Author Topic: 28mm late war British & Germans Arnhem etc (Read 212535 times)

commissarmoody · « **Reply #450 on:** 04 November 2022, 02:26:51 PM »

Oh they look great. Is this the a tamiya tank?

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #451 on:** 04 November 2022, 02:49:28 PM »

Brilliant work!

Ash · « **Reply #452 on:** 04 November 2022, 03:23:42 PM »

Cheers Gents.

It's the Warlord plastic kit. Fairly basic to put together, the second turret hatch is molded closed or I'd have stuck another bloke in it. Had to chop the drivers hatch a bit to get the smaller torso to fit. Only real dodgy bit is the molded on smooth tow cable.
The camo stuff was just the usual medical gauze, and the hessian strips are tissue paper.

FreakyFenton · « **Reply #453 on:** 04 November 2022, 03:28:44 PM »

Cool stuff! Glad to see the kit is nice, got one cheapish from a local modelshop, might give it a try.

Ragnar · « **Reply #454 on:** 04 November 2022, 07:00:13 PM »

Very nice addition Ash.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #455 on:** 04 November 2022, 08:11:09 PM »

Beatifully done. The mud and associated crud really does have a wet, cold look to it.

Ash · « **Reply #456 on:** 05 November 2022, 08:52:27 AM »

Quote from: FreakyFenton on 04 November 2022, 03:28:44 PM

Cool stuff! Glad to see the kit is nice, got one cheapish from a lcoal modelshop, might give it a try.

It's not a bad kit, all went together without any problems. Watch out for the machinegun barrels as they are fairly thin and one of mine snapped off just by looking at it to harshly.

Quote from: Ragnar on 04 November 2022, 07:00:13 PM

Very nice addition Ash.

Cheers Ragnar.

Quote from: carlos marighela on 04 November 2022, 08:11:09 PM

Beatifully done. The mud and associated crud really does have a wet, cold look to it.

The mud is mainly the good old gap and join hiding Vallejo acrylic 'Thick Mud', great for hiding all the dodgy bits. Then a watery porridge of various Mig pigments over the top.
There's also some Vallejo Model Wash 'European Dust', over most of the green armour.

CapnJim · « **Reply #457 on:** 13 November 2022, 07:45:17 PM »

Now that, my good man, is a lovely-looking tank. Well done!

Ash · « **Reply #458 on:** 14 November 2022, 10:07:51 AM »

Cheers Jim.
It's a nice little model. Has the usual 'oh bollocks bits' that only get noticed after taking pictures, but nothing too bad.
I was toying with the idea of adding some scratch built storage bins/boxes to the sides of the turret, but allowed my inner apathy to take over and went with the camo netting instead.

Ash · « **Reply #459 on:** 30 December 2022, 01:58:46 PM »

Recently posted group shots of my Vietnam units, thought I may as well do the same for the WW2 bits.
Pinched Jim's idea of using a terrain matt for a backdrop.

Here's all the British Army so far.

Kikuchiyo · « **Reply #460 on:** 30 December 2022, 02:11:36 PM »

Great work, like the snow effect, care to share?

Ash · « **Reply #461 on:** 30 December 2022, 03:36:35 PM »

Thanks. I started doing the snow a while ago (around P24), it's just Woodland Scenics 'soft flake snow', mixed with some watered down PVA.

...and the other side.