Minefield

For the first Big Game I had in 2010 I needed minefield for NATO to defend themselves with vs the Great Russian Horde. I spent some time cutting out 10x10 cm sheets of plasticcard, basing them, painting them and eventually just finishing 2, the rest languishing in my spares bin.

10x10 Unmarked Minefield

This turned out to be a  waste of time and resources as unmarked minefield are not put down on the table....bit of a Doh! moment <facepalm>



10x10 Marked Minefield

Looks very nice, but in the end also a waste of time and resources, cause how am I easily going to carry 10 of these without damaging them, in my transport case through 2 airports? Thinking before acting isn't my forte, thats for sure.

So, how change it? Well, like this:

Simple really, in the logic that I just need to mark the field 4 signs on the corners should suffice, right?

Easy, peasy.

Made for Rapid Fire Moderns, they are generic enough to work for other systems as well. They take hardly any time to build as well, cause the bases are 20x20mm precuts, a bit of brass wire and 0.5mm plasticcard I cut out with a punch actually meant for scrapbooking. More importantly, 1 minefield now takes up 40x40mm so more fit my small scenery storage boxes and they are a lot less susceptible to damage.

I'll be making another set with other markers, and the shape is great for most common roadsigns as well.

Test succesful.

Scorpions!

Finished the first 5 scorpions. Nr 6 had a small accident and is currently in surgery (stinger came off while bending it). I'll be very happy when I finally moved in with my gf and can start using daylight bulbs again, the colour is a bit off in the pics.

I wanted them so I could have normal and giant Rad scorpions. These guys count as normal ones, no idea what to get yet for the big guys. Anyway, these are from Reaper, Dust Scoprpions, 2 per blister. Paintjob is basic but efficient: FoW German Early Grey, Black Wash, Gloss varnish. Base is 40mm.

Another Wings teaser

Can you guess what it is yet?

The Guild quick Build - Wings

Build Theme
The theme of this current build is wide ranging, any genre, any historical /fictional setting. The loose theme is simply wings...

Mimimum requirement;
there is no minimum requirement - any number of models or figures may be entered...

Build Criteria
All Guild members (inc. admins) are eligible for entry.
All entries must consist of NEW figures/models, (although terrain in photos can be recycled).
You must have made and/or painted your entry yourself.
The entry must be finished to go forward to the vote.

All entrants will be awarded a Build ribbon as in previous Guild Group Builds


Short Build timeframe;
This short build will run for a period of just over three weeks to allow as many guild members as possible,
as much time as possible, to enter.
The closing date deadline will be January 2nd at midnight, UK local time.

Pretty short, just the way I like it. I've gotten off to a headstart, but I'm keeping it vague, so this could be the only thing you see till it is finished :D

More WIP's

Received a few things in the mail this week,

A 2nd hand Cromwell MT-LBu for my Russians and 6 Reaper Dust Scorpions that I think should do well for my Fallout bits....I'll propably do 5 normal ones and 1 albino. Size wise they are a bit in between normal and giant ones, but hey, the other ones I found towered over 20mm figs and these should do fine with 15mm figs as well. Or Modhails 28mm ones.

Also in the mail this week, a SandS Bedford RL, the closest I could find that resembles the Fallout ones. I'd like to chop one up and turn it into a tractor but can't afford that at the moment, not for a scenic piece anyway, these cost 11 quid. From my stock I converted my last M35, ready to accept a SandS container pod, only to find out it doesn't match my drawings at all.....

...so I've gone back to the drawing board and started to build one from scratch. I only need the one anyway as a command vehicle for my American troops. I've found a picture of a modified SUV that is used to control UAV's that I will copy for my mercenary radio vehicle, so that is set as well.

On a more personal note, I broke my favorite pair of clippers :(

Stalker

Just a quick test to see if it works. RH Models bodies, Elhiem gasmaks, a bit of GS and a quick single highlight paintjob.

Seems to do the trick, doesn't it?

SdKfz 252 and SdKfz 253 finished

Took me a while to get these off the painting table. The pictures make them more blueish then they really are, it has been very cloudy all day, sorry for that. They really are just as grey as the rest.

SdKfz 253

SdKfz 252



Vehicles are from Minimi, cast to order without a base, decals are from Skytrex, Doms Decals and from from a scrapped plastic kit. Range binoculars on the 253 is a custom job with some plasticcard and brass wire.