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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Digits on November 10, 2022, 12:12:31 PM
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So, inevitably, I was always going to get round to collecting minis for North Africa. Fascinated since childhood of this “gentleman’s” conflict played out in what was my back garden (I spent four years in Algeria), and raised on a fair portion of fantastic war films. Though not remotely realistic, I am enjoying the rather stylised Rogue Heroes at the moment too.
This is a little linked with my Western Front project thread here
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=126468.0
Anyway, I bought a boxed set of Warlord Afrika Korps a year or so back in anticipation that eventually, my foray into CoC would lead me into the desert.
It seems that time is approaching so I thought I’d start collecting a few bits together and make a start.
There are some lovely minis out there, but I’m very much a fan of the slightly larger (and therefore easier for me to see/ paint) minis, Artizan being my mini of choice. Anyway, I bought a selection. I will have to mix in some Warlord and perhaps a few Black Tree to get the range of pose and support weapons I want, and I’ve also ordered a few vehicles, mainly large staff cars, half tracks, motorcycles, wheeled reconnaissance vehicles and a fuel / water tanker.
My opponents are piecing together what looks more like LRDG type forces so this is really more about small action patrol meetings / hit and gun raids etc so not much room for larger armour though I do have a Pzr III to build.
I’m looking forward to making a little scenery, mainly watering holes, rock piles and dunes etc but it won’t be on the scale of my Western front project.
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Good stuff
I happened to pull out the box with my 28mm DAK and 8th Army in last week mainly Perry plastics, built and undercoated, but not much more - we had similar plans to yours, but clearly got distracted by other things!
So looking forward to seeing how this progresses, might kick my own project along. I’m particularly interested to see how CoC works in the low terrain setting of the desert.
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Me too. Saying that, there are many geological features in the northern Sahara. It’s semi arid in most of the north, so there are spare grass lands and scratchy trees in some areas, rocky stone plateaus (hamada), gravel plains (reg) and sand seas with large dunes (ergs). Scarce rainfall and driving winds have created wadis, gorges, rock features etc. there are salt lakes and sunken flat dry lakes and other features. The wadis tend to have scrub and trees in them as they are moisture traps.
Lots to go at I think. Plus you could create little mud house hamlets around oasis pools and palms affording plenty of cover.
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Good luck with this David. Let me know if you want any
Adobe buildings done. I think I have some Crusaders, the
tanks NOT the religious knights, for when you want some
'support' options. :D
though I do have a Pzr III to build.
Gosh! I know how big your Pz IIs are. lol
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We can discuss adobes next time we see each other Pete. In the meantime, if you come across any 1/60 scale Focke Wolfs, do let me know please…..
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I have two 1/48th Focke Wolfs, if you're interested.
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Perhaps too big for my plans but thanks.
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I have two 1/48th Focke Wolfs, if you're interested.
So going to buy those off you till I realised how few 190 showed up over N. Africa. :)
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I think the Fw190 only arrived in N Africa November '42 so during the fighting in Tunisia and Algeria. Maybe better to locate an Me109.
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So going to buy those off you till I realised how few 190 showed up over N. Africa.
I got them with the plan of using them in Sicily, an 'ongoing' project with Flatpack.
Maybe better to locate an Me109.
True, but the FW190 is a favorite bird of mine. :)
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Ok I'm tempted now... which 1/48 FW 190, and how much?
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Two Focke Wulf 190 D-11, both by Revell.
Make me an offer (plus postage)
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Through PM though please? 😉
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Sorry, yes Digits is right.
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So, my first purchase is in to work towards some usable scenery. I’ve ordered a 5kg bag of cork bark pieces. These should be perfect for make wadi sides, rock escarpments etc.
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First order from Warlord has arrived with a few transport and support options.
I want a unit of motorbike borne troops, and one of the sidecars needed a machine gun. Simple conversion using crew from half track kit.
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Nice!
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And finally, we begin….
Jamie came over yesterday for a chat and ended up taking the few vehicles I had amassed in order to start putting paint to them. So far he has the fuel tanker, 222, 250/1, Krupp and Horsch staff cars and a pzr III…should keep him going for a while.
My order from Black Tree finally arrived after three months or so of waiting, but to be fair, the models do match in quite well with the Artizan minis, there are a couple in this picture, and that will help me with some variety…especially with supports and lmg teams.
I had originally primed these black….but in hindsight, army painter desert yellow would be a better start…..but by not applying it so hard, it’s given me a good base to start from I think….
Anyway, will work up a few test minis soon enough. I like the idea of starting with these slightly more relaxed poses, as if the action is yet to start….
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Those figures look great. Following this with interest as I've just started building forces for DAK Attack.
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Digits, if you want a little model inspiration (in 15 mm), check out WarIn15mm's blog - using the Weekly Workbench Archive link (which I did here: https://warin15mm.com/weekly-workbench-m9pzh (https://warin15mm.com/weekly-workbench-m9pzh)). At some point he'll post up a gallery but for now you can see his work as mentioned. He has quite a sizable setup of Germans versus British in North Africa. Beware that visiting his blog, if you haven't previously, might use up a chunk of time. Also note that there are many, many weekly posts for DAK, etc., not just the one I linked to.
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Cheers. Decided on early war with them arriving with tropical green uniforms…..there are a few paint tutorials and schemes about, from Artizan and Warlord to “paint all the minis” and I think I’m going to use a bit of a combo from them all….
So WIP shot as I start applying the first paint.
I can’t help but find myself humming the theme to Raiders of the lost arc with these fellas……I have a couple of subs……🤔
Anyway, hopefully I will have this test batch done over the next few evenings..
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I can’t help but find myself humming the theme to Raiders of the lost arc with these fellas……I have a couple of subs……🤔
Arc of the Covenant anyone?
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Already ordered!
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I have plenty of plastic DAK…so easy (hopefully) conversion to make bearers.
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To be followed onto the work-bench by a flipping big
1930s (weird but lovely) plane?
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Digits, can you share some links to those tutorials, please? Or are they part of the manufacturers you mentioned pages?
I like that look for the Germans and it fits with my 1930s Central American game I am building that will include submarines and tramp steamers.
Thanks!
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No worries
https://www.artizandesigns.com/guides/GermanAfrikaKorpsWW2.pdf
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Did a bit more on them last night…but still a ways to go.
I did get distracted however and start building a few supports.
I finished the motorcycle Aufklarungs squad.
