Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) Hi JimMost of what you will see comes from many a winter sitting in a work camp for 2 weeks at a strech usually a 4 hr plane flight up the ars**ole of the world up north, had better things to do when I came home most times Hi PaulHere are the tools of the trade, the purple brush is an 18/0, and the occulare aids are a 8 power set of reading glasses.The base coat is usually painted on after that it's more a matter of laying the paint on wear you want it with the long tips. Edited August 29, 2006 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 You asked an interesting question Paul, about how long it takes to paint them. I have been thinking about that and fiqure 1 man (plain uniform 1 or 2 colors) takes between 5 and 10 min over a couple nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 My camo men seem to take about twice as long yet. I do the small dots with a toothpick. when it comes to painting them, the base coat is brushed on and after that it's more a question of laying out a line with one of the long tip brushes, and I brace b oth hands up against the edge of my desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 bring horses into the picture and it gets longer yet, I see I have a little touch up to do on the base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Then if you want to go really nuts start in on the Napoleonics, these are for the 3ieme Regt de Ligne facingcolors are all accurate for the different regiments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Or the Cavalry Polish Lancer Officer and Trumpeter, neither this set of horses or the previous set have seen much detail work, those are pretty basic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Here's a supply wagon with a pair of Belgian draft horses. there is more WW2 coming tonight. Thanks for looking and feel free to offer any advice or comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 An assortment of companies:Brit inf with a Piat and Vickers as company support weapons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Grenadier coy with a MG42 as support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Panzer Grenadier company mounted I am missing 2 x 251/17 AAA units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Top down view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) Panzer Grenadier dismounted, I have not made up bases with dismounted 8cm Mortar, some day I will have a couple of boxes of HaT's mortar teams and I might then. Edited August 29, 2006 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) Panzer company. please excuse some of the vehicles, they are getting old and some pieces have fallen off never to be seen again Heer coys have 4 AFV's and the SS had 5. the OC's tank will eventually be replaces as it is an old Matchbox and I will remove the turret and turn it into a supply runner.Panthers Edited August 29, 2006 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Those are simply amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Thanks Paul Lot's more coming over time, takes awhile to get them all based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well the wife's gone to work, and I have some paint and glue drying so I thought I would take some close up's of the PzGdr Company.Starting with the command veh c/s 100. This is a Matchbox 251 ausf A prob 15-20 yrs old, I scratch built the Stummel from some pieces off the old Esci Mk lll barrel and turret front and the breach part from a Semovente.Here's a front on view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Now you get to see all the warts and flaws Top down view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 I put a good ole "Bluenose" dime beside it to show the size scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 I made the mortar carrier by cuting theseats in half, the fiqures are the Esci 8cm mortar abortion that they had and a Airfix WW2 German Infantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Top veiw, the boxes are styrene strip cut and painted a tan with darker brown lines to represent the slats on an ammo box, the tubes are just styrene rod cut stacked and painted black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Side view, the kit is partly from the Revell 105 set and preiser's sitting Pzgdr's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 I Plt.Esci/Ertl's old styrene track was areal bit*h to work with, it used to be brittle and nothing would stick to it, I learned to sew the track down around the road wheels over time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 All the 251's except for the 1st one are Esci/Ertl ausf C, they had a real nice line of AFV's and veh for the time periuod that they were out, Iwas really bummed to see them finally fold but Revell has realeased some new versions of some of them. And dragon is coming out with an awesome line of plastic kits I am in the process of building the Nashorne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 (edited) oops getting confused the other side Edited August 30, 2006 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 2 Plt the fiqures are anything I can get my hands on along with some of Preisser's PzGdr's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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