HAPPY CAMPERS

[grumpa]

Out on the frozen Steppe, closing the ring on Stalingrad, well supplied and fed, a bit of time is spent getting some hot soup, sausage and black bread
on the menu while not so very far away their adversaries are starving, freezing and running out of petrol, ammo and time.

Another dio from the museum of relics and the almighty scrap box (which is dwindling by the way)
T 34 built by my son some years ago, already gave it the bent fender treatment.

Will have fun making sausage and bread from modeling clay and various tinned goodies.
They will be 'grillin n chillin' oh and some "liberated" wine and Vodka of coarse.:smiling4:

Last pic of "Super KV" for next and simultaneous project "Bear Necessities"

[Steve Jones]

Nice grouping Jim. I can smell the beans and bangers already:smiling3:

[Jim R]

Hi Jim
Sounds like a plan. Feel cold already so definitely need soup.
Jim

[grumpa]

UPDATE:

Tank coming along, first real attempt to do winter colors, seems to be coming together.

[papa 695]

Nice idea, and a great start Jim.

[grumpa]

Nice idea, and a great start Jim.

Thanks Ian I can always count on your kind words.

Jim:smiling4:

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Looking good will follow this along.

[grumpa]

:face-with-head-bandage:

Jim,
Looking good will follow this along.

Thanks Paul, nice to have you aboard, though we're climbing out of winter here it is still snowy and nasty.
I figured I would cling a bit myself to the cold and miserable.
Though it's not too bad for these fellows, stuffed with American and British vitals and not to mention local treats and with the brutal cold nothing out of the ordinary for these hearty though vicious souls :angry:, the Germans are in real trouble. :flushed:

Am pondering a parallel universe kind of dio-duo of the exact opposite situation for the Wehrmacht with miserable conditions and great privation and suffering .:cold-sweat: :face-with-head-bandage:

Just a thought:thinking:

[grumpa]

UPDATE:


Getting conception and positioning worked out.
Experimented in a corner with some white, want to make an iron hard rutty frozen solid ground work with just the wisp or two of snowy effect here and there.

Sub-zero F temps and cutting winds don't allow for much build up, not that this motley crew would notice.
Plenty to eat and most importantly DRINK!

I am in the mental concept stage of the opposing scenario dio and am gleefully butchering-er-creating another cast of not so fortunate souls
facing the Juggernaut.

[Mini Me]

Jim, I am LOVING this! If it is not to late to make a suggestion and on the outside guess that the burn barrel is hollow, what would you say to a low voltage flickering fire light to add a little warmth to this already fantastic scene? Cheers, Rick H.

[grumpa]

Jim, I am LOVING this! If it is not to late to make a suggestion and on the outside guess that the burn barrel is hollow, what would you say to a low voltage flickering fire light to add a little warmth to this already fantastic scene? Cheers, Rick H.

Thanks Rick, definitely something to consider.

Jim

[grumpa]

UPDATE:

BRRRRR!! :fearful:

[Guest]

Very cold looking Jim.:thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Definitely need a little fire to keep warm by... Cheers, Rick H.

[grumpa]

Very cold looking Jim.:thumb2:

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Definitely need a little fire to keep warm by... Cheers, Rick H.

Thanks guys, getting mentally into the cold setting, especially since we are still pretty much snow covered here.
Ripped bonnet off and will search the scraps for something to represent a rudimentary engine of some sort in halftrack,
Please don't hold me to technicalities concerning it, lord knows how I'll make it up.

Blown off Panzer turret will get some detailing and set in soon.

Just used some white craft paint with an eye shadow brush and went to dabbing about.
Long, long way to go but I needed to set the temperature so to speak.

Hope all are liking progress so far, it's a load of fun doing this one.
Will have some basis of opposing dio up soon as soon as I can think up a properly dramatic name.