This should come as no surprise to anyone.....
Just leaving my Workbench; Albatrossyness Part 4, first group
Replacing them, Albatrossyness Part 4, second group
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March 2022 Workbench
This should come as no surprise to anyone.....
Just leaving my Workbench; Albatrossyness Part 4, first group
Replacing them, Albatrossyness Part 4, second group
<< picture to follow >>
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Nice, super work Tim
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
this month sees me starting a "workbench" that should last a few weeks at least :-)
Ground troops for T&T. scale 1/144
Nice planes Tim! Wonderful!
Yann, I cannot wait to see those troops in action against some tripods.
Very nice work as always.
wow tim! so much albatriness!
Interesting work this month. Been busy with all sorts of stuff but had a batch I did for the Hobby shop that were interesting. Also should have some planes up soon, a bunch of WWII stuff.
Interesting Ken; looks like cartoon soldiers
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
A battalion of Bobble-heads!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Owner of the hobby store did some 3D printing and had me paint them. Not sure he likes them so had me hold off on the 88 and crew.
Here are a couple Shapeways Foker DVIIs I've done on commission. Jasta 40, Hawk Ltn Frodien, Bull Ltn Jeschonnek
nice Peter.
Those are beauties, Peter.
Finishing this up for my Abyss board game.
Peter, those birds look awesome!
You'll see them soon so I hope you like them in person. Money back guaranteed.Originally Posted by camelbeagle
Lovely D.VIIs, Peter!
And Chris, I've no idea what that thing is, but it looks pretty swish as well.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Couple of FoW tigers to sell at the Hobby Shop, 1 early version (grey) sPz-ABt 502/511, 1 Mid variant Tan sPz-Abt 501/472 Coy A DAK, 2 Late war sPz-Abt 503. Have something else to post (Planes!!) but need permission first.
Not Wings of Glory, nor even Battlestar Galactica, but I'm gonna use the center ship as a shuttle/target for Starship Battles:
The 'Metal Earth Premium - Razor Crest' ship was a tricky build, and I used quite a few techniques I learned building paper planes in the process. If I have the math right, the Razor Crest is approximately 190 scale, and a bit small for BSG. It will still work as a target or scenario objective, no matter the scale. I plan to use the Cylon Heavy Raider maneuver deck, not attempting to compare the flight characteristics of this ship to anything in the Star Wars universe. If it is a 'shuttle' of 25 meters length, it would be close to the MK I shuttle of the original series.
I will put up a build thread of this ship, shortly...
Link to Build Thread: Building a Metal Model - Mandalorian Razor Crest - 1/190th Scale
Last edited by OldGuy59; 03-22-2022 at 00:48.
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
They came out very well Mike.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Ooooh, SHINY!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Very cool Mike. That will be a great target!
OK, Permission was granted, painted and decaled as requested.
Kraken mini for Abyss.
Very cool. How did you get the swirly green surface?
One of those happy accidents. I had sprayed it black then a green from above but when I first started working on the suckers and lower parts of the tentacles I didn't like how that part looked at all (too layered and not blended or translucent). So one of the few times I stripped the paint (soaked overnight in rubbing alcohol with a splash of Simple Green). When I took a toothbrush to it the next day it had the mottled affect since the primer was so rugged. I liked it and went with it... painted the suckers and then did a couple of washes.
You should have said, "Mad skillz", because I don't think that could have come out any better with the mottled green-black surfaces. It looks nice and moist too.
I saw those beauties in person over the weekend.Here are a couple Shapeways Foker DVIIs I've done on commission. Jasta 40, Hawk Ltn Frodien, Bull Ltn Jeschonnek
Peter's planes are on a "whole 'nother level'"
Wow Chris nice work on the Kraken.
Thanks, guys
I took a speed painting class once at Origins where they had us paint a Beholder in a pineapple scheme.
I guess this is my cucumber Kraken
OK, Permission was granted, painted and decaled as requested.
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
hello all, feed back from this months workbench:
While working on my initial plan (1/144 scale ground troops for T&T), I deviated somewhat and ended up with... trees and an Ideas Sheet for expanding the game... typical me...
But I have managed to paint up some enough ground troops to "count as" objective markers for the next scenario, which I hope to have done before the end of the month :-)
Finally something to post!
I finally got these finished, and off the workbench:
P-80As in the livery of the 336th FS (they had Mustangs) for a what-if scenario.
Planes by AiM; decals by Miscminis:
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Finally something to post Mk.II
Next: Gloster Meteors of the 616 Sqn RAF:
Planes by AiM; decals by Miscminis:
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Finally something to post Mk.III
And Me.262s of JV44:
Planes by AiM, decals from Miscminis:
And as a bonus: the Me.262 flown by the Enemy Ace in the War in Heaven TPB (this one is from Shapeways):
In addition, I renumbered 3 Fw-190s that Clipper was kind enough to rebuild from Ares Doras to Adolphs.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Ooooh, I like those!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Great jets Karl.
Ground troops, Yann, very cool for T&T. Artillery?
Nice planes Karl, still have a few 262's I never got around to (and a Betty, and a half dozen WWI planes).
Lt. Wackett’s Modified BE2c
Interested in the 1916 Sinai theater and the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) exploits with their Central Powers adversary, the Fliegerabteilung (FA) 300 unit, it didn’t take long before I came across Lt. Lawrence Wackett’s modifications in arming his RAF BE2c two-seater. The best description I found on how the gun was operated was an article “The Australian Flying Corps’ First Air-to-Air Combat, 11 November 1916” posted on the website http://www.3squadron.org.au. I wanted to put together a version of his BE2c but also use the BE2c in its original form sans Lewis machinegun. After I completed my version, I belatedly searched the Aerodrome for items on Wackett and found several which were very informative. One of the threads, “Unusual Aussie BE2c Armament”, had a post by Zoe on October 18, 2012 about a standing observer gun mounting on a “Short Bomber” which supported the 3squadron description. I am definitely late to this party, by almost 10 years!
The aircraft below is a Shapeways/Reduced Aircraft Factory BE2c “early version” which has the triangular rear fin. The observer with machinegun is also by them. All paints are Humbrol enamels: fuselage and wings in linen, hard leather for the struts and gun metal for the engine. The decals are from Miscellaneous Miniatures.
The turret mounting has the observer standing up in his seat and firing over the top wing. The “turret” is a cut down plastic protective tube that comes with paintbrushes and is painted gunmetal. The observer is glued inside. Then a second plastic paintbrush tube is cut to fit the distance between the upper wing and the fuselage. The turret/gunner is glued on one end of this tube. That end fits in the notch of the upper wing. The tube’s bottom end fits over the pilot’s head. I hope to see how good a shot he is in the near future.
RAF BE2c sans machine gun
Wackett turret & observer gunner
RAF BE2c with turret mounted Lewis gun
Necessity is the mother of invention. Would be nice if there was a picture of what he actually did. He probably cut through the linen between the spars above the observers seat, so just in front of the cut out, and mounted the gun there somehow. I traced the report and this is a direct link to it for those interested.
https://www.3squadron.org.au/subpage...irstCombat.htm
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Very nice, Craig.
It's just amazing what those early crew put up with. This reminds me of the early SPADs with the pulpit in front of the propeller. Nice job on the modifications and paint scheme!
Great job, Craig
Couldn't get in to post it the last couple of days but I finished this a week or so ago - long enough to be blooded and shot down on it's first outing !
It's a Pfalz D.VIII in my usual personal markings with an additional decal to snazz it up a bit.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Sharp-looking, Dave
I haven't been on much but all those painting are fantastic. I need to get back to painting more and posting.
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