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Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Updated 3-23

Post by grunt1 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:30 pm

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Post by 1958Zelda » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:40 pm

Can't see the image

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Post by aferguson » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:53 pm

i can......it looks great.
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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:33 pm

WHAT THE, WHO THE, WHERE THE, OH MY GOD!

I can't show how exited I am, so I'll type it. I've been bouncing up and down holding my PC screen like a little girl. :lol: You have created one of my FAVORITE vehicles of ALL TIME!

Gotta get one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, who made that jagdpanther?
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Post by CW4USARMY » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:37 pm

Is this for real? Someone is going to sell these? If so, Im in!!!! :-D

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Post by pickelhaube » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:20 pm

She looks great :wink:
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Post by Jnewboy » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:22 pm

What is going on??? What is Battleground Toys? Is this a sick joke??? :?

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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:39 pm

No. :o The color plastic looks like the stuff 3D printers use. It's Grunt at his finest! And to anyone who thinks 3D models are easy, they're not. :wink: Takes a whole new set of skills.
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Post by tpa05 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:34 pm

Puma? Nice but where can I get the Jagpanther?

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Post by Grognard » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:54 am

Too nice. May get one if the price is right!

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Post by normandy » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:36 pm

Looks great Grunt!, got a price yet?

Link to Battleground Toys..... http://www.shapeways.com/shops/battlegroundtoys

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Post by maritime96 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:44 pm

That is AWESOME Grunt!!!! - Details please
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Post by Jesse James » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:26 pm

Great work Grunt, that's really cool man. :)
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Post by MG-42 » Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:50 am

Jnewboy wrote: What is Battleground Toys?
>>> I believe this is what Patrick is calling his custom shop.


* On another note : You need to make one in 1/32 :o :lol:


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Post by grunt1 » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:54 am

Thanks guys. Yes, Battleground Toys is the name of the shop. It seemed like a good time to formalize things a little bit.

I will know more by months end on what the Puma will cost. It my goal to make these items as affordable as possible, given the limits of short run manufacturing.

The Jagdpanther is a custom I made using a 21st Panther and the Hun's Jadg conversion kit. Pictures of her running around outside here:
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Post by exether_mega » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:50 pm

As you will have the SDKFZ 234 base, any chance for a 234/1 reccon version ?

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Post by TankAce » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:05 pm

You build this vehicle in secrecy.Something different for a change.I have the smaller German armored car from Pickle.This German armored truck is a must on my collection.Count me in. :shock:

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Post by grunt1 » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:21 pm

exether_mega wrote:As you will have the SDKFZ 234 base, any chance for a 234/1 reccon version ?

phil
My thinking exactly Phil! Like this perhaps? :-D

This is with the Pickel 222 turret. Seems like it would be easy to tweak it to be a 234-1 turret with some adjustments to the divider placement on the screens and reduce the turret sides to a single plate versus 222's multi-plate sides?

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Post by aferguson » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:27 pm

well then you're going to have to do a /4 pakwagen as well. It's the coolest variant of them all. :)
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Post by normandy » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:03 am

Some ideas....... Image

link.... http://uwemilitaria.org/1-Wheel/Puma/5.html

I had planned on using the Unimax LAV as a base for a custom Puma......
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......now I don't have to. :)

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Post by exether_mega » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:19 am

grunt1 wrote:
exether_mega wrote:As you will have the SDKFZ 234 base, any chance for a 234/1 reccon version ?

phil
My thinking exactly Phil! Like this perhaps? :-D

This is with the Pickel 222 turret. Seems like it would be easy to tweak it to be a 234-1 turret with some adjustments to the divider placement on the screens and reduce the turret sides to a single plate versus 222's multi-plate sides?

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Exactly ! Grunt I wanted this version from so long and now it's almost here :D
Count me in for one !

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Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Updated 3-23

Post by grunt1 » Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:53 am

Here are some of the updated photos as part of the production process. The good news is that most of the updated details including the suspension, rotating turret and late war accurate wheel tread are about done.

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Post by pickelhaube » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:41 am

Wow this is exciting !!!!
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Post by aferguson » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:00 am

is there bad news?
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Post by Jnewboy » Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:39 pm

Whats the kit going to cost???

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