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I used an enamel black wash to bring out the details. I added the backboard, struts and canopy for the truck cab. I'm trying to get the look of worn canvas. I'm not there yet and some touching up and details to do before starting the weathering.

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I'm still fiddling with the figures. They ones I ordered are all to energetic I'm not sure if some surgery can improve things.

Thanks for looking in and the likes

Alan

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Those vehicles look suitably grubby. Weathering is nicely done.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Looking  most  excellent.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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The back of the truck has a canvas cover. I was not very impressed with it and toyed with making my own from wire and tissue paper but at this scale I didn't think I could get it tidy enough. So I worked on making the plastic version look presentable. Eventually I painted a base layer of buff followed by a coat of chipping fluid and then a coat of green khaki. This was then scrubbed and when dry some black wash added in the folds. Its not perfect but it is better than a uniform colour. 

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And now the part of the build I have been getting nervous about - the figures.

I bought a set from Hat

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and a set from Emhar.

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I expected a lot oof choice for the figures but I only found these two. The poses are all a bit vigorous for what I want. So out came the scalpel

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This was the first time I had tried anything like this. I tried to angle the heads slightly differently on the walking soldiers. The sitting figure is a Panzer 1 crew man for Flyhawk. He is wearing coveralls unlike the seated figure in the picture I am using for my diorama but we will go with it. Tankies in WW1 did wear coveralls as far as I have seen.

Everyone has had a coat of Mig One Shot black primer and they look a bit better now

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I could do with a few more figures to mill around the gun so i may have to look a bit harder. I had hoped to model a group having a ciggie break but I may have to abandon that bit.

The diorama base needs to be planned and a visit online for some Woodland Scenic ground effects> i think I need grass and a few scrubby bushes

Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, king derelict said:

The back of the truck has a canvas cover. I was not very impressed with it and toyed with making my own from wire and tissue paper but at this scale I didn't think I could get it tidy enough. So I worked on making the plastic version look presentable. Eventually I painted a base layer of buff followed by a coat of chipping fluid and then a coat of green khaki. This was then scrubbed and when dry some black wash added in the folds. Its not perfect but it is better than a uniform colour. 

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And now the part of the build I have been getting nervous about - the figures.

I bought a set from Hat

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and a set from Emhar.

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I expected a lot oof choice for the figures but I only found these two. The poses are all a bit vigorous for what I want. So out came the scalpel

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This was the first time I had tried anything like this. I tried to angle the heads slightly differently on the walking soldiers. The sitting figure is a Panzer 1 crew man for Flyhawk. He is wearing coveralls unlike the seated figure in the picture I am using for my diorama but we will go with it. Tankies in WW1 did wear coveralls as far as I have seen.

Everyone has had a coat of Mig One Shot black primer and they look a bit better now

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I could do with a few more figures to mill around the gun so i may have to look a bit harder. I had hoped to model a group having a ciggie break but I may have to abandon that bit.

The diorama base needs to be planned and a visit online for some Woodland Scenic ground effects> i think I need grass and a few scrubby bushes

Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments

Alan

 

 

Looking great  Alan   -   love the addition  of  the  figures,    can't wait  to  see   you  starting to  work  on a  base,   lots  of scenery  is  available  in Ebay  (thats  where  I got  my  stuff from)

 

OC.

3 hours ago, king derelict said:

 

 

 

 

 

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Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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19 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking great  Alan   -   love the addition  of  the  figures,    can't wait  to  see   you  starting to  work  on a  base,   lots  of scenery  is  available  in Ebay  (thats  where  I got  my  stuff from

Thank you very much OC. I'll look around on Ebay for some scenic materials and I probably need to watch some YouTube videos too. This will be a bit more than sand and rocks.

Alan

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Not much to see today. I laid out the various bits and pieces and cut the usual base materials to size. They then got a coat of gesso which is taking ages to dry because the garage is suddenly colder than usual = but I doubt I am going to get any sympathy for that. Its all the way into the low 70s for goodness sake😎

Alan

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Moving forward in tiny steps here. I added another strip of LED lights to the workbench in an attempt to improve my chances with the figure painting. 

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I painted the basic flesh tones to get them started. After the tight brush control it was nice to slop some plater of Paris onto the prepared base and move it around.

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The basic layout is a rutted road and a couple of shell holes, This will be enhanced with some foliage and a bit of a building, and probably a few other things. I'm deep in the Woodland Scenics catalogue and its a whole new world.

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Alan

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For some reason I seem to be mincing around with this build. Motivation is not very strong so only little bits get done between distractions.

