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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: 6milPhil on 30 March 2013, 01:52:28 PM

Title: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: 6milPhil on 30 March 2013, 01:52:28 PM
I've been sharing this on Facebook and thought it only fair to pop it up on here as I know how much we all enjoy a bit of modelling and this guy's project is stunning, plus he does a step by step. It's a long old thread so here's some photo highlights:

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_1890-2.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_1897.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_1904.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_2151.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_2184.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_2188.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_2211.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_2232.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_2320.jpg)

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb431/poopnfish/IMG_0204.jpg)

The whole damn thread: http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=170525&ord=&page=1 (http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=170525&ord=&page=1)
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: former user on 30 March 2013, 01:55:13 PM
 :o :o

can someone please collect my jaw from the floor......
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Gun bunny on 30 March 2013, 04:06:37 PM
 :o :o :o
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 30 March 2013, 04:14:21 PM
They're a bit talented these armour modelling types aren't they  8) 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: smokezombie on 30 March 2013, 05:06:21 PM
So many little details. The yellow container in the flatbed really tickled me. You can even see the liquid inside it. What a talented person.
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 30 March 2013, 05:20:00 PM
I guess the modelling-only crowd has it easier because people are *not* supposed to get their grubby paws on it, but this is really excellent. The storage rack is outrageously well done.
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: The Voivod on 30 March 2013, 05:24:15 PM
wow.....
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Arlequín on 30 March 2013, 07:16:15 PM
Until the last pic, I thought I was looking at places I've been killed in, while playing COD or Battlefield...  :?

It really is impressive though, thanks for sharing that Phil!  :)
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: therepoman on 30 March 2013, 09:43:23 PM
That is absolutely amazing... museum quality stuff there.
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Sangennaru on 30 March 2013, 10:19:12 PM
i saw this project wips a while ago, and i'm ipressed now like i was then... :)
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Poiter50 on 31 March 2013, 02:04:08 AM
Awesome and the right hand badge is my old unit!
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: S_P on 31 March 2013, 02:19:01 AM
Now that's an impressive bit of work. :)
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: 6milPhil on 31 March 2013, 02:59:49 AM
Awesome and the right hand badge is my old unit!

Excellent. Which unit is that?
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Marine0846 on 31 March 2013, 03:29:21 AM
Some people are so talented.
Love it.
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: carlos marighela on 31 March 2013, 07:51:04 AM
Fark! That is good!
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 31 March 2013, 10:35:25 AM
Until the last pic, I thought I was looking at places I've been killed in, while playing COD or Battlefield...  :?


You're not one of those that go running around like a headless chicken are you  ;D

cheers

James
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Arlequín on 31 March 2013, 01:07:53 PM
You're not one of those that go running around like a headless chicken are you  ;D

How dare you even suggest that!  >:(

... okay, maybe... sometimes... :(

 lol
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 31 March 2013, 02:13:21 PM
How dare you even suggest that!  >:(

... okay, maybe... sometimes... :(

 lol

 lol

When we play at work sometimes it's all I can do not to go down stairs and punch the dozy sod who keeps getting himself killed all the time. I mean honestly, a 4-26 kill to death ratio is not a laughing matter  lol

cheers

James
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Suber on 31 March 2013, 10:15:54 PM
I'm short of words. What a beauty :o :o :o :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Mason on 31 March 2013, 10:39:36 PM
 :o :o :o

Stunning!
The attention to detail is Sheldon-esque.
Love it!
 :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Arlequín on 01 April 2013, 05:21:26 PM
lol

When we play at work sometimes it's all I can do not to go down stairs and punch the dozy sod who keeps getting himself killed all the time. I mean honestly, a 4-26 kill to death ratio is not a laughing matter  lol

cheers

James

I'm always bemused that 'dying' is not necessarily a bad thing in the world of games... it's not the handicap you'd typically expect in a war apparently.

::)

lol
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: beefcake on 01 April 2013, 08:01:24 PM
 :o :-* :-* :-*
...
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Poiter50 on 02 April 2013, 03:31:29 PM
2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Australian Army. I did 6 months with them after training as a driver/sig. While I was training, our newly elected government pulled the pin on National Service and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Turned a top line unit into a bored groups of guys, half of whom just wanted to get out of the army and go back to their civvie jobs.

Excellent. Which unit is that?
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: 6milPhil on 02 April 2013, 03:45:38 PM
2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Australian Army. I did 6 months with them after training as a driver/sig. While I was training, our newly elected government pulled the pin on National Service and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Turned a top line unit into a bored groups of guys, half of whom just wanted to get out of the army and go back to their civvie jobs.


Excellent stuff - so what did you get to drive?
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Poiter50 on 02 April 2013, 03:54:28 PM
M113A1s & M577s. Managed to blow up the engine one day when the engine seals broke and I got covered in oil. Two of our trainees sank carriers when doing the water training (both had the same crew commander IIRC but he did have MM & bar, he was loopy).
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Daeothar on 02 April 2013, 04:12:39 PM
I spent 2 hours last night I should have better spent sleeping, reading through his entire blog for this beauty. That is some attention to detail alright... :-*
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Dentatus on 02 April 2013, 09:19:30 PM
That's crazy good. Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: 6milPhil on 03 April 2013, 12:57:35 AM
M113A1s & M577s. Managed to blow up the engine one day when the engine seals broke and I got covered in oil. Two of our trainees sank carriers when doing the water training (both had the same crew commander IIRC but he did have MM & bar, he was loopy).

Lovely stuff, a couple of vehicles I've never seen sadly, they're a bit rare over here. I live in hope of one day making it to the Yad La-Shiryon museum in Israel which has a fine collection of ex-Israeli vehicles which are from all over, plus a pile of captured stuff, including a Russian trench digger.

Good to see your old unit is still fighting the good fight though, eh?
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: Poiter50 on 03 April 2013, 03:23:54 AM
If you come to Oz, there is a great collection at Puckapunyal and the Australian War memorial collection is ever growing in what is shown to the public (I believe a lot of stuff is being restored or stored at their storage facility on the outskirts of Canberra due to lack of display space). Some years ago, I had the luck to see the collection at Nungarin in Western Australia where the Australian 1st Armoured Division had been based for training as prep for the South West Pacific but they were only committed in penny packets, max Regiment/Battalion size, I think. Rumour was that a boggy creek not far from the museum had hundreds of Brens that had been dumped post war.
Title: Re: Stunning bit of modelling
Post by: carlos marighela on 03 April 2013, 10:04:33 AM
2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Australian Army. I did 6 months with them after training as a driver/sig. While I was training, our newly elected government pulled the pin on National Service and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Turned a top line unit into a bored groups of guys, half of whom just wanted to get out of the army and go back to their civvie jobs.


Well technically speaking the withdrawal of Australian troops was put into effect by the previous government of 'Silly Billy' McMahon, he of the enormous ears and racy wife. Everyone knew the withdrawal date well prior to the election of The Whitlam government.  'Tis true that Gough ended national service but that fact always seems to be conflated with the decision to withdraw from Vietnam which he didn't. With the drawing down of Vietnam, there was no point maintaining the nashos.

The wonderful George Logan, formerly AATV, used to remark that prior to national service, Australia had a great little British army, fucked up only by a few Australians. Of course he said it (and may well still do so) with a distinct Scots burr.  :)