1/87 Heavy WWII German AA battery Elements in Retreat

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Your spoiling us again Paul. Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on these guys. Off to a great start
 

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Thank you gentlemen. Stab & munitions next.
 

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Stabs/trains in progress.
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Spotted these Preiser guys in the stash, so found a home for them. Crew of 88 having chow while commander has a smoke. One PG squad deploys to rubble while second PG squad takes a break on the logs. C&Cs welcomed. PaulE
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Looks Super Paul, what is the source of the Pak 43, and is it a resin kit? Rick H.
 

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Thank you gentlemen. Rick, source is my bench. All plastic parts from here & there. 1/76 scale 88 shield & cruciform, ROCO halftrack wheels, 1/72 Panther gun barrel & various bits. PaulE
 

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Nice scratchery Buddy! Been scrounging pieces for one of my own..........not keen on scratching the cruciform mount with side swing out riggers though.
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Hey Paul,
Well,what can i say?..... There`s so much for me to catch up on here!!
As the Guy`s have said,it`s all looking most excellent,not to mention "Busy"!! :tongue-out: ,
The thing that leaps out to me is the debris from those damaged buildings,so easy to under do,but in my opinion you`ve got it spot on....... literally TONS of rubble,EVERYWHERE,and most life like too,well done indeed mate!!! :cool:
Action wise,i think this is one of the best Dios i`ve seen in a very long time,top stuff!
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Luvin your style Paul. Great to see the dio, figures and vehicles Keep up the great work my friend
 

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Thanks Steve, doing research on a "41". I may try to convert one. Doing the swingarm cruciform will be the major difficulty, so will be the last "88" on this dio. PaulE
 

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I have a few pics. and started a build on one years ago....not much info out there and the photos I have show a very complicated gun with many dials and gadgets, odd crew seating etc. If I ever get around to finishing it I'm sure I won't want to build another. Let me know if you come on to some pics. that show construction of this beast. Rick H.
 

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Hi Paul
Another superb dio in the making. Love the little details - 88mm crew having a break. Always so much to see in these dios of yours.
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Hi Paul

That is looking very good indeed!! Top effort at that scale.

Well done.

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Thank you gentlemen. Rick, 'The 88' by Chris Ellis w/Peter Chamberlain has some pretty good pics & some line drawings.
Here are pics of second pair completed & third pair prime mover. Just started on cruciform conversion for 41. PaulE
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