I've painted the initial colours onto the base using craft acrylics.

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After the paint was dry I air brushed a very thin black wash to merge the colours and deden some of the lighter shades

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The vehicles were placed temporarily in their spots

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I have ordered a large variety (but only a small part of their range) of Woodland Scenic products for grass, weeds and low bushes. The idea is somewhere behind the lines where there is still a bit of green around the mud.

The Whippet has had decals applied and both the FWD and the tank have been detailed a bit with rust and bare metal. They will now receive a coat of dry dirt and dust. The markings on the Whippet are far too fresh.

The Whippet in the picture has the canvas track guards fitted so I started making a set from card. They will get a base coat of buff and then be considerably dirtied and should look the part.

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The fuel tins and baggage needs to be created and I must get serious about painting the figures.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.

Alan

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Great-looking base for your subjects. Reminds me of when I was knee-deep in wet clay mud, how it stuck to clothing and boots and felt like my legs weighed a ton. On tracked vehicles, it's a constant battle to keep the buildup of mud removed from tracks and running gear. It will actually make the tracks derail from the road wheels and drive sprockets.

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On 12/20/2022 at 1:21 PM, CDW said:

Great-looking base for your subjects. Reminds me of when I was knee-deep in wet clay mud, how it stuck to clothing and boots and felt like my legs weighed a ton. On tracked vehicles, it's a constant battle to keep the buildup of mud removed from tracks and running gear. It will actually make the tracks derail from the road wheels and drive sprockets.

Thank you very much Craig. I don't think a lot of people recognize the misery of living and fighting in such an environment. The heavy clay of the Ypres Salient is hard to slog through even now.

The chutes on the side panels of the Whippet were an attempt to dispose of some of the mud caked on the tracks and prevent it causing damage. I want to try to add some caked mud if I can do it without going overscale. I also want to add "water" in the deeper ruts and the shell holes.

Alan

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I think Woodland Scenics has some ditch water effects, Alan.

 

 Merry Christmas to you and yours, also.

 

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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8 hours ago, CDW said:

Merry Christmas all! Gonna be a cold one this year in NA

Merry Christmas Craig. My Maine Coon cats have thick fur between the pads on their paws to cope with the snow, bushy tails and thick coats to cope with the cold. Any they start complaining when the temperature in the house drops below 73 F. All that fur is purely decorative.

Alan

 

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We've had 2, over the years. I think those cats themselves are decorations. I had other cats on our farm that were extremely efficient ratters. We had no varmints in the feed bins. The Maine Coons wouldn't leave the house.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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20 hours ago, Canute said:

We've had 2, over the years. I think those cats themselves are decorations. I had other cats on our farm that were extremely efficient ratters. We had no varmints in the feed bins. The Maine Coons wouldn't leave the house.

My little one thinks she is a hunter but the bigger one is more interested in trying to work out how to open the refrigerator door.

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The postman brought a nice variety of Woodland Scenic items. I have no idea how that Sea Fury crept into the order😎

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So I have been experimenting on bits of scrap with the various grass types and finally got brave enough to start adding some to the base. I used diluted white glue to hold the grass to the base. Its weird stuff; I was expecting something like coloured sawdust but its almost a spongy consistency and not easy to add evenly and it balls up easily if you over manipulate it. I ended up shaking it one and tipping off what wasn't wanted outside the glued areas. It actually looks a lot better than I expected and I'm sure the technique is something I will learn to improve on.

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I think its going to be important to resist the temptation to go crazy with this stuff and overdo the greenery. I have some weed clumps and stands of tall grass in mind but I want to keep it mainly a muddy little place.

Thanks for looking in and all the likes and comments

Alan

 

 

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That  scenery  looks  good   -   its a  learning curve  that  I am  on also.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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46 minutes ago, king derelict said:

The postman brought a nice variety of Woodland Scenic items. I have no idea how that Sea Fury crept into the order😎

Oooh, now if one thing can be forgiven for “accidentally on a purpose” being included in a delivery, then a Hawker Sea Fury would do it! 🤣

Blimey wish someone would do a big scale un! 😉

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1 hour ago, AJohnson said:

Oooh, now if one thing can be forgiven for “accidentally on a purpose” being included in a delivery, then a Hawker Sea Fury would do it! 🤣

Blimey wish someone would do a big scale un! 😉

I love those burly radial engined Sea Furies. Magnificent aircraft. A larger scale would really show it's presence off.

Alan

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10 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Thanks OC. This is a whole new rabbit hole to dive down. It's a lot of fun though

Alan

It is  indeed  Alan.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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