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Title: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: SquireBev on July 28, 2013, 05:25:35 PM

Evening all

On a whim the other day I bought a box of PSC 15mm Stuarts from my friendly local model shop. Didn't take very long at all to get them built, and I got to thinking of ways to use them as both normal Stuarts and the turret-less recce version.
The other half then suggested that I use the gunners from the M5 Halftrack set I'd bought a couple of months back. Lo and behold, it works pretty well.
Can easily swap out the turret for the MG, though I might need to a bit more weight to keep the MG option in place.

(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0174.JPG)

Used the spare hulls and clingfilm as a sort of mould so my greenstuff didn't stick.
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSCF4004.JPG)

(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSCF4001.JPG)


Further updates will follow once I've got them painted.

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: steharan on July 29, 2013, 10:42:51 PM

 I'm looking forward to seeing the finished article at the club mate.  Quite a nice idea,  the PSC  models are nicely detailed and plastic is so much easier to work with than metal or resin.

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: Goosegog on July 29, 2013, 10:56:00 PM

Thats quite a cool idea M5 or a T8. Is it not possible to mount small magnets in the hull to hold the MG and gunner in?   

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: SquireBev on August 03, 2013, 03:35:01 PM

So yeah, got my Stuarts finished.

Painted up, pre-decal:
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0026.JPG)
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0028.JPG)

With decals:
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0029.JPG)
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0031.JPG)

Converted to jalopies:
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0032.JPG)
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0034.JPG)

And showing both options:
(http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/moar/Wargaming/DSC_0035.JPG)


I might see about using magnets to hold them in place - will let you know how I get on.

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: carlos marighela on August 03, 2013, 09:08:18 PM

Very nicely done. Clever idea, great execution.

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: Goosegog on August 03, 2013, 09:52:18 PM

Look very good. Nice idea indeed.

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: Gibby on August 04, 2013, 09:40:08 AM

Those came out great. Very good idea and well executed!

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: SquireBev on August 04, 2013, 10:54:34 AM

Thanks chaps - unfortunately this is about the limit of my greenstuff skills.
The good thing about sandbags is that it doesn't matter if you leave fingerprints all over them.

Title: Re: Plastic Soldier Company Stuarts
Post by: von Lucky on August 04, 2013, 10:59:17 AM

Very nice!