Show us your armor collection!

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Here’s what I’ve built in the last 18 months–Aaron and wbill76, if I’m breaking any rules here posting some of these photos, just tell me and I’ll take them down!! [:-^]

The DML Hetzer. The article about this build was sold to Finescale for publication at a upcoming date.

That build led to my commission build for Helo Miniature’s figures box art. Here is the “Helo” Tamiya Hetzer next to the DML one.

Then came Christmas, and Jenn’s presents; first her 5 Historex horses…

…and the Italeri “Midieval Tournament” which I called “On the Origins of Motocross” [swg]

I also did “The Frantics” figure set for her–she said this reminded her of me and her! LOL!

After she was pleased, it was back to building for myself–I’m pretty sure I built the Tamiya Field Kitchen dio next, which was also sold in article form to Finescale for publication at a future date…

I did the DML SiG33 Infanteriegeschutz for an Armorama indy link track tutorial:

Then the DML Brummbar for a featured build on Armorama:

…and the DML E100 Nachtjaeger, on which I corrected the hull and heavily modified it to reflect a production vehicle, mid-1945 (?)

…and most recently, “The Lair of the Rust Bunnies”; the Revell 56 Chevy Nomad, the article which was also just recently sold to Finescale and which I heard is supposed to be published in the November issue?

Again, Aaron and wbill, if I’ve broken any rules of publication by posting some of these models here, let me know and I will remove them immediately!!! (SORRY!!) [:I]

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Simply amazing Doog. Such an eclectic array of builds too.

I know that Ron (Biffa) is probably in Jamaica right now and probably couldn’t post his builds for there isn’t enough bandwidth to squeeze then all in. LOL

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This familiar guy is also on my desk at work, along with a bust of the legendary GySgt Hartman, that I somehow failed to photograph.

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Very nice collections everyone! Doog… man, incredible weathering! I think that you should move to Massachusetts… preferably right next door.

My builds reside in these two cases… I built them a number of years ago, the photo is several years old and well I’ve been saying for some time now… time for another case. Roughly 4’x4’x1’.

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wbill76, lots of builds in there you’ve blogged, thanks for the effort. Cool cases, too.

Doog, sweet builds. Always a pleasure to see your builds.

minimortar, sweet cases, and builds.

Hermesminiatures, the Krupp looks great, as do the others.

Got in to p-bucket, here’s by desktop ornament. It’s the I-R stuart, saved up for it when I was 14 or so, pretty sure it’s the oldest piece I have in the collection.

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Ahh…here we are. Like Hermes, many of these have been sold, but I snapped plenty of pictures before the mail-man came. In chronological order…

And my first dio…

A dio that never quite made it…

And my only WIP scratchbuild:

WHEW! sorry for lal the pictures, I could ahve sworn I’d only built 8-9 models, but I guess they add up…

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Thanks for the compliments, guys! There is a lot of fine work on display here!

Ian, that’s a great collection as well–and having said that, I can’t believe you would sell some of those fine builds like the truck dio, the KVII, the Sdkfz, the Matilda and the StuG especially, among others!

I couldn’t even think of selling most of my builds—maybe some of the older 20-year old models, but never my more recent builds!

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Thanks for the comments, my wife looks at the number of kits in the stash (75) vs. what’s built and keeps asking what I’m going to do for space in the coming months/year… [(-D]

I’m with doog, couldn’t bear to sell any of them and have a high admiration for those who are able to part with them. Each one is special in its own way, it would be like selling a child to me.[:O]

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I just gotta say everyone has got some FANTASTIC builds in their collections!![tup][bow][tup]

doog: I gotta love that DML SiG33 Infanteriegeschutz since I’m using that Armorama indy link track tutorial for my SU-76M WIP build currently.