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A pair 5cm mortar teams
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An anti tank rifle
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A couple of engineering teams, flame thrower (Blacktree) and demo / wire cutting team.
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Tripod mounted MMG team
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And put together a little vignette for the forward observer.
Mixing in a little warlord plastic ( and Rubicon here) into the metals is necessary to finish them, especially in supports and variety when it comes say to mg teams. I think that trying to mix a metal onto the base with the plastics, stops them from standing apart when looking at them. Plus it gives me an opportunity to base up the over abundance of mp40 wielding minis that Artizan released ( you’d think every second German in North Africa carried one! ) Anyway, I’m rambling.
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They look great so far. Looking forward to the final product.
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Thanks for the link, Digits.
Now if only I could find such Germans in 15 mm in that pith helmet with the tropical uniform! Fat chance of that. But I can dream.
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Pretty sure I’ve seen some nice printed minis available at that scale.
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Digits, there are very nice Germans - from Khurasan - that I've already acquired. Alas, they are not in the pith helmet. I guess I could try some modifications but I'm not sure my skill set is up to that task - replacing heads - and not botching up both the head and the figure! :o
However, shall be watching your progress here for further inspiration.
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Hmmm…can’t help there.
However found a useful article on DAK headwear.
https://alexanderandsonsrestorations.com/afrika-tan-german-helmet-north-africa/
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So thoughts are turning to scenery.
As I said earlier in the thread, there are many geological features in the northern Sahara. It’s semi arid in most of the north, so there are spare grass lands and scratchy trees in some areas, rocky stone plateaus (hamada), gravel plains (reg) and sand seas with large dunes (ergs). Scarce rainfall and driving winds have created wadis, gorges, rock features etc. there are salt lakes and sunken flat dry lakes and other features. The wadis tend to have scrub and trees in them as they are moisture traps.
So, as I need a few geological features, I decided to break out the cork I bought. This is under half of it but I’ve rough cut it into manageable heights and some will go on these two bases to form escarpment frontages / wadi / gorge sides.
I also need a kopje for my Daftest Africa thread so will make it useable for both settings. Rather than one large kopje, I may make it in two halves, so it can be split and used at the board edge.
Just wondering what to use to build up the backs…..and I will make a start.
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First basic shaping…..now to figure out how to proceed next! Lol
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David, have you thought of expanding foam?
Poundland has some at the moment (£2.50).
After you've sprayed it, let it set. It can then
be cut &/or sanded.
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That’s a damned good idea me thinks! Cheers
Edit: these will be be a good background addition me thinks. Will kill a few birds with one stone. I wanted to use these with my Daftest Africa…..slavers to work with Zanzibaris. They will also work when I finally get to do my long term ambition to tackle the French Foreign Legion ( but that’s a way off yet). I will buy a set of Warlord camels to complete the train in time.
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OMG! It’s horrible stuff! Lol
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I think I used a bit much……I bough5 a large tin and it ran ou5 after these two parts and one of the escarpments!
It sticks to bloody EVERYTHING !
Let’s hope it cures well and I can shape it to something useful……
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Let’s hope it cures well and I can shape it to something useful……
It will take time to cure. It can be used but not very well. When you cut the surface it will look like a bunch of bubbles so it will take a lot of filling or have to be capped. Every one of my experiments with this stuff has not turned out particularly well.
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Cheers….yes I intended to cap it off with a filler / pva mix which to be fair. Having never used the stuff I’m surprised how it keeps expanding, despite having sprayed it 45 minutes ago. I feel it is probably the right call, but I’m not keen on using it too often!
Anyway, I’m going to need another can at least.
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It does dry David. When it does you can cut & sand it, much as you
would 'Blue foam'. I figure that you want a (fairly) flat top & that
should be easy to do with a saw. It will create a lot of 'saw-dust'
so be careful (Don't upset the wife by leaving the 'dust' all over
the place.)
Edit: these will be be a good background addition me thinks. Will kill a few birds with one stone. I wanted to use these with my Daftest Africa…..slavers to work with Zanzibaris. They will also work when I finally get to do my long term ambition to tackle the French Foreign Legion ( but that’s a way off yet). I will buy a set of Warlord camels to complete the train in time.
Hey everybody! David's got the...hump. lol lol lol
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This stuff is made to fill gaps, id does expand, thats the goal :) But it also has a deactivator, you can spray it after drying and it deflates it nicely. Here it is sold the same size of spray can bottle as lacquer, so do not make the same mistake as I did when switched the two :)
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Well….not quite what I was expecting…..I thought foam would be harder…..none the less I think with a suitable crust of mixed filler and pva, it should be ok.
The larger of these two halves was soft in the middle and wet. Maybe I was too keen… however, filling it with off cuts has fleshed it out a bit.
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The escarpment seems to have done better.
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Before I rush out to buy another can, I think I will concentrate on finishing these ones. If they work, that’s three / two good sized pieces of board scenery……let’s see…..
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So, a little contouring with off cuts of foam board for spills and sand collections against the cliff bases, then a bit like cake icing, a good mix of filler and pva which will take an age to dry, but should give a good solid crust. Anyway, will give me time to work on the AK…..
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Looking better David. :)
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Cheers….waiting game now. I suspect it will take a couple of days to fully harden before I can add sand etc.
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I suspect it will take a couple of days to fully harden before I can add sand etc.
Just a suggestion for your escarpments. http://snitchythedog.blogspot.com/2016/07/realistic-sand-runnels-or-erosion.html (http://snitchythedog.blogspot.com/2016/07/realistic-sand-runnels-or-erosion.html) Did this years ago and they are still going strong.
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Cheers, I use that method a lot myself too…..but I’ve started by creating the stacked base with foam card and plaster….will save on sand and superglue then. But flip or small runnels it will work perfectly well…good call.
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This is a nice project indeed
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Cheers 😉
Still a little soft in places but realising I’d used cheap pva it will take a while. However I patient as I am, I’ve sanded it, so you get the idea now. Each piece about two foot long. When dry, I need to seal any exposed plaster with diluted pva, then spot fill any sand before undercoating. I personally think this will look very North African……but it still needs work…..
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I think it is looking fine so far.
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Wow! Digits, Prolific doesn't begin to cover your output. More splendid work I must say and I've been looking at Cork bark myself but I don't know how suitable it would be for NW Europe Commando raids etc. Did you get the treated stuff or sort it/sterilise by your own methods?
