How's your 2003 report

Modeling Subjects Armor
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First, I’d like to say Happy New Year to all. To my colleagues in Easten Hemisphere, this may be late but Happy New Year anyway, BTW, how’s the firwork and champagne there?

Just want to ask you folks how was your 2003 model building experience. Well, mine is ok. I finished the 1/35 of Tamiya Challenger, DML T-34/85, DML M-4 Sherman(105mm gun and flame thrower) and 1/72 Revell Germany T-34/85 and Italeri King Tiger. Not many, since I’ve been busy and also spent some time in aircraft. Great thing is that I finally overcame my fear on individual track. It’s not that difficult as it looks, all you need is patient.

Hope your next year modeling experience will be even more enjoyable.

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Great start to a thread to end the year Anthony.

For me I completed:

  • Dragon’s M4A1 with Verlinden’s T1E3 Mineroller ( in progress pre 2003)
  • Tamiya’s M4 with Verlinden’s M1 Dozer (in progress pre 2003)
  • kitbashed 2 Italeri kits to make an M32 B3 (in progress pre 2003)
  • Italeri’s M4A3 (76) W
  • kitbashed Dragon’s M4A3 E8 into an M4A2 E8
  • Tamiya’s M4A3 E2 Jumbo ala William Tecumseh Sherman
  • Tamiya’s M3 Lee ala Robert E. Lee
  • S-Models Staghound Mk.I
  • Tamiya’s Dragon Wagon
  • Italeri’s M36 B1

Also started a conversion of Tank Workshops M4A1 early production using Tamiya’s M4 as the base kit.

Wow … 10 in a year … not bad for the speed I work at.

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I’m a sinner. I almost finished one and and am in the middle of two more.

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'03 wasn’t good for me.

None finished.

Job change and a move will impact a already busy schedule.

Guess what one of my New Years Resolutions will be?[:D]

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Well, I believe that I finished between 29 and 35 kits this past 2003. I’ll need more time to go back and list them all.

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SHAME SHAME[V][V][V] on me i only finished 2 a Dodge Daytona and a A-10 Warthog iam in the middel of two others now my Tiger 1 will befinish by Monday.

HAPPY NEW YEAR[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

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I finished a few, not listed in any particular order:
Tamiya Schwimmwagen
M551A1 Sheridan
Ertl '49 Mercury Sedan
Spider-Man
M4A3E8 Sherman
Comet Cruiser tank
M274 Mechanical Mule
M1025 HMMWV
Dick Tracy Space Coupe
Cylon Basestar

And three more that are about 90-95% done:
Dragon Elefant (95%) will be finished tonight.
PIOmodels Bergepanther (90%) will finish up this weekend.
Tamiya SAS Jeep (90%) waiting on some AM accessories, but basically built.

I also built a few “with” my 6 yr old son:
New VW Beetle
Hulk H2 Hummer
Ertl Giant Scorpion
Polar Lights Wolfman
Some robot creature (Gundam thingy)
Pokemon Ivysaur

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Haven’t been as prolific as some, but had fun with these.
Hasegawa M4A3E8 (two of these)
Hasegawa 1/72 scale deuce and a half
Monogram Firebolt jet racer
MPM XP-47J
Academy P-47D x 3
Hasegawa P-51D x 2
Frog Fokker DXXI
Frog Macchi MC202
Revell Fiat Cr 42

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I didn’t get much done this year. Modern communication technology translates into one never really leaving work. (Work as in job). I did finish up a couple though:

Academy M551 Sheridan with AEF turret
Dragon M4A4
Monogram’s ancient Stug IV
Lindberg T-55

Been working on a NASCAR Monte Carlo for my Daughter in law, but it’s slow going.

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This year I finished these kits:

Tamiya T-55
DML IS-2
Trumpeter Type 89 Anti-tank gun
Trumpeter AS-90
Tamiya Merkava I
ESCI/DML BMP-1 (a frankenstein kit)
DML T-80
DML T-72
Italeri LAV-25 Piranha
Tamiya Pzr IV J
Tamiya T-72 (finished in DDR camo)

I’m about 40% done with the Skif 2s1.

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Duke! What a production you have!

For me 2003 was actually pretty good. 36 models, of which 8 were built for my own. 13 patterns and 15 display models complete the round up for 2003.

This is actually quite a low number comparing to the earlier years (1998-2002) when I averaged the 50 mark, with about 80% of patterns, 18% of display items and only the odd 2% (i.e. a single item) of my own…

This is due to you guys, and I want to thank you again. It’s your enthusiasm and seeing your models that made me take this step ‘forward’.

2004 will be even better. You’ve been warned!

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hi guys[:)],
i like to think that 2003 was for me all about building up for “the big push”!! and no, i’m not pregnant[:p][:0] - i just amassed a huge (for little old me anyway) stockpile of kits and aftermarket stuff so now production can really get going!!
happy modelling everyone in 2004!![:)]

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Sadly i didnt finish anything in 2003[:(] But i only started modling again this year after a 20yr break[:D] So i managed to start

1/16 Tiger
1/35 Panther G late
1/35 SU122
1/35 Jagdpanther

The panther and jagdpanther are waiting on weathering now.

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2003 was an interesting year for me modeling wise. I switched from a 8 year run of building cars to armor. I started a modest reference library on armor stuff and also built the following kits:

Tamiya 37mm PAK
DML 75mm PAK
Academy M3A1
DML Panther II

and started the DML Panther D!

Glenn

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I’ve only recently been tempted by the dark side, so I only have one Tiger I ausf.H on the go (1/72). However, I completed 2 Wingy-Thingies in 2003 (my first two models ever).

More coming up soon.
Betty

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I am in the process of building a Tamiya Panther A. That has been set aside in preperation of the Sherman family group build.
mark956

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I suppose I did pretty good. I did’nt start building until the end of July when I decided to pick up an armor model at the store one day. Since then-

Lee M2 Bradley
Tamiya M151A2 Jeep
Tamiya M4A3 Sherman
Tamiya T62-A
Tamiya Leopard 2 A5
Acadamy M3 Stuart Honey
AMT Bandit Trans Am
Monogram 57 Vette
Hasegawa 1/72 jagdpanzer IV
and the Panther G that is pretty much wrapped up.

Would have been a few more but the Mrs. stole them .I’ll have to try and slow down this year if I’m to be able to afford anything to build them with.

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Chris-

Sounds like you better start buying two of everything!

Glenn

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lets see…oh yeah its easy!

1: Tamiya 251/1 halftrack

not a whole lot but considering i started modeling in september i guess its ok. i also got these also in progress

T-34/85 (90% done)
Panther G (60 %)
Pak-40 (50%)
Bf-109 (20%)

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well after a 10 year absent i finshed a M-247 sgt. york. in 2003 but 2004 is looking real good. so far i have finished a M-109. and the following to do
m-7 priest with the group build in 2 weeks
m 977 hemtt
m-110
m-107
m-108 105mm
m-12 155mm
lav- 25 tua
the next thing i will probally buid is the lave 25. and what ever else i can get my hands on.