| Jemima Fawr | 15 Feb 2016 10:01 a.m. PST |
I had the first sunny day since last October, so decided to photograph some of my recently-painted 15mm Cold War stuff:
Centurion AVRE 165 by QRF
Chieftain AVLB by QRF. This is quite a beast!
Chieftain AVLB with the bridge loaded.
CVR(T) Spartan APC by QRF.
Ferret armoured car by QRF (I forget which mark, sorry).
The open-topped Ferret variant (again, I forget which mark).
FV-180 Combat Engineer Tractor by QRF. Again, quite a beast of a vehicle and a tricky kit to put together, though it looks brilliant (note: the scoop is at the BACK of the vehicle).
M113G for my West Germans. I used the Flames of War plastic kit for these, though replaced the .50 Cals with spare MG42s (The post-war 7.62mm MG3 is identical). Strictly speaking, these should have an array of smoke-grenade dischargers on the front. but they'll do. I also fitted one with a MILAN launcher that I had spare from a QRF Marder IFV kit.
T-64A by QRF. I've got over 20 of these bad boys.
T-64B by QRF. I've mixed a few of these in with my T-64As.
MTU-55 AVLB by QRF. Another bit of combat engineering beastliness.
BMP PRP-3 artillery radar recce vehicle by Skytrex – a beautiful model. |
| Jemima Fawr | 15 Feb 2016 10:24 a.m. PST |
Cheers Kenneth, It looks ok to me. They aren't very big tanks compared to Western models. Here's a good photo for scaling:
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| Weasel | 15 Feb 2016 11:03 a.m. PST |
Here's a shot with someone standing right next to it for scale
He's slightly further back but looks like the head of an upright person should reach about the middle side of the turret. |
| nickinsomerset | 15 Feb 2016 12:11 p.m. PST |
Looking splendid, Tally Ho! |
| Mako11 | 15 Feb 2016 2:03 p.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing. Great pics! Based upon the young man standing on the turret, it appears that the upper portion of the treads on the T-64 are only about 3' off the ground, so its hull has a very low profile. |
| panzerCDR | 15 Feb 2016 2:52 p.m. PST |
Lovely work (as always!). What do you use for your base color for the Soviet vehicles? Thanks. |
| Jemima Fawr | 15 Feb 2016 3:41 p.m. PST |
Cheers chaps! PzCDR, After a black undercoat, I do a base coat of Humbrol 75 (Bronze Green) and then a top coat of Humbrol 150 (Forest Green). Final weathering drybrush of Humbrol 72 (Khaki Drill). |
| Cosmic Reset | 15 Feb 2016 4:33 p.m. PST |
Great stuff, thanks for sharing the pix. Love the AVLBs, got to get me some of those beasts. |
| Jemima Fawr | 15 Feb 2016 4:47 p.m. PST |
Cheers Irish, It took a fair bit of head-scratching, a lot of photos of the real things, a drill, some brass-wire and some bits of dressmaker's ribbon to stick them together… My plan is to get another pair and then do a step-by-step set of instructions for the things, to save others the pain of having to work it out! The CET was no easybuild either… :( My apologies for not cracking on with what we last talked about (I can't reply to your PM, as my free TMP membership has expired). I've been up to my eyeballs in other stuff. However, I will crack on with the project asap. |
| panzerCDR | 16 Feb 2016 1:56 p.m. PST |
Jemima Fawr, Thanks. I will try those out on a couple of PT-76s I have (Old Glory/Skytrex I think . . . ). Good to experiment with to be sure. |
| Jemima Fawr | 16 Feb 2016 11:40 p.m. PST |
A couple more: The CET seen from the other end. I love this beastie:
The whole unit of M113Gs. The second one from the left has a MILAN launcher mounted on the cupola:
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| GeoffQRF | 17 Feb 2016 3:37 a.m. PST |
M113G for my West Germans…Strictly speaking, these should have an array of smoke-grenade dischargers on the front. I'm sure Chas made that conversion. I'll check – we have a few things disappeared off the website in the latest update(?!) |
| Jemima Fawr | 17 Feb 2016 7:30 a.m. PST |
Yes, I think he has, but I already had these done. :) |
| czfq2b | 02 May 2016 1:02 p.m. PST |
Having trouble putting together the MTU-55, many parts I do not know where they go. I have written QRF and TSS to no avail. Just can't tell based on the picture above or actual pictures of the real vehicle, how the pieces go together. Cliff |
| Jemima Fawr | 02 May 2016 2:00 p.m. PST |
Cliff, QRF asked me for photos the other day, which I've sent – I'm pretty sure it was in response to your request. Here's the photos:
I use pieces of dressmakers' ribbon for the hinge. You can see how that works on the Chieftain AVLB above. |
| Mako11 | 04 May 2016 2:38 a.m. PST |
M113Gs would be great, as would separate smoke discharger detail sets for converting other M113s to the German model(s). Geoff, any word on the upcoming releases, e.g. S-Tank, PBV, M114, MBT-70 (had to throw that one in, of course – mustn't let you run out of ideas for "new" kit), etc., etc.? |
| Rod I Robertson | 04 May 2016 8:20 p.m. PST |
Jemima Fawr:
Lovely miniatures and great tips for assembly Jemima! Well done and thanks for posting the photos.
Cheers and good gaming.
Rod Robertson. |
| GeoffQRF | 05 May 2016 4:06 p.m. PST |
I am sure we did the M113G…. I will have to get Chas to check. Great photos which I forwarded on to Cliff. I will get them added to the website, thanks! |
| Jemima Fawr | 06 May 2016 6:21 a.m. PST |
Cheers. I'll do a proper construction guide for the MTU when I do a second one. It was a bit of trial and error and I did get one bit wrong, in that I glued the 'H-Frame' piece in place, when I should have left it un-glued so that it hinged freely (I then broke it off while trying to unstick it). |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
