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I like this decision as long as non members can't see all the bickering that goes on in the Business section.

You guys ought to come over and post them up. Will get you in competition for the 2010 version. The What If SIG is also planning 2-4 tables at the Nats this year so make sure and stop on by and say hi.

Mark, Not sure. Want to do one of the Black Buck aircraft from the Falklands but haven't decided which one. Also, may decide to save up for some of the parts from Two Mikes. Then there is the "where will I put it" question. That may have to wait till my oldest moves back out or one of his younger siblings beats him to it.

All, This is the second year that I have run The Whiffies over at Whatifmodeler. Thought I would post up the threads so you could take a look before the winners are announced. http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/board,72.0.html

You just gotta read the captions "The Heath box has a couple of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Runabouts in it."

Nice job. I picked this one up along with the Rommel's Rod and Tijuana Taxi. Built the RR and Dragon's Wagen back in my early teens and lost them in a move (AF brat). Been after them for the last 20 years and was very happy to get them rereleased. The kits are almost exactly as original but the dragon in this kit used to only be two parts, left and right side with legs attached. There is also some change in a chicken in the Taxi. Even though I don't normally do cars, think these will get the detail treatment along with the S'cool Bus in the stash.

And some close ups of the kits. 72nd WWII aircraft 72nd armor and boats 72nd large craft and Sci Fi. The Heath box has a couple of Runabouts in it and the Heller box is an Nordatlas. More 72nd WWII, my couple 48th scale kits and a few 35th vehicles. 72nd modern and the rest of the 72nd modern, more Sci-Fi and a few autos.

Thought I had posted these before but don't see them so here goes: Workbench is currently the kitchen table with the back deck as the spray booth (rattle cans only at this time). These were taken a year ago. Since then I have moved to the other side of the table by the wall with a few of my to do kits close by. Here is my old bench which was taken back when my oldest moved back it. Some but not all of the book collection. A blurry shot of the overall stash. There has been some changes as I have sold a few and bought a few and now there is another set of shelves in front and blocking easy access as my wife now works from home in front of the kits.

Anthony, Don't know of any kits but they just released a bunch of Lego Toy Story items. My oldest bought Buzz and Zurg, haven't seen a Woody yet.

Got my attention. I love the vehicles from the games but not the prices. Do have an Eldar Grav tank to do sometime.

Love the dio. I am pretty sure these guys wait until we shovel before they hit the neighborhoods.

Even though it is not in my scale, I may have to get one.

Ah, Mark, you're making me blush. Actually, thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

My review is now up on the site. http://www.ipmsusa2.org/reviews2/mil-veh/k...emy_72_m977.htm

HEMTT looks good in the tri color. Did you mask that or hand paint?

Looks good. Built that kit years ago (like 30). I actually have the Italeri version and am thinking of doing a civilian version just to be different.

DToys does the resin conversion for the tanker, comes with the Academy kit. http://www.diener.co.kr/board.php?board=di...=body&no=79

I have got to save up and grab the halftrack kit. Have wanted to convert one into an Israeli version for some time. Also had a buddy from England send me a Russian 12.7 gun to mount on my Syrian Panzer IV project. Could have sworn I had seen a conversion set for this some time ago and Condor does the decals.

That set could work. I was thinking of a full set of barrels or possibly some Abrams ammunition pallets. The final model is pretty good size for 72nd scale being almost 6" front to rear so there is lots of room to fill in the cargo area. So far the only accessories I have seen for this are a set of resing wheels from Dtoys (but they only give you 8) and a replacement photoetch grille from Arthur Clark (links to both of these are in the review). The kit has a few other areas that could use some attention that photoetch (like Eduard) or other may help fix. I kind of hope they follow up with a tanker version.

Finally finished this Review kit for IPMS/USA (review should be up sometime soon). Had a few problems and some areas could use some additional work or replacement (wonder when the photoetch will be out) but overall was a good kit.

The 32nd scale kit is a reissue of the old Aurora model with the 24th scale version as new kits. I personally have been waiting for a good 24th scale kit so I don't have to convert the old Futura kit. Still may get the 32nd scale kit as would make a neat dio with the 35th scale Batcopter I hope to build someday.

Welcome from another Utahn. Don't make the SLC meetings anymore but usually show up at the shows.

So I had heard that this kit (one of the Revell Easy Snap small kits) was pretty close to 72nd scale so I used a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby and picked it up. Figured I would do a repaint, fill seams, etc. Opened the package and sure looks smaller than my FineMolds TIE so did a little research on the web which showed the "Reel" vehicle to be 9.2 meters long and the kit says it is 2.8 inches long. Quick calculation later the kit seems to scale out closer to 129th scale which is no where near my 72nd collection. What to do, what to do. So I said heck with it and snapped it together with no additional paint or putty (did use a little glue on some spots for added strength and now I have my first completed build for 2010 in just over an hours time. :party: Kit has decent detail and Darth is in there too. One step closer to my goal of 12 builds this year.

Looks good Mark. How did you handle all the ejector marks in the bed walls?

I think that is too generous Mark. The average 72nd scale armor is about half the size of it's 35th scale counterpark. And with the newer kits, some of the 72nd scale kits seem to have just as many parts (which my fat fingers find very annoying). So, a 2 for 1 ratio should be enough for most but I can see you giving up to a 5 to 1 ratio. I know some guys who can put out 10 detailed 35th scale pieces a year. We have one guy in our club who used to bring in 3-8 pieces a month.