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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Showcasing my work - models used for gaming.
« on: March 22, 2018, 08:07:14 am »
They look great , nice paint job . And Rubicon decals are great , I use them on most of those " un named " kits 
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Rubicon 15 Cwt. CMP truck completed
« on: March 22, 2018, 08:04:39 am »
Fantastic looking model .
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Work In Progress / Re: The Panzer IV Digital Library - Pz4 Early TS1 Painted 180320
« on: March 22, 2018, 07:55:22 am »
It might look like some kind of hammer , but it's supposed to be a jack . Who ever designed the kit got it partly right , its got the base ( foot ) towards the front of the tank , and the crown ( the ] shaped piece ) towards the rear , its the stuff in the middle both Rubicon and Warlord messed up
All Panzer IVs have a jack installed in this spot , hopefully there is still time to add one to the kit , I'm tired of having to make my own .
Here are some variations of the German AFV jack , IRC the 20 ton long jack , for the Tiger II , weights in at around 65 kilos , so these things had some heft , and the kit part should reflect that
All Panzer IVs have a jack installed in this spot , hopefully there is still time to add one to the kit , I'm tired of having to make my own .
Here are some variations of the German AFV jack , IRC the 20 ton long jack , for the Tiger II , weights in at around 65 kilos , so these things had some heft , and the kit part should reflect that 964
Work In Progress / Re: The Panzer IV Digital Library - Pz4 Early TS1 Painted 180320
« on: March 21, 2018, 08:15:02 pm »
On Warlord's Panzer IV , the jack looks like yours as its molded on the fender ( limitations of the molding I guess ) ,on their Panzer III , its a individual part which looks correct . You've got all the other fender mounted tools looking great , pity to have a crap looking jack , a separate piece might be the way to go ?
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Work In Progress / Re: The Panzer IV Digital Library - Pz4 Early TS1 Painted 180320
« on: March 21, 2018, 08:06:44 am »
Looking really nice , lots of crisp detail on the bolts , rivets and tools . Still need to fix ( if possible ) the loader's and gunner's side vision ports on the turret ,gunner's no slit , loaders , slit and 4 not 3 bolts . Also fix the jack , it is not a flat piece gear as molded on the fender
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: UVS models
« on: March 20, 2018, 07:41:27 am »
Tha'ts looking better . I use Vallejo 70.988 Khaki , its great for the Brit's webbing as well . Two armie's kit - 1 color , cause I'm cheap Really it's whatever looks good to you , I base my color choices on WW2 webbing and kit that I had collected as a teen in the 70s , and some kit box art that looks " right " to me . If you have 2 or 3 of the same figure giving them lighter or darker kit , plain or a camo helmet makes them look a little more iduvidual ( and I can't spell 
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Really it's whatever looks good to you , I base my color choices on WW2 webbing and kit that I had collected as a teen in the 70s , and some kit box art that looks " right " to me . If you have 2 or 3 of the same figure giving them lighter or darker kit , plain or a camo helmet makes them look a little more iduvidual ( and I can't spell )
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Work In Progress / Re: Digital Sculpts - US Forward Observers 180318
« on: March 19, 2018, 09:56:54 pm »
True , but the observation team looks to be multi part resin or plastic , so I was hoping . I really can't see picking up more than one set if metal , if plastic , I'ld get 3 or 4 because of the kit bashing posabilties .
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Work In Progress / Re: Digital Sculpts - US Forward Observers 180318
« on: March 19, 2018, 08:44:12 pm »
Metal huh ? There goes any easy kit bashing potential then 
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: UVS models
« on: March 19, 2018, 06:37:29 am »
Wow real difference in color between the two , has one got a wash or been dry brushed ? Does your BS figure have a brown / leather painted side bag or is it a canvas bag with a heavy wash . The only leather gear ( or ersatz leather ) the Russians had were the belt , rifle pouches , pistol holster , map case & binnoc case . Everything else was of some form of canvas / fabric , like 2nd rate Brit webbing
Just to give you a heads up before you paint the lot
Just to give you a heads up before you paint the lot
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: UVS models
« on: March 19, 2018, 12:21:50 am »
They seem more "scale " than BA heroic , probably fit well with Rubicon's forthcoming Russians, I hope . How are the tank riders ? Do they look good , fit well on the tank hull and in more than one position ? I really like the tank crew , wish BS would do a another set of full figures sitting / standing on the outside of the tank ( for diorama purposes )
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Various WIP
« on: March 18, 2018, 10:34:49 pm »
Only at the start , then they got the sand colored gear .
