Siciliy 1943 (WIP) UD 28/3 adding a Morris CS8 truck in German service

[Captain Blood]

Oh you're only saying that... 
 

[aircav]

Superb stuff Steve 

[Blackwolf]

Cracking work! I'm rather envious,smashing

[Mason]

Great work, loving the conversions.
All the extra work you are putting in is really paying off.
 

[Captain Blood]

Glad to hear this is back on track. So many projects, so little time 

[moonshado]

Only just found this thread, love what you are doing. Those are some very nice figures you are creating, your use of greenstuff is very impressive. Look forward to seeing them painted up.

[Captain Blood]

Yeah, I'm now on a post-holiday spurt that will take in Scavenge Skirmish Survive, Wars of the Roses and Sicily 1943!  For the time being I've parked Georgian London with its bawdy houses and ne'er do wells.... 

Soon, you will have almost as many projects on the go at once as the Bibble-Meister (although at last count, he was on 16, so your 4 is mere dabbling!)

Did you divest yourself entirely of F&IW?
And Aliens? Surely not???     

[Cubs]

Looking good. Did they have rope toggles?

[Captain Blood]

Truly spiffing Steve. Seen through with your customary dedication and attention to detail. Can't wait to see them finished.

P.S. I have a genuine Denison smock, bought from Silvermans Army Surplus in the Mile End Road in 1979 - although to be fair, I think it's a 50's/60's issue rather than WWII. But it has all the correct features - knitted cuffs, crotch strap mit poppers, etc etc.

[Cubs]

Yep they sure did.  I know I am remiss in not sculpting them: I considered it but couldn't face it. 

Strength brother, I completely empathise ... you've got to draw the line somewhere. If you change your mind though, I've found that twisting some bits of thin electrical flex (from wire salvaged from any old electrical device destined for the skip) make a very passable attempt at rope. I've seen them worn across the shoulders, looped under the pack and also bundled as per your toggle in the picture and dangling off the belt.

While I've got your attention (and you seem to be the man on this kind of thing), do you know if non-para airborne troops wore any insignia on the denison other than rank badges (and pilot wings for the pilots)?

[Mason]

Back with this one as well, Steve?
You are pushing it a bit, arent you, what with SSS to get ready for BLAM?
 

Great progress, sir.
These fellas look the business.

And if you are gonna sell that lovely Aliens stuff of yours in future, give me a shout.
I think I know somewhere that it would be happy to move to.
 

[Cubs]

Thanks for your advice re:markings, it was the way I was leaning, but it's always good to get confirmation.

The rope's looking good, perhaps just a little tighter twist though? The toggle ends you could make from any little peg if you don't fancy greenstuffing them - a bit of cocktail stick, a bit of plastic rod, whatever. I noticed when painting the paras that the toggle ends were kind of tucked away under the packs anyway and not easy to spot. I don't think a minor difference in shape or proportion is going to be noticed.

[Mason]

Looking good to me, Steve.
Not sure I would be really fussed about making the twists tighter, Cubs, as most things are 'larger than life' in miniature to make sure they get noticed.
I think that if the rope were to be made perfectly to scale, it may just appear as a chord rather than a rope.

This way it is also easier to paint and pick out the detail to help it stand out.
 

[Cubs]

Not sure I would be really fussed about making the twists tighter, Cubs, as most things are 'larger than life' in miniature to make sure they get noticed.

Like I say, everyone's got their limit as to where they draw the line about these things.

[ARKOUDAKI]

  :-*An impressive conversion...so new pics of the figs with the wire rope???