discussion Operation Market Garden

[Alan 45]

it's like the luftwaffe- 70% were against hitler.
John

I met a Luftwaffe pilot about 20 years ago at a BoB Memorial Day , he was shot down over Kent in 1940 , spent the rest of the war in Canada, he said at first it was a great honou to fight for his country but he soon realised it was no honour, that's all he said , I never pressed him over it

 

[Alan 45]

While I'm waiting for the paint to dry on my figures I thought I'd start the kuble


I found some useable red crosses from the airfix RAF ambulance kit I can use View attachment 116297


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[Guest]

I've now done the walking wounded
View attachment 127605 View attachment 127606Not a bad pose and they fitted without any adjustments

Walking wounded, as in drunk mates walk home in the wearie hours ? They look like most of the folk you see in town on ba sat night


Nice work though on the adjustments etc.. Looks good so far

 

[Guest]

Mmmm....seems this Kubel kit has many pieces!!!


I'm wishing to see it build

 

[monica]

this is coming along very nicely Alan,liking it,


I have liked the dragon figures and they seam to go together well,the ones your using look great


may have to have a go at them as well,

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers guys and gal I please your enjoying it


First parts of the kuble , it's a better detailed kit than the italeri release and it's pretty much the same price range only about a £ or so difference


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[monica]

looks nice and good progress so far,

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni I'm pleased your liking it


This is a very good kit with very little work needed on the parts


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I like the way they engineered the wheel routes as it gives you the chance to turn the wheels without cutting or bending the axel
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[monica]

nice job it is very clean looking which helps so much,

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni


I just noticed I got ahead of myself, the section above is further along in the instructions, I had the page folded wrong


So here is where I should at the point , the interior View attachment 116333

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this is now balanced on my inhaler so I don't bend the wheels out of shape
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[Alan 45]

I've now got the body done


I will paint the inside before I go any further View attachment 116335

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[geegad]

as said real nice clean build

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers John


I've gone back to the figures View attachment 116364

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I've just noticed a couple of injection marks I'll have to sort out

Due to the uniforms having a lot of crease folds I've had to make up an oil paste by mixing a little paint with thinner so it has the consistency of warm butter , then I plastered it all over the figures and left it for about 15 minutes, then I wiped it off with a sponge , because it's oil it has to be left over night the dry brushed with the base colour a couple of times then just a very slight dry brus in a lighter colour on the tops of the crease folds

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[monica]

I just noticed I got ahead of myself, the section above is further along in the instructions, I had the page folded wrong

oops so easily done, lucky you found it before you started to paint ,


the color of the figures with that pasting done look good,and a nice base

 

[Guest]

This is looking good Al.


scott

 

[Alan 45]

cheers folks


I've nearly finished the painting on these figures and then I'm on to the para , some how I've got to add depth to the smock that will look ok with the camo !

 

[Lee W]

Me thinks that Horsa would look good as a backdrop?


Good work so far Alan


Lee

 

[Alan 45]

Me thinks that Horsa would look good as a backdrop?
Good work so far Alan


Lee

You know lee your right but I only want a little vignette as its all I've got time for at the moment but the idea is sound and I might see what's available at Telford

 

[Guest]

What a brilliant kit that is. I haven't seen one like that before. The figures look very good. This should make a nice diorama.

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers Geoff, I was going to use this kit for something else but I couldn't get a German ambulance and saw this one built as one so I decided to do it with theses figures , the kit is very good hardly any clean up on the parts and they fit brilliantly