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    Nice Greek and Italians Bob. How many different nations have you painted? Someday I want to get some Italian planes.

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    Tim - for some reason I am hearing this

    Excellent job as usual.

    Bob
    That SAML S2 looks really good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by camelbeagle View Post
    I got one of those shapeways. Sits in a box collecting dust. I just buy the complete one piece ones anymore.
    Can't do this to a Shapeways one-piece, though................

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    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Great looking so far Tim. I know the finished product will be fantastic.

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    Peter I have some Poles and Russians. The Turks needed someone to fly against so now there are some Greeks to help the Brits. Looking at planes we don't see that much of so might have a few new ones for next month. Order almost finished at Shapeways so may get them before then.

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    Nice, very clean and very pretty

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    Tim, that is a really nice job there!

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    The 'Sprue' version of the Fokker DVII was designed specifically to make applying the lozenge
    Decals easier !...I suggested it to Roman (der Kampflieger)
    But do you think it was a good idea ?

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    I have often wondered if any others were done this way, very fun to make tiny models kits!

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    Quote Originally Posted by batesyboy View Post
    The 'Sprue' version of the Fokker DVII was designed specifically to make applying the lozenge
    Decals easier !...I suggested it to Roman (der Kampflieger)
    But do you think it was a good idea ?
    It was a great idea!
    The separate upper wing allows simple,one-large-piece lozenge application, without resorting to breaking the model apart.
    I have lozenge-decalled 'Shapeways' Pfalz D.XII minis, and had to cut the lozenge into multiple parts and then paint over the joins afterwards.

    In my Fokker D.VII above, the sprue kit is even more useful, in allowing application of black/white engine panel decals, without having to work around the multiple cabane struts, which will be added later. It would be impossible to do this to a one-piece 'Shapeways' model.

    The 'Valom' platic kits allow the same techniques to be used, but are much more fiddly (but are also less than half the price AND come with decals!).
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    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Helmut View Post
    Can't do this to a Shapeways one-piece, though................

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    well you can, but it usually doesnt end well.....

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    Well I had a few hours that I wanted to paint. I pulled out a few WW1 British infantry. They are 28mm from great war minis. Not sure if I will use them in a game and they may end up on eBay one day. Hope everyone likes them!! Stay safe.


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    In the Osprey book, Naval Aces of WW I part 2, there is a color plate of Godfrey Banfiels Oeffag Type H A11. Here is my attempt at painting his plane. From what I read it was build just for him, he loved it but no others were built.

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    From the unofficial stats it uses P or I deck, A damage deck and 15 damage points. Hope to get it in a game when we all can get back together. RJG sent me list and scans of cards he has made and this is one of them. Many thanks for his effort. This is a Kamphfleiger Shapeways model with MISCMINI decals.
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    Sweet Bob. Gotta love flying boats!

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    Thanks. Here is another one I did. Its a Lohner Type M. Again there is a color plate in the Osprey book that I tried to copy.

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    Finally closing in on completing our His & Hers pair of rifles. Curious and kinda sad to note that soon ours may be one of only a handful of legal privately-owned Canadian C8's in the world...

    Left to do...
    • Apply green Gunkote finish to furniture and buttpad on Hers (waiting on gunsmith to make appointment);
    • Source bayonet on Hers (HER problem);
    • Fund, find and buy Aimpoint red-dot sight and mount for His;
    • Find range that won't brownload their buttfloss when I bring these to test;
    • Get her on a plane out here!
    Last edited by Diamondback; 05-15-2020 at 21:18. Reason: ugh, typos... New Keyboard Time, looks like
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    is that an umbrella corporation company logo i see there?

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    Whoa! Resident Evil here we come!

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    Here is an AEG C IV I did. Nothing special but after I got this plane and painted it I think its a pretty nice look plane.

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    Bob, looks nice. I love the camo pattern!

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    Quote Originally Posted by camelbeagle View Post
    Whoa! Resident Evil here we come!
    Quote Originally Posted by milcoll73 View Post
    is that an umbrella corporation company logo i see there?
    Yeah, Umbrella Corp. Weapons Research Group is a real company, and they only make one or two runs of lower receivers a year. GF is a HUGE RE fan, and it turned out that by the time all the costs were added up it was lower cost AND higher quality to just add a personal touch by building hers on an Umbrella (the color-fill is entirely my work) than to buy an 80% blank with fake "correct" Canadian Forces markings, then add the tooling costs to complete the lower and have it anodized.

    Her upper by BCM (0.3" longer than CF 15.7" for NFA compliance); mine a Colt contract-overrun genuine M4 shimmed out a quarter-inch then pinned and welded to be just over 16" legal minimum. M4 lower is an Aero Precision clone, with UID tag by Carolina Laser Works including correct CAGE code for Aero.
    Historical Consultant/Researcher, Wings and Sails lines - Unless stated otherwise, all comments are personal opinion only and NOT official Ares policy.
    Wings Checklists: WWI (down Navarre Nieuport, Ares Drachens) | WWII (complete)

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    Happiness is a warm barrel and a good grouping!