Hermesminiatures: Love the the SdKfz 184 Ferdinand, sPzJgAbt 653 - Kursk 1943 you built. I’m sending you a PM.[:)]

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I recently gave a box-full of old builds to a friend’s kid, just to clean out the case a little. Seemed easier than selling them (not that my stuff is of that quality) but it made me and the kid feel pretty good. I’m sure they’re battlefield casualties by now…

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A sampling of some armor/dio work completed over the past few years:

…hee hee hee…

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Just wanted to say that I envy the way that all of you can put such detail and realism into what you´ve shown. Wish I had the discipline, and the time. Doog, “Rust bunnies” is better every time I look at it. Maybe you could add some more critters to it, like a fox low crawling up on their six. Manstein, thats the first time I´ve seen the dio with the jeep. Some of your best figs I think. As for your last pic, “nice shot man”.

regards Mac

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Cool to see everyone’s stuff: Here’s my latest to oldest (at least ones I have pics of)

Commission build OOB of Academy M7 HMC

Sovereign2000 Sdkfz 247 4-rad

Cromwell Models Churchill V w/custom decals (gift build for WW2 veteran Gerry Chester)

T26E4 Super Pershing (scratch conversion from Tamiya base kit)

8.8cm Flak 36/43 (conversion of DML Flak 36)

Tamiya Char B1 bis

Cromwell Models 8.8cm Flak 41 plus DML SdAnh 202 trailers (from Flak 36 kit)

1/48 Gasoline Jagdpanzer IV L70A conversion

Tamiya Willys Jeep in German colors

Tamiya M4A3 w/TWS T23 76mm turret (gift build for father in law)

Verlinden sFH18 15cm

Italeri M7 HMC (gift build for Korean War vet)

Azimut 12.8cm K81 Pak

Azimut 8.8cm Pak 43

Verlinden 8.8cm Pak 43/41

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Roy,

If I didn’t know any better, I’d say there’s a definite pattern in your builds that leans towards artillery…not that there’s anything wrong with that. [(-D]

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LOL: I got on an arty kick a while back when I was sick of cleaning mold lines on billions of roadwheels and filling sink marks in indy links!

I only have one more on the workbench, the Cromwell Models 12.8cm Krupp Pak 44. She’s a BEAST!

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Thanks,…just for the record…

The technical/truck dio is safe on the shelf, and the StuG was a victim of my first attempt at whitewash that left it in the spares box, rather than Ebay.

The T-35, BTR-152, KV-2, Matilda, Sd.kfz 250/9, T-64B and the Starcraft Marine/Trench Dio were the only casualties of Ebay. [:)]

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Okay T-Man here’s my stuff

Tamiya willys jeep

Tamiya BMW with side car

“Welcome GI” vignette with Tamiya Zundap

Tamiya Pak40 dio

Tamiya M4A3

DML Tiger I late

DML King Tiger 505

Tamiya Marder III dio

And my Initial Tiger I

I like to put my builds on a base so the one’s here with out one eventualy will be.

Again nice idea for a thread.

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Cool thread! alot of stunning builds here!

Here’s my contributions (all 1/35), in chronological order from top to bottom:

DML Tiger I Late (#6253)

DML T-34/85 (#6319)

Tamiya Leopard 2A6 (Supposed to be in September’s Reader Gallery?)

Tamiya British Challenger 2

DML M1A2 SEP

Trumpeter Strv.103B

Tamiya BMW R75

Tamiya Leclerc

Tamiya M1025 HMMWV

Trumpeter LAV-AT

and my most recent: Tamiya’s Challenger 1 Mk.3

Chris,

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OK…I’m game…only been back in the hooby a few years but here are mine from oldest to latest.

Pair of Duces M35A2 with M102 Howitzer

M270 MLRS Firing

M107 175mm SP Gun

M151A2 with Trailer

M108 105mm SP Howitzer

My Old Command Hummer

M4 Tractor

M925 with M332 Ammo Trailer

M757A1 Erector Launcher with Pershing 1A Missile

M8 in the Snow

All are 1/35 except the Pershing which is 1/32.

Its great seeing a what everyone has done…nice idea.

Rounds Complete!!

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Beautiful work… [bow] I’m sooooooo glad I don’t have dial-up anymore either…[:-^]