Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished )

Leon
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Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:15:37 GMT -5 bullardino likes this

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Post by Leon on Nov 23, 2013 20:15:37 GMT -5

Evening guys,here's my next project on the bench.The Tamiya M51 with some Verlinden stowage.Plan on starting this tomorrow as the Mrs. will be gone all day WOOO HOO.

Looking forward to seeing all your friendly faces so stay tuned in.

Last Edit: Jan 6, 2014 18:16:11 GMT -5 by Leon

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Cheers,

Leon

bbd468 MSC Resident Jan 2013/July2013 MoM Winner Member since: May 2012 Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Posts: 9,849 May 31, 2012 18:15:33 GMT -5 May 31, 2012 18:15:33 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:23:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bbd468 on Nov 23, 2013 20:23:18 GMT -5 OH Leon......ya already got my mouth a waterin! This is gonna be AWESOME! Im bookmarked already brotha!
	Gary

Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:44:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 23, 2013 20:44:52 GMT -5 Gary,glad to have you riding shotgun bro .Just don't get the putor wet.
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bbd468 MSC Resident Jan 2013/July2013 MoM Winner Member since: May 2012 Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Posts: 9,849 May 31, 2012 18:15:33 GMT -5 May 31, 2012 18:15:33 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:50:12 GMT -5 Leon likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bbd468 on Nov 23, 2013 20:50:12 GMT -5 Nov 23, 2013 20:44:52 GMT -5 Leon said: Gary,glad to have you riding shotgun bro .Just don't get the putor wet. TOO LATE!!!
	Gary

TRM MSC Resident Member since: November 2011 parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus Posts: 17,532 Nov 15, 2011 5:54:13 GMT -5 Nov 15, 2011 5:54:13 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:52:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TRM on Nov 23, 2013 20:52:35 GMT -5 Ahhh...you have chosen!! Nice one too!! I'm in!!
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deafpanzer Administrator Member since: June 2012 "Never tell your story to a deaf man" Posts: 21,105 MSC Staff Jun 3, 2012 11:41:34 GMT -5 Jun 3, 2012 11:41:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:56:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deafpanzer on Nov 23, 2013 20:56:13 GMT -5 This is awesome!!! Afraid it is my favorite Sherman version and it didn't happen during WWII... good luck!
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Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 20:59:21 GMT -5 TRM and deafpanzer like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 23, 2013 20:59:21 GMT -5 Todd glad to have you along.My cat made me chose this one as she was sleeping on it.
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Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 21:01:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 23, 2013 21:01:47 GMT -5 Andy,Looking forward to seeing you pop in on this one.
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bigjohn Reviews member Member since: December 2011 John Hale Posts: 3,438 Dec 21, 2011 2:17:45 GMT -5 Dec 21, 2011 2:17:45 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 23, 2013 22:29:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigjohn on Nov 23, 2013 22:29:27 GMT -5 You've got my attention!! Start building
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Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 2:42:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 2:42:24 GMT -5 Glad to have you along BJ,the count down has already begun.
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heico Full Member Member since: November 2013 Posts: 246 Nov 8, 2013 5:29:48 GMT -5 Nov 8, 2013 5:29:48 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 5:58:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heico on Nov 24, 2013 5:58:00 GMT -5 Nice, im very curious about this kit!

Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 6:03:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 6:03:51 GMT -5 Heico,if you have any questions just ask away.I'll try my best to answer them.
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Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 10:25:29 GMT -5 bullardino likes this

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Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 10:25:29 GMT -5

Morning guys,making good progress this morning.Got the lower hull,sprockets,return rollers,idler wheels and suspension glued up with no fit issues and hardly any flash.

Thanks for looking and as always ACW.

" If you need something,now's the time to ask "

Cheers,

Leon

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Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 14:14:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 14:14:57 GMT -5 Bill thank you,i have 2 more hours of piece and quiet.Making more progress,will post pics later.
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Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 14:24:04 GMT -5 bullardino and Leon like this

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Post by paulh on Nov 24, 2013 14:24:04 GMT -5

Flaming norah- wot are you on mush? Speed or some other legal stimulants?
I've got the M1 version in the stash and hopin' maybe for a nice Christmas build.
Most definitely Bookmarked!
Bring it forth oh great wizard.