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    Quote Originally Posted by camelbeagle View Post
    Happiness is a warm barrel and a good grouping!
    "The couple that shoots together... has interlocking fields of fire."
    Historical Consultant/Researcher, Wings and Sails lines - Unless stated otherwise, all comments are personal opinion only and NOT official Ares policy.
    Wings Checklists: WWI (down Navarre Nieuport, Ares Drachens) | WWII (complete)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondback View Post
    "The couple that shoots together... has interlocking fields of fire."
    Needs to be a t-shirt!

    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    OK, like the quote.

    Been busy painting Dark Elves for someone this week, with luck will have em done by next weekend. Should have more ships in the mail hitting here tomorrow (Black seas sloops and English named SoL 3's). and have about 20 D and D type figs a guy wants painted. Sad thing is one of you heros got me curious about Oak and Iron rules for Sailing ship combat. Down the road may get a few boxes and then look and see if I can find someone who will punch out clear plastic laser cut bases so I can use my Black Seas ships in the game. Figure I could use their rules and cards but replace the cheap plastic ships (look like old American Heritage Broadside knockoffs) with my nicely painted and rigged Black Seas fleet. It would also allow me to use fleets about a 100 years older then the time frame of this game. HMMMMMMM....

    Pics of the Dark Elves soon as I get em done coming. also stocking up on bits so I have 2 Bolt Action armies on the ready rack if I get time freed up for E-bay fodder. Have a Jap army and a German DAK army at the moment. Each will be HQ, Mortar, MMG team, 2 Squads, and a tank (Jap Type 97 I think and a Pz III J Special). Have some parts of a US army in stock also, just need heavy weapons, HQ, and a M4. But then I always try to have a few E-Bay fodder armies ready for gaps in my painting schedule.

    For Bang things, looking real hard at the MP 40 Semi Auto clone being produced right now. Barrel Length requires it be registered as a pistol but not only will it fit in with my WWII collection, figure it may make a good Home defense gun. Higher mag capacity then my pistols and not too long so mobile and quick. Uses pistol Cal ammo (9MM) so overpen of the walls not as serious an issue as my rifles for the safety of neighbors. Do have a M1 carbine that fills that roll now though, but that thing just looks sexy.

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    Bored painting Lysanders black, so did some Pig Iron Productions militia for Zona Alpha games. I think they went overboard with the Covid-19 PPE gear

    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    I did pick up Zona Alpha from Osprey. I haven't played it yet. Good game, Gunners?
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guntruck View Post
    Bored painting Lysanders black, so did some Pig Iron Productions militia for Zona Alpha games. I think they went overboard with the Covid-19 PPE gear

    Fanrastic figs, Steve!
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    Outstanding figs Steve.

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    Beautiful figures Steve. Not sure I'd want a nice red target in the center of my forehead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jager View Post
    I did pick up Zona Alpha from Osprey. I haven't played it yet. Good game, Gunners?
    Karl
    Dunno yet Karl, I got mine just after lockdown as did a few of my club members, so we haven't tried them yet. But looking through them they look straightforward enough.

    Thanks for the comments chaps.
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    Super militia, Steve!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Seems the quarantine is over for the Elves . . . .

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    And look, a tiny baby blimplet seeks it's mother . . .

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    Sigh...Elves got their sights on London again I see.

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    Clipper! Are you going on an air raid! Awesome!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowcat View Post
    Sigh...Elves got their sights on London again I see.
    Maybe Paris is the target.
    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    Currently building a Lab to test for Corvid -19. but like the UK government its a WIP.


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

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    . . . Zeppelins . . . 53 steps to go x 8 = 424 steps @ 15 min each = 6,360 mins / 4 = 1,590 hours then to pack & ship . . . don't expect a raid 'till the PTO minis ship from Ares! . . . unless the Elves decide to work a second shift, then there are labor issues . . .

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    Previously I had shown a few 1/72 rehabs and started a challenging project of a Heinkel HE-219 Night Fighter. Here is the final result:Click image for larger version. 

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    Stunning effort, well done

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    Love a restoration project, well done! It must be because I am old and in need of one soon! : )

    I think I have a Tamaya (sp) 1:48 kit of that that has a lead plug cast into the cockpit seat to keep it on all three wheels! Great aircraft too!
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    Well done Willi! Now, can you do me one in 1/200?

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    Quote Originally Posted by clipper1801 View Post
    . . . Zeppelins . . . 53 steps to go x 8 = 424 steps @ 15 min each = 6,360 mins / 4 = 1,590 hours then to pack & ship . . . don't expect a raid 'till the PTO minis ship from Ares! . . . unless the Elves decide to work a second shift, then there are labor issues . . .
    I’m enjoying seeing your workbench. Keep up the progress reports!

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    Great restoration you have done and are doing to other models.

    Dave (AIM) makes a HE 219.

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    William, that is amazing. Lots of great work.

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