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."
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
Just up my wadi then Andy.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
But we'll know it's there, James! Beautiful work, as always.
All the best,
Matt
Yes and we have the pictures to prove it.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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.
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."
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?
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
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.
I concur exactly with Andrzej's sentiment.
They look very impressive Bob.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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
Harry
Resistance is futile! We are WW2 WOG. You will be assimilated! Se how happy these recent converts are!
Rich
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.
Some amazing work by you all I admire your skills (and patience)
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.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Hey, it was a WORLD war, so why not be cosmopolitan, Andrzej?
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.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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......
Superb looking James.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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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"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Nice job on those GHQ models.
Thanks to both of you.
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.)
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!
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.
Looking good, Dave - the Uhu is really recognizable now! Another of my favorite WW2 German planes...
All the best,
Matt
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