Author Topic: Siciliy 1943 (WIP) UD 28/3 adding a Morris CS8 truck in German service (Read 39013 times)

Silent Invader · « **Reply #105 on:** March 24, 2018, 09:35:56 AM »

Thanks folks.

Hope to start the build soon alongside some more Old West stuff (it’ll use the same board)

DonFabrizio · « **Reply #106 on:** March 24, 2018, 10:07:32 AM »

I'm so happy you took up this project again! very inspirational (I would love to build the Sicily bridges in 20mm one day).
If you search on google images in Italian, you will find loads of useful modern day pictures of the many remaining bunkers on Sicily.

Don

carlos marighela · « **Reply #107 on:** March 25, 2018, 11:46:14 PM »

Any prospect of casting up some more helmets for sale? There’s another chap interested over here:

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=108220.msg1352515#msg1352515

And I’d be interested in a platoon’s worth myself.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #108 on:** March 26, 2018, 12:33:58 AM »

Cheers Don, advice and encouragement much appreciated. At some point I expect I’ll want to add a second strongpoint and the file of reference images is starting to build.

Quote from: carlos marighela on March 25, 2018, 11:46:14 PM

Any prospect of casting up some more helmets for sale? There’s another chap interested over here:

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=108220.msg1352515#msg1352515

And I’d be interested in a platoon’s worth myself.

Hi Carlos, the OP had already been in touch but unfortunately I don’t have a stock at the mo and my casting gear is presently inaccessible. If the situation changes and I can cast in the near future I will bear it in mind though I’d stress that these were made to fit the Perry minis and so are smaller than some might expect (for example, I don’t think they’d work with Warlord figures).

TacticalPainter · « **Reply #109 on:** March 26, 2018, 01:29:09 AM »

This is like wargaming in the ‘70s! If there isn’t a manufacturer making the figures you want, convert your own (and let’s be honest, there wasn’t a lot of choice back then). Lovely stuff.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #110 on:** March 26, 2018, 07:52:40 AM »

Thanks Steve! Looking at some Perry figures and some Voldemort ones I’m not sure the size difference of their noggins is completely a lost cause.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #111 on:** April 06, 2018, 01:17:29 PM »

It’s only now that I’ve started painting the minis that I’ve realised they’ve got the no3 rifle rather than to no4. I’ve resolved that by simply shaving off the extra gubbins on top, which without correcting the muzzle end means they’re still a bit wrong but I will live with that.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #112 on:** April 11, 2018, 02:29:59 PM »

Bit of a tease- first 14 are painted so now need just varnish and foliage.

In the end, I added the protruded muzzles to properly convert the rifles to No4s (it was fiddly

)

Btw, the first 14 comprise a full WACO load, of 2 GPR and 12 Airlanding.

Obviously they went into action in Denisons but there’s images of them without their smocks on (it was hot!), which gave me an excuse to use the Perry plastics.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #113 on:** April 11, 2018, 02:42:57 PM »

Looking good

Didn’t notice the gun mod though

Silent Invader · « **Reply #114 on:** April 11, 2018, 02:48:15 PM »

Quote from: OSHIROmodels on April 11, 2018, 02:42:57 PM

Looking good

Didn’t notice the gun mod though

The gun mod is very,very tiny

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #115 on:** April 11, 2018, 03:36:07 PM »

Nice.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #116 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:22:42 PM »

Thanks.

I just realised I’d painted the scarves white when I should have painted then as (Airborne) green/brown scrim. Omission now corrected.

Helen · « **Reply #117 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:38:56 PM »

Lovely work SI.

Marine0846 · « **Reply #118 on:** April 12, 2018, 12:22:59 AM »

Very fine painting.
Interesting period of WW2.
Glad to see you doing an area of the war not usually done.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #119 on:** April 13, 2018, 03:09:27 PM »

Thanks Helen and Mac.

Have started on the strongpoint plus a few other scenario bits and pieces not pictured.

Next step on the bunker will be to plaster the ground levels

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