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Offline Tim Haslam

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2020, 08:52:12 PM »
“ I wouldn't be seen dead playing Flames of War”

Really, I thought that photograph looks just like the usual line up and shoot formation often seen in FoW?
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Offline Yarkshire Gamer

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2020, 09:33:56 PM »
“ I wouldn't be seen dead playing Flames of War”

Really, I thought that photograph looks just like the usual line up and shoot formation often seen in FoW?

Maybe I should take it up now I've found the perfect formation  lol

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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2020, 10:51:25 PM »
Stunning Army :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Offline War In 15MM

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2021, 07:33:46 PM »
You did a great job on the multi-colored diagonal striped pattern.  Your lines are sharp and well defined despite the changes in surfaces.  Please tell me how you did this.  Thank you.

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2021, 07:41:02 PM »
You did a great job on the multi-colored diagonal striped pattern.  Your lines are sharp and well defined despite the changes in surfaces.  Please tell me how you did this.  Thank you.

Many thanks for the kind words on the Caunter Scheme 👍

No secrets I'm afraid I just painted it by hand, I did a tutorial a long time ago, link below, which maybe of some use,

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2015/12/28mm-a13-cruiser-tank-from-box-to-table.html

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Offline War In 15MM

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2021, 07:58:25 PM »
Thank you very much... big help and much appreciated.  Whether I can pull it off is not known, but it's nice to start something knowing that it has been done well by someone.  I really link know that you did it by hand... and seeing your approach will help a lot.  Thanks again.

Offline CapnJim

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2021, 09:51:40 PM »
Um, wow!  And I'm not sure "Wow!" really does that force justice....
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Offline Kommando_J

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2021, 10:45:42 PM »
Looking very fine indeed, vehicles lloking extra nie.

Anyone in the know and reading this thread, what time was the khaki drill used in the early war issued from? Got a bunch of free 8th army sprues but thinking they might do for vbcw, or am i better of just keeping them for ww2?





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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #23 on: June 10, 2021, 12:48:00 PM »
Really wonderful work and quite impressive.
(It would be shame to waste such a good force on FoW.)

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #24 on: June 10, 2021, 06:50:25 PM »
Wow, Ken.  You don't do things by halves do you.  :o :o

A fantastic collection and great painting especially that Caunter scheme.  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #25 on: June 11, 2021, 01:37:58 AM »
Well done Ken and quite right - go large or go home. Talk is cheap but you are definitely walking the walk.

No AA or air-support? There's always a gap in even your collections I suspect.

Inspirational stuff. I have built some early war elements for a Scot Column but even in my 20mm scale I can't touch your Western Desert Steam-Roller.

Offline sir_shvantselot

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #26 on: June 11, 2021, 08:19:48 AM »
Wow. Useful to see implementation of that light blue/desert camouflage 

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2021, 03:08:48 PM »
Wow, this post seems to have taken off again after a year sitting dormant, so thanks for all the new kind comments on this old post

Wow. Useful to see implementation of that light blue/desert camouflage 

There are lots of different colours used in the collection from the original Caunter colours to various shades of light blue grey to represent my interpretation of the affect the sun had on the Silver Grey part of the original scheme.

Well done Ken and quite right - go large or go home. Talk is cheap but you are definitely walking the walk.

No AA or air-support? There's always a gap in even your collections I suspect.

Inspirational stuff. I have built some early war elements for a Scot Column but even in my 20mm scale I can't touch your Western Desert Steam-Roller.

I have some air support but that isn't shown here, as for AA it just hasn't come up in our games yet, we are mid Op Compass so a pointless mounted Bren was probably your lot  :)

The Big Game Podcast is exactly what we do  lol

Really wonderful work and quite impressive.
(It would be shame to waste such a good force on FoW.)

My dog ate my (gifted) FOW book, it was that bad he was sick  :D

All the best Ken
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Offline Vanvlak

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Re: British Desert Force 1941
« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2021, 03:39:35 PM »
That is one impressive collection - superb!  :-* :-* :-*

 

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