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    This month I am focused mostly on ground targets/units being designed for our upcoming Prague Summer Con

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    These are GHQ 1/285 models primed and sprayed with Africa Yellow, waiting for final camo patterns.
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    Very well done Matt56! Love the colours too! I haven't seen my balloon box in an age . . . .
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    That really looks the part Matt.
    I have been pondering over my yellow balloon ever since I got it.
    This could be the answer, All I need now is the time.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt56 View Post
    So it's been on my workbench for a while, but March is a good month to finish it...

    It's the brown balloon, but I was inspired by the picture in Daryl's (ReducedAircraftFactory's) thread on the Shapeways thread about balloons that someone posted showing the French parti-colored balloon...

    I originally sprayed the balloon with grey primer and then painted it with Vallejo English Uniform (brown) color; then I gave it a Vallejo sepia ink wash, and then proceeded to paint it in a variety of browns that I mixed and matched as I went along. It WAS a bit tedious, but I really like the result

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    I plan to make various flags to fly from the rigging, just like the photo on Daryl's thread about the sandstone balloons...
    Thanks for looking!

    All the best,
    Matt
    Whoa; seriously good job there, Matt!

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    Thanks, guys - it was screaming (in my mind) for a make-over, and as the guys I game and paint with would tell you, I almost always have to tweak things to make them 'different' - and while it DID take some time, Rob, it wasn't really excessive...

    Andrzej, are we looking at some D-Day/post D-Day ground targets here? They are going to be so sweet!

    All the best,
    Matt

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt56 View Post

    Andrzej, are we looking at some D-Day/post D-Day ground targets here? They are going to be so sweet!

    All the best,
    Matt
    My goal is to make them as much "universal" as I can: D-Day of course, but Desert War and Eastern Front as well
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt56 View Post
    So it's been on my workbench for a while, but March is a good month to finish it...

    It's the brown balloon, but I was inspired by the picture in Daryl's (ReducedAircraftFactory's) thread on the Shapeways thread about balloons that someone posted showing the French parti-colored balloon...

    I originally sprayed the balloon with grey primer and then painted it with Vallejo English Uniform (brown) color; then I gave it a Vallejo sepia ink wash, and then proceeded to paint it in a variety of browns that I mixed and matched as I went along. It WAS a bit tedious, but I really like the result

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    I plan to make various flags to fly from the rigging, just like the photo on Daryl's thread about the sandstone balloons...
    Thanks for looking!

    All the best,
    Matt
    This balloon paintjob is absolutely stunning, Harry. True-to-original looking. It is hard to believe it's made of plastic!
    Well done.
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    Just up my wadi then Andy.
    Rob.
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    Time to close it all up and hide it all away!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    Just up my wadi then Andy.
    Rob.
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    Coming down is the hardest thing

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    But we'll know it's there, James! Beautiful work, as always.

    All the best,
    Matt

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    Yes and we have the pictures to prove it.
    Rob.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tikkifriend View Post
    I feel another Frankie coming on. Follow that Camel
    More like " Carry on follow that Fokker."
    Rob.
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    For those interested the seat belts on this bird are actually photo etched metal parts, not fabric. Just created with some rather niffty layers of acrylics and oils and finally washes.

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    Been an active day for the elves . . . Blenheim MK I's rolled out:



    Then finished some floaters



    And then there were the Russians flying in out of the cold









    Then the Chinese appeared





    Group hug!


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    Another nice little cache of aircraft there Maestro.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    These are the two ZVEDZA LaGG 3's I build. They are flying over the desert terrain (cloth from a local craft store) I bought.

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    Wow! The planes look awesome (as the mat does ). You used very true camo colors, say I
    Are they 1/200 or 1/144, Bob?
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    My C-47 from the Zvedza model. Nothing fancy and have to get it airborne.

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    The LaGG's are 1/144 and the others are 1/200. Coming from you that is great praise as your are some the best paintings here. Your package went in the mail Monday.

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    I concur exactly with Andrzej's sentiment.
    They look very impressive Bob.
    Rob.
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    Dave and Bob, you are going to lure me over to the Dark Side pretty soon if I don't watch myself! I continue to resist, but you are wearing me down slowly...

    Beautiful work, you two!

    All the best,
    Matt

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    Thumbs up

    Harry

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    Very nice work all, I'm jealous! David, just love your Junkers seaplane, great model. And Andy, nice work and want to see the finished project. GHQ make some amazing minis, packed full of so much detail, as much as any 1/48th scale model, and sometimes more. Used to game micro and really miss it sometimes. You can pack a lot of terrain on a 4x6, have good size armies and still have plenty of room for flank maneuvers.
    My hobby time for the last several months has been eaten up by a bathroom re-finish and other home projects. Luckily it has not been all work and no play. I have also been out shooting quite a bit and recently purchased a nice WW2 M1 Garand. Other time, and considerable cash, has been spent restoring my ROCK-OLA M1 carbine to original. It has been quite a project. ROCK-OLA accounted for less than 4% of total WW2 production so the parts have been very hard to come by, and command quite a premium over the more common M1 carbines. I'm only lacking 2 minor parts, and two major parts. Luckily I have those parts, just not the correct manufacturer. So once I put it all back together I'll be taking it out to shoot again. One other nice benefit is that I now have enough extra parts to put together another M1 carbine. May get a photo of it up once it's complete. Take care all and keep busy.

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    Some amazing work by you all I admire your skills (and patience)

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    Not so much workbench but my girlfriend got me this puzzle (1000pc) a while back and we just got back to working on it tonight.

