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SS Technical Sergeant
Hi some may recall this bust, which I originally painted with cammo, or rather I poorly painted in cammo! Fed up with looking at it I decided to change it to a white winter smock. not brilliant, but better than the cammo version. The name plate is one of my home made ones. peter- Peter Gillson
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This is pretty neat ....
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist...- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Chit-Chat
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Small scale WW2 dioramas
Hi Guys back from my meeting and yep a Stug - this particular Stug: a simple comversion. Peter- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Completed Dioramas
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Small scale WW2 dioramas
Hi guys him - interesting idea about fire, I used cotton eool dunked in diluted PVA glue over a thin wire, but the silicon idea is worth trying. for my next dio, a ruined street scene, here are a couple of photos of the base. Unfortunately there will be no progress this evening - a committee...- Peter Gillson
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Small scale WW2 dioramas
Hi Tim. Here you go - the crocodile alongside a 1/10 bust and vellejo paint. Peter- Peter Gillson
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Small scale WW2 dioramas
Hi Guys a busy weekend has seen me finish my latest mini dio - a crocodile! Here are some photos: thd flames, or rather the jet of flaammable liquid was mde using cotton wooll soaked in diluted PVA wood glue formed over a very thin length of wire. Peter- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Completed Dioramas
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Home made nameplates
Hi i have just had a mega session making some nameplates for all of my busts; a relatively inexpensive method Using a home printer and Word. the process is quite straightforward: 1 - using word text boxes write the text of your name plate and then reverse the text through 180 degrees so it...- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Tutorials and how to's
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Using a vortex mixer
I use a vortex moxer - one from a tatoo suplier which was a lot cheaper than some I have seen. However i do agree thag ig is noisy and I only use it upstairs in my modeling room. If I am painting in the lounge I use this nifty little nail polish mixer. What is nice is that it came with a...- Peter Gillson
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George Dowell VC
Hi Folks Here a re a few photos of the latest bust I have finished, it is of George Dowell VC. he was serving in the Royal Marine artillery. On 13 July 1855 in theGulof of Finland he was serving aboard HMS Ruby when there was a explosion board a cutter, HMS Arrogant. He went with 3 other...- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Completed Figures Pre WWI
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Bee keepers - Asian Hornets; bad and good news ..
Hi All Monday morning Tina and I took advantage of the fine weather to clean out all of the bird boxes we have in our garden and while cleaning the one closest to our bee hives Tina saw an Asian hornet at the entrance to one of the hives. Not good news. We duly reported it to our local Asian...- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Small scale WW2 dioramas
Steve - the first one, the one with the Stug is fictional, but the other two are based on parts of a Victorian fort which the germans added some AA guns, here is a photo of the ara now, the two area i modelled are circled, along with a very poor WW2 photo showing the weapons in place. Peter- Peter Gillson
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German WW2 personnel bunker - virtual tour
Hi this may be on interest to those with an interest in WW2. first a little background: During the late 1940's there was a huge drive for scrap metal which saw the stripping out of the majority of bunkers in Guernsey; everything from the steel doors to fixtures and fittings and cable was...- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: The Real McCoy
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Small scale WW2 dioramas
Hi All i have taken a leaf out of Andy B's book and have been working on a few 1/285 scale Ww2 dioramas: peter- Peter Gillson
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Its all a bit of a bind - one done, 50 to go ...
Hi Tim Yep, you are right, the first two years were smaller, as you thought I bound them the same size so they are uniform. peter- Peter Gillson
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Its all a bit of a bind - one done, 50 to go ...
Hi Guys an update on this ongoing project - 10 done. 40ish to go! Peter- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Remember Tamiya translations of the 1970's
Hi guys those of us who were around in the 1970's may well remember the rather 'interesting' translations in the early Tamiya instructions, I saw this on the WWW and it remided me of those early transaltions: Peter- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Chit-Chat
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Sgt William Gardner VC
Hi guys I'm back, after spending nearly all of September in the UK moving my son from one uni to another and settling him in to a flat. Came back 2 weeks ago and having spent some time catching up on work and stuff I finally found time to finish this one. Here are a few photos of the finished...- Peter Gillson
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- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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The Book Topic.
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The Book Topic.
Her is my (late) contribution, both biographies: the first is Carton de Wairt VC, a real 'boy's own hero, if his life were a film nobody would believe it was true! the second is also an inspirational person, the first woman to join the French Foreign Legion Both books are well worth a read...- Peter Gillson
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Sgt William Gardner VC
Hi Guys i've been spending too much time binding my old copies of Mil Mod, but have managed to do some work on this chap. next the pack needs to be painted, after that a little refinement and touching up. i'll post some better photos (camera not Ipad) when its finished Peter- Peter Gillson
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