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Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Updated 3-23

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:30 pm
by grunt1
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Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:40 pm
by 1958Zelda
Can't see the image

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:53 pm
by aferguson
i can......it looks great.

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:33 pm
by flyboy_fx
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?

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:37 pm
by CW4USARMY
Is this for real? Someone is going to sell these? If so, Im in!!!! :-D

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:20 pm
by pickelhaube
She looks great :wink:

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:22 pm
by Jnewboy
What is going on??? What is Battleground Toys? Is this a sick joke??? :?

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:39 pm
by flyboy_fx
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.

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:34 pm
by tpa05
Puma? Nice but where can I get the Jagpanther?

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:54 am
by Grognard
Too nice. May get one if the price is right!

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:36 pm
by normandy
Looks great Grunt!, got a price yet?

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

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:44 pm
by maritime96
That is AWESOME Grunt!!!! - Details please

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:26 pm
by Jesse James
Great work Grunt, that's really cool man. :)

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:50 am
by MG-42
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:


- MG

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:54 am
by grunt1
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:
http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... =9&t=22291

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:50 pm
by exether_mega
As you will have the SDKFZ 234 base, any chance for a 234/1 reccon version ?

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phil

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:05 pm
by TankAce
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:

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:21 pm
by grunt1
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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Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:27 pm
by aferguson
well then you're going to have to do a /4 pakwagen as well. It's the coolest variant of them all. :)

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:03 am
by normandy
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. :)

Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Sneak peek

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:19 am
by exether_mega
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 !

phil

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

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:53 am
by grunt1
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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Re: Battleground Toys 1:18 Puma - Updated 3-23

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:41 am
by pickelhaube
Wow this is exciting !!!!

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

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:00 am
by aferguson
is there bad news?

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

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:39 pm
by Jnewboy
Whats the kit going to cost???