JB
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Hmmm…sterilised? At the risk of sounding like an idiot…I wasn’t aware this was an issue?
I can understand it if sticking some in say a reptile tank…..otherwise I assumed sealing it and painting it would be sufficient no?
As for use in NW Europe…….point du hoc? Lots of cliff action there…..and there are rocky escarpments everywhere surely? Pop some in a woodland…that would look cool.
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Hmmm…sterilised? At the risk of sounding like an idiot…I wasn’t aware this was an issue?
I can understand it if sticking some in say a reptile tank…..otherwise I assumed sealing it and painting it would be sufficient no?
As for use in NW Europe…….point du hoc? Lots of cliff action there…..and there are rocky escarpments everywhere surely? Pop some in a woodland…that would look cool.
It's only I read some blurb saying this particular lot had been sterilised/treated to get rid of bugs etc and foolishly made an assumption that was standard. Knowing slightly less than nothing about this I'd agree sealing and painting should be fine. Thanks for the suggestions too, much appreciated
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With natural products it helps to sterilize. It will kill any fungus or bugs that might be hiding in it and dry it thoroughly. Bark, sand dirt or twigs can get all get baked on an old cookie tray. Fan assist 70c for an hour to an hour and a half will do it.
Years ago I had a small mushroom grow out of a terrain base when it got humid. Had to scrap the whole piece in the end.
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A small mushroom? I consider that a bonus! 😁
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A small mushroom? I consider that a bonus! 😁
Not if it didn't leave...mushroom for the figures. lol lol lol
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Oh dear!
Right, moving on a pace, priming done….once this is dry, we should get a little paint work done!
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Also, as this is a Digits scenic piece…I’m planning to include a little fauna….
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David, I saw a video recently where they made scenery out of expanded polystyrene.
The kind that comes with just about any large parcel to protect the 'goods'.
To stop it crumbling/breaking they coated it, when modeled, with 'gunk'.
The gunk was:- Flour, water, salt (kills or 'sterilizes' the mix) & a cheap paint (e.g. match-pot).
They said that one or two coats was enough & tapped the example with a steel ruler to
show how tough it now was.
Thought it might be of interested to you.
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Interesting thanks. I’m hoping not to have to make too many more though….storage might be an issue here 😕 but I’m hoping the amount of pva, and superglue on this should provide an adequate barrier. Where there were still soft spots in the drying filler, I costed the top in cheap superglue when sanding.
I may however spray all future cork projects in antiseptic spray before using though just to be safe.
The one thing I’m happy with here is the use of the hard foam board. Unlike the paper covered foam mounting boards…this stuff doesn’t warp and is still relatively lightweight.
I bought a full box each sheet being nearly two foot long. I’m kinda practicing here with these bits as I intend to use it for making a decent set of river boards…..something that’s been on my radar a while. They will have a few low cork escarpments in places and a gorge with waterfall for my jungle adventures. Anyway, that’s for later….
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I need to order some more material for the sparse ground cover, but otherwise this piece is done!
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And complete wadi!
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Nicely done :)
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Looking good.
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Cool, adding birds is a great idea!
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Cheers guys….ok, a couple of Bedouin.
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Wow, you did a great job on painting that up. Looks superb.
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Thanks mate.
Me thinks I now have to make a Bedouin tent / encampment.
Also, as well as the other escarpment, I also need at least one table corner piece and a few small rocky outcrops / boulder fields. Plus of course an oasis and a few trees…..
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Me thinks I now have to make a Bedouin tent / encampment.
You figure out how to do that please do a tutorial.
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You figure out how to do that please do a tutorial.
Ah now….there’s a challenge……
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Me thinks I now have to make a Bedouin tent / encampment.
You figure out how to do that please do a tutorial.
We are all looking forward to some...In-Tents instruction. lol
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Very nice
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We…here goes nothing!
Accepting Snitchy’s challenge, I will have a go at Bedouin Tents. I’m making these more heroic scale so reduce sizes if you want smaller……but I think these fellas are pretty sociable types and the size of their tent reflects that. Certainly the one I went in when I was a child was huge….but then I was only half the height I am now! Lol
So, looking what I have…..this is the key.
One sheet A4 sheet of plasticard
One bag of wood crafting twigs
And most importantly, wax covered thread ( very strong - great stuff)
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Now…without the use of rulers…ie doing it all by eye…..cut the sheet in half. Cut a number of poles…..4 at 4cm, 4 at 5cm, 1 at 6 cm and 1 at 7cm. Mark out like this.
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With pin drill….make holes like this
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Cut foot long pieces of thread, tie knots in one end and thread like this
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Now using superglue…..glue poles like this….make sure centre front pole is leaning forwards. I pour and glue a little sand at the bases for strength.
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Now, put blobs of glue on tops of poles and lay thread over, threading down though opposite holes. I then cut little pieces of cocktail stick to look like tent pegs….glue and sand them wher3 the strings disappear into the plasticard.
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Should look like this
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Now as I’m making an open one and a closed one, sand the bases accordingly.
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To be continued…..
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So far, so good.
Love this.
With your instructions even I might be able to make one. ;D
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Have a go fella….
Ok so part two!
Look in the wardrobe for an old t shirt……and cut it into long strips about 5cm wide.
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To do the sides, superglue tack it at the tops of the uprights…not too much glue because you want to keep it flexible for now.
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Do the front in two parts with a slight overlap so you can later create an effective entrance (or rolll it upwards if you want an open fronted tent)
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To prepare the roof panels….cut three strips, with the central one being ever so slightly longer (it has further to stretch over the tent) then with neat pva glue in overlaps and let this get tacky.
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Now with watered down pva, soak and manoeuvre the tent sides into place. I should have made them slightly wider me thinks to stretch down to ground but I can live with it for now…..a little superglue and sand will help tack it down if necessary. I also spray the inside for ease later.
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Then I soak the roof panel and manoeuvre into place. Use neat pva at edges where you want to join it to the wall sides….and I’ve added a few offcut “repair” panels for detailing.
Et voila!
One Bedouin tent…..allow to dry and paint as you like it!
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Edit: and the open fronted one. Just nearly wrecked it adding the tie to the roll up…..I will wait until dry before attempting the others, but you get the idea.
