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Author Topic: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)  (Read 7312 times)

Offline Ockman

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #60 on: September 29, 2019, 08:23:24 PM »
Argh, this awesomeness makes me want to go for 6mm

Offline von Lucky

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #61 on: September 30, 2019, 09:01:14 AM »
The green door on the  tool and repair shed is perfect! (Well the whole thing is, really.)
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Offline grant

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #62 on: September 30, 2019, 09:06:25 AM »
The green door on the  tool and repair shed is perfect! (Well the whole thing is, really.)
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Absolutely!

6mm perfecto
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Offline Gunbird

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #63 on: October 02, 2019, 11:28:36 PM »
Thx guys :)

SPlod, just 1.5mm plasticcard cut to the desired size, no exact measurements, sanded alightly. Bare dirt, concrete and tarmac is just the plasticcard as is, debris etc is just sand from teh dunes with various larger bits in between, and depending on if it needs it either some pigments or not. Working on 2 fresh ruins now that will be a  test for a concrete and brick dust basing test, as well as some fine airbrushing for burned inside of a house.

I ordered that factory from Leven plus a whole lot more to mix and match bits, container stacks etc can wait till next time so the factory will be usable for WW2 up to nowadays really, older brick buildings on one base, neweer metal frame buildings on another. As much as I wish to order from Gamecraft, my last 2 orders from the USA (granted, quite some time ago) were hit with pretty hefty customs bills, on top of a already hefty shipping bill, and I'm not willing (or able) to cough up so much dough.

Did purchase a few sheets of Evergreen so to be able to make roof sections etc, but none of them look right for anything else than wood panel or metal panel, but not tinned roof. I have my eyee set on a company in the UK, but won't order from then till after the Crisis show (much stuff to sell, coffers need to be filled and the attic emptied)
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Offline Gunbird

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #64 on: October 03, 2019, 10:08:52 PM »
A bit of progress on the Farmers house. Pretty far from done, needs a lot more colour and weathering, varnish, tufts etc, and maybe a tree or 2. But you get the jist of it.




Offline Splod

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #65 on: October 04, 2019, 12:29:50 AM »
Man, fantastic. How have you done the concrete slabs?

Offline manchesterreg

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #66 on: October 04, 2019, 07:04:43 AM »
Man, those models, hard to believe they are 6mm, your very talented.

Offline Ockman

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #67 on: October 04, 2019, 07:24:50 AM »
Amazing work, friend!

Offline Dr. Zombie

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #68 on: October 04, 2019, 08:27:03 AM »
This is really amazing work.

It kind of puts my own 6mm efforts to shame.

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #69 on: October 04, 2019, 11:15:31 AM »
Top notch, makes me feel like doing some buildings this weekend. 

Offline Gunbird

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #70 on: October 04, 2019, 12:48:22 PM »
Thx guys!

Splod, bare grey primer, thinned dark grey wash splashed on haphazardly, then undiluted grey wash with a fine tipped brush to define the slabs. They need more lighter washes, dirt, details etc

Dr. Zombie: Oh, don't say that, I bet you have a lot more finished than I have :)

Offline 6mmfan

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #71 on: October 26, 2019, 02:39:19 AM »
Wow great work Gunbird. I saw some of this on FB but I'm not a member so couldn't comment.

I made my roads this way which was pretty cheap and effective

http://6mm.wargaming.info/tutorials1.shtml

I'm gonna borrow lots of your ideas .

Offline Gunbird

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #72 on: October 27, 2019, 10:57:35 PM »
Thx mate, very useful :)

3rd and final feed bunker finished. Had hoped it would be done sooner but I'm having serious issues with my Vallejo Polyurethane Matt varnish being and not Matt and stripey as hell, and I can't seem to find out why.....so after some searching in my stash I found my trusty pot of Daler and Rowney matt varnish again and that stuff kills everything dead flat, so this week I can finish up more stuff.





Freshly cleaned out bunker, so fresh dirt on the sides and minimal plant material. Will work as cover for a HQ or something as well.

Offline Digits

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Re: Buying the farm - 6mm Cold War scenery project ( 29-9-2019 Machine Shop)
« Reply #73 on: October 28, 2019, 11:04:18 AM »
In awe of these models.  I love scratch built scenic projects, especially by people with cool ideas and vision.  Great work!