Summer 2010 Group Build Under Construction Thread, Kursk. II S.S. Panzer corps slowly claw their way toward Obayan in Group Builds; The story behind the build is this.
The date is July 6 1943, Operation citadel is 2 days old. Against ...
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Kursk. II S.S. Panzer corps slowly claw their way toward Obayan
The story behind the build is this.
The date is July 6 1943, Operation citadel is 2 days old. Against dug-in and very stubborn resistance German advances are slow. The only real gains are in the southern pincer, southeast of Obayan, where German Fourth Panzer army has battled it's way to Prokhorovka.
Ok, that's the setting this is the idea 
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I'm going to attempt 2 new things in this build.
1. I'm going to build a knocked out and partially burnt out tank. I think this is going to be quite involved as it will require an interior and some careful study of burnt out vehicles.
2. I have some German figures and, although I'm sort of happy with the poses, the uniforms require some alterations. The wehrmacht troops should be SS and therefore should be wearing the SS smocks. Short boots and gaters will also be required as well as some other stuff. This obviously requires some figure conversions
I'm going to use this build to try new techniques with particular emphasis on figure build and painting and the finish of the burnt out tank...
...Thats the idea, here's the kits...
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These are the kit parts to the AFV Club T34/76 with full interior.
Parts.jpgAFV Club T34 76.jpg
These are the figures
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There's a big risk here of this going badly wrong! but hey, I'll give it a go and we'll see what happens!!!
Really looking forward to all this Red Army stuff
удачи! (Good luck everyone)
Remember boys, flies spread disease... so keep yours closed!
tr1ckey66's Gallery - Name:
- Paul
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Scale Model Member
Hi Paul. This is just brilliant what you are planing. And i think it encompasses all that the GB should be about....trying new things. I love both the tank kit and the figures you have gone for, i will be watching this with real interest. Well done and good luck with the build, regards Martin :-)
bikerbart's Gallery - Name:
- Martin
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Scale Model Member
Good grief man!!! I thought I had bit off more than I could chew. This is going to be amazing, every faith in you Paul.
Fenlander's Gallery - Name:
- Graham
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Thanks Martin, Graham.
I'm hoping that this build will move my figure building/painting on a notch, and this armour piece will be something a little different for me. I'm going to give it a go and anyone interested can follow my ups and inevitable downs (hopefully more of the former) as I go along. I'm going to try out Tyrel's tips for figure painting, what's the phrase? - 'Aim for the stars and you might reach the moon'?
Anyway, even if it ends in the bin I'll have learned something from it!
Graham - if I've bitten off more than I can chew, what about you! 2 tanks 1 rusky jeep and how many figures!!! You've got a bigger cast than Les Miserables! Let's face it we both like a challenge!
Cheers
P
Remember boys, flies spread disease... so keep yours closed!
tr1ckey66's Gallery - Name:
- Paul
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Scale Model Member
Challenge is the way forward.
Fenlander's Gallery - Name:
- Graham
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scott
Paul the kits look very nice especially the T34 and the setting you have put in place should be interesting.
scott
noble's Gallery - Name:
- Scott
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Cheers Scott. Will you be joining us in the GB? I hope so
Paul
Remember boys, flies spread disease... so keep yours closed!
tr1ckey66's Gallery - Name:
- Paul
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scott
Hi paul not sure yet i have an idea based on forced perspective but iam not sure how or if it will work so i will have to work out some of the details.
scott
noble's Gallery - Name:
- Scott
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Oh yeah, sorry, I read that yesterday. Sturmoviks, right?
Mate, you gotta do that! I once saw a dio with a stuka dive-bombing a tank in 1/72. It looked amazing - the Stuka was pulling out of the dive and the t-34 had exploded blowing the turret completely off. There were some figures in there too. If you want to bounce any ideas or I can help at all just give us a shout. There's got to be a way of doing it that won't require a dio 6 feet long!
Paul
Remember boys, flies spread disease... so keep yours closed!
tr1ckey66's Gallery - Name:
- Paul
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Scale Model Member
this sounding great! i love the idea of the action and destruction of including a burnt out tank. will you be daring and bold and maybe have a burnt figure too?
rogue-one's Gallery - Name:
- bobby
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