Paul
The MAM has lovely yellow one.
Rich
Paul
The MAM has lovely yellow one.
Rich
The elves have been busy . . .
Halifx, Liberators and Messerschmidts, Oh My! Now for sanding and priming.
One day makes a big differencestill quite a bit of detail to add and tweeks to make...
That looks good for the Germans; any chance of a tail box for the USN?Originally Posted by jbmacek
http://hsfeatures.com/features04/vt2jl_1.htm
Thanks Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Sure thing.
I have to finish painting an arrow for my son the cub scout. After that, I'll make a batch with boxed fins.
I just got a reminder email that I have credit sitting at Shapeways
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Something like this?
I just got a reminder email that I have credit sitting at Shapeways
Karl
I did five with the nosecap and tail-fin box, and five with just the tail-fin box.
http://shpws.me/F4Jm
Meanwhile, on the actual table, painting of the arrow progresses, plus 10 Kettering Bugs are taking shape.
Paul
Yes it does! Very nice.
Rich
They say NFS on Shapeways John. Are they still in the development stage?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
They look perfect. Thanks John.
So what's the arrow project for, if I could ask? As a cub scout, he's a bit young for the Order of the Arrow, no?
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Arrow of Light?
I think?
Scouting isn't my thing, it's more my wife's, but making arrows... now that is fun.
I'll take a look at that torp... I must not have flipped the for sale switch.
Back at the Front... or should I say back at the Alt Hist Front.
Kettering Bugs?Back at the Front... or should I say back at the Alt Hist Front.
Yes, Kettering Bugs, and a Dornier D.I.
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
John
Boss Kettering would get a kick out of those!
Rich
Another distraction . . .
When will I learn to turn off the internet when the elves are up all night?
Not much done this month, not more than a few games, either. But I did get the Wings of War Damage Chits done! Four Damage Chit sets (A and B single sheets of 44, a double C sheet and a quadruple D sheet). High Quality Print PDFs in the moderation queue. These should be suitable for Print & Play Games to use, if people want die-cut double-sided counters, complete with the Aerodrome logo, and Wings of War background colors.
Sorry, but a squirrel got in the way of the plane cards. The damage chit thing seemed a higher priority.
Oh, and I got an "A" for my mid-term mark in Computer Graphics! Thanks for all the practice, guys.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Well done on your marks Mike.
Those counters are excellent.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Excellent on the grade, Mike. I'm sure we'll give you more 'practice' in the future
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
The goblins are working hard this month here, although they are still no match for the elves...
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Are you getting ready to the West?
David
Are you working on any big projects?
Rich
Andrzej,The goblins are working hard this month here, although they are still no match for the elves...
Can you explain to me the white putty wrapped around the one plane? Is it an application of putty to fill in gaps, a kind of painters tape substitute, or something else?
thanks,
dave s
Current elven production . . .
Halifax of dubious Mark, late engines, early fuselage and tail, ie left overs!
Some very intricate camo there Andy.
Give my compliments to your Goblins.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
All right. It is not a putty. It is a kind of light adhesive white stuff used to attach posters to a wall, sold in the form of little white squares. Sometimes I used it to mask parts of a model (like that on the picture) and then airbrush the rest of it. It serves much better than a masking tape, for thanks to it's "bulky" shape the airbrush leaves nice smooth/hazy edges between the camo lines. Of course it is not a real issue in 1:200 scale, but ... it's fun
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Ah it's like our Blu-tack then Andy.
Good tip thanks.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Here is the effect of the airbrushed brown colour over the Shapeways model of the Soviet Pe-2 you saw masked on the photo above. It turned out the way I wanted.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Andrzej, that is very cool. I like the technique and the results.
Andy
You cannot beat that Silly Putty!
Rich
I know that, RichAndy
You cannot beat that Silly Putty!
Rich
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Yes Andy. It certainly gives that feathered edge finish that blurs out the junction between the two colours.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
2 to do but here's so far.
(L-R) Chitose-Shoho-Soryu-Hiryu-Zuikaku-Kaga-Akagi-Fuso
See you on the Dark Side......
Looking just the ticket Neil.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
At last thanks to AIM I have something to get to work on. These little chaps arrived today.
Time from the States just three days door to door.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I can recognize Corsairs, Rob, but have no idea about the other three. What are they?
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Hi Andy.
The pair are Tomahawks, and the one with the top turret is a Boulton and Paul Defiant.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks! BPD is a unique design for WGS! Are you going to recreate any Dunkirk evac mission with Bf 109s taken by surprise?
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Might do.Thanks! BPD is a unique design for WGS! Are you going to recreate any Dunkirk evac mission with Bf 109s taken by surprise?
It was actually going to be used as Kyte's hack for Malta. He needs a bit of excitement other than riding his bike round bomb craters and debris in the road.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Andy
That is how i do all my RAF planes!
Rich
On my bench are 2 N11s and some 15mm WW2 early was Germans and 2 French Char C2s. At Cold Wars I'm running a hypothetical scenario where the French in trying to escape with their outdated monster tanks having to fight their way to safety.
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That is brilliant! I'm going to have to give it a try!Here is the effect of the airbrushed brown colour over the Shapeways model of the Soviet Pe-2 you saw masked on the photo above. It turned out the way I wanted.
I have been working on a repaint of camel ace Donald Roderick MacLaren.
I believe I have the decals done.....a sample below.
Looks to be a fairly easy repaint of a Barker camel. Just got the repaint done. Still need to coat it and print out the decals/apply, final touch ups and finish clear coat. So got a few hours left on it.
Peter, I will be at Cold Wars so have to meet you there. Did you stay at the Country Inn for Fall In ? If so I may have seen you there but hope to meet you next week.
The magnets have arrived!
Let the games begin.
Bob, I am running a WGF game Saturday evening, a Zeppelin returning from a London raid flying low under some weather. Friday evening I run the Battlefront WW2 game.
If you can stop in Saturday you're in the game. If you can't play stop by and say hi. It would be good to meet you.
At Fall In I stayed at the Red Roof Inn, as I am at Cold Wars.
With these big birds I don't think a gimbal mount isn't necessary. Not going to be any fancy maneuvering! I'll have to get a few of these larger magnets for the 2 Staakens I have.
K&J Magnetics is where I got mine. The price was about a quarter per magnet. 5/16" x 1/32" fits fine on the bomber peg.
As for gimbals... I've been avoiding them, though I'm leaning towards giving them at try with Shapeways planes at least.
Speaking of... more from my now rather chaotic looking table.
A much more organized work area than I give myself. My photo strategically omits the 6 other planes, 28mm F&IW figures, 15mm WW2 Italians, Belgian armor, US armor, SFB Feds, Kzinti, Gorn, Hydrans.... 15mm SYW figures. I need more focus!
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