ScottWashburn  | 07 Oct 2014 5:36 p.m. PST |
Well, once I'd finally figured out how to assemble the Anti-Tripod Guns it was time to paint them! They are very cool models and the crew figures are just great! I painted the guns the same way I painted my tanks and the crew the same way I painted my infantry.
I decided to spruce them up with some modifications and accessories. I made some empty shell casings from plastic tubing. And then I did some stuff with the crews. Like having one pulling a lanyard to fire the gun.
And on another gun I modified it so the breech block was open so the crew could be loading a shell.
I also put some extra work into the bases with the wooden planking. I did this so they would fit right in with the trench pieces.
Can't wait to try them out in battle! |
| VonTed | 07 Oct 2014 5:43 p.m. PST |
Yeah, those are cool. Love the "enhanced" gun shield. |
| Joep123 | 07 Oct 2014 5:52 p.m. PST |
Great work Scott;
Very well done.
Joe |
| Zeelow | 07 Oct 2014 6:10 p.m. PST |
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| kallman | 07 Oct 2014 6:20 p.m. PST |
Simply sublime is all I can say. |
| Lion in the Stars | 07 Oct 2014 10:04 p.m. PST |
Really dig the bases, and the open breech is a very nice touch! |
| deleted222222222 | 08 Oct 2014 5:39 a.m. PST |
very well done…love what you have done with them |
| WarWizard | 08 Oct 2014 5:53 a.m. PST |
Very nice, who makes those trench pieces? |
| ScottWashburn | 08 Oct 2014 6:43 a.m. PST |
The trench pieces are by Architects of War. They made them for the All Quiet Game. I don't think they are available at retail yet. I got them through the kickstarter. But they are very nice. They have straight and angled pieces and bunkers and such. I imagine they will be available soon. |
TheBeast  | 08 Oct 2014 8:21 a.m. PST |
The divots in front reminded me of the old Armorcast trench system. Good to see 15mm trench sections! Doug |
| delta6ct | 08 Oct 2014 8:49 a.m. PST |
Those are really neat. I like the wood planking. Mike |
| Part time gamer | 22 Oct 2014 11:49 p.m. PST |
Very "high 5" on your work Scott! So you 'laid' the planking yourself? Outstanding.
I made a 'door' by simply cutting thin bass wood into srips. Then inverting them so the 'cracks' did Not line up perfectly. Gave the look of individual boards. Sadly for the home owner, his 'door' became the shield of a very large Warthog Beast champion. lol I have to know..
HOW did you get the "Open Breach"? I doubt that was that an option with the model?
Your 'little extras', really make this unit. Stand tall. |
| ScottWashburn | 23 Oct 2014 4:14 a.m. PST |
PTG: Thanks! The planking is just pieces of balsa wood I cut out (breaking off the ends to make them raggedy). I put down a thin layer of light-weight wall spackle (great stuff for modeling!) and imbedded the planks and the gunners into it and also set the gun in place, but then removed it again, leaving the impression for the wheels and trail in the spackle, but giving me room to work after it dried. Once dried (which takes about 24 hours, the one downside to the spackle), I painted the base and the planking and then glued the gun back in place. The open breech was actually very easy. If you take a look at the photo with the gunner pulling the lanyard, you can get a good look at the breech as it comes. The gun tube ends in the breech which is several concentric cylinders with a vertical hinge on the left side. I took a very sharp X-Acto knife and carefully sliced the whole breech off, flush with the end of the gun tube. I then drilled out about a 1/4" of the gun tube to make the inside of the barrel. Then I took a piece of plastic tubing (2 pieces actually, one fit inside the other to give me a solid cylinder) and cut off a sliver of it to act as the inside of the breech block. I glued this to the piece I had cut off and then glued the assembly back to the barrel in the open position. The whole operation took about ten minutes. |
now paints and bases the model.
