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Offline ErikB

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Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« on: February 11, 2010, 01:02:14 AM »
I'm looking for such things as jerry cans, small crates, ammo containers, and so on, that I can put on a base to spruce up mortar or machine gun emplacements.

Thanks.

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2010, 12:21:08 PM »
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Offline ErikB

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2010, 04:46:23 PM »
Cool.  Thanks, folks.

I think that, for that price, I'll make my own crates and use them for cover around mortar and MG emplacements with a sprinkling of moss and coarse sand. 

Wonder if wooden coffee stirrers from Starbucks will do the trick.

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2010, 04:48:49 PM »
There is a German/US plastic kit set in 1/48 by Tamiya. It provides 55gal/200l barrels and 5gal/20l canisters for both nations. I used a lot of them...

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2010, 04:49:16 PM »
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Offline n815e

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2010, 04:58:53 PM »
I like the Tamiya stuff.  I also like the Pegasus Hobbies prepainted stuff.

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2010, 05:20:18 PM »
There is a German/US plastic kit set in 1/48 by Tamiya. It provides 55gal/200l barrels and 5gal/20l canisters for both nations. I used a lot of them...

I do to plus some some similar O scale stuff from a US model railway supplier. I find that they are to light to use on the wargame table as a mere puff of air will send them flying, not to mention bumps and such. I sometimes hide sheet lead and such in them to give them some gravitas.

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2010, 08:54:43 PM »
Cool.  Thanks, folks.

I think that, for that price, I'll make my own crates and use them for cover around mortar and MG emplacements with a sprinkling of moss and coarse sand. 

Wonder if wooden coffee stirrers from Starbucks will do the trick.

Should think so.

This is a link to an article at TerraGenesis that is a 'how to make easy crates' thing, which uses coffee stirrers.

Everyone's right, the pre-made ones can be very fine; but boy are they expensive. 'Why pay that, when I can make it at home for nothing, using only... a small aubergine?' is what I say.

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2010, 09:34:50 PM »
I've got some HMGs and mortars on some of the large, round GW bases.

I figured they'd look nice with some stuff on them like a fallen log for cover, part of a fence, crates, bricks, sandbags, etc.

That's where this is coming from.

Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2010, 08:23:33 PM »
I'm looking for such things as jerry cans, small crates, ammo containers, and so on, that I can put on a base to spruce up mortar or machine gun emplacements.

Thanks.

Ian over at Fenris Games has a load of stuff that you'll find perfect for your emplacement needs!

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Fenris-Games__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Barrels:



Crates:



Rubble:



Barrels:



Ruins: (good for MG42 enplacements, building corners etc...)



Hope this helps

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Re: Anyone know of good 28mm accessories?
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2010, 08:26:34 PM »
Yup - Fenris have stacks of stuff you can use to customize your emplacements - the stowage pack is probably worth getting as well.

 :)

 

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