Longbow radardome/ HumVee MG shields / Sherman funnies.

RA5BS · Post by **RA5BS** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:29 pm

Just an idea...but what about coming up with a set of speed brakes for the Starfighter's rear fuselage? That might be cool. They look so good on the F86.

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:09 pm

This post is really all over the place, but let me chime in. Talking about Sherman conversions, how about a Calliope? Fairly easy build and best yet, wouldn't take up a ton of horizontal shelf space like a flail or dozer model.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:16 am

olifant wrote:This post is really all over the place, but let me chime in. Talking about Sherman conversions, how about a Calliope? Fairly easy build and best yet, wouldn't take up a ton of horizontal shelf space like a flail or dozer model.

Your right this my idea sounding post. Rather than making a bunch of post do you want this or that. I put a few under the same heading.

I have always liked the calliope the rocket tubes look cool on the Sherman here is a 1/35 model of it.

http://planetarmor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3201

Anybody else interested? I am using a rule of thumb . If there is about 8 guys who want a subject I will concider building it. This custom would be on the simple seid ( I hope) and maybe not that costly but there would be about $10 worth of tubes in it to start off with. Guessing. I would put a $50-$75 price tag on this.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:19 am

Calliope would be very cool, as well - I would be very interested if you did a kit. ANYTHING to give the bloody Sherman clones some variety besides weathering and stowage!

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am

I did a 1/32 Callipe mod. Luckily I save quite a bit of time and money on you PH because I wasn't blessed with all that God-given skill and patience. I used straws and balsa wood and painted it OD. It looks like a bunch of straws and balsa wood painted OD though...

Love to see one in 1/18. Perhaps cost would be lower than usual due to the resin savings by buying tubing...(SUBTLE HINT

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CENT-ONE · Post by **CENT-ONE** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:39 pm

anyone have any good side by side comparison pics of 1/16 and 1/18 figures and armor together? Never actually seen any 1/16 in person...

EDIT: erm... yeah, this should have been over in the 1/16 thread.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:04 pm

I would like to do all of the Sherman Funnies. Top on my list would be the huge mine roller and then the Calliope. The Calliope would be a little better as far as space.

Anybody else ?