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

[BillK]

This is a great project.
Thanks for sharing.

[Genialjim]

Thanks for the tips with the palm trees.  What a fantastic looking boar

[Ragnar]

Top work on the battlefield!

[Captain Blood]

Thanks gents 
I'm hoping to finish the 'tufting' over this weekend - chores permitting! 

[Romark]

The boards look great  and  will be even better after you give them a good tufting  
Looking forward to a game on these in a couple of weeks.
Cheers
Keith

[Dr DeAth]

Great looking boards there Captain B.  Did you do anything to prep the palm trees before painting?

[Captain Blood]

Great looking boards there Captain B.  Did you do anything to prep the palm trees before painting?

No. Which probably means the paint will eventually flake off in places. But hey, I'll just give them a respray 

[Malamute]

Starting to look great.
You may well finish your boards ahead of my build.

[levied troop]

After looking at those, I think I need a glass of water!  Excellent shading and texture on what could have been quite a dull board, it really looks the part.

[Captain Blood]

Thanks fellows...

Now I have added tufts and a minimnal amount of scatter (Woodland Scenics 'burnt grass' fine turf), which has helped bring the boards to life a little bit more.
Each tuft individually attached with a dab of superglue (tedious!)
The fine turf, I sprinkled lightly and very sparingly by hand, dry onto the terrain surface, then gave the whole thing a saturating coat of very thinned down PVA (which dries matt) to seal it in all place.
I've also painted in the oasis. Next step, add water effect, then spike in the palm trees, and it's pretty much job done...
(Well, on these four boards anyway, still got three more to add at some point... )

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

The boards look great.

In the photographs, the colour looks white or pale grey. Is that an Illusion?, as I would have expected a sand colour.

[Captain Blood]

Yes, it's sandy colour, Mick. Trick of the light I'm afraid.

[Hammers]

That is absolutely gorgeous, Richard!

[Andym]

Top notch mate! I’m so jealous!

[Elk101]

The little oasis board is my favourite,  I really like that one. It's a well executed idea.