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  1. Brilliant job! I really like the two different paint schemes. Was it common to have repaired tanks in different paint or even primer? Thinking of maybe painting a panzer iv in similar fashion now.
  2. Just finished this small diorama and am very pleased with the result. Tried some new techniques and scratch built everything except the figures for the first time. Depicts a group of weary and disconsolate German infantry trudging past the ruins of yet another burnt out Russian farm in winter of 1942. The NCO takes a peek into the 'privy' but decides not to bother using it! Figures are mostly Masterbox, with 2 Dragon figures added. Heads have been swapped on most of them for Hornet items (One is from Bodi I think). Some of the original heads included collars etc so needed to make new ones for using the Hornet heads. new collars & 'Private Pike's' scarf (the last guy in line) are from green stuff putty. First time I had used this so pretty happy with the results. House was built from kebab sticks, foam and lolly (craft) sticks. Privy and fence are from plasticard. Pine tree is from wire ad moss, and other tree is just a twig from the garden. Snow is made from a mixture of lightweight filler, acrylic modelling paste and baby powder for the roof dusting. Hope you like and all comments welcome
  3. the biggest problem you may face with large amounts of resin is heat when curing. Probably best to do multiple thin layers and wait for each to cure before adding the next. Air bubbles are another problem with large resin moulds but can lessened by careful stirring and applying heat to the area to get rid of air bubbles. My wife uses a lot of resin for art projects and the best we have found is made by Mouldd in UK. As for the surface waves, I've never tried this but there are quite a few products around from the likes of AK and Vallejo for surface waves etc. good luck and go for it!
  4. I wouldn't limit yourself to any one type of building product, but try experimenting with all sorts of stuff you may have laying around but wouldn't normally think of. I use foam, plasticard, foam board, lolly sticks, kebab sticks, corrugated cardboard and whatever else I have around that I have kept because it may come in useful one day! The one below uses foam for the lower section stonework, kebab sticks for the log cabin part, lolly sticks for the upper woodwork, plasticard for the roof tiles and bits of stick from the garden for the log pile.
  5. You could try Reedoak figures https://reedoak.com/#!/US-Navy/c/130995282 These are 3d printed and I have used their 1/35 figures before. Quality is very good. You would have to modify the US Navy figures but may find something suitable
  6. Thank you for your kind and much appreciated comments 👍
  7. Posted this in the dio section but thought it might sit well here. Bronco Half track and basic base was finished months ago but looked too bare for my liking, so recently added the figures in the truck (Miniart with Hornet heads) and some extras from the spares box. The standing figure and the figure climbing from the cab are an amalgam of Tamiya, Miniart, Masterbox and Hornet bits. The motorcycle is what's left of an aborted attempt at a Tommy's War bike from a long while back. depicted broken down on a muddy Ardennes track in 1944 during the battle of the bulge.
  8. Or maybe the new title should be ' Don't just bloody sit there, get out and walk!!) The basic vehicle and base was 'finished' months ago and sat on the shelf. I posted it here and decided not to add any more figures or detail but just couldn't get over how plain it looked, was not happy with the finished result and just wouldn't let it lie. Hence......eventually I decided to add some more, in the form of the Miniart tank riders with some Hornet heads, along with a few background bits and bobs from the spares box, kebab stick posts and fuse wire barbed wire. I am much happier with the result now, although am still tempted to add a couple more figures.....Watch this space
  9. Brings back memories :). If I remember correctly (not always guaranteed these days!), these green Lightnings with that tail flash ended up being placed at the runway threshold at RAF Laarbruch as 'decoys' in the late 70s' (77 ish). Never quite sure who they were meant to fool though.
  10. Thanks guys, that pretty much decided it. No more figures 👍
  11. Bought this Bronco SD.Kfz.6 at the Darlington Sword & Lance show, from the bring and buy stall, so got a good deal on it. However it has proved to be a real POA to build, and not suited particularly to ageing fat fingers! It must be the fiddliest most frustrating kit I have yet attempted (and I have attempted a few). However I eventually got it over the line and pretty much finished, added a couple of 'Frankenstein' figures made up of various arms/heads/bodies from the spares box, and stuck it on a small base. And there it sat on the shelf for a few months.......However I can't help thinking it looks unfinished (I know it needs more weathering) so can't decide whether to add more figures or not. Maybe the new set of Miniart winter tank riders due out this month? What do you think? Was thinking of adding these maybe?.............
  12. It'll polish out with a bit of T-cut and elbow grease 😱
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