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Looks great! I would like to do truck tilts with this technique. Already at the part of not trashing old tshirts :P
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Yup that would work……I use pva and tissue a lot for easy tarps etc……but material has a nice weave and texture to it. I picked this t shirt simply because it was a close weave….meaning it would look ok at a small scale. It should look ok painted I hope.
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Good progress.
The trouble I would have with an 'open' tent is having to do
the interior detail.
lol
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True…but an open fronted one adds a good level of interest / deatail of construction a
That isn’t obvious with the closed one.
If I’d only built one…I’d feel cheated later on.
Easy enough to make a few mats and scatter about. I have some clay pots that could pass as cous cous pots too to dot about. I found some carpets and a pouf from alternative minis that are easily added in…
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Brilliant work on the tents.
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Innovative solution. Very nice and thank you for the toot.
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You are most welcome…quite enjoyed it!
A few hours sat in my conservatory and they are bone dry enough for priming…..will get them painted this week. In the meantime, I picked up a couple of foam cans from Poundland…so I am going to finish the second escarpment and build a corner of the table rock piece to match those done. Hopefully over the next few weeks, the palms will arrive and I can set myself to an oasis too. The DAK figures are nearly all at the everything coloured and washed stage too, so I will finish them off with detailing and highlights in smaller batches.
Edit:
Corner piece and standing piece ready for foam.. the corner piece will have a nice rock stair case in the cling face…..very pulpy!
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Other small orders placed for a missing support section from Artizan, including a few more sentries for raid games, as well as half a dozen Arabs to dot about their camp.
I also ordered an IG18 from warlord along with three camels with loads to complete the camel train.
Jamie is on with painting the first batch of DAK support vehicles so this is looking in good shape!
I now have my eyes on a few pink panthers……LRDG….oh yes!
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Personally I like them……I still need to sort out some rugs for the inside but they are coming.
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So good! They've got a fantastic lived-in look.
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Lovely job David.
I would be very tempted to add 'stitching' (with a fine indelible black pen)
to the 'patches', but then I ain't gotten off my posterior & made any tents yet.
lol lol lol
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I can live with it as is mate…but feel free! Lol. Hell…why not go the whole hog and use a needle and thread? 😉
Edit:
Couldn’t wait for rugs to arrive via snail mail so made my own. If the nice looking rugs arrive and I like them, I can throw them over the top of these anyway.
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Impressive. Where did you find the pottery and basket? I have not seen those before.
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I can’t remember…but the four pot arrangement is a resin print.
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Hell…why not go the whole hog and use a needle and thread? 😉
...& sew on, & sew on, & ... lol lol lol
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Excellent tents.
Love them. :-*
Much thanks for the tutorial.
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...& sew on, & sew on, & ... lol lol lol
I’m enjoying following this ”thread” lol lol
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The tents are outstanding
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What might I ask is a DAK project?
Awesome tents by the way.
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Deutsches Afrika Korps
Cheers guys.
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These are all museum quality pieces - so.so impressive...
... and so quick. You're obviously super human.
I envy those lucky enough to play with such wonderful toys.
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I’m enjoying following this ”thread” lol lol
Doesn't give you the needle Bob? :D
Looking forward to seeing David & Jamie (Digits & Private Buzz) AAR & pictures,
when this lot gets to the War-games table.
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These are all museum quality pieces - so.so impressive...
... and so quick. You're obviously super human.
I envy those lucky enough to play with such wonderful toys.
Kind of you to say…..super human though? No…just excited! Lol
Pete….still the small matter of collecting and painting armies to do as yet! Though to be fair, Jamie did start undercoating a few vehicles for me yesterday! 😉
Work underway with the second escarpment and table corner piece…
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nice
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A couple of test minis as I start thinking about LRDG. Thinking they look like a couple of fellas off the front of a Commando comic book! Lol
Picture also shows tent scale.
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Good start on the LRDG David.
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Cheers Pete….thinking we can have a little FFoL fun with these fellas some time mate.
Official change to thread title now that it’s obviously not just a DAK project. Watched Ice Cold in Alex last night, hence the influence on the project. 😉 (and yes, I will be buying a Katy ambulance!)
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(and yes, I will be buying a Katy ambulance!)
What manufacturer for the crew?
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Haven’t got that far yet….
Edit: We’ll I never?! So Perry do a set of minis…”Luke warm in Cairo”! 🤨
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that is an outstanding result !!!
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Thanks!
So this morning, I sanded the three new pieces. Sun’s out so should be dry in no time….
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looks great, the problem with large pieces like this (for me) :Dis storage
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Me too! Lol
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Progress with the AK fellas…..the whole platoon and mixed bag of supports is up to the washed stage……will do highlights and finish in smaller batches now.
On top of this lot, i have enough figures yet to base for a support section, I have a small AT gun, a Warlord plastic 88 and an IG18 to paint…then the bikes etc….but this will be my core taken care of.
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.but this will be my core taken care of.
I will only say nice things about them...
I don't want to be rotten to the core. lol
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Nice work on those tents, and the scenic pieces.
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Many thanks!
Ok, it was an effort to get them over the line, but I’ve painted the AK platoon and supports. Still have another support section, and a few guns to do yet mind, but I could play with these.
Pictures are dark and a bit crap…but then so is the weather outside!
Irwin Bobble and other Senior Leader
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Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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A pair of 5cm mortars
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Engineers
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Tripod mounted MG
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Anti Tank Rifle
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Forward observer
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well done
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Thank you.
So…as I’m on a roll, I finished the other pieces of scenery and a few trees. This looks congested as it’s just by kitchen island, but on a 6 x 4 table, it should look pretty good me thinks.
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I’m particularly fond of the corner piece…..nice atmospheric shots of a German patrol….
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Looks fine, even if you think it's cramped.
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Very good looking set up - well done - now to see all in a bat rep !!
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Your terrain looks FANTASTIC! Battles don't always take place on flat terrain, they take place in all kinds of terrain! You've inspired me to build some mountainous terrain!
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Go to it mate, I look forward to seeing it!
You are right….not all terrain is flat. I am in slight danger of over doing this though……so I may have to do a few small rock piles to hide behind. The butte is not really a feature of North Afrika that I’m aware of, so it may just find its way onto other games tables, Wild West, sci fi etc….but the rest is fine.
Zing - Bat rep once I have an op force to play against!
Still need an oasis…….and a simple rock well ( like the simple one in Ice Cold in Alex ), some dug outs ( both for infantry and AFV’s), barbed wire pieces, and a couple of old wrecked Arab dwellings me thinks.
