Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30

[Volleyfire!]

 

And now I've cleaned them up and primed them, the Blitzkrieg vehicles are looking pretty darn good...
My grumbling is more to do with the fact that the casting around the mould line leaves a great deal to be desired -

What I've wondered for some time is, do the moulds for resin vehicles wear out over time just like the ones for metal figures? I'm guessing the answer is yes, in which case is it better to jump in and buy resin as soon as it is released as the quality of the vehicle may deteriorate as the mould is used a lot, and could this be the cause of some of the casting lines mentioned previously? I notice on some of the more popular ranges from Perrys that you get a lot more flash on some metal figures than others, something I put down to their popularity.

 

and added the Perry Steyr 1500 personnel carrier to the collection.

me too, I'm interested to see how yours turns out.

Conversely, this is a really LOVELY resin model, very finely detailed and cast, and with almost no flash or nasty unwonted resin lumpage at all...

Ooh goody.

I also bought a pack of 28mm scale oil drums from a seller on eBay

I found some ready painted at Derby Worlds a year ago. Just can't remeber whose stand it was though. Roughly the same price and better cast..

[Remgain]

Marco - it's http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322376601996?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Thank you,

a LOT of useful items!

00 scale is suitable for 28mm-1/56?

Edit: no. 00 scale is 1/76...

Marco

[Remgain]

Richard do you happen to have a email of the seller on ebay?
I dont have access to ebay but those oil drums would come handy.

Rumacara,

here the email address

stuartbinning@yahoo.com

Marco

[Captain Blood]

What I've wondered for some time is, do the moulds for resin vehicles wear out over time just like the ones for metal figures? I'm guessing the answer is yes, in which case is it better to jump in and buy resin as soon as it is released as the quality of the vehicle may deteriorate as the mould is used a lot, and could this be the cause of some of the casting lines mentioned previously? I notice on some of the more popular ranges from Perrys that you get a lot more flash on some metal figures than others, something I put down to their popularity.
 

I think they do wear out. My Blitzkrieg Panzer II had several tiny fragments of rubber attached to it in various places, caught up in the resin... Is that the mould disintegrating? Don't know...

Anyway, here's the finished Blitzkrieg Vickers VI b. Turns out to be a pretty nice model 

My first attempt at the famous Caunter scheme camo. (As my wife said, when looking over my shoulder... 'That's a pretty tank').
Not sure I've got the colours quite right. But then there seem to be about 1001 interpretations of 'the right colours', so it's good enough.

The Caunter is hand painted. It was a darn difficult subject to 'Caunterise' because there are hardly any flat surfaces at all - just loads of different planes and protrusions!
I did find a scheme plan for this AFV online - but when I tried to follow it, it made no sense at all! Ah well - it's 'in the style of' rather than historically accurate. But it'll do the job 

A tank commander will be added in due course... I did fairly minimal chipping on this one. Used some oils for the weathering, as well as AK Interactive 'dust and sand deposits'...












Bit of a close-up on the Caunter, warts and all...

[Silent Invader]

I'm very impressed Richard.   

[Ultravanillasmurf]

That is nice.

[Mason]

Very pretty indeed, Cap'n Blood, Sir!
 

[marianas_gamer]

Great work Cap! I can't imagine the courage it took to ride into battle against Panzer IIIs in a Vickers!

[Helen]

Lovely work Richard.

[rumacara]

Remgain, many thanks for the email.

Richard, a very nice painting on that Vickers VIb.
I sent a link to my brother of this thread and he is inspired to start painting some of his collection.

[Queeg]

Cracking stuff Richard! 

[Andym]

Ach! Stop your windging! The looks great!  The colours will change depending on how long it was out in the sun!

[tomrommel1]

super Vickers!!!

[Captain Blood]

Thanks all 
Panzer II is on is way...

[ARKOUDAKI]

Keep at it Richard, we will get you building actual kits again!!!!!!!!