Colin W Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Cracking work here Styx I hadnt appreciated the size difference of the tanks until seeing them together in the lat few spreads. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Looking soooooooooooo good!! Clever idea re. the pizza bases!! What filler do you use Stix; is it specifically for modelling or a DIY type filler? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) On 04/11/2018 at 20:56, the South African said: Stix I have no doubt whatsoever that you will be finished with time in hand.Your work speaks volumes.This is truly one of the best armor builds that I have to date had the pleasure of following. Regards: Shaun Hi Shaun and thank you for your very kind comments- you are way too kind! I have been doing bits and pieces on this project each evening this week and I think I will now get it finished. On 05/11/2018 at 02:56, Ozzy said: Just catching up Stix, fantastic job so far. The camp I’m currently staying in is named after an American (Cpl Roberts), who won the medal of honour driving a FT-17 Renault tank. Hi Ozzy and thank you. Hope you are well. Interesting stuff about the camp's name - hope all is going well over there. On 05/11/2018 at 13:13, Colin W said: Cracking work here Styx I hadnt appreciated the size difference of the tanks until seeing them together in the lat few spreads. Colin Thank you very much Colin. Yes the size difference was quite noticeable but then the FT-17 had the rotating turret! On 05/11/2018 at 13:21, wimbledon99 said: Looking soooooooooooo good!! Clever idea re. the pizza bases!! What filler do you use Stix; is it specifically for modelling or a DIY type filler? Hi Nigel and thank you. For recent bases I have been using a tub of Multi-Purpose Polyfiller which I apply with a small metal ruler........which reminds me I must get some more filler. So the stuff I have been doing in the evenings - I have finished painting the figures: And I have started getting the green stuff applied to the base: Tomorrow I need to get the tanks and figures attached to the base and then do any final scenic bits and pieces. I'm not going to do anything more than have this base as basic groundwork. I was planning originally on doing more but I have run out of time. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix Edited November 9, 2018 by PlaStix 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 It’s going well out here thanks Stix’s fantastic job on those figures. I’ve got 2 weeks left here, looking forward to sticking some plastic together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Hi Stix, I've just seen the finished article in the gallery. SPEECHLESS!!!! It's stunning Your builds should be in magazines on the shelves of WH Smith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) On 09/11/2018 at 22:08, Ozzy said: It’s going well out here thanks Stix’s fantastic job on those figures. I’ve got 2 weeks left here, looking forward to sticking some plastic together. Thank you very much Ozzy. I can understand you wanting to get back to making kits after the length of time you will have been away........I struggle after a couple of days and have been known to take a small kit and some glue and paints on holiday!!!! 10 minutes ago, wimbledon99 said: Hi Stix, I've just seen the finished article in the gallery. SPEECHLESS!!!! It's stunning Your builds should be in magazines on the shelves of WH Smith Hi Nigel and thank you, as always, for your very kind comments. You are way too kind. Anyhooooo.......... I have been busy getting the base finished, the tanks and figures fixed in place and the photos taken. A few here: The Gallery Photos can be found: Here Whippet RFI: Here FT-17 RFI: Here The vignette photos can be found: Here Finally thank you to Robert Stuart for hosting the excellent GB and everyone who commented or offered advice in my build thread. Kind regards, Stix Edited November 10, 2018 by PlaStix 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Simply stunning. Fantastic models, beautifully presented and photographed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Stunning work Stix, the models, the figures and the groundworks all combine to create a great little scene. I would like to eavesdrop on the conversation that those guys appear to be having. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the South African Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 One word: FANTASTIC. Congratulations on a great build Stix. Regards: Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Simply amazing, you've done it again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Holy Smoke-a-ronies! Wow! I hope you enter that in a contest and win lots of prizes...either that or the judges are blind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the South African Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 👆Exactly what he said! Regards: Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Another classic build Stix beautifully done as ever and great attention to detail,brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Absolutely brilliant piece of work from start to finish. The work on both the tanks and figures is superb and the pictures of the finished vignette really show off your talents. A very fitting tribute on a very special day. Very well done mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Top job Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 22:26, Jb65rams said: Simply stunning. Fantastic models, beautifully presented and photographed. Thank you JB. That is very kind of you! On 10/11/2018 at 22:31, nimrod54 said: Stunning work Stix, the models, the figures and the groundworks all combine to create a great little scene. I would like to eavesdrop on the conversation that those guys appear to be having. Well done. Hi John. As always you are very kind. Yes, it would have been fascinating! On 11/11/2018 at 06:47, the South African said: One word: FANTASTIC. Congratulations on a great build Stix. Regards: Shaun THANK YOU Shaun, most kind! On 11/11/2018 at 08:01, DAG058 said: Simply amazing, you've done it again! I'm sure that's a song?! but thank you! On 11/11/2018 at 09:37, John D.C. Masters said: Holy Smoke-a-ronies! Wow! I hope you enter that in a contest and win lots of prizes...either that or the judges are blind. Hi John. You are waaayyy too kind but thank you very much. On 11/11/2018 at 10:10, the South African said: 👆Exactly what he said! Regards: Shaun Thank you again Shaun. 21 hours ago, stevej60 said: Another classic build Stix beautifully done as ever and great attention to detail,brilliant! Hi Steve and thank you, as always, for your very kind comments. 18 hours ago, modelling minion said: Absolutely brilliant piece of work from start to finish. The work on both the tanks and figures is superb and the pictures of the finished vignette really show off your talents. A very fitting tribute on a very special day. Very well done mate. Hi Craig and thank you for your very kind comments. I think it was a great idea to have this GB and to have it finish on the 11/11/18 - 100 years on - made it even more special. I was very pleased to be able to take part and thoroughly enjoyed building a couple of tanks I might not have done otherwise. Reading around the subject gave me a little (read: very tiny) bit of insight into what was going on with warfare in that period - fascinating but often harrowing stuff. You would have hoped lessons would have been learnt to prevent it happening again................ but it wasn't to be........ 16 hours ago, Ozzy said: Top job Stix Thank you Ozzy! Thank you again to everyone who has commented in this thread. As I mentioned above, I probably wouldn't have built these kits for a while if it hadn't had been for this GB. They had been in my stash but I tend to gravitate towards WW2 stuff mainly - this is one of the great things about Group Builds for me.....they tend to encourage me try try something out of my comfort zone. Speaking of which - something in my comfort zone - on the 15th December V-P ( @vppelt68) and I will be co-hosting the Pz.IV STGB and it would be great to see some of the modellers in this GB bringing their skills and talents to that GB. If you haven't signed up already, but would like to do so, the chat thread can be found here. Kind regards, Stix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I have to concur with all of the above comments. Excellent, very nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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