Author Topic: Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30 (Read 285232 times)

BillK · « **Reply #915 on:** September 29, 2017, 09:34:30 PM »

This is a great project.
Thanks for sharing.

Genialjim · « **Reply #916 on:** September 29, 2017, 10:05:54 PM »

Thanks for the tips with the palm trees. What a fantastic looking boar

Ragnar · « **Reply #917 on:** September 29, 2017, 10:35:44 PM »

Top work on the battlefield!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #918 on:** September 30, 2017, 08:53:46 AM »

Thanks gents

I'm hoping to finish the 'tufting' over this weekend - chores permitting!

Romark · « **Reply #919 on:** September 30, 2017, 09:13:33 AM »

The boards look great

and will be even better after you give them a good tufting

Looking forward to a game on these in a couple of weeks.

Cheers
Keith

Dr DeAth · « **Reply #920 on:** September 30, 2017, 09:40:08 AM »

Great looking boards there Captain B. Did you do anything to prep the palm trees before painting?

Captain Blood · « **Reply #921 on:** September 30, 2017, 11:44:59 AM »

Quote from: Dr De'Ath on September 30, 2017, 09:40:08 AM

Great looking boards there Captain B. Did you do anything to prep the palm trees before painting?

No. Which probably means the paint will eventually flake off in places. But hey, I'll just give them a respray

Malamute · « **Reply #922 on:** September 30, 2017, 12:09:27 PM »

Starting to look great.

You may well finish your boards ahead of my build.

levied troop · « **Reply #923 on:** October 01, 2017, 05:49:48 PM »

After looking at those, I think I need a glass of water! Excellent shading and texture on what could have been quite a dull board, it really looks the part.

Captain Blood · « **Reply #924 on:** October 03, 2017, 03:52:58 PM »

Thanks fellows...

Now I have added tufts and a minimnal amount of scatter (Woodland Scenics 'burnt grass' fine turf), which has helped bring the boards to life a little bit more.
Each tuft individually attached with a dab of superglue (tedious!)
The fine turf, I sprinkled lightly and very sparingly by hand, dry onto the terrain surface, then gave the whole thing a saturating coat of very thinned down PVA (which dries matt) to seal it in all place.
I've also painted in the oasis. Next step, add water effect, then spike in the palm trees, and it's pretty much job done...
(Well, on these four boards anyway, still got three more to add at some point... )