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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: koz10 on 22 May 2010, 01:46:59 AM

Title: Coastal Motor Boat
Post by: koz10 on 22 May 2010, 01:46:59 AM: I was inspired to build a CMB by the contests run here but knew I'd never get the vehicle done in time. If you check out the "Workbench" part of the Company B website (http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/companyB_greens.htm) you can see my working model and LT Gus Agar. It should be available soon for those of you (and me!) who want to recreate the sinking of the Oleg and attack on the Red fleet near Kronstadt/Leningrad. I can't wait to see the final, finished product, perhaps ready by the Enfilade convention. Woo hoo!
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Post by: Ignatieff on 22 May 2010, 07:43:01 AM: Me too. More toys! ;D
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Post by: Ignatieff on 22 May 2010, 07:46:12 AM: Check it out - its fantastic!

http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/companyB_greens.htm

Many years ago I was doing a Caspian campaign and we were desperate for these....can't wait till they appear!!! :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: CompanyB on 22 May 2010, 08:05:38 AM: More pics:
(http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/CMB%204.JPG)
(http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/Agar%20and%20shield%20in%20place.JPG)

and this one:
(http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/A ship.JPG)

Michael has also contributed two more very nice models that are now in the lineup (first test castings just received) More pics will be posted as soon as they are in stock.

A very nice Japanese Portable MG bunker:
(http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/TarawaMG.jpg)

and a reworked and uparmored Model T:
(http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/44.JPG)

Brent
Company B
Title: Re: Coastal Motor Boat
Post by: archangel1 on 22 May 2010, 03:17:31 PM: Quote from: koz10 on 22 May 2010, 01:46:59 AM
...LT Gus Agar...

Must be a black sheep in my family. My late parents never mentioned him and none of the other relatives are talking. ;)

Mike Agar
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Post by: Svennn on 22 May 2010, 04:15:55 PM: Very nice model indeed, wish I could work wood like that.
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Post by: Smokeyrone on 22 May 2010, 05:10:59 PM: That is so cool!

Love that BT-5 on that link as well!
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Post by: former user on 22 May 2010, 05:11:29 PM: exquisite model!
thank You for pointing me in that direction
also check out these pictures
http://www.naval-history.net/PhotoZHinds.htm
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Post by: ushistoryprof on 22 May 2010, 06:44:44 PM: Yet more additions to the want list. o_o
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Post by: Mancha on 22 May 2010, 07:19:51 PM: Lots of good looking stuff. Your Japanese truck is nice as well, Brent.
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Post by: andekmcc on 22 May 2010, 08:12:58 PM: I think this just moved onto to my list of things to buy ;) great job
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Post by: Wirelizard on 23 May 2010, 02:54:19 AM: I could see a number of pulpish uses for this, actually!

There's a young adult adventure novel from the last few years involving a couple of teenagers on a mysterious freighter bumming around the South China Sea in the 20s, very much in the classic pulp genre. There's a great torpedo boat attack scene there - we can run it in 28mm now... after you hire a gym for a playing area!

(The book was "Operation Red Jericho" by Joshua Mowll; I see there's a sequel out now too. Neat books, lots of maps, diagrams and extra bits as well as a great pulpish story. Must re-read them!)
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Post by: koz10 on 23 May 2010, 03:59:55 AM: I was inspired by the book Operation Kronstadt. Essentially you get two stories for the price of one - MI6 has the only agent in Bolshevik Russia and is trying to get him out AND how the LT Agar and the CMBs take on the entire Red fleet. Really a great read and a must have for anyone interested in this period.
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Post by: koz10 on 31 May 2010, 05:14:59 PM: I got the model this weekend at Enfilade. It looks REALLY good though I recognize some rookie construction errors like I should have glued the fins onto the torpedo before sending it to production (I kept everything seperate because that's what I thought I was supposed to do... ) I'm going to put it all together and include a bunch of pictures of my progress. My daughter and grandson are visiting from across the country so it might not be until next week before I get started.
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Post by: Traveler Man on 01 June 2010, 05:02:46 PM: Woo! Very nice boat! :-*
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Post by: carlos marighela on 12 June 2010, 01:18:36 AM: Quote from: archangel1 on 22 May 2010, 03:17:31 PM
Must be a black sheep in my family. My late parents never mentioned him and none of the other relatives are talking. ;)

Mike Agar

I suspect someone with the letters VC behnd their name would merit an occasional mention if related.

Very nice model, that's seriously tempting. Useful for dropping off spies on the coast but damned if I'm making a 1/56 Oleg, let alone a 1/56 Russian dreadnought. Still I've always been interested in the Kronstadt fortifications.
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Post by: koz10 on 12 June 2010, 03:03:34 AM: Quote from: carlos marighela on 12 June 2010, 01:18:36 AM
but damned if I'm making a 1/56 Oleg, let alone a 1/56 Russian dreadnought. Still I've always been interested in the Kronstadt fortifications.

Ha, ha, ha! lol Yeah, me neither. What I will do is use a scaled down model of a ship he's got. It's about 18in long and will do nicely for an Oleg. Nothing crazy, really, because it will only be on the table for a coupld of turns anyway, right?! ;)