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Panzer-Obi
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Hi from Bavaria!

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Hey Guys!

My Name is (T)Obi, 30 years old and master Boilermaker by trade. I worked for the Australian Armour and Artillerymuseum in Cairns where I was responsible for the restoration of the Hummle. I spend a few Month in the Museum in Munster just to measure everything and make all the Cad drawings we needed to get our "mess" back together.
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After a Year in Australia I went back to Germany but didnt really had time to get back into Tanks. But Now i´m back!

My first Project is a M4A1E8 with a late T23 turret. I got a old Tamiya Full option tank for 280 € and will replace basically everything exept the lower Hull and the Suspension.

Really looking forward to geek out again.

Hope you have a great weekend! stay safe and healthy!

Cheers!
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Welcome from the USA! Cool photos! I’m sure you’ll enjoy this friendly forum and be sure to use the search feature for some information gathering.
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Welcome Sir!

Looking at what you have been doing I'm sure this will be a shared learning experience for all. :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Hello obi and welcome to the forum :wave: nice to have you along. You have been doing some very interesting work, look forward to seeing what you do with the Sherman , this is a link to my 1/15 bandai hummel that I've been working on, viewtopic.php?f=23&t=30308&hilit=Hummel, maybe you can give me some tips :D :thumbup:

Cheers, Lee.
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Panzer-Obi
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Model Builder 4 wrote:Hello obi and welcome to the forum :wave: nice to have you along. You have been doing some very interesting work, look forward to seeing what you do with the Sherman , this is a link to my 1/15 bandai hummel that I've been working on, viewtopic.php?f=23&t=30308&hilit=Hummel, maybe you can give me some tips :D :thumbup:

Cheers, Lee.
Man your Hummel looks really nice! Not sure if I can give any advise... because it wasnt blown up and burried :D
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Servus, Obi, and Welcome!
I think, that there are many here who would love to work on a full-size restoration project! For sure, I would! :D Lucky man!
Thanks for the photos, and do post more when you can.
Details will be handy for 1/16 scale projects!...and other scales, naturally!. They're also good to goggle at :D
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Man Obi, you have had a job there that most of us can only dream about! :thumbup: You are very lucky!

Glad to have you on board here. Thank you for the intro pics too! I'm green with envy! ;D

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Welcome Tobi! I hope you enjoyed your time Downunder.
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Hello and welcome to the forum Obi :wave:

Wow, only 30 and the envy of a lot of the forum. Very cool project to be a part of :thumbup: :clap:

If you're looking for a turret for your E8 build, probably the best one which so happens is made to fit a Tamiya hull, is one from the States by a man called Nick Aguilar. If you're interested I'll send you his details via PM.

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