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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: sotek486 on June 28, 2014, 10:07:08 PM

Title: Bolt Action - Russians/Germans
Post by: sotek486 on June 28, 2014, 10:07:08 PM
Got some pictures of a battle played out last Friday:  http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/bolt-action-russians-vs-germans.html (http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/bolt-action-russians-vs-germans.html)

Note --- my Germans are all done for western front ... we'll be adding eastern front Germans ... but yes, the tanks in the pictures are clearly not in the correct camo pattern for the eastern front.

Preview pics:

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C-FBVO11LNg/U68qW4UuPHI/AAAAAAAAEJU/Y2FMerIcKRQ/s1600/023.JPG)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SfNuLTCwxb0/U68qCrQ0XWI/AAAAAAAAEH8/qz6T7phyX1I/s1600/010.JPG)

Enjoy!

Jay
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Post by: dm on June 28, 2014, 11:01:07 PM
Looks superb :)
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Post by: Londoncopper on June 28, 2014, 11:26:26 PM
Looks great, who cares about the cammo?
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Post by: stoessi on June 29, 2014, 08:21:55 AM
Very cool looking armies and a stunning table. Love that kind of eye candy!

Can you please elaborate on the stands that you built for your planes? Mine look similar, but I am wondering how you have managed to fix them in that angle? You are not using a magnet to attach the plane to the stand, are you?

Cheers,
Thomas
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Post by: Too Bo Coo on June 29, 2014, 09:28:04 AM
Love it!  Really beautiful table!
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Post by: smirnoff on June 29, 2014, 11:02:21 AM
Lovely stuff
Those burn markers are excellent
How/where did they come from?
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Post by: Agis on June 29, 2014, 11:23:48 AM
Looks absolutely stunning! :o 8)
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Post by: Atheling on June 29, 2014, 11:28:23 AM
Some really great piccies!!  :-* :-* :-*

Darrell.
Title: Re: Bolt Action - Russians/Germans
Post by: sotek486 on June 29, 2014, 11:00:52 PM
Lovely stuff
Those burn markers are excellent
How/where did they come from?

I did a post on how to create them:  http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/destroyed-vehicle-markers.html (http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/destroyed-vehicle-markers.html)

Tea lights, cotton balls and black spray primer ...
Title: Re: Bolt Action - Russians/Germans
Post by: sotek486 on June 29, 2014, 11:07:06 PM
Very cool looking armies and a stunning table. Love that kind of eye candy!

Can you please elaborate on the stands that you built for your planes? Mine look similar, but I am wondering how you have managed to fix them in that angle? You are not using a magnet to attach the plane to the stand, are you?

Cheers,
Thomas

Yes, absolutely.  I got a 12" length of 1/2" clear plastic rod from Tap Plastics (a plastic shop near where I live).  I also bought a length of 1/8" plastic rod and a special plastic drill bit.  The 1/2" rod - at the end - gives you a decent sized surface (the flat end).  I drilled into the top at a 30 degree angle ... about as deep as I could go without going all the way through.  At the other end I drilled 1/2 way into a 60mm round MDF base and set the 1/2" rod into the MDF base.  I then used 1/2" washers (4 large washers ... 3 small) ... taped off the clear rod (to keep from getting spray paint on it) ... spray painted the washers and base black ... removed the tape, then I used a hot glue gun to glue clump foliage to cover up the washers and base.

For the airplanes, I used the 1/8" plastic rod ... fitted it into each plane (required some cutting for some of the planes to fit it) ... glue in the rod to the airplanes leaving about an inch or so exposed ... now they just fit in the hole I cut in the top of the 1/2" rod ... and they are at that 30 degree angle ... so it looks like they are diving in.

Hopefully that all makes sense ...

Jay
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Post by: flags_of_war on June 30, 2014, 03:43:05 PM
Great looking game mate.
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Post by: Gothic Line on June 30, 2014, 07:04:02 PM

 Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: morrigan on June 30, 2014, 10:58:41 PM
Those destroyed vehicle markers are very effective. Have to try my hand at making some.
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Post by: obsidian3d on June 30, 2014, 11:10:46 PM
Wow that's an amazing looking game.
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Post by: axabrax on July 01, 2014, 02:18:50 PM
Wow--the teddy bear for is really effective. Very nice table!
Title: Re: Bolt Action - Russians/Germans
Post by: sotek486 on July 06, 2014, 07:32:04 PM
I love the teddy bear fur look ... get yourself a great pair of clippers ... and trim it outside ;-)
Title: Re: Bolt Action - Russians/Germans
Post by: stoessi on July 07, 2014, 05:09:24 PM
Thanks for taking to time to explain how you made the plane stands!! Much appreciated!