172Shermans Blog

Have a House

Doug — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:08:17 +0000

Finally got into a place. My stuff won't be delivered until the 21st, so it's likely that I won't be getting my workshop set up until July. But at the least the end is in sight....

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Relaxing after a busy week

Doug — Sat, 15 May 2010 02:01:27 +0000

Enjoying a bottle of Sprecher Special Amber, and reading through the core rules to Pathfinder RPG. Been wanting to get back into role-playing for many years, and hope to find a group soon (hopefully not just a bunch of teenagers...).

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A Suggestion/Request

Doug — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:22:27 +0000

For those of you reading this who also own your own restaurant (I'm sure that's most of you): please, for the love of all that is holy, use UNSCENTED soap in your restrooms!!!!! When I am lifting a handful of food to my mouth, I want to smell the sushi, not some sickeningly sweet perfumed hand soap!

Thank you very much.

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Getting Closer to Being Permanently Back On-line

Doug — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:35:22 +0000

In the process of buying a house, so hopefully I'll have my PC and model worksop back up and running in another month. Then it's back to kit reviews and modeling....

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In Wisconsin

Doug — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:01:43 +0000

Starting new job. Living in trmporary quarters while looking for a house. Still many weeks before I get my workshop set up again. Don't even have much time to surf the modeling websites anymore. <sigh>

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Looks Like I Won't be Going to AMPS This Year

Doug — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:18:01 +0000

Not only is it taking place during the second week of being on my new job, but now it looks like I will be in the middle of a house hunt during all of April. It is highly unlikely I'll be able to sneak away for a day or two.

I'm bummed. I hope it's at the same location next year, because it's really not that far from my new home.

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Another Firefly IC Book

Doug — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:55:24 +0000

This is the second book on the Firefly IC from Wojciech Gawrych, the first being from the Rossgraph series History&Model (http://www.172shermans.com/references_page2.htm#Sherman%20IC%20Firefly). This new book in the Progres Publishing series Armor PhotoGallery is typical of this series, and it differs from the earlier book by not having all of the modeling information. It begins with several pages of full color walk-around photos of a Firefly preserved in a South African tank museum, followed by scale plans in 1/48th and 1/35th scales (I guess 1/72nd isn't a "real" modeling scale), several pages of design drawings from the tank's operator's manual, and finally a section on the history and development of the Firefly IC, thoroughly illustrated with numerous black & white wartime photos. Another excellent book from Progres.

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M4 Photoetched Details from Modelltrans

Doug — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:10:51 +0000

Recently picked up a couple of these new sets (item #MTX7204). Modelltrans was following Extratech's lead with the release of a very small, tight, detail set, providing only a couple of must-have items for any and all Sherman tanks. The main items of note in this set are the brush guards for the head and tail lights, and for the periscopes. Enough pieces are included to outfit a single tank. Also included are a vane sight, British-style antenna, and a storage rack for the front hull (also seen on British tanks). This is a very inexpensive set, and it's well worth getting several for all of your non-Dragon Sherman kits.

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