tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post3006636524792786755..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Starship TroopersTim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-56162714202533313132013-01-30T08:12:30.370+00:002013-01-30T08:12:30.370+00:00Archduke Piccolo
I'm glad you like it - I do h...Archduke Piccolo<br />I'm glad you like it - I do have rather a lot in this scale!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-57959242842520804872013-01-29T22:57:52.448+00:002013-01-29T22:57:52.448+00:00Not really my scale, but you do make these look go...Not really my scale, but you do make these look good, and interesting as well.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-60413923156230826442013-01-29T21:01:05.881+00:002013-01-29T21:01:05.881+00:00Erhntly
Thanks - they may be small, but I've g...Erhntly<br />Thanks - they may be small, but I've got plenty of them!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-74449432796474802702013-01-29T21:00:13.661+00:002013-01-29T21:00:13.661+00:00Bill
Thanks for the 'insiders view' - I...Bill<br />Thanks for the 'insiders view' - I'll bet not many of my readers have see the inside of one of these!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-56072154572210008502013-01-29T20:58:55.828+00:002013-01-29T20:58:55.828+00:00Stephen Beat
Hey, these are big tanks! Stephen Beat<br />Hey, these are big tanks! Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-73095419002217917762013-01-29T18:12:42.213+00:002013-01-29T18:12:42.213+00:00very nice job for 1/300th scale :)very nice job for 1/300th scale :)Erhntlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802448608762684983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-82780869782091894402013-01-29T17:19:25.492+00:002013-01-29T17:19:25.492+00:00That's my old POS ride, was very happy to leav...That's my old POS ride, was very happy to leave that unit and get back into the standard M60A1! The<br />only thing good about that crappy<br />idea was everyone in the turret had<br />their own hatch. The gun would blow the electrics so you couldn't fire the missile again before a major maintenance overhaul, it was an idea ahead of the technology.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345319658746951455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-74519600264572306412013-01-29T15:23:12.985+00:002013-01-29T15:23:12.985+00:00LOL - and you said my 1/144 Me109 was 'bloody ...LOL - and you said my 1/144 Me109 was 'bloody small'! :DMilgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-72043693289938530242013-01-28T22:22:34.141+00:002013-01-28T22:22:34.141+00:00Don M
Thanks for reminding me about them!Don M<br />Thanks for reminding me about them!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-1615427614722752912013-01-28T22:20:55.475+00:002013-01-28T22:20:55.475+00:00SAROE
In the same manner I ended up with a Panzer ...SAROE<br />In the same manner I ended up with a Panzer IV F1 after someone stood on my F2....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-55632002719083753362013-01-28T22:19:45.244+00:002013-01-28T22:19:45.244+00:00Ian Drury
That just adds to its appeal! The new H...Ian Drury<br />That just adds to its appeal! The new H&R models are very nice indeed. Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-42006622822723223002013-01-28T21:57:26.667+00:002013-01-28T21:57:26.667+00:00LOL, yeah it's your fault Ross!
That's OK ...LOL, yeah it's your fault Ross!<br />That's OK I was field about the same time but do to bargain basement pricing I was allowed to stay...)<br /><br />Very nice looking starships Tim.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-17502894012694645442013-01-28T20:23:04.689+00:002013-01-28T20:23:04.689+00:00Back in the day I one of my M60s had a broken(misc...Back in the day I one of my M60s had a broken(miscast?) barrel just at the end of the bore evacuator, so... VoilĂ ! an M60A2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-46309031590320860892013-01-28T19:07:10.533+00:002013-01-28T19:07:10.533+00:00And I don't think the thing actually worked, i...And I don't think the thing actually worked, if I remember correctly. On the other hand I've just bought my first Heroics & Ros AFVs since, er, the late 70s, and they look very good indeed. ian druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064432130356557977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-44730525914794752332013-01-28T15:08:03.347+00:002013-01-28T15:08:03.347+00:00Ross Mac
Well, at least one of you was technically...Ross Mac<br />Well, at least one of you was technically flawed, obsolete and too expensive....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-60437409368505979132013-01-28T15:07:07.877+00:002013-01-28T15:07:07.877+00:00David Crook
My own lurid paint schemes are my poor...David Crook<br />My own lurid paint schemes are my poor efforts at MERDC camo.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-51111112979703737812013-01-28T12:32:06.186+00:002013-01-28T12:32:06.186+00:00Hmm The M60A2 entered US service the same year as ...Hmm The M60A2 entered US service the same year as I did Canadian service and was phased out the same year I was. <br /><br />Coincidence?<br /><br />Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-52216307037123670872013-01-28T11:38:21.284+00:002013-01-28T11:38:21.284+00:00Hi Tim,
I used to field those with my 1/300th 198...Hi Tim,<br /><br />I used to field those with my 1/300th 1980's US battlegroup with the Combat Commander Rules from Navwar.<br /><br />Great looking pieces of kit - if fact I also used them for Sci-Fi action as as well with a suitably lurid paint scheme.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.com