S.A.S Counter-Terrorism in England Dio

[homechild]

Going by the "blueprint" that looks great. I'm a bit like that too, I can see a dio but can find that one very important part.

I've had trouble finding a civvie looking vehicle in 1/35 too - iff you have any luck please let me know.

I have the MB Insurgents in my stash, they're pretty good but don't really lend themselves to any sort of conversions.

P.S. I absolutely LOVED the Lego insurgents too, love it.

[Guest]

Going by the "blueprint" that looks great. I'm a bit like that too, I can see a dio but can find that one very important part.I've had trouble finding a civvie looking vehicle in 1/35 too - iff you have any luck please let me know.

I have the MB Insurgents in my stash, they're pretty good but don't really lend themselves to any sort of conversions.

P.S. I absolutely LOVED the Lego insurgents too, love it.

Haha thanks for helping, i cant find any civvie cars in 1/35 either for some reason, the picture of the finished road will be up shortly, Im pretty proud of it if i say so myself seeing as this is like my second diorama and the first diorama in detail :P The road is a typical english road, potholes, untidy marks of tar from previous roadworks, uneven road markings, manhole cover and a grenade explosion in the middle...

[Guest]

Right, Here we go! I got my proper camera back, stuck the roads to some plasterboard and made some potholes and a grenade explosion hole. Please leave any comments and any ways of making it more realistic, thanks!

[Guest]

Hey people, i decided to put the photos up today because it seems like i won't be getting the new trees and grassmats for a while because i'm going to focus on building the figures instead of the actual scenery. So far i haven't spent a single penny on this diorama, it's all recycled stuff i've found in the house. The road is made from sandpaper, the pavement is made from some crack filling stuff from the garage, the curbs are made from a long strip of balsa wood, the trees are from an old train set i had when i was little, the stream is simply dried wood adhesive from the attic and the twigs and soil in the wooded area are just from the garden. All is about to change though, i'm about to spend £40 on the figures alone oh well hope you like it so far! Remember in the wooded area there will be a few more trees added in a few weeks time.

[Guest]

Thats coming along nicely - I like the kerb, you've got some nice uneveness there, just like the real thing Nice ground clutter in the woodland, don't forget dried herbs from the kitchen or a ground up old dry leaf to add leaf litter. Watch for the stones however, at this scale stones of that size would tend to be embeded in the earth, not sitting on top of it (because they'd be rocks, not stones!)

Edit: just noticed the "badly" over-painted white lines in the middle of the road - great stuff

[Guest]

Thats coming along nicely - I like the kerb, you've got some nice uneveness there, just like the real thing Nice ground clutter in the woodland, don't forget dried herbs from the kitchen or a ground up old dry leaf to add leaf litter. Watch for the stones however, at this scale stones of that size would tend to be embeded in the earth, not sitting on top of it (because they'd be rocks, not stones!)Edit: just noticed the "badly" over-painted white lines in the middle of the road - great stuff

Thanks xD the road markings and poorly made pavements are based on the ones on my road, i swear when they painted the white lines they just got a badger, dipped it in paint and slapped it on the road over and over again whilst smashing the pavement with a giant mallet.

[spanner570]

Are the 'rocks' sat on the surface not as a result of the explosion disturbing the hard core, ground ect. under the tarmac?

Please understand this is a polite observation, nothing else!

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Looking good. How about some broken pipes or electrical service cables in the bomb hole

[Guest]

Hey, quick update. Just ordered four sas figures and four insurgent figures off netmerchants, should be arriving in a couple of days and pics will be up shortly and andygh thats quite a good idea, ill think about what i could do to make those effects.

[Guest]

Here we go, finished painting all the figures. Here are some pictures of them. There are 4 sas figures, 3 insurgent figures and 1 civillian. The civilian is a hostage btw. I might get some more insurgents in the future.

[Guest]

they are looking good mate.

[Guest]

they are looking good mate.

Thanks first figures i've ever painted really. Not nearly perfect but I'll improve over time.

[homechild]

Looking good.

Couple of quick questions about the SAS guys though.

Is one of them holding a Spas 12 shotgun?

Do you get any extra weapons/bits with them? I was thinking of getting them myself (just because I've been looking for different weapons for some guys I have in my stash).

[Guest]

Looking good.Couple of quick questions about the SAS guys though.

Is one of them holding a Spas 12 shotgun?

Do you get any extra weapons/bits with them? I was thinking of getting them myself (just because I've been looking for different weapons for some guys I have in my stash).

Yeah they come as just the plain figures with clothing on and then of course you stick together head, torso, arms legs, then with them in the kit are knives, pistols, weapons, weapon strap, torches, small backpacks, hammer and magazine/ammo pouches. The main weapons are 3 mp5's and 1 Spas-12. The pistols are all browning holsters. It's a really good kit and I would definitely recommended them.

[Guest]

Completely right about the WMIKs. these are only used on operation and in active theatre such as afghan and iraq. The SAS would most likely use in this situation Black Range Rovers or The suggestion about the van would be good.