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Offline Gunbird

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50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« on: 18 June 2016, 12:39:50 AM »
Picked this up this afternoon for 50 cent (with a truck minus a cabin attatched to it....I'll salvage the wheels later)


In between jobs, in less then 2 hours painting time, with 5 layers of varnish to try and get rid of the orange peel coat. Don't ever buy Army Painter primers rattlecans....utter shite!





Works fine for 20mm as illustrated by the Panhard (which is tiny as it is). Works for modern and post apoc.
Who is Gunbird? Johan van Ooij, Dutch, Mercenary Gamer, no longer mobile and happy to live life while it lasts >> http://20mmandthensome.blogspot.com/

Offline monkeylite

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #1 on: 18 June 2016, 09:58:34 AM »
Probably the best bargain I've ever seen.

Offline Dangerdaz

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #2 on: 18 June 2016, 01:07:44 PM »
Looks great 8)

Offline Cypher226

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #3 on: 18 June 2016, 07:57:45 PM »
Looks great, nicely worn :D

Can't say I've had a problem with Army Painter except for one can of black which dried kind of glossy. The German Uniform cans I used on my 40K terrain were great. YMMV I guess!

Offline Will Bailie

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #4 on: 20 June 2016, 06:54:27 AM »
That's brilliant.  I always have my blinkers on and miss opportunities like that. 

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #5 on: 20 June 2016, 07:17:28 AM »
Does the job nicely  8)

cheers

James

Offline Mr. Peabody

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #6 on: 20 June 2016, 07:54:34 AM »
You are the master!  8)

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Offline juergen c. olk

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Re: 50 cent thrift store find - crap to gold
« Reply #7 on: 20 June 2016, 09:55:32 PM »
Nicely done.

 

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