Bunkerknacker w/flak 18 , in a dio setting .

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Gary ,ahhh, well you see ....... ....ahhhhhh ? Where's Andy when I need him ?

Leon , what dirty memories that conjures up ! Foooofff !

Thanks guys .

[deafpanzer]

Dec 9, 2013 20:33:50 GMT -5 @shellback said:

Gary ,ahhh, well you see ....... ....ahhhhhh ? Where's Andy when I need him ?

Crap, I shouldn't have sent pic of my rear end... now he can not stop thinking of mine. [Sigh]

Fantastic work so far... never a dull moment here.

[wbill76]

I think you've got to be careful with that Chia-pot idea Carl...you might get sprouting cat dumplings in unexpected places!

You've got to be more circumspect in your phraseology my good sir...now you've got both Gary and Andy speculating about dirty rear ends...that can't be good!

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Dec 9, 2013 20:56:13 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Dec 9, 2013 20:33:50 GMT -5 @shellback said:

Gary ,ahhh, well you see ....... ....ahhhhhh ? Where's Andy when I need him ?

Crap, I shouldn't have sent pic of my rear end... now he can not stop thinking of mine. [Sigh]

Fantastic work so far... never a dull moment here.

Really ? FoooFFF ! It do get strangish in here at some times ...............

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Dec 9, 2013 21:43:16 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

I think you've got to be careful with that Chia-pot idea Carl...you might get sprouting cat dumplings in unexpected places!

You've got to be more circumspect in your phraseology my good sir...now you've got both Gary and Andy speculating about dirty rear ends...that can't be good!

Hey Bill I think my phraseology got some good reactions .

Maybe more info than was required tho ....................

[fightnjoe]

carl one day i am going to visit, i want to see the shop you work in. this looks killer to me.




joe

[reserve]

Now isn't that quite the lookin thing you've got going there...Looks sharp as usual

Regards,
Mark

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You did a great job on thinning  down the plates; The reason I used a cupper plate was that I added the triangle reinforcements on the bottom of the side plates of the drivers compartment so the side plates of the motor compartment came wider and I had to adjust the top plate.


Eddy

[bullardino]

Carl, nazis and russki had their own idea of troop expendability

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nice work indeed Carl

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This vehicle was not used for close combat in its anti tank role the gun could penetrate 105mm of armor at 1000m so no heavy armored plates were needed. I only know of one vehicle destroyed in France and that was by friendly fire in fact a STUKA destroyed some armored vehicles in a French village.

Eddy

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Joe , nothing special at my bench my friend .

Mark , thanks .

Eddy , I've had few fit fit issues up front but the engine covers has been the least of my headaches so I went with the kit parts . I know some of accuracy may be off but I'm livin with it .

Hey Pete thanks for lookin in again .

Eddy , according to Achtung Panzer they were also to be used against fortified positions . Were they used that way ? I don't know .

www.achtungpanzer.com/88cm-flak-18-selbstfahrlafette-auf-zugkraftwagen-12t.htm

[craigcole20b.]

great build like the dirt

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Thanks Craig .............dirt is good !

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that is just great, WOW!!!!

[bullardino]

Breathtaking result, you'll turn me into Andy who proposes every model

[fightnjoe]

carl in all seriousness you are one seriously talented modeler.




joe

[losboz]

That' a wow from me too !

Authentic looking running gear you have there

Is that just with your special kitty mud only ?

Los

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great realistic running gear Carl, you did'didn't just crop a pic of the real thing did you? ha ha !

[wbill76]

Definitely a case of the pic being all that needs to be said! Nice work Carl, no kitty dumplings in site!

[Leon]

Another WOW from me to Carl :oVery realistic looking my friend.

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Hey guys ! Thanks for looking in on the progress ,above .Getting your comments is really important to me my friends . I mean really !

Lol about where the Kitty mud ( and dumplings ) is going here !

Los , I used some mig pigments Russian earth on the wheels and tracks along with the kitty mud . The kitty mud turns out to be larger clumps (omg , dumplings ?) that did not work well on the fine detail of the wheels and tracks . The pigments worked better to get the color and still show the details . Besides ,as per Bill's comment , picking out those dumplings got annoying !

I'm glad you guys liked the results up above . It took several long sessions at the bench to get the final look . I removed everything (dirt related )and started over several times .

Joe I think the only reason I get the results is because I can spend the time at the bench now . Especially what with the frigid temps you and I have been experiencing in our neck of the woods .

I cropped the pic because my lighting was reflecting off of the yellow plastic of the gun deck and was distracting .

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Eddy , what is your final conclusion on what this square shape on the passenger side of the cab is ? Base plate for the jack ? I looked at your build but cant decide what its purpose is .

[Deano]

Very realistic looking running gear Carl , superb work buddy!

Deano

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Hey Carl,
Indeed, that is probably the base plate of the Jack, it was in metal with an anti slipping surface



Trumpeter made a square opening in the side plate, but there was none in the real thing, because the inside  is visible it is better to close it, I think.

Eddy

[macmcconnell.]

Great work Carl looks like another fantastic build mud and dirt are first rate.

Mac

[bbd468]

Hey brother Carl, the running gear is fantastic bro! Love your builds fella.

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Eddy , ok . That's a close up I didn't find . I'm savin that one ! For sure i'll be filling in the hole that Trump put there . Thanks again my friend .

Mac , a pleasure reading your comment my friend .

Gary , Well that's great to read my friend .

Thanks for looking .

[reserve]

Sweet, sweet gotta love it.

Regards,
Mark