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Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 09 Aug 2021, 22:53
by Philipp Gross
I've made a base, using various bits of plywood, natural earth, white glue and a bit of clear glossy paint:
Normally these types of road would be made from more naturally shaped logs and branches, but let's assume they came upon a large shipment of lumber to reinforce their field HQ
Yeah, the edges still need some cleanup and then a bit of neutral black paint.
Philipp
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 10 Aug 2021, 08:12
by Steve Hutchinson
Nice base Philipp,
looks like you will be making a small hole on the shelf of doom
Just the figures to finish then?
Have fun
Regards
Steve H
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 17 Sep 2021, 20:41
by Shawn Ramsey
Ready to cross that finish line. Lets see the final results.
Shawn
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 17 Sep 2021, 23:31
by Philipp Gross
Shawn, Steve, thank you!
It's been far too long again, so I should at least post some progress...In my defense, I did spend a weekend rebuilding my workbench - note the distinctive lack of clutter in the background
I decided to break up the brown monotony of the base with a bit of melting snow, made from baking soda. Some of it turned a little yellow, so I had to fix that by adding more on top... The signpost was mostly scratchbuilt with thin plywood, a toothpick and whatever leftover decals and transfer letters I could find. From top to bottom: Stab GD (staff), HVP=Hauptverbandsplatz (forward-area field hospital), Instandsetzung (Maintenance).
Philipp
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 17 Oct 2021, 21:01
by Philipp Gross
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 20 Oct 2021, 00:02
by Vincent Power
Nice job Philipp. The base looks really good too.
Cheers,
Vincent
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 21 Oct 2021, 10:21
by Philipp Gross
Thank you Vincent, it was a fun build, even though it took a little long
Now let's finish that Soviet armoured sports car and maybe then I'll even start something new for the GB
Philipp
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 22 Oct 2021, 01:55
by Adam Durrant
Nice to tick that one off Philipp, makes me feel guilty looking at my shelf of shame....
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 22 Oct 2021, 07:13
by Steve Hutchinson
Adam Durrant wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 01:55
Nice to tick that one off Philipp, makes me feel guilty looking at my shelf of shame....
I wish it was only a shelf
Boxes and boxes of nearly finished GB's, and hundreds of built and primed figures too
It might be a winter of catch up when Boris finally realises he is a complete nincompoop and puts some lockdown measures back into place.
We really are the "Sick Man of Europe"" at the moment!
50,000 new cases a day and rising!
Well done Philipp, leading by example, onto the next one?
Regards
Steve H
Re: Amusing Hobby VK 1602
Posted: 22 Oct 2021, 18:09
by Philipp Gross
Thank you gentlemen
One down, way more than I could count at the moment to go...
This is about half of all my unfinished business:
Steve, take care over there....I really can't quite fathom how that fudgeling snollygoster hasn't been booted from Downing Street yet...
Philipp