Armour in the West GB (Defence of the Reich)

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This version of th 88 was used throughout the war. The 88 used in your reference could be one of several gun types, but this version is certainly a possibility.

But I am not all that strict, if there’s a slight chance I will always say yes. So unless someone comes up with evidence to the contrary, its in. Besides, I am a sucker for an 88. I recently built a 1/18th Flak 36 and there have been a few other 88’s built recently, including Eagle who is just wrapping one up for the Duck Hunter GB.

Welcome aboard. And there’s enough WW2 knowledge around here to help you out if you want it.

What are you planning for a paint scheme, I recall you saying you don’t have an airbrush.

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I have just been doing some looking and found some pages from a book which shows the 88. But from the look of the trailer, its a Flak 18. Note the single wheels on the front trailer.

books.google.co.uk/books

Are you dedicated to doing the gun in Nijmegen, because I did find a pic of a Flak 36 in Belgium at the same time.

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Well since I have to build this for our AMPS Chapter Panther GB, can I enter it on here? Tamiya’s 1/48 Panther G. It will be OOB.

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I haven’t thought too much on the paint scheme yet. I would like for it to be as accurate as possible. Since I have plenty of time I can wait on the painting until I can research it out as best I can and acquire an airbrush.

Also, If I can get some pretty good reference material, I would like to do it as a diorama.

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No, not dedicated to Nijmegen at all. I was reading up on post D-Day battles and zoned in on Market Garden. I am up for anything really.

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the older TAMIYA 88 is popular. i am working on the bunker for DUCK HUNTERS and have another in the stash plus a DRAGON one. and i’m doing a GRILLE SPAA for this since it has the correct 88 per bish’s research.

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Well here another option. This is from just inside the Belgium border during Market Garden. Looks like a Flak 36 to me, and a pretty nice dio idea, maybe a couple of British squaddies looking it over.

I will add your build to the roster in a bit, along with stik’s and waynes, just got to pop out for a bit.

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wayne, I can’t find mention of what brand kit your doing, is this a Trumpeter kit, I can’t remember how many make one of these.

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hey bish bronco kit.

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Of course, that it. I had it pictured in my head but couldn’t’#t remember what brand. Thanks.

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Cliff, I think you’ve got three choices for an overall colour:

-1) German olive green

-2) home brewed olive mix, by combining the two usual German camou paints (olive green and brown)

-3) captured American paint (least likely?)

I haven’t found any proof as to what was actually used, and impossible to tell from period b/w photos.

regards,

Jack

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Hey Jack, thanks! I was leaning toward 2 - just seems more probable to me, unless someone had better evidence to go one of the other directions.

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I would go for option 2 as well. I think the German green is just to different from OD it would have raised eyebrows even at a distance. I don’t think the Germans would have wanted allied troops to close, but they would have needed to pass as Allied armour at a glance at least.

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Same here, I’d go option 2 - should be a fun mini project painting up some swatches to determine a suitable paint mix.

One thing to look out for are the recognition stars. In some photos they look not quite perfect.

regards,

Jack

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Cliff: go ahead with option 3 - American paint stocks were captured.

Check out the 4th paragraph of the Operation Greif section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_Brigade_150 There’s an interesting list of vehicles in the order of battle section.

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Really!?! Wow Greg thanks! I had no idea!

Well at least now if I build her at the same time I do the Sherman ‘Jumbo’ for the companion GB I can just paint and preshade them both at the same time!

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Guys, to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, the GB will officially begin at the exact time of the first Allied troops hitting the beaches. That was 06.30 CEST when US troops landed at Omaha. That is 05.30 UK time and 00.30 in New York.

So if anyone is still up and about and ready to start there build, you may go ahead at that time.

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nvm, wrong thread post…

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Hey Bish,

I’d like to officially enter this GB with a Testors/Italeri 1/35 Sd Kfz 234/3! I know…another 234! Can’t help it…love them little buggers!

Eagle90

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Hey cool Eagle, yet another version of the good ol’ 234!

BTW: Did anyone else watch the D-Day in HD special on the History Channel the other night. Pretty good but I loved that they threw in two or three shots of T-34s!!!

And they kept going on about the Germans bringing up deadly Tiger units- and then showed a profusion of shots of Panthers, Panzer IVs, Stugs, even a few Wespes but not a single Tiger!?! Is it that hard to find some stock footage of a Tiger I!?!

Bish, I hope your specials are a little better on stuff like that- gee friggin’ whiz!