1/35 scale boxes for reference . IRC they also used a lot of captured British clothing , lot of pics of Germans bundled up in Brit greatcoats ,etc . For being so effin' hot during the day the desert can get very cold at night
1/35 scale boxes for reference . IRC they also used a lot of captured British clothing , lot of pics of Germans bundled up in Brit greatcoats ,etc . For being so effin' hot during the day the desert can get very cold at night
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: UVS models
« on: March 18, 2018, 10:16:14 pm »
The trucks looking great , I think you've got the wheels done as best as possible with the limitations of the molded parts . How do you find the Bad Squiddo figures , and what sets do you have ? I picked up the tank crew set , and once I get another T-34 or 2 ( maybe 4 ) I'll get another
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Work In Progress / Re: Digital Sculpts - US Forward Observers 180318
« on: March 18, 2018, 10:10:29 pm »
These look nice . Again great potential for kit bashing . Hoping to see more sets like this for the Russians and Germans as well . Is that radio pack WW2 or post war ? I had one like it for my GI Joe back in the early 60s , but then lots of WW2 equip did last through the 60s....
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Various WIP
« on: March 18, 2018, 09:02:33 am »
A little more work on my latest Panzer IV . I made the engine hatch by pressing the hull in plastercine and casting it in a thin coat of resin , I made about 6 that turned out . Sanded the hatch flat , cut out the cooling slats and added a set of slats to the rear of the door . Really they should be inset in the door but too much work involved in that , as you sand the resin thinner it softens and bends That's why you make multiple copies
After adding the engine hatch , I worked on the turret doors adding internal features , vision and pistol ports . In reality the pistol port should be recessed in the door , but again way too much work for little gain , a square on the door gives the impression of a port , and most people seeing it won't know the difference .
I also added a number of bolts to the Driver's plate , making it look like a late G with the bolted on extra 30mm plate . I also added part of a recoil guard in turret which would be visible through the open hatches . The crewman is one of the guys from the BA plastic Uni Carrier , metal head , headphones round his neck and Panzer tunic style coller from thin plastic sheet
I still have one more BA plastic IV to build , , although I don't mind having multiples of a kit ( I have 7 IVs ) , I want them to be all a little different so I'll probably turn it into a J with mesh side screens . Here's the Panzer IVs I completed so far .
That's why you make multiple copies After adding the engine hatch , I worked on the turret doors adding internal features , vision and pistol ports . In reality the pistol port should be recessed in the door , but again way too much work for little gain , a square on the door gives the impression of a port , and most people seeing it won't know the difference .
I also added a number of bolts to the Driver's plate , making it look like a late G with the bolted on extra 30mm plate . I also added part of a recoil guard in turret which would be visible through the open hatches . The crewman is one of the guys from the BA plastic Uni Carrier , metal head , headphones round his neck and Panzer tunic style coller from thin plastic sheet
I still have one more BA plastic IV to build , , although I don't mind having multiples of a kit ( I have 7 IVs ) , I want them to be all a little different so I'll probably turn it into a J with mesh side screens . Here's the Panzer IVs I completed so far .
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Showcase & Gallery / Re: UVS models
« on: March 17, 2018, 11:24:30 pm »
I got myself a STAEDTLER circle template to help with painting wheels and cutting out circles in thin plastic sheet . It goes from 1/16 (1.587mm ) to 2 1/4 inches ( 57.150mm ) , it gives you 45 different sizes of circles . Picked it up at Office Depot
