discussion Totsugeki,Till Death before dishonour

[monica]

As well don't get alot of Japanese,and US builds,

I have been wanting to do this for some time,but always get sidetracked,

totsugeki,is around about work in English for charge or attack,so this

little Dio,is the last stand of the Japanese,s at the battle of Tarawa,against the US,

and there not going out without a fight

hope you like the idea,

will contain horror,

using the 4 kits show which are 1.35

made a start on the base with it shelled and a Japanese,s pill box up in the corner,

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[Guest]

Sounds great can't wait to see it, got my popcorn and a dram or two of whiskey, I'm in for the long haul.

 

[monica]

cool cheers,Richi, ,

so glad to have you along always very welcome to comment as well,

 

[Guest]

You are one busy girl, sign me up for this one also

 

[monica]

cool glad to have you along on all Tommy,think we will need a bigger sofa,some how,

glad you like the idea of it,must be told,as i see it,

 

[Steve Brodie]

this looks fun

 

[monica]

i think it shell be a fun one as well ,Steve,

 

[monica]

well a small update on this one,have the color added to the base,so next is

the start adding detail,

and need to start on the figures as well but need a way not to mix them up,hmmmmmmmmmmm

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[takeslousyphotos]

Looking good Monica ..........

 

[Guest]

Im going to follow this closely, like the pictures you do in stages, would like to know how you get from the first set of photos to the next, how you seal it, what order do paint which colours, you know, that sort thing..... Thanks

 

[monica]

ta Peter,glad your liking it,

I hope this help,s a bit Amos,

once i have the base down,i will use 50/50 PVA glue and water and mix in the 1st color,being burnt sienna,so its a thing coat,

when its still wet i brush in the burnt umber,in the places i think will be deeper,like a shell hole,or a ridge line or a low spot,

just by eye real,were the top soils has been removed,

and once that has all dryed,do a lite coat of a yellow,with a mix of PVA glue,50/50 mixed with water and let dry before moving

on the putting down the sand,soil,or what ever ,as this is sandly i used yellow,if it was grass i would use a green base color

 

[Guest]

Thanks.... Although I'm practicing on model cars at the moment, my end goal is to do a diorama... So it's good to see yours on the go

 

[monica]

well manage to get some time in on this one,

have most of the base done,put in the log work around the pillbox and trench,

still need to add sandbags to the top of it,cannot get to the art shop till,Sunday,ohhhhhhhhhhhh

need to add rubble,and vegetation as well,which is some of it in the first pic,

and make up some palm tree,s the trucks i have a good idea for,

but the leaves ,well two or three,ideas on them,maybe out of paper cut like them,or maybe chicken feathers, ???

still need to paint in and add wire to the pillbox,

and have the figures undercoated,so still alot of work,to go

hope your enjoying this one,

any comments most welcome,

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[Guest]

Looking good Monica, really looking forward to the next update, great groundwork, you really have become very busy, keep up the great work

 

[monica]

ta Tommy glad your liking it,its a fun little build,

 

[Guest]

Cooooooooooooollllllllllllll this is looking real nice so far Monica I like it.

scott

 

[Guest]

It looks great Monica!

For the leaves I suggest Feathers, they look great at 1:35th scale

 

[monica]

ta Scott,Judas,so glad that your liking it,

I do think the feathers will work well,as i dont have chocks running about,

will need to find some ,some were maybe a duster,?

 

[Guest]

Im liking that bamboo fence...... Do you work from pictures?

 

[monica]

no not real Amos, will look at reference pics or from movies and go with that idea,

as i know from what ii have sean,that the allies did heavily shell the Japanese defaces

and turned ever think into a waste land,