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Author Topic: Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30  (Read 276589 times)

Offline Ray Rivers

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 23 April
« Reply #75 on: April 24, 2013, 12:48:39 PM »
Really like the LRDG/SAS conversion.

Can't wait to see you paint them up!

Of course, I'm expecting a bright palette of purples, reds and blues.  ;D

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 23 April
« Reply #76 on: April 24, 2013, 06:39:02 PM »
Can't wait to see you paint them up!
Of course, I'm expecting a bright palette of purples, reds and blues.  ;D

Ray, you know me too well  ;)


Captain -- your photos are nice and clear. What's your set-up?

Er..Canon Powershot A720 IS. Slowest available shutter speed (F8). Bright daylight bulb. Timer on. Macro on. 100 ISO. Cropped in MS Digital Image, and then hit the 'levels auto-correct' button.
That's it.


Looking great... When's the paint going on ;)

When I've done 10!

Nos. 8 and 9

8. 'Perkins, pot that fellow on the roof!'





Didn't want to waste this body just on loaders...
Obviously his elbow will be leaning on something...

9. 'Just to lob one more Mills bomb into that line of Stukas on the runway...'

Another irregular LRDG type. The goggles round the neck of the body demanded it...




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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #77 on: April 24, 2013, 07:35:31 PM »
Ooooooh nice!  8)
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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #78 on: April 24, 2013, 08:06:20 PM »
Haha, love the chap on his side.

The mark on the bayonets looks quite noticeable in the photos - does it stand out that much in 'real life'?
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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #79 on: April 24, 2013, 09:32:44 PM »
Those LRDG types are just too cool. Guess that's what my Box 2 will be ...
Off to Company B for their LRDG trucks. I have the Osprey on them, a nice pink camo, I think...
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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #80 on: April 24, 2013, 09:45:20 PM »
Well done sir, as always!!!

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #81 on: April 24, 2013, 10:44:20 PM »
The Brigade Games separate heads that includes LRDG:

http://www.brigadegames.com/LRDGSAS-Crew-Lewis-Gunner_p_950.html

http://www.brigadegames.com/Head-Set-8_p_965.html

You may find that these heads will fit on the Perry miniatures.

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #82 on: April 24, 2013, 11:08:21 PM »
Lovely work Richard :-* I'm wondering how these chaps would match up with the Company B LRDG trucks and jeeps?

 You know you will have to get some tanks now,maybe an Crusader or Maltilda,if you can't be bothered putting a kit together I would be happy to do it for you ;)

Edit for further information; with your LRDG chaps you could pretty much get away with any of the head gear worn at the time,berets,cap comforters even NZ slouch hats( though you probably know that). Later,on parade anyway,RTR berets were standardised,early SAS of course had white berets(didn't last long though,caused a few fights I believe) then went to the sandy colour; again whilst on active service they usually wore whatever head gear they were comfortable in.
 I should shut up,the LRDG is an subject I actually know a little bit about :o,so it's difficult not to write at boring length... ;D
« Last Edit: April 24, 2013, 11:42:41 PM by Blackwolf »
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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #83 on: April 25, 2013, 05:02:26 AM »
Captain
... hope you dont mind me suggesting but your figure #9: 'Just to lob one more Mills bomb into that line of Stukas on the runway...' would equally look good with a captured MP40 in his hand !!

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #84 on: April 25, 2013, 06:54:01 AM »
Superb Stuff Richard  :-*

Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #85 on: April 25, 2013, 07:24:04 AM »
Looking again at the figure on the ground, the Perry's have got the lay of the water carrier and bottle just right - excellent attention to detail.

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #86 on: April 25, 2013, 09:10:10 AM »
The mark on the bayonets looks quite noticeable in the photos - does it stand out that much in 'real life'?

Pete - yes, I'm afraid the notch left by where the bayonet attaches to the sprue is obvious, however carefully you attempt to detatch it. I plan to give the bayonets a coat of liquid greenstuff before painting, which I think may help conceal this infinitesimal imperfection!

... hope you dont mind me suggesting but your figure #9: 'Just to lob one more Mills bomb into that line of Stukas on the runway...' would equally look good with a captured MP40 in his hand !!

Don't mind at all. Great idea. Was going to try to cut and paste a Tommy Gun into his hand, but decided against the major surgery required. Interestingly, where hand swaps on the WOTR plastics are absurdly easy because you just slice the hand off at the cuff, they're a bit more problematic on these 8th Army figures because of the bare forearms... A bit more finesse in the surgery required. But when the D.A.K set arrive, I shall certainly follow your suggestion for some LRDG types, and nick a few German weapons  :)


You know you will have to get some tanks now,maybe an Crusader or Maltilda,if you can't be bothered putting a kit together I would be happy to do it for you ;)

Edit for further information; with your LRDG chaps you could pretty much get away with any of the head gear worn at the time,berets,cap comforters even NZ slouch hats( though you probably know that). Later,on parade anyway,RTR berets were standardised,early SAS of course had white berets(didn't last long though,caused a few fights I believe) then went to the sandy colour; again whilst on active service they usually wore whatever head gear they were comfortable in.
 I should shut up,the LRDG is an subject I actually know a little bit about :o,so it's difficult not to write at boring length... ;D

Thanks Guy. I must admit I was planning on using Tamiya 1/48 vehicles with these, but everyone speaks very highly of the Blitzkrieg models, which are apparently one piece, more or less, which I must say sounds ideal to me! So I will probably go that route. And no worries about you writing at boring length about the LRDG - I know very little about it, so all info gratefully received  :)

I would like to do these as LRDG, does it have options for this otherwise will have to find some arab stye heads ....

Yes, as shown above, there are three different heads in Arab headdress on each of the three frames (so 9 in total in a box) plus three different heads wearing commando style cap comforters (again, 9 of each in a box).

More later, hopefully....

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #87 on: April 25, 2013, 09:19:45 AM »
Hmmm....

Had they not been so smallish, I could have seen them used for 'pulp' games, too, but I fear they would look out of scale with the Pulp Figures brits I already own, even if their equipment looks very close.

I look forward to see them painted up for action, and placed on the mentioned boards.  :)
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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #88 on: April 25, 2013, 10:20:20 AM »
Go with the Tamiya kits,they are superb and to my eyes scale perfectly :)

Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Captain Blood's Perry Desert War build thread - update 24 April
« Reply #89 on: April 25, 2013, 10:41:59 AM »
My box arrived this morning and they are definitely very, very drool worthy.  Call me a fanboy.

The detail is very fine, more so I think than even the earlier plastic WOTR releases.

I agree that they are on the small side so I hope the metal Italians and plastic Germans are similarly scaled.  These are very much life-like proportions and so while they might be the same height as my original BAM paras, the heads, hands and crucially weapons are significantly finer.  For many that won't matter and certainly isn't an issue for me as I won't be mixing these as mine will be a small project.

I'd say these are the Perrys' best yet.  Like I said, call me a fanboy  :D


Sorry for spamming Richard but I couldn't contain myself....

« Last Edit: April 25, 2013, 10:43:54 AM by Silent Invader »

 

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