P

Last Edit: Nov 24, 2013 14:38:06 GMT -5 by paulh

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Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 14:39:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 14:39:59 GMT -5 LOL Paul no illegal or legal stimulants here mucka ,the Mrs.is away for the day and i have the peace and quiet to really make some good progress on this.
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Tojo72 Forum Moderator Member since: November 2012 Posts: 4,923 MSC Staff Nov 14, 2012 19:46:28 GMT -5 Nov 14, 2012 19:46:28 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 18:28:14 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tojo72 on Nov 24, 2013 18:28:14 GMT -5 Nice progress so far,I really enjoyed that kit last year.

Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 19:27:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 19:27:32 GMT -5 Tobias thank you,i had a nice quiet day as the Mrs.was out all day. Dicky thanks mucka,so far this is a shake and bake build with no fit issues and no flash to clean .New update pics inbound shortly.
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Deleted Member since: January 1970 Posts: 0 Apr 29, 2024 6:32:38 GMT -5 Apr 29, 2024 6:32:38 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 19:33:47 GMT -5 bullardino likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 19:33:47 GMT -5 Leon,for ferks sake,SLOW DOWN!!!...you're making the rest of us look bad!!! ...Except Nemo,of course!!!
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Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 19:40:37 GMT -5 bullardino likes this

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Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 19:40:37 GMT -5

Evening fellas,made more progress today.Got the upper hull almost done and dry fitted,i just have to add a few more bits to it.Hope you like it so far.

As always ACW,thanks for looking.

" If you need something,now's the time to ask "

Cheers,

Leon

Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 19:44:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 19:44:56 GMT -5 Cee Bee soz mate ;)the Mrs was out all day so i made a lot of bloom-in good progress.Gotta take it when i can.
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deafpanzer Administrator Member since: June 2012 "Never tell your story to a deaf man" Posts: 21,105 MSC Staff Jun 3, 2012 11:41:34 GMT -5 Jun 3, 2012 11:41:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 19:47:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deafpanzer on Nov 24, 2013 19:47:13 GMT -5 You are rolling!!! Football games didn't distract you at all I bet. Looking good!
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Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 24, 2013 20:32:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 24, 2013 20:32:55 GMT -5 Andy i started at 6:30 this morning and never had a chance to watch TV.
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Deleted Member since: January 1970 Posts: 0 Apr 29, 2024 6:32:38 GMT -5 Apr 29, 2024 6:32:38 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 25, 2013 4:27:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 4:27:31 GMT -5 looks like it's building itself, nice work old boy

Leon MSC Resident Mod. / Natalis Veneficus (Birthday Wizard) Member since: December 2012 Posts: 22,656 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5 Dec 1, 2012 15:24:34 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 25, 2013 4:47:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Leon on Nov 25, 2013 4:47:35 GMT -5 Pete thank you,it's really nice to build a kit that doesn't have any issues.
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Tobi Forum Moderator Member since: March 2013 Posts: 2,207 MSC Staff Mar 1, 2013 0:51:11 GMT -5 Mar 1, 2013 0:51:11 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 25, 2013 5:46:02 GMT -5 paulh and Leon like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tobi on Nov 25, 2013 5:46:02 GMT -5 Uh-Oh, Leon is suffering from PMS! Pimp My Sherman... Cheers, Tobi
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paulh Senior Member Member since: November 2011 build, fail, learn, succeed - ENJOY Posts: 2,389 Nov 15, 2011 15:54:51 GMT -5 Nov 15, 2011 15:54:51 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 25, 2013 6:06:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulh on Nov 25, 2013 6:06:15 GMT -5 Nice start Leon.
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Deleted Member since: January 1970 Posts: 0 Apr 29, 2024 6:32:38 GMT -5 Apr 29, 2024 6:32:38 GMT -5	Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 25, 2013 13:22:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 13:22:47 GMT -5 Great work so far. Defo a kit I'm hoping to get my hands on in the near future. Bookmarked

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Tamiya M51 1/6 /14 ( Calling this finished ) Nov 25, 2013 16:18:03 GMT -5

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Post by Leon on Nov 25, 2013 16:18:03 GMT -5

Tobi still have some more goodies to add.Thanks for the laugh buddy.

Thanks Paul,the first quiet weekend where the Mrs wasn't around so i managed to get a lot done.

Paddy appreciate you looking in and your comment.Thank you.

" If you need something,now's the time to ask "

Cheers,

Leon

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