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hill4448@gmail.com - 04 Jun 2010 08:09 GMT

Well folks,

Not trying to pat m'se'f on the back, but I've been
nagged by enough friends to start a web page for
the kits I'm building. And thanks for all of the help
you folks have been providing along the way! I've
been pleasantly reminded that we're all in this
together on more than one occasion.

So, anyway... Here's the link for the page that I've
been working on for the past two days. I hope to
eventually get all of the models built, finished, and
in my classroom and pics on the web page.

http://sites.google.com/site/modelingthekoreanwarin172scale/home

Any and all _POSITIVE_ criticisms are welcome.
Flames to /dev/null... Heh heh, not many will get
THAT ancient reference.

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Mike Smith - 07 Jun 2010 21:13 GMT

> Well folks,
>
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> Flames to /dev/null... Heh heh, not many will get
> THAT ancient reference.

Looking forward to the site - I did WW2 as a kiddie but when Airfix released
the Scorpion and Chieftan I decided to do modern NATO and WP pact forces in
NW Europe, not a great idea as few kits appeared and I ended up doing a lot
of kit-bashing scratchbuilding and general faffing about to produce wargame
level models - The main problem was that no one released suitable figures (I
like dioramas), for the Brits there was one set of paras dressed for the
Falklands (Matchbox, never seen since) and a couple of figures in the Airfix
NATO groud crew set.

Had I gone Korean war most of the WW2 stuff could be used and figures would
be much less of a problem (although it is only recently that North Korean
and Chinese troops of this era have appeared*) - Life would have been sooo
much easier.

Regards

Mike

*All from a single manufacturer - IMEX - Republic of Korea Troops, Korean
War US Army, Chinese People's Liberation Army, North Korean KPA

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hill4448@gmail.com - 13 Jun 2010 16:54 GMT

Hey all,

Added a few links in the aircraft section. Also have
uploaded a few photos of my own kits and a brief
overview of the Korean Fraternal War* with references
on a different page.

Enjoy!

~ahill

*I'm wondering, as a historian, if after the peninsula
is finally unified someday, will it be referred to as the
Korean Civil War?

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the_draken - 24 Aug 2010 12:31 GMT

Hey everybody,

Not spaming, not trying to make money, this year
marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.
In honor of that, and the fact that I'm living and
working in the Republic of (South) Korea I've started
a website dedicated to building the equipment of
the Korean War in 1/72 scale (God's Own Scale).

I'm primarily an aircraft builder, but this is forcing
me to enter into realms that I'd not gone before.
I' have to build ships (LCVP's, etc), armour, do a
considerable amount of scratchbuilding, and work
with resin and conversions for the first time. This
isn't a giant pat on the back either. All constructive
criticism is appreciated.

If you're into building Korean War equipment, or
you'd just like to see what I'm doing, check out
the web page at

http://sites.google.com/site/modelingthekoreanwarin172scale/

I've got links to outside reviews where possible
and links to my pictures and models and build ups
when I've done them. I do my absolute best to out
up an update daily.

Thanks for looking, type to y'all later!

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Cat loving historian in a Korean paradise! >^.^<

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