discussion It’s Over ! Berlin 1945

[Guest]

Hi there John yeah the street reached the correct size it’s not getting any bigger I promise the steps are solid guess the glue did the job ! I completed 2 of the horses 2 more to go and then i try scratch build the connections between the horses and the limber! Here are my horses ! Thanks for looking cheers Danny View attachment 305395View attachment 305396

 

[Guest]

Danny.
Interesting to read your going to scratch the connection for the horses to the limber. Have you a source of photos ?
I shall look fwd to seeing the results. Horses def look the part.

John

 

[Guest]

Hi there John I just go by the instruction what was provided by miniart! Unfortunately whats on the picture is not on the box ! Its not to much just around 6 pieces need to be scratch build mainly like a rope what’s connecting them im not sure what to use maybe some thin plastic sheet will see so this is the part what’s missing View attachment 305496View attachment 305497

 

[Guest]

Also I have received the sidewalk for the street from reality in scale but again I have miss calculated the length so its not enough! Put an order already for the missing piece! Have to wait a week again until it’s coming but no problem until its here the horses will be ready! So here is the further developed street! Thanks for looking cheers Danny View attachment 305498

 

[Guest]

So here is the idea how it will lookView attachment 305499

 

[Guest]

First I tought that the backdrop will be out of scale, well it is because its 1/30 but the pictures clearly shows that the building had massive door and huge windows so it will fit the scene even if its out of scale! Pictures for discussion purposes only! View attachment 305500View attachment 305501

 

[Steve Jones]

Dan

Some nice research goin on. You are over coming your build issues well. Good luck with the next stages

Steve

 

[Guest]

Thanks Steve for the comment!

 

[Guest]

Good afternoon to you all! The divisional horse drawn artillery and the 4 horses are completed managed to fix the connection between the horses and the limber! Came out pretty good! Happy with the result hope you guys like it to! Im preparing the 7 figures whats came with it ! Here are some pictures! Thanks for looking cheers Danny View attachment 305823View attachment 305824View attachment 305825View attachment 305826View attachment 305827View attachment 305828View attachment 305829

 

[Guest]

Good evening everybody! I put the 7 figures together but im gonna do a mass production again so I will put it aside for now and I crack on with the rest of the build! Next up is the soviet T-70 M tank ! Build start tomorrow! Thanks for looking regards Danny View attachment 305993

 

[Guest]

Danny .
The harness looks good
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So 10 out of 10 on that .

The buildings, yes I had query on my Stalingrad building due to the hight. Looking at Public Buildings soon dispelled the idea that the hight was wrong . The German buildings like the Reich Chancellery were massive structures , made of course to impress .
This is going to be very realistic , looking fwd to the next up date .:thumb2:
John

 

[BigGreg]

.... DAAAAMMMNNN and i thought that DAK was huge this one is gonna be bigger????

 

[Guest]

Thanks John for the kind words! I happy that the harnes came out well and im very happy for the score i was given by a master only thing im worried is to move the whole model ! limber and horses , they are glued together and only small parts are connecting them to each other very fiddly! Hope it will not fall apart when i put it to the final place in the end ! We shall see when I get there! About the building im happy you agreed, i was a bit worried in the beginning but after research i was satisfied!

Greg thanks my friend! It will not be as big as the Dak . It’s only L60 W30 H30 slowly picking up the shape figures gonna take a while as I have like around 50 to do ! But stay tuned lot more to come!

Regards Danny

 

[BigGreg]

if i can give you a suggestion... on your soldiers... try to put some HORNET heads.. they look stunning and they give to your figures a depth and look that are really something..

 

[Guest]

Thanks Greg I will consider!

 

[Guest]

Good evening to you all! It’s been a while since the last post! I have been working on the tank and the road . Both has been completed ! Also get a piece of wood for the base ! Still waiting for some figures to arrive from AliExpress! Few of them already came ! its a recast but im happy with them , i think looks awesome for a price! Cost like £2 a piece! Also get a new kit from icm and some pigments and some washes and Russian armour decals because the miniart kit haven’t had any, View attachment 307606View attachment 307607View attachment 307608View attachment 307609View attachment 307610View attachment 307611View attachment 307612View attachment 307613View attachment 307614so here are some updates pictures! Thanks for looking cheers Danny

 

[Guest]

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[Guest]

Danny .
Things moving on, I like the stone sets, do you want to blend the whole surface in ? I took a mix of very fine soil from the garden, the sort you find when you wash out a bowl that's had soil in , the very fine stuff . Had some in a few boxes dried , just spread it out , then lightly spray with a mix of pva and water . Do it high so the droplets of thin glue don't disturb the surface . That's not a criticism, just an idea ! See you have some nice washes there, they would do !
I like those figures, £2 each ! Sounds good and they look ok as well, going to look them up .
The armour looks good.
John

 

[Guest]

Hi there John thanks for the comment and the idea! I was thinking to cover between all the stone but then I started to look at pictures about cobblestone roads and the grout between the stones are black so then i tough after a bomb blast probably the road gets dusty but probably wouldn’t fill up all of the craveses between the stones so I decided to put the yellow dust into only in spots ! It looks little bit funny from the distance but looks great from close I think! And also will be loads of figures and vehicles will be on it so will not be so visible! And i will put a loads of debris around the building and the street! I found this urban debris set from diodump so i go with that ! One question for you mister John! Can you please tell me on your Russian dio how did you manage to fix all the debris to the dio so it dosent move ? So many pieces of rubble etc ! Im not sure how to conquer the challenge! Hope doesn’t have to glue piece by piece! Thanks for your assistance regards Danny View attachment 307627View attachment 307628View attachment 307629View attachment 307630

 

[Guest]

Danny.
I can see your reasoning,and your right,. of course when the debree is scattered and the armour is in place you actually loose site of a lot of the stone. When I'd spent hrs imprinting the stone sets on two of my city dios I lost at least 90% of the stone to rubble and armour.
That packet of debree looks spot on, and yes every single piece will have to be glued separately. ! :smiling2::smiling2::smiling3:
No ........ Do the layer method, if you put the rubble down thickly and then spray or brush , even with a very thin glue/ water mix it will result in loose sections. Start with spraying/ brushing lighly a area where you want to cover , hold a piece of card against any building to keep the glue off . Once you have the first layer of glue down scatter the debree onto the glue. Let this dry, it doesn't take long as the glue being thinned will dry quicker than when neat . Take your time though and build up the layers, on larger sections you may find a dab of undiluted glue helps.

Have a look at Luke Towan on U tube, for a great tutorial on glue and "wet water "

Here he gives the ratio for mixing and using this method of enabling the glue to flow through the materials .
Hope this helps Danny .
John