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    We had this much progress since last time, plus a few additional planes thrown together off the board.

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    And we finished the night with this so far.

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    As I mentioned in the previous post, this month I worked on some ground targets/units being prepared for my Prague Summer Con 2015 performance and those that may easily serve in Eastern Front and/or Mediterranean scenarios. These are all GHQ 1/285 models made of pewter, sold in 4-5 pieces blisters. As I had found them on sale for 4-5 Euros the decision was easy to made.
    The 1/285 scale is IMHO absolutely perfect for low altitude ground attack missions, for you can have an aircraft mini above while still seeing stunnig vehicle details.

    Some of the models needed a bit of glueing (turrets, motorcycles)), then were primed with Chaos Black, airbrushed with african/dark yellow colors and finaly drybrushed to get a weathereing effect. I am quite satisfied how they turned out. Here is the birds eye view of the whole set:



    The Sdkfz 251, some equipped with AA weapons:



    A close up...



    Here comes the recon force: 222s, Kubelwagens, motorrads...





    Hey, wait, they can be detected by LRDG Dodges...



    ...spearheding some French (!) Somua tanks (OK, OK, just for France 1940 or what if scenarios)



    ...or some (yeah, Japanese or Chinese, but mostly generic desert tanks - who cares? )



    Frankly, Karl AKA Jager and me had a discussion recently about attacking ground targets and made some conclusions, so be ready to get some more info on that topic very soon, chaps.
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    Hey, it was a WORLD war, so why not be cosmopolitan, Andrzej?

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    Well that puts me in the shade with my three British tanks and three Italian armoured cars Andy.
    Very nice they are too.
    I can at least match you on the Desert terrain. Now I wonder were that came from?
    Rob.
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    Nice looking DAK recce group there Andy. Somewhere my 7 Pz Div is sitting in a drawer. Must get that out to take on the Allies in early France again. I have a load unpainted for the desert, more inspiration to get them pout and painted up. Cheers Andy.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyt:hmm:e View Post
    I can at least match you on the Desert terrain. Now I wonder were that came from?
    Rob.
    That is our secrect, Rob
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenlizard View Post
    Hey, it was a WORLD war, so why not be cosmopolitan, Andrzej?
    Yep, exactly this, Sam.
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    A little step closer.

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    Superb looking James.
    Rob.
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    As we get closer to the end of the month, you all are making me realize I have to get into the basement more and get more accomplished!

    Love your 'fleet' there, Dave - some wonderful things those elves have been trained to do!

    Bob, your Russian Front planes are lovely - I can't wait to see more. And the voices from the Dark Side are getting louder...

    Do you have a source for the puzzle, Wes? (Besides your girlfriend, I mean...) It really is a nice one!

    Andrezj, your micro-armor turned out splendidly - I'm sure they will burn nicely in Rob's wadi. I think Hurricane Mk IIcs should manage nicely, don't you, Rob?

    Wonderful, James! I'm loving it - the colors, while subdued, are quite striking - I can't wait to see it completed

    All the best,
    Matt

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt56 View Post


    Andrezj, your micro-armor turned out splendidly - I'm sure they will burn nicely in Rob's wadi. I think Hurricane Mk IIcs should manage nicely, don't you, Rob?



    All the best,
    Matt
    Quite right, Mate!
    That is why my March works are continued...with fire markers I plan to place over the hulls of the tanks...

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    ok, ok, they are just glued to bases/coins (1/4 Euro cent each) ready to be primed and painted.
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    Just finished cutting out five new scratch projects to pour, FW-189, FW-200, Mavis, Emily, and Fiesler Stroch, that outta keep those elves busy!


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    Some more paint/air brush night job and the markers are ready! Not as nice as those produced by my friend Peter AKA Teaticket, but quite useful for strafed ground targets/vehicles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact View Post
    Here is my virtual workbench, all intended for Shapeways:

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    Henri Farman HF.20


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    Fully-skinned 1/288 Zeppelin Type P


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    Donnet-Denhaut D.D.8 (in progress)


    And I think I'd like to do a SPAD 17.
    I know this has been asked and answered but what do you pre coat your shapeway models with?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike George View Post
    I know this has been asked and answered but what do you pre coat your shapeway models with?
    Either a clear floor wax, like Pledge, or diluted PVA (white) glue.
    Search 'Shapeways" and Zoe Brain under the advanced search function.
    Karl
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike George View Post
    I know this has been asked and answered but what do you pre coat your shapeway models with?
    Deja vu.

    My method is to dunk them seven or eight times in Future/Pledge, and then hit them with a blast or two of Krylon Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze. I've gotten some amazing results with that.

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    Thanks to both of you.

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    Sure thing. I will also admit that on one of the last planes I did I "cheated." Instead of my normal prep, I just bombarded with with a Zeppelin-load of primer. It came out looking pretty good. (It's the Fox-Trot Nieuport posted somewhere above, though I think that pic was it in an unfinished state.)

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    Everything you need for a silky smooth finish in minutes!

    This stuff stinks to High Hell! So make sure you use it in a well ventilated room!

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    1/. Base of 500 - use the thinner to help spread the surfacer.
    2/. Dry
    3/. Depending on the finish you now have you may apply paint or another coat of the thinner surfacer.
    4/. Paint.

    This product is designed to fill in all the gaps - if you find you have lost some detail just run a brush with a small amount of thinner on it.

    The end result is a very flat, very smooth finish that is ready for paint.

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    Looking good, Dave - the Uhu is really recognizable now! Another of my favorite WW2 German planes...

    All the best,
    Matt

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