I’d like some quick sand…but almost none existent in the desert in reality. Apart from in the Qattara Depression which is pretty much impossible to traverse I think…..not sure if any @ction took place there or not, I will have to check.
Still a bit go do yet.
Edit:
I have the Artizan “ Indy “ . Quick conversion to give him a whip.
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And a few pics in slightly different light.
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Digging in my garden alpine garden area, I have lots of little stones…….so a drop of superglue, a few twigs and a bit of string to make this simple yet potentially strategically important terrain piece / central objective. The shaduf is a typical tried and tested way of drawing water up the well. Typically it could have tin bucket or animal skin instead of the wooden bucket…but this is what I have. I will also make an oasis at some point, but this serves a similar purpose.
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Need to wait for some more palm trees to land before I can finish it but will be a good focal point on the table…..and I can picture a few tents pitched up about it.
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And now you have given me the name of the Arab style well that I could not recall, thank you. Found one on Thingiverse, will print next week.
Digging in my garden alpine garden area, I have lots of little stones…….so a drop of superglue, a few twigs and a bit of string to make this simple yet potentially strategically important terrain piece / central objective. The shaduf is a typical tried and tested way of drawing water up the well. Typically it could have tin bucket or animal skin instead of the wooden bucket…but this is what I have. I will also make an oasis at some point, but this serves a similar purpose.
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Need to wait for some more palm trees to land before I can finish it but will be a good focal point on the table…..and I can picture a few tents pitched up about it.
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Print it? This only takes half an hour to build it yourself. Yours may look prettier though I suppose….lol 😉
Edit: to be fair…nice looking piece on Thingyverse…..and it reminded me I need a counterweight.
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Edit 2: RESULT!!! Had to go in the garage for something else….but found two bags of palm trees I didn’t realise I had! So, will finish this piece off, but I’m thinking I might also build a palm tree plantation to go with the oasis. I really must go in there more often……🤔
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The rocky ground, well, and DAK boys all look great! WELL done! ;)
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nice well
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Well nice
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Thank you chaps.
So, me thinks it fits in nicely. I tried to make the well feel deep, hopefully pulled that off.
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Gosh that is looking all lovely - do especially love the tents and well - cracking work and very inspirational.
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Cheers fella.
Just thinking on other pieces I can do for this…..
As well as the aforementioned palm plantation, oasis pool, small rock clusters, barbed wire pieces etc
The odd vehicle wreck.
Irrigated crop
Maybe a Roman ruin in the sand?
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Or a series of hard dug defensive lines like those at Tobruk? Some great pictures showing how difficult to dig deeply it must have been! I quite like making sandbags too, so pretty easy targets to make.
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I’m open to suggestions too….
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1) Supply dump
2) Parked plane(s)
3) Knocked out & burnt tank
4) half covered/uncovered Star Gate
5) Long column of POWs escorted by a lone armoured car.
6) Part of the (abandoned) French defense line (Algiers)
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If you finish that little lot I'll see if I can think of anything else. lol lol lol
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Supply dump yes, and as I mentioned a few wrecks…but a “Stargate”? 🧐
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…but a “Stargate”? 🧐
Yes. Very 'Pulp' 1930/40s adventure. You are already working on Indiana. :D
Once the gate is uncovered enough you can have Go-aould (?) or similar coming through it.
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Great looking scenery! Yes, it cries for pulp (does not matter if an actual pulp game or just an ester egg for historical), but with some antique stuff it could be used in ancient games too.
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Well maybe not a star gate…but an archeological excavation yes….I have an idea…..
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Adobe ruins would always work.
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Yup…they look cool. However they would perform much the same role as the ruins I intend getting
http://www.paulsmodellingworkshop.com/model/north-africanmiddle-eastern-ruined-houses-set/
But definitely one to keep in the back pocket…cheers.
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Never heard of Paul's thanks for the link. I might get those ruins too
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Thread now officially combined with a little Pulp.
Not sure what happened with my Matt varnish…gone a tad cloudy, but I have Dr Jones.
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And it wouldn’t be Indiana Jones without rickety looking scaffolding…..so to preempt my archeological dig site…pick axe and lantern from a set of tools I’d forgotten I had. Plenty of shovels too so they will come in. I didn’t realise there were diggers available from Artizan…..one to purchase no doubt. Will get a set of right sized ladders too. Now all I need to do is find a suitable Egyptian monument or entrance to set in a cliff etc…
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Looking good. If you want the rope lashing to look more realistic have a go with artificial sinew. It is thinner, strong and once super glued it is hard as a rock.
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Cheers…tbh this waxed thread is super strong anyway and looks ok once painted. My issue is simply I’m no Boy Scout when it comes to tying knots! My granny would be proud though!
Objective for Indy…..snapped the side carry pole off one side as it was too brittle so replaced with a pair of steel pins….rope cushioning added with thread, I think they work.
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up…they look cool. However they would perform much the same role as the ruins I intend getting
http://www.paulsmodellingworkshop.com/model/north-africanmiddle-eastern-ruined-houses-set/
But definitely one to keep in the back pocket…cheers.
David! You thought of Paul, but not Peter!!! :o :o :o
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But I like them! 🤓
To be fair, if we get to do a FFoL game over this lot, you can make me something then….I will have a think on…
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That looks amazing
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Thanks!
Ok, the scaffold is painted…just need to build a ruin now for it!
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Whilst at it, I decided to paint the rope bridge I fabricated on my Daftest Africa thread. I think I need to trim the base plates to make it fit better but that’s easy enough…..however, more for the pulp gaming than ww2, it’s a pretty good addition to be able to use!
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Nice shots of Indy in situ. Hope he makes it our OK. I'm sure it's in the script...
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Very cool, I like seeing known characters like this.
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Cheers fellas…though from now on, I will be keeping the Pulp updates in my Daftest Africa thread and concentrating more on the WW2 stuff here.
On the paint table another section for the DAK. Going slightly sentry heavy with these guys so I can use them in 0200 hours etc too.
Also trying to figure out paint scheme for the few light vehicles ( cars and bikes) that I will paint myself, whereas Jamie has started on the proper vehicles.
I also have a few artillery pieces to concentrate on, Ig 18, an 88 and a small pak at gun.
