Spookytooth Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Nothing like a bit of Roger to keep oneself amused Gremlin. Like the chipping on the U.Boat. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looking great Julian and the new additions to the stash are also looking very tempting like the look of the whippet Beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nice touch with the weathering of the dinghy Looked up ' Bill Hubbard ' .......................... Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Lyrics copyright Roger Waters: "The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard" [Alf Razzell:] "Two things that have haunted me most are the days when I had to collect the paybooks; and when I left Bill Hubbard in no-man's-land." "I was picked up and taken into their trench. And I'd no sooner taken two or three steps down the trench when I heard a call, 'Hello Razz, I'm glad to see you. This is my second night here,' and he said 'I'm feeling bad,' and it was Bill Hubbard, one of the men we'd trained in England, one of the original battalion. I had a look at his wound, rolled him over; I could see it was probably a fatal wound. You could imagine what pain he was in, he was dripping with sweat; and after I'd gone about three shellholes, traversed that, had it been...had there been a path or a road I could have done better. He pummeled me, 'Put me down, put me down, I'd rather die, I'd rather die, put me down.' I was hoping he would faint. He said 'I can't go any further, let me die.' I said 'If I leave you here Bill you won't be found, let's have another go.' He said 'All right then.' And the same thing happened; he couldn't stand it any more, and I had to leave him there, in no-man's-land." [Alf Razzell:] "Years later, I saw Bill Hubbard's name on the memorial to the missing at Aras. And I...when I saw his name I was absolutely transfixed; it was as though he was now a human being instead of some sort of nightmarish memory of how I had to leave him, all those years ago. And I felt relieved, and ever since then I've felt happier about it, because always before, whenever I thought of him, I said to myself, 'Was there something else that I could have done?' [background: "I'd rather die, I'd rather die..."] And that always sort of worried me. And having seen him, and his name in the register - as you know in the memorials there's a little safe, there's a register in there with every name - and seeing his name and his name on the memorial; it sort of lightened my...heart, if you like." (woman) "When was it that you saw his name on the memorial?" "Ah, when I was eighty-seven, that would be a year, ninete...eighty-four, nineteen eighty-four." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 9/12 update. final odds and ends being added, hull weathered, deck weathered and "Motley Crew" being assembled. Nearly time to start thinking of the next build: I have of course already decided what the next major build will be, a 1/16th Sd.Kfz.186. Have even pulled it out of the stash and have been drooling over the box contents this afternoon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Looking good buddy............ Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Just now, longshanks said: Looking good buddy............ Kev Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Cracking stuff there Julian will look the part when you get the crewmen all done Beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Looking very impressive Gremlin, big to.... And once you have got the crew painted, she will be ready for patrols ... Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Thanks Keith, Simon, the Motley Crew are another tale. I bought a couple of MiG's "Oil Brushers" thinking they would look smoother than acrylics when dried. Three days later they haven't dried so I am getting a bit fidgety now wondering if I want to wait a week for each color to dry or not, to be continued as they say.................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etienne Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hello, curiously, the pics don't show up in the thread but I see all of them on SlickPic ... very nice build, I particularly like the camo pattern If you need infos about USN sailors deck uniforms, dont hesitate to ask, I have some authentic US Navy uniforms at home. Regards, E 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Etienne said: Hello, curiously, the pics don't show up in the thread but I see all of them on SlickPic ... very nice build, I particularly like the camo pattern If you need infos about USN sailors deck uniforms, dont hesitate to ask, I have some authentic US Navy uniforms at home. Regards, E Thanks for the reference photo Etienne, very kind and very helpful. You complaint about the photos I placed not showing up is the first I have heard, maybe Kev, Simon and Keith can confirm if it's a general problem or only on your PC. Cheers, Julian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 10/12 update. Wire fitted to stanchions, screws fitted. Just a few decals to go on. I'll be cleaning off the oil gunk on Motley crew from the Mig Oil Brushers and going back to good old Mk.1 acrylics: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Etienne Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Gremlin56 said: Thanks for the reference photo Etienne, very kind and very helpful. You complaint about the photos I placed not showing up is the first I have heard, maybe Kev, Simon and Keith can confirm if it's a general problem or only on your PC. Cheers, Julian You're welcome, Julian ... and don't worry about the pics, I checked on another device, everything's OK so it's my computer's fault !! Cheers, E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 11/12 update. Spent about an hour cleaning the MiG Oil Brusher gunk off the Motley crew and have given then the coat of base flesh to get them back on track, more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Must be a problem Julian some of them are not showing as Etienne has posted but can click on them to view Might just be my slow internet connection Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 22/12 update. Worked started again on the Motley crew: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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