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Post by ARMORGUY on Apr 23, 2018 5:38:02 GMT -6

Hey gents,

I'm back with a new project and after three tracked projects the time has come for a BOAT !

Not an impressive battleship but the Higgins boat.

This is the boxart, I assume you know it :

I'll build and complete it with its men in it.

Here's some nice references and I hope you'll be in once the build starts :

Are you in ?

Best regards ! AG.

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ARMORGUY Moderator CAPTAIN DIO Passionate paintslapper. Posts: 2,126 Likes: 5,145	D-DAY LCVP. FINISHED. Apr 23, 2018 7:40:01 GMT -6 BUCKY and JCON like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ARMORGUY on Apr 23, 2018 7:40:01 GMT -6 Apr 23, 2018 6:14:11 GMT -6 BUCKY said: I'm absolutely in!!! Did the kit have all those figures in it? It has Buckybro, over 20 pretty well detailed figures and loads of equipment.

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ARMORGUY Moderator CAPTAIN DIO Passionate paintslapper. Posts: 2,126 Likes: 5,145	D-DAY LCVP. FINISHED. Apr 23, 2018 8:40:09 GMT -6 BUCKY and JCON like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ARMORGUY on Apr 23, 2018 8:40:09 GMT -6 Get on board Joe, feel welcome in our boat to Bloody Omaha.

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D-DAY LCVP. FINISHED. Apr 23, 2018 13:16:25 GMT -6 BUCKY and JED like this

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OK guys, let's start with this : Higgins boats were for 80% made of wood, something I didn't know. The boat was given extra protection for the men inside. On both sides three steel plates were riveted on.

ONLY for reference purposes !

This is where 'll start from, making a steel structure on the plates and carving woodgrain effects on the wood parts of the body.
I'll put on new rivets too.

Tomorrow the first action pics.

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D-DAY LCVP. FINISHED. Apr 24, 2018 11:32:17 GMT -6 BUCKY, JCON, and 2 more like this

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Post by Dukemaddog on Apr 24, 2018 11:32:17 GMT -6

This is excellent! I'm in to watch this.

I had a friend of mine who rode in these during WWII and he hated them! He said that Higgins should have been shot for designing that tub. LOL! He said they rolled and rocked so much that everyone got sick; sometimes they were afraid they would roll over! That is one reason the top brass was so reluctant to go in such high seas states; too many high waves and these would roll over. Believe it or not; the armor plating made these somewhat top-heavy, especially with the way the underside was designed.

They got the job done though.

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ARMORGUY Moderator CAPTAIN DIO Passionate paintslapper. Posts: 2,126 Likes: 5,145	D-DAY LCVP. FINISHED. Apr 24, 2018 11:39:48 GMT -6 BUCKY and JCON like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ARMORGUY on Apr 24, 2018 11:39:48 GMT -6 Thanks for the info Dukebro ! I believe every word your friend spoke, it must have been heck.

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