Terrain here will concentrate on defensive positions etc. So plenty to do yet…
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Reading through this thread - and being a fan of Digit's work, so many periods and so many fantastic terrain bits - I find myself wondering how large of a warehouse he owns or has rented out?! :D
Visiting the garage? Did your wife take over and hide stuff out there to make it hard to get to? lol. Around here a garage is a Man's land! For some reason, my wife just doesn't understand. :o. Maybe it is her foreign born origins. ;)
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Well cool all around.
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Ha…one precarious looking rope bridge fella…!
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😉
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Flitting to another project…..just painted up a support section for the DAK.
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And having bought the North Africa expansion for 02 Hundred Hours, I decided it was actually time to knuckle down and actually play the game!
Just so happens the minis in the set are mostly Artizan so I now have lots of guards….and with a little adjustment..two dog handlers.
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So next I need to paint a few LRDG / SAS minis…..then throw together an objective table.
The first of which may be a small air base.
I just picked up five of these snap fix 1:48 ME109’s. Not the best models…but at £5 each..they are perfect for a little background scenery! Jamie is going to do a little artwork and repaint them for me.
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Talking of which…I haven’t shown the vehicles he already painted for me. I will get them out later this week for pics.
I have ordered a sarrisa watch tower that will need a little working to fit my theme, an£ I have a few tents coming for a makeshift pilots mess.
What I do need is a crap load of barbed wire for this project…so in time plenty of that…..
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Going to need a watch tower and a lots of barbed wire defences. I don’t want to just base them for the desert though…… so these will be “ free standing” so I can use them on other tables. Going to paint these up before adding the wire.
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I don’t want to just base them for the desert though…… so these will be “ free standing” so I can use them on other tables.
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Good thinking David. :)
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Watch tower done. Replaced roof with a little corrugated tin. Added a few sandbags is all, useful item for 02 Hundred Hours I think
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The five ME109’s arrived in the post. A little tricky to pop together as the frame a little warped and there will be a few bits on it that will upset purists but for the money…they will do great! The scale is pretty good. Ok…all five they sent are completely different colour schemes 🥴 but it doesn’t matter as they will all get painted anyway.
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Just need to assemble the other four….
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Nice! I've seen those 109s locally. They also do a Hurricane (misidentified as a Spit) and a Corsair. I bought the Corsair a few years ago for my son. For wargaming items they are more than adequate.
If you ever fancy earlier model BF-109s that are cheap and easy to put to gether have a look at the Pegasus range. You can glue ém together but there's no need and because the undercart is plug 'n'play you can pose them in flight or landed at will. They do a nice Hurricane if you need any support from the Desert Air Force.
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Cheers…I will take a look!
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Only had enough wire for 7 sections (3.5 feet) so will have to pick up some more, but these work ok I think.
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Looks good to me! Just discovered this thread, very nice work all round ;)
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Cheers fella!
Ok so I found a bit more wire in a box so another two feet made.
Starting to pull together enough for an airfield raid now….
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I have a Jerry can dump…but now need a drum dump…
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These are the vehicles Jamie painted for me. I only just got round to adding the crew / drivers!
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He does good stuff does Jamie :-*
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Well done to both of you.
Nice work.
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Lovely work! :-* :-*
Clever use of hurdles to avoid actually basing the wire, although in reality wired up hurdles are usually only used as entrance barriers, as they are too easy to lift and consume a lot of timber. Still, for multi use wire entanglements it's a sensible approach.
Here are some cheap and easy solutions to the barrel dump.
https://anyscalemodels.co.uk/products/1-56-stack-of-8-44gal-oil-drums
https://anyscalemodels.co.uk/products/camo-net-covered-fuel-dump
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Fantastic! Love the Jerry can dump in particular, gives the whole piece a nice “lived in” feel :)
And I have to agree that Jamie’s vehicles look stellar, this project is coming along beautifully.
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Thanks all.
So I picked up three bags of printed barrels (36 per bag) for about £10 so not bad.
Glued in a few clusters to give quick and easy fuel dump.
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Sold by cavalierpostcards……kept some back, will probably do another pile under a tarp or netting.
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It all looks good to me so far! Nicely done!
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They look very useful.
Light blue touch-paper and retire!
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Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Very nicely done. Impressive looking piles.
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Cheers guys. I’m tempted to buy a couple more bags to do a large covered piece with camo netting. Great objective for 02 Hundred hours……I may also have to modify one of my explosions….A Team style!
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Where did your jerry can pile and fuel drums come from please? I think they'll make ideal fuel dumps for 02 Hundred Hours and DAK Attack too.
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The drums are from eBay, seller is cavalierpostcards.
The Jerry can pile us from here
https://www.magistermilitum.com/28014cb-jerry-can-stacks.html
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Still not played 0200 hrs yet! 🙁
However, we may be getting nearer! Jamie is well on with the planes.
Progress pics
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And I just bought a couple of Debris of War staff tents. They are a tad modern in appearance, but won’t detract from the feel of a ww2 temporary air base me thinks…..they are awaiting painting.
I thought a sandbag gun emplacement for some anti aircraft protection was in order. Thinking I’d start big, I decided to do one for the 88 first…..me thinks I will just do smaller 20cm emplacements from now on! The sand bags drove me to distraction!!!
Jamie has suggested I do a small ammunition bunker to go with it….sounds like a plan.
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Didn’t turn out too bad though. Here pictured with an as yet unfinished 88.
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Nice work David & Jamie.
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I will pass it along! Just sent me the latest on the planes…these are great considering the cheap price, and very deep plate lines he needed to contend with. Especially seeing as these are effectively pieces of scenery! 😉
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Just ordered a couple of quad 20cm flak guns from Anyscale models. I will make nest for these and paint a few SAS raiders and the game is on!
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DAK Attack gives a good game of that kind of raid.
Thanks to Bob providing the 15mm figures & vehicles we have had several good games.
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Really want to explore 0200 hours as I think I will like the mechanic.
Saying that, I also fancy getting half a dozen LRDG. Ehicles which will be more suited to SAK Attack I’m sure! 😉
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Lovely aircraft and nice AA emplacement.
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Indeed! Cracking work on both the field emplacemnets and the fighters. :-*
Quad 20mm? That's going to be highly unpleasant for anyone facing that. More likely that they would be single barrel Flak38s in the desert as these were what the Luftwaffe Flak Battalion attached to DAK was fielding, along with 88mm guns at the time.
