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mediump
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by mediump » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:49 pm
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mediump on Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:21 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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RED
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by RED » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:10 pm
Hey MEDIUMP---I think it looks pretty impressive already!!!!

Keep up the good work!!!

BTW where did you get the G.I.Joe Howitzer???? I have been trying to find one!!!Again great job and what color are you going to paint it????---RED---
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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by scope uk » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:35 pm
Great start! it looks very cool at the moment will be interresting to see some progressive pics through to completion

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mediump
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by mediump » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:08 pm
Thanks RED! I got the gi joe gun on ebay for $2.50 + $2 ship, just the gun part, these things must be rare ,it need modifications like a longer barrel, but I'll pull it off. how's your LVT coming?
Scopeuk Thanks! I think the interior will be tricky, I don't plan on getting too detailed, but i think i'll pull that off too
Thanks you guys and thanks to other boardmembers for advice
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by KAMIKAZE » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:50 pm
Pretty cool man!
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by lsc1002 » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:29 pm
looks good...can wait to see what it looks like when it rolls onto the battle field!

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by kevrut » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:02 pm
Cool job!
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by MajorHoover » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:56 am
That looks great!!!
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by normandy » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:18 pm
Very Nice looking custom You got going on! I also think it's impressive now, and its going to be an a$$ kicker when its finished.
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by mediump » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:19 pm
Wow, thanks ,you guys are great. normandy thanks for your advice, zap a gap works great and .080 was almost perfect. progress has slowed a little ( I cut my thumb real good whittlin' on plastic) and its down to mounting the gun and small stuff. I'll keep y'all posted as it goes together.

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by steelbonnet » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:53 am
Mediump,
Wow mate that is amazing so far & looks pretty on the nose for a Priest to me.
Once I`m back on properly I`d love to see you do (If you would be kind enough) a HOW TO too.
Again Very Impressed with what I see here.
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by HIDEOUS ONE » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:32 pm
I'll be buggered phil. You put your pots and pans to work well on this custom. I bet its a bit of Barney putting it all in place, but it's a one of a kind. When is your brother going to pop out custom? I'm definitely inspired by your war efforts. Hey ,I was at the marine base today down here in San Clemente. Took some flics next to a couple of Russian T-56 tanks and a BMP. I'll snipe em to you guys. From HIDEOUS.
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by mediump » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:29 am
Yo, Jay thanks man. yep I've been goin' off on this thing, just wait 'til you see it in person! the howitzer cannon alone is looking sweet!
I'd like to see those pics too. and if you find anything new in Albq. let us know.
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by mediump » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:24 pm
here's the cannon, you can see from the WIP pics that I had to cut down the gi joe piece quite a bit. barrel is brass, and the base and cannon are held together with a tiny screw at the bottom which allows it to move up and down. I still haven't quite figured out how I'm going to mount it yet --any suggestions?

if you have any ?'s on how I did what, feel free to ask.
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by RED » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:30 pm
Looking good!!!!!

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by mediump » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:26 pm
I finally mounted the gun, it moves left to right and up and down, it recoils as well. put in a seat also so it can hold a driver
here is my progress so far...

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by aferguson » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:42 pm
wow that's coming together really great. Beautiful work.
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
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by HardenSteel » Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:04 pm
For your first real custom job in 1/18 scale, your doing an excellent job! Well crafted and designed -looking forward to more pictures! Course, I'd probablly make a Sextant, with a 25 pounder, instead. Great subject and one of my favourites.
HD
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by grunt1 » Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:56 pm
Again, great work! Let us know when you're going to offer additional units for sale.

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by gary1930 » Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:53 pm
Very good work!
Ain't it fun making something the plastic Gods didn't intend for us to have?
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by steelbonnet » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:37 am
Awww WOW She`s truely a beauty.
You know just had a Memory fart. The M7 Priest was actually my VERY FIRST Model Kit (1/72 scale) when i was a wee boy.
I may have to take a leaf out of your book & try my hand at this maybe next year sometime.Unless of course you plan on selling copies of your`s???

LOL
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by mediump » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:20 pm
Thanks everybody for your comments! and Merry Christmas and Happy new year!
Got a new camera for xmas so here are some new pics...

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by 7thva_hunter » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:36 pm
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by RED » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:59 pm
Hey MEDIUMP!!!---OUTSTANDING WORK SIR!!!!

I was thinking just the other day if you had finished it or not!!!

Are you going to customize the inside???---If you do Im sure it will look as great as the rest of it does!!!

Again OUTSTANDING work!!!---RED---
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by VMF115 » Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:38 pm
its sweet.

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