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Offline carlos marighela

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #525 on: March 25, 2023, 11:46:28 AM »
That is genuinely a work of art! :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Offline commissarmoody

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #526 on: March 25, 2023, 02:51:49 PM »
It looks great either way.  :D
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Offline MaleGriffin

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #527 on: March 26, 2023, 02:04:32 AM »
Lovely! I especially love the bush camouflage!
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Offline CapnJim

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #528 on: April 08, 2023, 05:39:40 PM »
That thing looks good to me!
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Online Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #529 on: April 21, 2023, 02:40:13 PM »
Had to get one of these...
Just a coat of primer so far.




A little resin piece I found on eBay; making a mortar pit/thing/...
PIP



Offline CapnJim

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #530 on: April 21, 2023, 11:46:20 PM »
Looking good.  Looking forward to seeing the Tiger painted.

Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #531 on: April 23, 2023, 10:51:03 AM »
Looking good.  Looking forward to seeing the Tiger painted.

 Agree, maybe you can show us a step by step evolution of the paint application?

Online Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #532 on: April 23, 2023, 02:58:20 PM »
Agree, maybe you can show us a step by step evolution of the paint application?

I'll try to remember to take some pictures, I have a poor record for WIP pictures...

Offline CapnJim

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #533 on: April 23, 2023, 04:23:39 PM »
I'll try to remember to take some pictures, I have a poor record for WIP pictures...

Join the club!  Many is the time I've thought "Gee, I should have taken some before and/or during shots..." after I finish a conversion...oh well...maybe some day... :D

Online Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #534 on: April 26, 2023, 08:06:35 AM »
Coat of Dunkelgelb'ish yellow (Vallejo Model Air 'Dark Yellow')


Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #535 on: April 26, 2023, 09:14:07 AM »
That's a good start - what camouflage were you thinking of?

And a thought that by Late War (late 44-45), the Tiger 1 that were still around would have been pretty long in the tooth for AFV, so weathering you could go to town on.
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Online Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #536 on: April 26, 2023, 09:41:01 AM »
Probably going to go with a fairly dusty/dirty look, but without a ton of caked on mud.



I like the look of the basic brown stripes, with a few bits of blotchy green. Probably painted on at a refit depot with a rough brush.
Bit of a shame the kit has all the molded on tow cables and very uniform molded on zimmerit.

Found this online, about Tiger 1s at Arnhem:

"Schwere Panzer Kompanie ’Hummel’ with its 14 x Tiger I tanks entrained for Arnhem on the 18 September 1944 under the command of Hauptmann Hans Hummel. Due to the rail-line being blocked, the company was required to detrain at Bocholt and make the remaining 80 km journey to Arnhem by road. The Tiger Is were utilised in the fighting for the Arnhem Bridge before being employed south of the Rhine against the advancing elements of XXX Corps in the Betuwe. The unit continued to be employed in Holland before being permanently attached to schwere Panzer Abteilung 506 as its 4th Company in November 1944.  It took part in the Ardennes offensive in December 1944, continuing to fight on the Western Front until the remaining elements surrendered in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945.
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The first two Tiger Is of schwere Panzer Kompanie ’Hummel’arrived in the early evening of the 19th September 1944. They were commanded by Leutnant Knaack and Feldwebel Barneki and were assigned to Kampfgruppe 'Brinkmann'. Their presence was made felt almost immediately when the pair of Tigers drove up Nijmegenseweg and onto the ramp leading to the bridge and started to systematically shell houses occupied by the British Paratroopers. One Tiger I was damaged after being hit by a 6-pounder Anti-Tank guns housed at the British Brigade HQ building scoring a direct hit on the turret and gun barrel. The remaining Tiger worked closely with the Panzer-Grenadiers of Kampfgruppe 'Brinkmann' eliminating the last pockets of resistance around 0500 on Thursday 21st Sept 1944 at the Bridge.
The remaining 13 Tiger Is were attached to Kampfgruppe 'Knaust' and moved across the Arnhem Bridge on the 21st Sept to take up positions near Elst in a blocking line to stop the XXX Corps advance into Arnhem. The Tiger tanks posed a real problem for the Allies but the British 43 Wessex Infantry Division was able to significantly reduce the Panzer Company’s capability when it laid an ambush on 22 September 1944. Tigers could be heard advancing in the dark towards the British positions when an ambush was sprung utilising mines and piats. As soon as the first Tiger hit the mines, Piats were fired and confusion reigned amongst the Tiger crews. Some of the tigers tried to reverse but slid off the road into the soggy soil and were bogged deeming them inoperable. The Company lost at least 2 tanks in this action alone. Hummel’s company would lose another 2 x Tiger Is in the battles around Elst before the unit withdrew and the vehicles serviced in Utrecht, Holland.
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A total of 8 x Tiger Is were either damaged, destroyed or abandoned during the battles in Arnhem and the Betuwe – equating to a 57% loss for the unit; a figure that could not be sustained at this point of the war. It is unknown the number of losses in personnel but must have been also high in comparison to vehicle losses."

I think the tank in these pictures is one that slid off the road.


« Last Edit: April 26, 2023, 09:48:32 AM by Ash »

Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #537 on: April 26, 2023, 10:20:08 AM »

I like the look of the brown stripes on the yellow, off to a great start.

Online Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #538 on: April 28, 2023, 08:28:48 AM »
Surprise, surprise... I forgot to take pictures...
Still PIP.
Painted the brown stripes with Model Air 'cam. medium brown', then got a tad carried away with the green, Model Air 'Green RLM62'.
Gave the whole thing a wash of thinned down enamel Mig 'Brown wash'.
Put a base coat on the tracks, spare links etc of Vallejo ' German cam. black/brown'.
Tow cables a mid grey base coat. Edges of road wheels Vallejo 'Natural steel'.

Then a light dry brush with Vallejo 'Dark yellow'.

« Last Edit: April 28, 2023, 12:25:35 PM by Ash »

Offline modelwarrior

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #539 on: April 28, 2023, 12:19:20 PM »
Lovely looking pain job.

 

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