15mm... Road to Normandy... with a 20mm detour

[Storm-the-front]

Nice progress. Who makes those German figures? Are they Skytrex or Forged in Battle?

[Seb]

Yes, I think I will focus on those two titles. I do have the idea of doing my own set of rules (I already have some draft versions) but everytime I sit down, look at IABSM and CoC and deceid there is no point. I already have two sets I like

[Seb]

"Kowalski! I think I see a Szkop over there. Let's give him a warm welcome!"



The HMG is now finished.

Cheers,
Seb

[BeneathALeadMountain]

Great work Seb, good to see you’re making progress. Nothing wrong with keeping a few plates spinning, I find having a couple of different projects going at once means I can swap and change to help battle creative block whilst still making some hobby progress (In theory at least ).

BALM

[Seb]

Thanks, BALM!

Yes, I do try to focus on few projects, as I often end up with way too many bits on my desk. And this can be daunting.

Next are the PAIT team and 2" mortar, plus some individual minis. So it should give a full playable platoon for CoC.

Nice progress. Who makes those German figures? Are they Skytrex or Forged in Battle?

I overlooked your question. Germans are Skytrex.

Cheers,
Seb

[Seb]

Holidays are after. I did even took some minis with me to paint, but not a lot of progress. And as it always happens, instead of focusing on old projects, I got distracted.

So instead of creating another topic, I thought I would update this a bit.

So it is not more "15mm... Road to Normandy..." it is now  "15mm... Road to Normandy... with a 20mm detour"

From now on, this will be my place to share progress on both 15mm and 20mm WW2 bits. I hope you don't mind

So after a rather good game of CoC, a friend of mine gave me this little fella, 1/72 scale Hasegawa Tiger I Ausf. E. This is the whole single reason for the distraction (or that's what I'm saying to myself)

I started building it, progress so far:



A nice trick I learned from the Tamiya set I got. A little extra weight gives a more nice feel when you handle the models, so I glued a few extra metal shields.



Now will be the fun part of assembling the suspension... but I got a crazy idea of painting it on sprue first and then assemble it to make my painting a bit easier... that's the theory.

Till next time!

Cheers,
Seb

[BeneathALeadMountain]

That’s a very nice little model and I totally understand the draw of a good, more complex model kit. I can forgive you for turning to the dark side as long as it’s only a holiday. I love 15mm and only 15mm! (Looks at his beloved 6mm WW2 GHQ and Adler collection in progress, closes the browser window with prospective 3mm WW2 purchases flagged on it so I have a ‘travel version’……). Looking forwards to seeing your progress with the tracks.

BALM

[Seb]

Thanks!

Yeah, 15mm is cool, but 1/72 has these extra details. I enjoy building them, even if it is a Tiger or Panther suspension. 

Shame there are not 1:100 Tamiya tanks models or similar

I should finish building the cat this evening, and then I can start painting it.

Cheers,
Seb

[Seb]

20mm (1/72) - Tiger I Aufs E progress

After finishing building the tank, I managed to put the first layers of paint on.



I decide to go for s.Pz.Abt.504 during in Sicily 1943. This way, I can (with a bit of stretch here and there) go for Tunis or Italy campaign if I want.

Cheers,
Seb

[BeneathALeadMountain]

Great minds old chap, great minds. I chose Tunisia (slowly working on both sides and scenery) because it was different to Normandy or the miserable East and would hopefully allow me to use the same mat and some scenery in Italy as well should I feel the urge. The only thing that would draw me to 20mm if I had to start again is the sheer amount of available plastic modelling kits that are suitable. That little kitty is looking nice.

BALM

[Seb]

It went a bit quiet on the Sicilian front. But there is a wee bit of progress.



Shading is done; now it's time to tidy up and add highlights, details and decals. Oh, and put the suspension

Till the next time,

Cheers,
Sebastian

[BeneathALeadMountain]

It’s looking great. Any movement: forwards, backwards or in circles is still progress old chap!  I love a nice model kit and have to ignore traditional airfix style and other wargaming scales kits when seen or I’d be inundated with vehicles in odd scales without purpose!

Andrew
BALM

[Seb]

Aye, at least something is getting painted. As the old military mantra goes, it will be all done before Christmas  

[Seb]

A bit more progress on tidying up after shading.

The turret needs a bit more work, but I'm almost there


Tracks are now finished in terms of painting, at least.


The biggest obstacle is the Revell Afrika Braun paint... lovely colour, and thanks to a pretty thin consistency, it is very smooth when applied with a brush. But the downside of it is that many layers are needed for a good cover.

With the weekend ahead and an old FoW 15mm Panther on my desk, it can be a tough task to finish the Tiger  

[Seb]

Progress affter weekend. Not the best pics, but they were taken in the evening.

1/72 Tiger is getting there:


Old Battlefront 15mm Panther. I thought about checking some alternative colours and seeing how an AP Soft Tone will work on it.


So far, so good.

Cheers,
Sebastian