Mr Brown goes off to Town on the 8:21

[Dan]

Things have been going slowly but I have done a few things which I will be able to upload photos of soon . I have bought the Osprey book on British Home Defences 1940 - 45 which was a very interesting read.




 

This is my Armed Fishing Boat and want to ask for opinions on how to
paint it . I'm thinking of doing the hull red , black band and then a light grey upper decks with wood paneling . Or maybe black hull with red band and light grey upper hull.
I want to use it for Pulp games and will be able to remove the gun deck and weapons so I dont want it to look too Military.

(sorry about my earlier brainfart , I've been on other forums too much lately :oops: )

[Durutti]

try this

http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/map.html

might help with your layout.

Did you know that the Home Guard training was devised by a Spanish Civil War veteran. Tom Winteringham fought in Spain, and helped to put together a training manual, he was thrown out because the Government feared he was putting together a Left Wing militia to try and grab power!!!

[Dan]

Hi Durutti thanks for the Map I will have to study it for some details.

The Osprey book mentions Tom Winteringham . Seemed a shabby way to treat a Veteran but they lived in strange times I suppose.

[Dan]

My trawler crew who I am in the process of rebasing as they were painted for Pulp games as my Walker Crew but never used.



This is a house I built some time ago which I am using as a template for other houses and shops as I think it looks British enough . I may change the yellow to a softer shade .



I am just about finished basing my 2nd HG section and have started assembling the support weapons.

[Vanvlak]

The Battle for Godfrey's Cottage is about to be refought, methinks.....  :love:  

[Overlord]

 
This is my Armed Fishing Boat and want to ask for opinions on how to
paint it . I'm thinking of doing the hull red , black band and then a light grey upper decks with wood paneling . Or maybe black hull with red band and light grey upper hull.
I want to use it for Pulp games and will be able to remove the gun deck and weapons so I dont want it to look too Military.

I'm not sure I can offer any suggestions about colours, though the latter option might be more suitable as it will be a bit more subdued.

Regardless, thats a cracking model  :love:

I may have to copy that   :mrgreen:

[Dan]

Thanks Overlord , the Trawler has nearly taken over my whole Project as I just did'nt know when to stop adding details , but I had to in the end as I wanted to keep it as a wargaming model.

The Hull was made out of blue Foam wrapped in two layers of card to make it strong . The LMG was an MG 42 filed down to look like a 34 and mounted on some bits . The gun was scratch built from a Minitank gun with an Airfix 88 gun sheild mounted upside down and bits from the bits box. I'm thinking of putting a seated gunner on it but not sure how historical it would be.

[dodge]

Nice stuff dan.

Quirky but very good.

[Malamute]

I agree with Overlord, a superb boat, excellent level of detail

[Will Bailie]

Darned tramp steamers - nothing but a load of pirates, taking over every project they get involved in!

Great looking model, Dan.

[Dan]

Just an update .
The Boat is almost finished as I ran out of Varnish halfway through spraying it. :x

[Dan]

I painted a drop cloth for the beach and sea , I'm pleased with the sea but the beach needs more work.



The yellow does not show through as much in real life as I was using a spotlight which changes it a bit.

Speaking of spotlights I found these in my local shop . The are real working lights and are about 35mm high .

[Dan]

Squad 2 is finished , not sure what I will do with Mr Brown (BAM Partizan) he could be a sniper or just another member of the LDV as I painted an armband on his right arm.

[marrony]

Excellent stuff!!! I grew up watchng Dads Army and your figs and trawler are great.Are you planning any German infiltrators or fifth column to harass the heroes of Warmington on Sea?A bunch of shady neer' do wells with MP40's or dressed as nuns would be good.By the way....where did you get the Jones 'van from in the first photo of the thread?Keep up he good work. :mrgreen:

[Dan]

Excellent stuff!!! I grew up watchng Dads Army and your figs and trawler are great.Are you planning any German infiltrators or fifth column to harass the heroes of Warmington on Sea?A bunch of shady neer' do wells with MP40's or dressed as nuns would be good.By the way....where did you get the Jones 'van from in the first photo of the thread?Keep up he good work. :mrgreen:

Thanks , we are still throwing ideas around but will have some German Pilots , Nuns and some Paras to fight against .
The Van came from Lledo which I found on Ebay.