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Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #510 on: February 25, 2023, 09:49:43 AM »
Here's Mr Italian Camo torso in his not so shiny Panzer.
Looks like more time spent with a mascara brush than a broom...




Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #511 on: February 25, 2023, 12:01:57 PM »
Think I'm pretty much done with this ; Rubicon Stug III, Empress crew.
Kept it fairly clean for an Arnhem feel.










Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #512 on: February 25, 2023, 04:31:53 PM »
I especially like the Zimmerit. Great work!
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Offline M Blakey

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #513 on: February 25, 2023, 04:36:04 PM »
Amazing! I thought looking at this before reading the caption this would be spot on for an arnhem game.  :-*

Offline CapnJim

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #514 on: February 25, 2023, 04:48:05 PM »
Both those vehicles, with the TCs look great, Ash.  Well done!
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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #515 on: February 25, 2023, 05:25:39 PM »
Good job mate!

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #516 on: February 25, 2023, 06:06:26 PM »
Thanks guys.
A first go at Zimmerit, didn't have any of the funky shaped tools for it, ended up using the edge of the tightening ring from a compass.
On the hard to reach bits sort of jabbed it into submission with a pointy tool.

Some more pics of the crew.
Uniforms probably aren't correct, sort of made it up as I went. Thought the commanders jacket looked quite like the U-boat crew item, so tried a leather look.





Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #517 on: February 25, 2023, 07:30:46 PM »
I do have a set of the tools and one that needs some odd handles for it.

But yeah, you can replicate it easy with objects that have similiar structures. Another method I saw in a scale model magazine was to use very thin sheets of foam and indent these on to glue them to a given vehicle. I don't think the latter works well for 1/50th scale.

Some also use glue and then a scalpel to put these small dents/structures in. I wouldn't worry though, it looks great!  :D

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #518 on: February 25, 2023, 11:47:30 PM »
Here's Mr Italian Camo torso in his not so shiny Panzer.
Looks like more time spent with a mascara brush than a broom...





It's Robert Smith from The Cure! Never knew that Fat Bob was in the war.  :D

Mascara aside, really lovely work both on the crew and the figures. Between this and the Empress announcement I'm slowly getting drawn into the idea of Arnhem.
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Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #519 on: February 26, 2023, 09:28:46 AM »
It's Robert Smith from The Cure! Never knew that Fat Bob was in the war.  :D

Gott in Himmel!  That's exactly who he looks like. That's priceless.

Offline Paul Hicks

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #520 on: February 28, 2023, 12:36:44 PM »
As Heer Smit said
‘Es ist Freitag, ich bin verliebt’

Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #521 on: February 28, 2023, 04:59:30 PM »
Just lying in ambush, waiting to give those Tommies a big ol' kiss.  lol

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #522 on: March 01, 2023, 08:25:48 AM »
Indeed, I'm not sure if I should get some make up wipes and remove some of the mascara, or add a shed load of smeared on lippy with a palette knife (+1 in close combat)...

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #523 on: March 01, 2023, 08:45:57 AM »
Nah, good as is. Just remember the Cure is sometimes worse than the disease*. ;)





*In Bob's case, I reckon only a Ebola outbreak could have challenged them for the worst prize. I have horrid memories of a girlfriend circa 1984 who was obsessed with the twats. But then she had a daft haircut, an overbearing mother and on Friday nights she smelled of fried chicken, so I suppose that was the least of her problems.

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #524 on: March 25, 2023, 09:33:33 AM »
This ones a Bob free zone. Char Bis Panzerkampfwagen B2 Flammpanzer. A little something for the Paras to shoot at.
Probably got the decals in the wrong place...

















 

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