Excellent detritus filling up the bottom of the boat Neil. Really liking the story you're telling with this.
Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft
- Thread starter Neil Merryweather
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Looks fantastic Neil.
Impressive works so far Neil, great skills :thumb2: cheers
Excellent detailing. Does this count as CITF (Crap in the front)?
Exactly, Jack :thumb2:
Going the extra mile with the detailing Neil. Well worth the effort. Looking superb.
Great work Neil.
Well Ensign Merryweather, they say 'necessity is the mother of invention' and you have proved that to be so true!!! Fantastic work so far and you will surely get promoted at the rate you are going. I really love all the CITF, CITB, COTR, and the COTL, Neil. Your attention to the weathering, tarps, and the ropes is first class too!!!
It is shame you have to run around in your slippers until you can buy new shoelaces though. I hope you hadn't planned on going out to cut a rug with Ginger tomorrow night. Could be shoes flying all over the dance hall without the laces Buddy...
Prost
Allen
It is shame you have to run around in your slippers until you can buy new shoelaces though. I hope you hadn't planned on going out to cut a rug with Ginger tomorrow night. Could be shoes flying all over the dance hall without the laces Buddy...
Prost
Allen
Once again thanks everyone for the interest and great comments.
The next element of the CITF is the US M-1926 Life Belt as worn by almost all those going ashore during the invasion.
PIC for reference only
They were bulky and inconvenient with all the other equipment being worn and were discarded as soon as they were not required.
There are several in this pic
They were also used as flotation aids for heavy equipment as seen here
This is what they look like flat
I'm assuming these tiles are 12" or 30cm which makes scaling them really easy!
Now, never mind all the CITF, all of the figures are going to need these, so, as with other elements of this project, I have been mulling over how to make them for years.
With that in mind I did create and 3D-print a digital model of the nozzle end, intending to sculpt the belt on the figures, but to show them lying around flat I think I need to try a different approach.
Having studied as many pics of them as I can find, I came up with this, from folded lead foil and wire
it’s a bit too wide, but I can live with it.
Numbers 2 and 3 are better
The 3Dprinted parts are a bit difficult to see because they are in clear resin, but this is what they look like. They are 1.85mm across and 2.65mm long, and I really don't fancy making 35-odd of them by hand...!
So tomorrow they will hopefully get some paint (SWMBO permitting...) and we will see if they are any good.
The real challenge will be to make some inflated ones ,as shown here
Thanks for following along
Cheers
Neil
The next element of the CITF is the US M-1926 Life Belt as worn by almost all those going ashore during the invasion.
PIC for reference only
They were bulky and inconvenient with all the other equipment being worn and were discarded as soon as they were not required.
There are several in this pic
They were also used as flotation aids for heavy equipment as seen here
This is what they look like flat
I'm assuming these tiles are 12" or 30cm which makes scaling them really easy!
Now, never mind all the CITF, all of the figures are going to need these, so, as with other elements of this project, I have been mulling over how to make them for years.
With that in mind I did create and 3D-print a digital model of the nozzle end, intending to sculpt the belt on the figures, but to show them lying around flat I think I need to try a different approach.
Having studied as many pics of them as I can find, I came up with this, from folded lead foil and wire
it’s a bit too wide, but I can live with it.
Numbers 2 and 3 are better
The 3Dprinted parts are a bit difficult to see because they are in clear resin, but this is what they look like. They are 1.85mm across and 2.65mm long, and I really don't fancy making 35-odd of them by hand...!
So tomorrow they will hopefully get some paint (SWMBO permitting...) and we will see if they are any good.
The real challenge will be to make some inflated ones ,as shown here
Thanks for following along
Cheers
Neil
Most excellent work Neil. I have just had a very good catch up as I'm so far behind with everyone's builds.
Fenders, ropes and detritus!! Is there no stopping the mans talents??
Fenders, ropes and detritus!! Is there no stopping the mans talents??
looking superb mate
Brilliant Neil. You really are being inventive with this. I reckon those life belts look spot on.
You are catching all the minute details, Neil. Excellent ref pics too, I've never seen any of these before. Ruck On!
Glad to have you back Doug
Cheers Paul, you're part of the inspiration!
Thanks Jim, I'm happy so far, fingers crossed for the paint
Good to see you here Steve, glad you like it
Ok, I have painted the life belts, and stuck them in, and a couple of other bits of CITF as well
The kit bag came from the Italeri PT Boat Crew set
There are also two lifebelt rings in the kit, with moulded ropes, which I was intending to just use OOB
I painted them but I just couldn’t bring myself to put them up against all the other actual rope, so I butchered them, and I feel a lot better for it.
I’m going to tone down the horizontal ‘scrapes’; the logic was damage by passing jeeps etc on previous trips, but it doesn’t look right yet.
So that’s me up to date.
The next challenge is the inflated life belt.
I have a cunning plan, master....
Cheers
Neil
The kit bag came from the Italeri PT Boat Crew set
There are also two lifebelt rings in the kit, with moulded ropes, which I was intending to just use OOB
I painted them but I just couldn’t bring myself to put them up against all the other actual rope, so I butchered them, and I feel a lot better for it.
I’m going to tone down the horizontal ‘scrapes’; the logic was damage by passing jeeps etc on previous trips, but it doesn’t look right yet.
So that’s me up to date.
The next challenge is the inflated life belt.
I have a cunning plan, master....
Cheers
Neil
I can almost smell the sea air and feel myself pitching & rolling in the surf.
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