tool for the present and foreseeable future.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2013 13:28:36 GMT -5
really nice wear you've imparted on the model looks very nice indeed
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Post by rbaer on Dec 10, 2013 16:09:08 GMT -5
Thanks, Pete.
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Post by sabre on Dec 10, 2013 20:24:45 GMT -5
Great job on the restoration of this tank raeb, it now looks like it fought hard in the valley of tears.
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 10, 2013 21:30:46 GMT -5
2nd pic in your latest update is my favorite Russ...it's almost like the hull is smiling at you. Nice progress! |
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Post by wouter on Dec 11, 2013 9:32:55 GMT -5
I agree with the fellas, that's some cool wear 'n tear there mate!
Cheers
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Post by rbaer on Dec 11, 2013 10:53:04 GMT -5
Gentlemen, than you all.
I have to admit, when I started this (re)build, I thought I would do a tank straight from an overhaul, conversion, re-fresh, whatever, but I just like 'em dirty. Then after I picked up the M113 Fitters' from Academy for a Campaign over on Armorama, the idea of the two of these displayed together, with the Magach just having had a "touch-up", came to mind, and that meant a dirty Magach.
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Post by Leon on Dec 11, 2013 18:29:01 GMT -5
Looking fantastic Russ.The details really pop out with the wash.  |
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 11, 2013 22:22:52 GMT -5
Just got caught up on this one. I've thought of doing a revamp of an older build on the shelf but there it just too much n new stuff to buy and build. That's coming along nicely.
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Post by rbaer on Dec 12, 2013 14:07:23 GMT -5
Leon, Marc, thanks.
Marc, I do a lot of these re-builds, dunno if it's because I'm borderline OCD about older builds or if it's because when I was young, 'bout the time the Earth was cooling seems like, I had more bench time than money, so a LOT of my builds were re-done, more than once even. And I have to admit to using a lot of old builds for parts for newer projects, so much so that of all the WIPs I have, maybe one or two are from one kit only.
I'm not right.......
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2013 14:15:57 GMT -5
Don't know how I missed this one, but awesome! 
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Post by rbaer on Dec 12, 2013 14:39:36 GMT -5
Russ - yer definitely don't sound right fella..... but that explains why yer fit in round here so well - anyone 'normal' (whatever THAT means) will be escorted to the clubhouse exit by our resident skirt-wearing bouncer! I'm you're referring to Gary, I already met him. I dinnt make any comments about a skirt, or "kiltulu" or anything like that. He's BIG. Dogfish, thank you. I'm getting so close I can taste it, and I'm already getting the itch to start the next one or two..... |
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Post by rbaer on Dec 16, 2013 15:06:23 GMT -5
Argh! People in Yurrup are already getting and building Academy's -6Gal Batash and I'm crawling with jealousy. Argh! Anyway, pics of MEM with dust:   I'm using (as usual) dry artist's chalks, ground into powder. The whole thing will get a little darker once I've got a little clear flat on it, but I'm still happy. |
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Post by bullardino on Dec 16, 2013 15:27:26 GMT -5
Nice and dusty, love it |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 16, 2013 18:16:04 GMT -5
Love the dusty look of it!!! Great work!
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Post by bbd468 on Dec 16, 2013 19:19:02 GMT -5
Looks great with tha "Dirty" on it Russ. Those Yurrupeans get all the goodies first!   |
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 16, 2013 20:36:55 GMT -5
Looking good with the dust on Russ! Don't be envious of those early-birds, all good things come in their own time! |
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Post by heico on Dec 17, 2013 5:41:11 GMT -5
This one looks nice! I got comments on my Tiran that there was too little dept but that's the result of using 'dust' but lets face it, these vehicles got really dusty! I am still waiting for that Magach too... I've got it on pre-order at LM but it probably will take a while before i get it...  |
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Post by rbaer on Dec 17, 2013 10:54:12 GMT -5
Gents, many thanks. I've just gotta cool my jets for a bit on the new Magach, plus stock up on the Friuls..... Heico, there's always somebody or something. That's modeling. I did a Tiran 5 a while ago, thought it was way too dark and "clean" but it snagged a first at a show, so you never know. I may have a pic.....  I still think it's too dark, but I did it from Trump's old kit (a gift), and didn't expect anything anyway. Oddly enough, I like it now. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2013 13:53:33 GMT -5
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