2009 Armor Forum Year in Review....add your photos

My humble models…

The wheels has been painted since

First try at chiped paint with hairspray

The right fender was dammaged upon arrival, got a new one but not yet installed.

Some really great stuff in here.I may as well add to it.Most of the projects that were finished are in G.B.'s…First was the panzer III Ausf. J … Then a few panzer IV’s ,first off an Ausf. G Next was the Nashorn… The up-gunned Ausf.D… The 10.5 cm. Selbfahrlette Ausf B… The Ausf.E needed a couple little details but was fairly finished. …Many more smaller builds neared completion.Like about 10 or 15 of em. Hope to finish more .[H]

I have worked hard but slowly, developing my figure skills a bit. WHen the year started, I hadn’t yet psinted a figure, now I have done 6 or so.

Here are the completed builds, first off something for the purists, I present the Princess Panzer, a DML Jagdtiger that my eight year old daughter wanted to build with me. She picked colors, I followed orders. IT is proudly displayed in her room, and she still tells people that she helped me build it:

a Panther G Early, DML, 1/35, and a DML figure:

Not fantastic, but I am happy with it.

Actaully, the SHerman was built and painted first, then I did a bunch of stuff to it to try to get ready for a show, here’s how he turned out with both figures and re painted stowage, aerial, a .50 collector’s brass, a couple alpine dudes. SO far, this is my favorite build;

Then the infamous armored avocado, a BA-20 that I scratchbuilt a motor for:

And finally, I finished this guy:

Lastly, I made some progress on this:

That’s it for me!

Bill

I just went to page 1 and went through all the builds posted here again, since I missed the last few, and all i can do is quote the side of Maj. Preddy’s P-51…

Cripes A’Mighty , there is some fine stuff here.

Well, it was a slow year for me, I built the Revellogram B-29. Unfortunately I don’t seem to have the images on photobucket anymore. So my armor for the year was my M-7 Priest set in Sicily.

And those that did not get finished.

-Stephen[cwby]

All of my armor is on page-5 of this forum under , dietailed interior tanks–railway guns–and scratch building /forums/3.aspx?PageIndex=5&forumoptions=0:1:7:

Slow year for me but here goes!

And still on the bench;

Also just want to say, there are some great builds on this thread!

It would be great if FSM could print an article as a “year in review on the forums” or do a special issue or something…

Tom F.

WOW, some great work here, guys!

Here’s my contribution for this year past…

NeoGrade Pz III Bergetiger conversion:

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Sdkfz 251/17 w/ 2cm Schwebelafette

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Panther ersatz M10

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:In the Shadow of the Scarecrow’ vignette

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My Chevy S10 Brapwagen

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and my Model T

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WHAT THE…??? How did I miss this thread?!? [:O] Guess thats what happens when you hang out in the Group Builds forum too much!

WOW, what amazing builds this year!![:D] Really really great stuff guys!

So here’s what I finished in 2009:

Italeri M4A1 Sherman (started in 2006) for **wyoroy’s “**No More Excuses” GB

Trumpeter KV-1 Small Turret (started in 2006) also for **wyoroy’s “**No More Excuses” GB

AFV Club Sd.Kfz.251/20 Ausf. D for dupe’s “251 Halftrack” GB

Tamiya JS-2 for espin1’s “Red Storm On The Reich” GB

Dragon Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf. A Early for huxy’s “Norway WWII” GB

Alan Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf. C (started in 2007). Finished just for the heck of it!

And sadly, one I wasn’t able to finish last year in time: a Coree Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf. A for dupe’s “1000 Roadwheels” GB. This will be the first one finished for 2010

There is a stupendous amount of great builds listed here. I would like to add my 2009 collection, a very productive year for me as far as builds go:

Italeri 1/35 S-boat, Trumpeter 1/16 T-34, Zvezda Isu-152, Trumpeter E-100, E-25, KV-1 Beutepanzer.

Cheers,

Julian

Go big or go home Grem? Wow! And all those large kits in one calender year. Very impressive Especially the T-34 and the Scnellboot. Not to take away from any of the other work displayed by anyone here, but there is something to be said for very large kits.

[:$] sheesh, as I said, a very productive year…

To be more honest on this one: my eye sight is not getting better and the bigger models are easier for me to see. At the moment I am working on the Revell Tirpitz, ( 1/350), and the PE set is murder .

regards,

Julian [D]

Grem56–your S-boat is buetifull , whot is the tiatle of the thred in the ship forum you have posted the picturs of it on ? I have a Trumpeter 1/16th. T-34/85 in my collection–but it is nothing next to yours.

Some very nice builds here…it would appear to have been a very good year

I’m glad people keep finding this tread…its like the gift that keeps on giving

Rounds Complete!!

Thank you Santa, you can find the link to the S-100 build via my signature,

cheers,

Julian

Nice stuff, all!

Finished this year, maybe even also started this year:

Mostly Academy and Verlinden Magach 6C

Trump Tiran 5, mostly done before New Year’s eve.

M48, from the Academy kit

Trump KV-1

Tamiya M4A3

Dragon M4 Composite, from the old Firefly hybrid kit.

Tamiya/Dragon M4A3/76

Tamiya (mostly) M4A3E2 Jumbo

M26, for the Endgame 46" GB

There’s another Sherman or two finished that I don’t have pics of, but this was a fairly productive year for me.

Am I a “thread killer”?

Hey RBaer! I don’t think you killed anything…maybe mid week forum doldrums?? [*-)] I love your Shermans and really love the first one (Magach?). Turan too!!