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Scratchbuild.
Del I've found that if you have any old coax TV aerial cable you can strip the insulation, remove the core and twist the outer (tubular) layer tightly to give a fair impression of tow cable. As the wire is thin gauge copper it will conform easily to the contours of your tank. A couple of metres...- wasdale32
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Transporting models
What I've used for transport is the following (part built model just for example): The cardboard rings I got for nothing from a local supermarket - the height is enough to allow the undercarriage to not touch the base and the cover keeps it in place. You could make a frame for the tomcat out of... -
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Young Miniatures British Airborne With PIAT - Completed
Hi - apart from sourcing a suitable plinth I'm calling this guy done... and some fake backgrounds ...- wasdale32
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Young Miniatures British Airborne With PIAT
Examples of the tape treatment: top one is the bare tape (self-adhesive aluminium plumber's tape from DIY store) - works well for webbing or even non-slip flooring. I sometimes use the coarse tool at the bottom to texture milliput or green-stuff putty one vehicles - quite effective for rolled...- wasdale32
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- Forum: Figures WWI and after. Under construction
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Young Miniatures British Airborne With PIAT
The PIAT - there's some dispute as to whether they were green or dark earth - from the photos online it could be either - unfortunately most of the pictures show restored versions...- wasdale32
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Young Miniatures British Airborne With PIAT
And my initial attempt at the head/beret - the close up photos show up a few things to tidy up- wasdale32
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Young Miniatures British Airborne With PIAT
Hi After the relative success of my SAS figure bust - I've made a start on this one... First the figure itself - just 5 pieces of nicely cast resin - a few casting blocks to tidy up And the PIAT - a kit in its own right - 24 parts Putting the PIAT together - I had to pin several parts...- wasdale32
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Mirage Models: 1:35 Wyrzutnia Stuka Zu Fuss (UE-sWG 40/32cm Wk Fl) Completed
Hi Guys, finally got round to finishing this little beast...which would probably look more at home in a Warhammer 40K setting than Normandy 1944 Paints are a mixture of MIG and Valejo - base layer in the closest I had to French army green, some chipping fluid and then the yellow/green/brown as...- wasdale32
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- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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SAS Heroes Lt Edward Macdonald 1/9 Scale Resin V Bust
Hi This is my first "large" scale figure - picked up for a tenner online - as I normally build armour this is something of a digression for me so constructive comments welcome. Just two pieces - the head/head-dress and the torso - a bit of excess resin on the pouring plugs and a bubble to be...- wasdale32
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Mirage Models: 1:35 Wyrzutnia Stuka Zu Fuss (UE-sWG 40/32cm Wk Fl)
Some build progress pics - craft knife blade to give some scale... The general fit is goo with little flash but some sinkage on a couple of smaller parts. The biggest gripe is the number of proportionally huge ejector pin marks - on the mudguards they were almost a third of the width and...- wasdale32
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Mirage Models: 1:35 Wyrzutnia Stuka Zu Fuss (UE-sWG 40/32cm Wk Fl)
Yep - it looks like the cat walked over the keyboard again! Here something a bit unusual. German modification of a captured Renault UE Carrier. What's in the box? Obligatory sprue shots - The carrier vehicle And the rocket launchers An just to give some scale ... yes this is 1:35...- wasdale32
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Italeri M109 Paladin - lockdown build
Hi, Picked up cheap at the model show at Bovington and built out of the box (with a few scratch built additions). Originally intended to do it in British service but couldn't be bothered to do enough research to do it justice. Not a bad kit to assemble but no idea how accurate it is. I'll...- wasdale32
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Mark's Tamiya Chieftain Mk V
Hi Guys this was another £5 stash clearance purchase from a club member. I always wanted to build a Chieftain since I was nearly crushed by one on Salisbury Plain! Added the Eduard PE set. It has its BATUS makeup on ( I didn't have the patience for Berlin Brigade ) I just noticed the...- wasdale32
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US armour V German TV program.
having been close up to both of the tanks in the museum it was interesting to see how they actually achieved the filming - I would love it if they donated the interior set to the museum. Close up of the shell shot under the mantlet that jammed the turret And "Fury" -
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Mark's CMK Sturmgeschutz IV - Bobs StugGB - Completed
Hi I'm calling this complete for now... Considering its age it went together pretty well - all it needs now is a base and maybe a crew figure. Thanks for looking in …. Mark- wasdale32
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Mark's CMK Sturmgeschutz IV - Bobs StugGB
Brackets for the shurtzen - 12 to do Just waiting for the side screens- wasdale32
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- Forum: Bob's Sturmgeschutz GB: Dec 2019 - May 2020
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Mark's CMK Sturmgeschutz IV - Bobs StugGB
Primer coat (Halfords rattle-can grey) applied. I think the plumber's tape Zimmerit looks reasonable if a little shallow. However in a lot of photos such as those in the Panzer Wrecks books the zimmerit doesn't seem as obvious as a lot of models show. While the primer dries I'm making a...- wasdale32
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- Forum: Bob's Sturmgeschutz GB: Dec 2019 - May 2020
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Mark's CMK Sturmgeschutz IV - Bobs StugGB
Tried the self adhesive aluminium tape on the superstructure as well ... Adding the side rails - the kit supplies rigid brass rod but I've replaced with some alloy tube I had in stock as it bends more easily and is hollow like the original The barrel came with the kit but the muzzle brake...- wasdale32
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- Forum: Bob's Sturmgeschutz GB: Dec 2019 - May 2020
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Mark's CMK Sturmgeschutz IV - Bobs StugGB
The zimmerit behind the wheels isn't going to be very visible so I'm experimenting with self adhesive plumbers tape scored with a dental pick... Looks a bit rough and ready in this shot so I may just peel it off Wheels ready to prime- wasdale32
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- Forum: Bob's Sturmgeschutz GB: Dec 2019 - May 2020
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Mark's CMK Sturmgeschutz IV - Bobs StugGB
Hi Guys Picked this up in a stash clearance for the princely sum of £5 - it's actually the old 1975 vintage Tamiya moulds reboxed with some additional PE frets for the mesh schurzen armour. As a Stug virgin please treat me gently! Proof of heritage …. I'm basically aiming for an...- wasdale32
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