A welcomed break.

[The Smythe Meister]

Great work on the figures Andy. The Olive drab for the US uniforms is correct - any variations were caused by fading over time.

Hi Peter,
Thanks very much,i do find figures a bit of a chore TBH but do want to get better!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Fine model work. Am familiar w/US bumper markings. The ones on either side of the yellow bridge cat. square (1945 option) still escape me. Can't find anything close in any of my ref. material. Have never seen stars on top of fenders either. Your model, just wondered on ref. for these as they are new to me. PaulE

A`noon Paul,
Cheers Buddy! Absolutely no Refs on my part what so ever mate :tears-of-joy: ........ i just make stuff from box suggestions normally,and completely make up my Dio scenarios! (Although i do at least make sure the various AFVs are ok to be shown together timewise).
Thinking of changing Tac in future mind,and picking scenes based on actual footage or pics.
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Nicely done Andy. I would not worry too much about exact colours. See the example below for variants in German uniform.

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John

Hello John,
Top stuff thank you Sir,yep,there`s a hell of a difference across the board there eh?!:flushed:
Andy

[Gary MacKenzie]

Thanks for putting that up Gary,
Makes for interesting reading,think i may take more notice of things like that in my future stuff:thumb2:,
Andy

The problem is that we tend to trust the manufacturers to actually do some research, and point out any idiosyncrasies in the info/parts/options.
As I said in another post, the info for the decals is wrong in the Airfix version, which tells you to check the box-art for confirmation of decal positions ....... the vehicle on the cover has no decals except a star on the rear cargo area and appears to be being used on a raid on an airfield.

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy

Apologies somehow missed a load of updates. You have got a lot done on this dio haven't you!!!
Well done so far, the vehicles are looking great!!

ATB

Andrew

Thanks Andrew,
Yes,quite a bit going on here..... slow paced mind! Good to see you pop in mate:thumb2:,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice update. Great work on the uniforms

Steve!
Thanks very much Bud,they take me AGES...... even just to get them to where they are now!!:anguished:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy.
Looking good, glad my spares in the boot and not bolted onto the entry of the cab :smiling2:.

Figures nice, good point raised by John about colour variations.

HA!! Indeed John..... it would make leaping in and out of my Van rather interesting too mate!!:flushed:
Thanks for the thumbs up too!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Could it be Korean numbering on the rhs bumper ?
I found my ''airfix'' version of this, and the instructions show those decals as ''wc-63 version''

Gary,(2nd!),
Looks like it`s actually the same kit,because those instructions look identical,and,the Italeri explanation is also that it`s the "wc-63 version"!!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

The problem is that we tend to trust the manufacturers to actually do some research, and point out any idiosyncrasies in the info/parts/options.
As I said in another post, the info for the decals is wrong in the Airfix version, which tells you to check the box-art for confirmation of decal positions ....... the vehicle on the cover has no decals except a star on the rear cargo area and appears to be being used on a raid on an airfield.

Yes,I must admit that i always get caught up in the "Maker knows best" mind set,after all,they SHOULD only give out spot on info and details for the kits themselves....... where possible of course.
It seems to me these days,that not all manufacturers even check parts actually FIT TOGETHER,although the over riding amount of them are excellent.
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

"This weekend i will mostly be making"........ A Motorbike.........

This should be fun!!!:nerd::flushed::hugging-face:...........

[JR]

Andy .
Ah this will be fun, grabbing a front row seat 2 mtr from the biscuits and tea pot.
Will spiders be used as Simon did re the spokes ?

I've brought my electric prod to keep the Rabble in order should rioting break out over the biscuits.
Carry on .

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy .
Ah this will be fun, grabbing a front row seat 2 mtr from the biscuits and tea pot.
Will spiders be used as Simon did re the spokes ?

I've brought my electric prod to keep the Rabble in order should rioting break out over the biscuits.
Carry on .

No Spiders required here John! There are 2 sets of templates to bend the Etch Rims/spokes in,and the tyres come in 3 "slices" which,when put together,give a pretty cool tred pattern........

The tricky bit is getting the fragile spokes together and inside the tyres without bending them........ i`ve struggled with that bit in the past!!..........
............ in we go then........................
(Keep `em well back,and save me one of them bickies please....... you know what Jonesey`s like:flushed:!).........

[Steve Jones]

I remember the motorbike you did on the MM forum. You should be a dab hand at this one. I have used the spoke makers before on the etch spokes. Very useful tool

[The Smythe Meister]

I remember the motorbike you did on the MM forum. You should be a dab hand at this one. I have used the spoke makers before on the etch spokes. Very useful tool

Thanks Steve,
I gotta be honest though,the etch spokes and supplied former are a good idea,however,this is about the sixth bike i`ve done now,and i`m not so sure the extra fiddling gives that much of a better end product..... some other kit makers provide excellent injection wheels these days.:thinking:
So then,the first 5 figures now have heads,and are being put aside ready for the Dio.Here comes the proof!!.....(OR,here comes some dodgy pics which look more like a 5 year old`s efforts in a "Vision On" comp!!)


Blimey.....He looks like he`s got 3 degree burns!!!

And finally........ The Map Readers!!.......

So that`s that then,on with the Bike,then it`s "Basetime"!!
Thanks for looking in,and thoughts or plain old abuse is very welcomed!!
Cheers,
Andy

[JR]

Dear Mr Smith .
Very nice indeed, the leather coat is realistic as are the riding boots. Folds in material never easy , but you've pulled if off with the shading.

Yours Dzhon Race.
Stalingrad Building Co.