Here's an interesting piece on Axis used airfields in North Africa. Gives a bit of detail about buildings present, airfield type etc:
https://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Libya%20and%20Egypt.pdf
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Cheers for the link….seen that one before but very useful.
Didn’t know that about the quads…..but they were very cheap and are more “scenery” than directly dangerous me thinks for what we have in mind ( I may be wrong though….)
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Very nice work!
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Working on a North Africa project myself, your work is certainly inspirational! Keep it up.
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Another trip to my parents and another gift from my wood turning father!
Just as he had made me an onion for my Eastern Orthodox Church, he has now made me a mosque dome so I dare say at some point….i need to build one!
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I have also bought a selection of ammo boxes and will be making a sand bagged enclosure for them. The SAS minis are next on my paint tray and I received a few pink panthers and jeeps for Christmas….so lots to crack on with here….
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Just as he had made me an onion for my Eastern Orthodox Church, he has now made me a mosque dome so I dare say at some point….i need to build one!
Well, if you don't...you ain't got a prayer. :D
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Nice bit of turning!
A mosque, particularly one with a minaret would rather suggest a substantial town. I dunno if that's on your agenda. If it is you can save yourself a bit of work, if you care to, by picking up the Italeri North African House. It's nominally 1/72 but as it's such a substantial structure it's easy to make it work with 28mm. Warlord after all, have just rebranded the other 1/72 Italeri structures. It's a fantastically useful bit of kit. Can be used as a large dwelling, a prison or with or without the addition of a free standing minaret...a mosque.
If you fancy something a little more down market there's the famous tomb at Sidi Rezegh as an alternative. Because it was on the battlefield it's pretty well photographed.
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Oh yeah, the Italeri House.
https://www.italeri.com/en/product/1888
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Cheers guys but will ultimately scratch my own I think. The itslieri model is nice….for 20mm figures. I don’t like Warlord rebranding at 28mm…it’s lazy and cheap. I recently and rather stupidly bought their ruined hamplet without realising they were rebranded 1/72nd AND were simply three identical buildings in the box. I’m almost thinking I may simply trash them…..but we will see….
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Quick paint job to these two tents. They are a touch modern, but work well I think in this setting.
So, long and short of it….once I paint the SAS, I should be able to play a little 0200 hours….
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Nice, I have been contemplating those 109s for some time, gotta do it. Possibly next month's budget item.
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For simple bits of “scenery” they are really rather good I agree. Cheap and robust.
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Quite an airfield! :-*
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Very well done. Nice to see the ME109s in a neat little row ready to be blown up. :)
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Indeed….very nearly there me thinks.
I may concentrate today making nested emplacements for these Anyscake Flak guns and a bunker for the ammo crates.
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WIP….but I need a rest! Laborious job making sand bags!
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Lovely. Just lovely.
And interesting timing. My wife and I watched Season 1 of Rogue Heroes the last 2 nights...
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I applaud your courage - the one time I made sandbags, I hated the process.
These are looking great!
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It's fantastic how well this whole process looks and inspires all of us :-*
You are a legend, sir.
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Do you know if there is/are Ju 87s in that range of aircraft (or any Italian aircraft for that matter)?
Quick paint job to these two tents. They are a touch modern, but work well I think in this setting.
So, long and short of it….once I paint the SAS, I should be able to play a little 0200 hours….
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If it's the range of Chinese snap together 'puzzles' I think it is, then there's a mis-shapen Spitfire, a reasonable Hurricane, the Bf-109 and a passable Corsair. That's yer lot though.
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Wow nice work as always Digits!
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Cheers James!
Sandbags finished…will get them painted soon.
There are quite a few 1:48 Stuka kits around but as stated not in this range.
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For what it's worth there's apparently a Mustang as well. Hadn't seen that one before. All the others have popped up locally in hobby stores, basically as start me off projects for kids. Some years ago I bought the Corsair for my son just for this purpose.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006104851798.html?src=google&pdp_npi=4%40dis!AUD!7.84!5.70!!!!!%40!12000035766277045!ppc!!!&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=742-864-1166&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&gclsrc=aw.ds&&albagn=888888&&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=en1005006104851798&ds_e_product_merchant_id=106594634&ds_e_product_country=AU&ds_e_product_language=en&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=21819463808&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4rK8BhD7ARIsAFe5LXIGE3TMCkRDfBbMhUQrLpeNXBomk1sdbw1t3IA1ELs2Gc78RGablYwaAr9OEALw_wcB
If you are buying the Spitfire or Hurricane just be careful about the advertised contents. I'm not just talking about the usual misidentification on Ali Express and eBay but even the some instore products come with boxes with contents other than advertised. That said and as magnificently shown by this thread they make great gaming models.
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Thanks.
Cheers James!
Sandbags finished…will get them painted soon.
There are quite a few 1:48 Stuka kits around but as stated not in this range.
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Sandbagged gun nest and ammo store are done, and I knocked up a quick entry barrier.
Using other tents from the collection, I think this makes for a more lived in air field.
When we play it, it will be on a 4 x 4 tables so a bit more opened up than this ( sat on my kitchen island!). Also, I have to detail the two flack guns a tad.
So I’m calling it finished……now to paint a few SAS heroes……
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Looking good, but I doubt that 'Halt' sign will stop a Chevrolet truck. lol
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That's great looking terrain - really well done! :-*
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Looking good, but I doubt that 'Halt' sign will stop a Chevrolet truck. lol
Hmmm….yup, I will need to pop an MG42 in the tower then!
Cheers Utgaard!
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Those tents look great are they 3D printed?
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No they are resin casts from Debris of War fella.
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No that looks grand!
But I'm with has.been. That barrier wouldn't even stop an SAS jeep. An MG34 in the tower might help, if it survives long enough to have that effect...
Looking forward to seeing your airfield set-up in a game AAR. Should be good, I would think!
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Looking good, but I doubt that 'Halt' sign will stop a Chevrolet truck. lol
Hmmm….yup, I will need to pop an MG42 in the tower then!
I wonder if they used a primitive 'Stinger' type device. Maybe 6" nails driven through a rope, or
welded onto a chain?
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I will have to think of something……
In the meantime, if anyone has any of the Rubicon oil drums spare, please drop me a line! Ta
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Absolutely outstanding work! Am working on a similar project myself, and this has provided much inspiration.
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But I'm with has.been. That barrier wouldn't even stop an SAS jeep. An MG34 in the tower might help, if it survives long enough to have that effect...
