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Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 9th, 2018, 5:16 pm
by ShaunW
I'm an old hand at letting "simple" builds get complicated
It will look good with the doors open, Alan - those great looking little vehicles have given you an opportunity too good to be missed really!
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 9th, 2018, 8:23 pm
by chrism
Think that the collective committee here has helped and decided that one for you .... open doors it is ...
However, you detailed that 1/600 scale ships walrus ages back, so you know you can work etc with this small stuff. There are small scale etch flat figures available from assorted sources eg: gold medal models for one - that would be suitable for something like this too...
What have I suggested and talked you into now ...
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 9th, 2018, 8:40 pm
by splash
chrism wrote: Think that the collective committee here has helped and decided that one for you .... open doors it is ...
However, you detailed that 1/600 scale ships walrus ages back, so you know you can work etc with this small stuff. There are small scale etch flat figures available from assorted sources eg: gold medal models for one - that would be suitable for something like this too...
What have I suggested and talked you into now ...
Cheers Chris, I think you have made my mind up for me
I’m having to convince my self that it’s not a crap kit just the best available for the task
I’m now going to have to hunt down figures, this then raises the issue of weathering the ship as my original plan was to build it clean on a stand but if it’s going to be on a beach or water base it has to be weathered
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 9th, 2018, 10:02 pm
by chrism
We need to find you some photos of the scene that won a gold medal in class at Telford last year. it was an enormous piece of work in 1/35 scale. The main winners page only gives one image of it - class 85 - but it will give you an idea of what this chap Ian did. with a load of 1/35 vehicles and figures etc ....
the overall champions and category winners for 2017 - half way down there are a few images of this piece for starters - this link came from that page
http://ipmsuk.org/gallery-2/gallery/sca ... world-2015;
I will look through mine, but a glance through images others took will and I know did, feature it, as it was such an amzing piece of work which took years to build
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 10th, 2018, 6:15 pm
by splash
Thanks guys and girls I have now finished up with an angry looking LST
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 10th, 2018, 11:18 pm
by splash
I had a look at my Churchill Gun Carriage and noticed the track covers on both sides were wrong, on the turret version it had a semicircle in the raised ribs but not on the GC version, so a quick trim with the blade and replace with four strips each side has sorted the problem.
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 11th, 2018, 3:47 pm
by Ratch
Loving the LST
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 11th, 2018, 4:19 pm
by splash
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 11th, 2018, 5:16 pm
by chrism
Churchill has come together well. If you are collecting kits for future project... the Hasegawa one is a useful one to find too, as it is an early type and makes a 1 or 2 OOB
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 11th, 2018, 7:52 pm
by gnomemeansgnome
What a beast that Churchill is. Nice work, Alan.
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 11th, 2018, 9:06 pm
by PGAS
Wonderful work on the Churchill. Great modifications.
Great LST ship as well. The little vehicles really make it pop.
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 18th, 2018, 2:13 pm
by splash
I have been playing over on the Blitz GB again building AFV’s this time a Plastic Soldier Sherman Firefly converted to a Tulip and the Airfix Sherman Crab, I finished the Firefly but gave up on the Crab due to the terrible flail chains supplied with the kit.
Here is the Tulip I will now add weathering in slow time.
As for the Crab I looked at PE chains but thought they looked a bit flat so I’m trying an old small scale ship building trick of platting three fine pieces of copper wire to give a chain effect (it’s not accurate but close enough for government work)
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 18th, 2018, 5:08 pm
by splash
I think the platted wire is going to work.
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 18th, 2018, 5:44 pm
by ShaunW
Great Firefly conversion, Alan and excellent work with making those flail chains. The OOB flails are indeed quite dreadful and the plaited wire looks infinitely better!
Re: Splash's workbench
Posted: February 18th, 2018, 5:52 pm
by iggie
Great work with the replacement chains!