Matchbox 1/76 M16 MGMC
Posted: April 30th, 2011, 1:49 am
Imported from the old forum, but since there were only a few posts, I just cloned them into this initial one ....
Initial post, 22 April
Well, by vote of our leader, here's mine ....
It only comes with a gunner, so I'll add a few figures from their US Infantry figure set.
Don't know about targets. I have a pair of 1/144 FW190, but I think they'll be too large, even if just a tail sticking out of a backdrop. I have, so far, found that GHQ Miniatures has 1/285 FW190, so that might work. I have found that White Ensign has some 1/700 German aircraft, but not a FW. Not sure what else is around -- of course I could always just fake it or maybe just show the backdrop thereby saving me the work of making aircraft and an explosion. I will have to play around with the Paul Bradley photoshop tricks ....
As noted earlier, I'll not do this with the vehicle in motion, that's fantasy ...
Also, I am fortunate that I have a pretty close to mint-condition box for the M16, if that is needed for the display.
Reply by James Perrin, 23 April
For the planes you could also cut them out of the background and add them printed on cardboard on a wire/stick attached to the background.
I think with the explosions it will be a matter of experimentation. The artwork is quite impressionistic so its up to you if you choose to go the same way.
Reply 27 April in response to Bromo's question
It's tough with the vehicle taking up so much of the boxart, I really don't know what's behind it, other than a distant city-scape on the left and an explosion on the right. The ground looks like a slick road/field -- as James said, impressionistic.
I'm going to try edit the vehicle out of the box art then try (note use of "try" numerous times) to fill in some road/ground, then look around for something forest-y, or perhaps farm-y, impressionist-y, to fill in the background the vehicle is hiding.
Then I thought of bending the bottom up to be the base for the vehicle, using some "real" ground for the vehicle to sit on and fade into the photo-hack background.
I think the explosion will be half photo-background and half "real".
Anyway that's my vision of all this after several beers .... I'll be looking for suggestions once I have some experimentation to show .... right now, I'm started on the build. It looks as if the vehicle is a bit smaller in life than it is on the boxart so that helps perspective ...
In Progress, 29 April
Well, in-progress may be a bit misleading -- it's just the sprue shots ....
but I do actually have a small start on it ... It's a nice kit - they've captured the main items well, even to the fold-down sides.
Initial post, 22 April
Well, by vote of our leader, here's mine ....
It only comes with a gunner, so I'll add a few figures from their US Infantry figure set.
Don't know about targets. I have a pair of 1/144 FW190, but I think they'll be too large, even if just a tail sticking out of a backdrop. I have, so far, found that GHQ Miniatures has 1/285 FW190, so that might work. I have found that White Ensign has some 1/700 German aircraft, but not a FW. Not sure what else is around -- of course I could always just fake it or maybe just show the backdrop thereby saving me the work of making aircraft and an explosion. I will have to play around with the Paul Bradley photoshop tricks ....
As noted earlier, I'll not do this with the vehicle in motion, that's fantasy ...
Also, I am fortunate that I have a pretty close to mint-condition box for the M16, if that is needed for the display.
Reply by James Perrin, 23 April
For the planes you could also cut them out of the background and add them printed on cardboard on a wire/stick attached to the background.
I think with the explosions it will be a matter of experimentation. The artwork is quite impressionistic so its up to you if you choose to go the same way.
Reply 27 April in response to Bromo's question
Darn, I hate good questionsbromo wrote:Nice choice that,whats the plan for the groundwork?
It's tough with the vehicle taking up so much of the boxart, I really don't know what's behind it, other than a distant city-scape on the left and an explosion on the right. The ground looks like a slick road/field -- as James said, impressionistic.
I'm going to try edit the vehicle out of the box art then try (note use of "try" numerous times) to fill in some road/ground, then look around for something forest-y, or perhaps farm-y, impressionist-y, to fill in the background the vehicle is hiding.
Then I thought of bending the bottom up to be the base for the vehicle, using some "real" ground for the vehicle to sit on and fade into the photo-hack background.
I think the explosion will be half photo-background and half "real".
Anyway that's my vision of all this after several beers .... I'll be looking for suggestions once I have some experimentation to show .... right now, I'm started on the build. It looks as if the vehicle is a bit smaller in life than it is on the boxart so that helps perspective ...
In Progress, 29 April
Well, in-progress may be a bit misleading -- it's just the sprue shots ....
but I do actually have a small start on it ... It's a nice kit - they've captured the main items well, even to the fold-down sides.