Fortunately there's a bloke in the sentry box ready to give them a stern admonition for not observing the local road rules.
Very nice set up. I take it there will be a big swathe of adjoining desert to allow the opposition to deploy?
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Very nice work all around. Looks spot on.
I will have to think of something……
A couple of smaller barbed wire Cheval de Frise should do the trick.
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Very nice! Love the planes!
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Aye Jamie did a good job on them despite their heavy panel lines. They scrubbed up very well to say they are snap fit!
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The boys are here!
Ok, so now we can set up our first game.
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Oh those SAS look wicked good! I wish Warlord would make a plastic set of SAS just think of all the options a sprue would have.
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Lovely work David.
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Great job, those chaps really look the part.
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Keep up the good work David.
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Those chaps look grand. Well done!
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Cheers guys
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Fantastic set of minis. Well done
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Thank you!
Ok, my next mini project is to build an ops tent for the airbase.
I started making a simple table and a few tent poles. The resin bits are from Grey for Now and the metal bits are from TAG. I will use a selection from this to add a little detail to it.
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A little kit bashing and little Hans here is hard at work!
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And with a little leg straightening and some writing hands from the bits box, another staffer.
Will tidy both up when dry.
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So, decided only way to do the tent / awning is to actually make mini tent poles so drilling out one end to add steel pins next….
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What a marvelous project this is.
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David,
With all that kit, do you think they’ll be able to get Internet ? lol lol
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I hope so!
To be honest I was looking for a 28mm enigma machine…that would be cool!
Cheers guys
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David,
With all that kit, do you think they’ll be able to get Internet ? lol lol
Yeah but it's only dial-up. beeep, beep, beep, beep, squiggle, squiggle, squiggle, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee .
That's a really cool set up. Perfect for the Rommel Raid and Geoffrey Keyes. I tried something similar using a conversion of the Eureka NATO office workers for Borneo.
Thanks for the steer on the office kit. An Enigma machine would be super cool.
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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2839189/files
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Awesome
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Cheers. Thanks for stl link too but still bay be too big I fear? Besides I don’t have printer either 🙁
Anyway, I had a thought….i know messing about with figures for what is a bit of scenery isn’t everyone’s bag….but if you were considering something similar, I remembered I had some seated crew from an opel blitz and some standing crew on a half track sprue…
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Both are a bit short let’s be honest…….howver by carefully squashing one TAG camp chair and using the longest pair of seated legs, you could then add a full sized torso to create another seated chap.
The easy standing guy from the half track sprue is also short…..but not everyone is the same and I can see the less athletic specimens making their way into admin roles 😉
Use regular full sized heads and they will work fine. Alternatively a little hacking with a pair of squatting legs from one of the six DAK bodies works just as well as per the chap on the right.
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Passable….will clean up obvious glitches when they cure.
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That all looks great. But that typewriter looks suspiciously like an electric typewriter... 8)
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This looks really promising. I love terrain that tells a story.
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That all looks great. But that typewriter looks suspiciously like an electric typewriter... 8)
Certainly not the one in the case….even has a return bar. The other larger one…perhaps…but not using that just now.
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This looks really promising. I love terrain that tells a story.
You and me both brother!
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Lovely bit of terrain with the figures there, really immersive in a way! I wish more ranges sold seated figures and such, it is surprisingly rare I feel like. :'(
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Yup, but easy enough to take a scalpel to plastic and re position. I even managed to avoid having to fill gaps here with gs.
So a little WIP.
Tent poles positioned first
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T Shirt tarp added and starting to attach guy ropes
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A couple of trees ( I’m no expert but I can imagine them running an antennae up the tree perhaps?
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Quick test to see stuff fits
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So a bit to do. Next job, finish the sand….pva dampen and shape the tarp (if it will) then I need to decide whether to add sand backs to one side / corner of it ….
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Good work so far. And I missed that return bar on the typewriter...... ::)
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Go on David, show us the t shirt with the square of material missing lol lol
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Cracking stuff.
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Go on David, show us the t shirt with the square of material missing lol lol
I can’t, I’m wearing it! 😉
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Selfie, selfie!!
I can’t, I’m wearing it! 😉
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Let’s not break the internet! 🥴
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That is building towards a lovely terrain/objective piece.
Little practical "need" for something like this but such things always improve the look of games tables.
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I agree mate. But games to me should be remembered experiences.
My personal memories of games are enhanced when playing over well thought out tables which are full of detail. I have all the minis and fighting vehicles I need really, but I enjoy the “world creating” side of the hobby so I’m happy to spend time building bits of scenery.
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Plus one more for nice looking tables. :)
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Ok now for the interior painting…..
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Digits, you always manage to have the best toys!! Glad to see this coming along.
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Very nice!
I keep hearing the earworm Midnight at the Oasis. Doubt there will be any arguments about t-shirt sales at this gig though. :)
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Digits, you always manage to have the best toys!! Glad to see this coming along.
Cheers for saying so. Maybe though I just have more time on my hands to churn it out though!
Decided I will not glue in the staff / desks etc when they are painted….and may simply mount them on some planking to be inserted as and when. I realise this can be used as is to supplement my archeological site or simply as cover for a fuel dump / ammo dump etc. May as well get some multi use from it.
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I just 3D printed a couple of typewriters today to use as scatter for a table like this. I had to rescale it at just 5% of the original fime but it vame up well for a guess. Now to persuade a friend to assemble the Enigma digitally so I can print it.
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If you do…drop me a line please fella! 😉
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:)
If you do…drop me a line please fella! 😉
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Maybe though I just have more time on my hands to churn it out though!
Available time is always a killer.
Good call on the multi use piece. Should make placing and painting the staff easier too.
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I like that tent/tarp/shelter thingy. Nicely done.
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Does anyone know the dimensions of the Enigma machine? The print files I have found are quite large (as was the typwriter). Easy enough to rescale in the slicer but knowing the dimensions would help.
I just 3D printed a couple of typewriters today to use as scatter for a table like this. I had to rescale it at just 5% of the original fime but it vame up well for a guess. Now to persuade a friend to assemble the Enigma digitally so I can print it.
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According to wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine#Explanatory_notes
The Wehrmacht Enigma ( model G )
The machine measured 28 cm × 34 cm × 15 cm (11.0 in × 13.4 in × 5.9 in) and weighed around 12 kg (26 lb)