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Posted: Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 01:14 PM UTC
Would like to know if anyone knows of a good dedicated modern armor model site show-casing modern day models?
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Posted: Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 01:54 PM UTC
Maybe we could make this site to be one!


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Posted: Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 09:35 PM UTC
We've probably got as good a reference site for modern US armor as anyone on the net. Why don't you submit some photos of modern kits and help us build up our gallery?
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Posted: Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:35 PM UTC

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We've probably got as good a reference site for modern US armor as anyone on the net. Why don't you submit some photos of modern kits and help us build up our gallery?


That's right Sabot. I fully agree.

I like it when people think in a constructive manner !
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 04:40 AM UTC
I do have quite a few that I have built. I'm getting digital camera tomorrow . In fact I will post a link to the site I have setup as soon as I get it registered. But it seems that older military armor such as WW2 and even older are the norn every where one looks. I'm not a fan of older generation prototypes so please don't hate me. Just a preference thing, you know. Any way, I've enjoyed looking at all models and one reasonfor that is to admire the realism that all of you have accomplished. Truely amazing work. I'm a beginner hoping to achieve the same results as all of those on theis site. I'll post the link when I'm registered.
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 07:02 AM UTC
I've built up a photo album of a couple hundred photos of military vehicles: Major Rob's Motorpool. Take a look at the equipment I have. All the photos were taken by me with modelers in mind. My goal is to have walk around type detail shots of the more esoteric vehicles in the gallery. With the new Super HET model coming out, I've probably got some of the best shots of the actual vehicle around. Plus I have the ability to go back and take more shots at my leisure. The downside to my motorpool album is that it is strictly modern US Army equipment. The plus side is if you build modern stuff, you have someone available to snap a quick shot of any vehicle I have sitting out in my motorpool. Good thing a lot of allies use US equipment.
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 07:55 AM UTC
Absolutely superb idea Envar! And I think (yeah, I know you're not supposed to start a sentence with the word 'And') that Sabot, aka, Rob, should be the 'guidon' in this endeavor. He has not only submitted and supplied some of the most USEFUL photos for everyone. But he has( yeah, I know, using the word 'But' at the beginning of the sentence is marginal as well) been the 'soothsayer' as well as the 'naysayer' in more situations than I can count!!

What say you all???........

Tread.

P.S. Rob, please don't hate me. I just think you're the best man for the job!!
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 09:47 AM UTC
Actually its okay to to start a sentence with the word "and" as long as its a complete sentence, and not a fragment.

Sorry I'm bored #:-)
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 10:32 AM UTC

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Would like to know if anyone knows of a good dedicated modern armor model site show-casing modern day models?


Matt has a good site up with lots of modern armor subjects...my favorite is his M110A2.

http://www.kithobbyist.com/AFVInteriors/fullmetal/fullmet.html

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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 10:49 AM UTC
First off welcome to site I cannot think of a finer site for a beginner, or for military
modeler. Help if you need is just a post away, and this gallery is among the
finest anywere.


ponysoldier


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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 12:53 PM UTC
Welcome to the freindliest if not best thinktank for tanks(and just about any other modelling subject) While I think your Idea of a special site is great, I think the diversity of The sites adds to the amount of photos avilable to be published. Costs for maintainig photos for download can lead to bankrupcy. So if you don't see what you need, just ask, someone will probably find it for you and put it up. :-)


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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 01:32 PM UTC
Several have already said this, but I don't think you will find a better site than this one. I personally think this is the best modern site available...
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 06:51 PM UTC

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Absolutely superb idea Envar! And I think (yeah, I know you're not supposed to start a sentence with the word 'And') that Sabot, aka, Rob, should be the 'guidon' in this endeavor. He has not only submitted and supplied some of the most USEFUL photos for everyone. But he has( yeah, I know, using the word 'But' at the beginning of the sentence is marginal as well) been the 'soothsayer' as well as the 'naysayer' in more situations than I can count!!

What say you all???........

Tread.

P.S. Rob, please don't hate me. I just think you're the best man for the job!!


Hey listen Thread you can start with the word AND anytime you want to I do it all the time

Oh YES I second that onROB as the man. bet that dude must have just about every model made . And then some{see I started with an AND Thread}
after returning after a layoff of about 10 or so years this site is my main reason to keep on going even when I say goosh darn it this piece of little Crappy PE is busting my balls,but no I continue on because I know somebody else on this site is saying the same thing about the same time
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Posted: Monday, July 15, 2002 - 10:56 PM UTC
Thanks to all and your comments. I really love this site. Lots of goodies to choose from. I think I'm going to have one heck of a great time, especially with people like yourselfs. Peace!
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Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 06:44 AM UTC
Welcome to the site ti !!!!
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Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 07:49 AM UTC
Many thx leader and Jeff for the 'grammatical' support!


Tread.
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2002 - 05:45 AM UTC
I myself am new (well back from a 15 year break) at modeling and focus on modern/desert storm era armor. I have looked for for modern armor sites also. although I have never found one thats only modern armor I have found more of it here than anywhere and as plus I have always been able to get all the help I need. Don't be affraid to ask questions either. I would say that half of my 400 posts have been questions.
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2002 - 07:27 AM UTC
Just curious though. Why areb ther so few modern sites? Why is almost everyone mainly interested in WW I or WW II armor so much? Every site you see is either pertaing to this type of era.
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2002 - 09:17 PM UTC
hi
i'm new here (just registered today...) and i'm mostly building modern model and i've found a few modern site on the net,seem like modern stuff is less popular...but this site IS the most complete i've found so why not contribute to the modern section to make it THE reference for modern model on the net!!!! :-)
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2002 - 09:22 PM UTC

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Just curious though. Why areb ther so few modern sites? Why is almost everyone mainly interested in WW I or WW II armor so much? Every site you see is either pertaing to this type of era.
Availability. Check your local stores out. They have more German WW2 armor, half-tracks and soft skins than any other group. Next would be US armor (WW2-modern), then Soviet and finally an all others (modern German, all Japanese, etc.). There is such a wide variety of WW2 German equipment. Modern equipment, on the other hand, is few and far between. Thankfully, DML, Italeri, Revell of Germany and Tamiya give us some good equipment. It wasn't until recent that modern soft skins like the M35A2, HEMTT and 5 tons hit the scene. Revell of Germany also started releasing some modern German equipment.
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2002 - 09:44 PM UTC
Thanks. just a couple of more days until I can upload my site. A bit nervous but excited at the same time. We'll sss what you all have to say. BTW, I didn't know there were lady modellers involved in this hobby. Not to sound stone age but it's usually not something women would be interested in. No offense ladies, I think it's wonderful. :-)
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Posted: Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 02:57 PM UTC
I have thought about this a little more. One thing I think is that most modeling sites focus on the art of model building more than a time period, country, or type of equipment (air, land, or sea.) Second, there are not a lot of people that limit there building to very specific types of armor exclusively. I stated earlier that modern armor is my favorite but I also build planes of WWII and modern era and I plan on building some star wars models and a ticonderoga in 1/350 scale in the future. Most modelers have there favorites but dabble in other areas and so do most sites.
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Posted: Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:41 PM UTC
You have a point. Nothing wrong with dabbling into another era. What a great hobby, don't you say?!
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