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Author Topic: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80  (Read 15541 times)

Online CapnJim

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #60 on: October 31, 2023, 11:16:53 PM »
They do indeed look good...
"Remember - Incoming Fire Has the Right-of-Way"

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #61 on: November 01, 2023, 06:29:44 AM »
Many thanks.
Only got another 30 or so figures to paint, along with vehicles, helicopters, and aircraft and a missing farm lol.
Flatpack

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #62 on: November 01, 2023, 10:19:14 AM »
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and a missing farm lol./quote]

Subtle dig there Bob. lol lol lol

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #63 on: November 01, 2023, 11:09:32 AM »
I’ve also been able to obtain a couple of buildings to use as stores.
These came from “The Square”.

Hello, I cannot find JB mdf products on Ebay nor The "square" anywhere. Can you please provide links to them? TIA

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #64 on: November 01, 2023, 12:31:41 PM »
I agree, I couldn’t find them on the Internet too.
I had to go to a show at Devises to buy the items off his stand.
Sorry about that.

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #65 on: November 01, 2023, 02:20:00 PM »
I agree, I couldn’t find them on the Internet too.
I had to go to a show at Devises to buy the items off his stand.
Sorry about that.

I've also wasted a fair amount of time hunting for these online.
Picked mine up from Salute, they generally have a fairly comprehensive amount of stuff.

Nice pieces, and definitely worth getting hold of.

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #66 on: November 01, 2023, 07:05:46 PM »
Ash,
Yours look great.
I don’t think my buildings will turn out like that  lol

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #67 on: November 01, 2023, 07:17:28 PM »
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Ash,
Yours look great.
I don’t think my buildings will turn out like that  lol
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I would offer to do them for you Bob, but as I still owe you a farm you might say no. :)

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #68 on: November 01, 2023, 09:17:01 PM »
They do indeed look good!  Well done, lad!

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #69 on: November 02, 2023, 07:49:32 AM »
Ash
Can I ask where you got your African posters and advertising from ?
They really add character to the buildings.


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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #70 on: November 02, 2023, 02:30:11 PM »
Ash,
Yours look great.
I don’t think my buildings will turn out like that  lol


These were seriously simple. Sprayed with Halfords Grey car primer, then relatively cheapo acrylic (Artiste from amazon) paint. Mixed a little blue in for the colour change, left the primer for the 'concrete'. Then slapped on some watered down mig pigment. The end.



Ash
Can I ask where you got your African posters and advertising from ?
They really add character to the buildings.



Various Google image searches. Chuck them into a Word doc., copy paste the pics at different sizes. Ink jet print, stick on with PVA, once dry give them a thin wash or watered down pigments.
Used to do the same for 40k buildings way back...
I have a load saved somewhere on my HD. If you want to, PM me an email address I can send what I have as attachments.


Offline italwars

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #71 on: November 03, 2023, 12:02:12 AM »

Bought crew, 3d printed.


Very nice..never seen before Rhodesian Air crews/Mgunners in 1/72..an essential item once you had purchased, like i also did, all those "Gendarmerie Halouettes"  :) .please, can you tell us where did you buy those crews?
« Last Edit: November 03, 2023, 12:07:28 AM by italwars »

Offline flatpack

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #72 on: November 03, 2023, 08:20:11 AM »
For the crew, drop a line to David.
He 3d prints them in Australia and will ship anywhere.

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #73 on: November 05, 2023, 09:45:16 PM »
Many thanks

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Re: Flatpack - Bush wars 60/70/80
« Reply #74 on: November 10, 2023, 10:18:55 AM »
African shantytown buildings.

Bought these last year from Ironclad miniatures.
20mm shantytown buildings.

Had a set of Warbases pond bases that were sat in a drawer.

Thought I’d add the two together.

I’d like to be able to remove the building rooftops, so I’ve not glued them down, and I’m adding matchsticks inside them, as a key way for locating them.

Basic buildings and pond bases.


Preparation. What fits where ?


Final fitting.
The pond bases worked for a couple of the buildings, but I had to find a couple more suitable homemade bases to finish off basing the buildings.


You never know. I may get this finished before the farm that has.been is putting together for me  lol lol lol :o

 

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