May 22, 20215 yr Author #53 Slow progress on the WTW dio. Detail painting, highlighting and applying color filters. I´m using washes like those of TENSOCROM and others.
May 22, 20215 yr Author #54 Meanwhile the next kit arrived. I noticed that it went out of stock everywhere so I got me the MB Commomwealth AFV Crew set. I think I can use some figures for the dio.
May 28, 20215 yr #58 The officer with the tea cup looks like Montgomery! You could have him supervising the recovery operation, as if he had nothing else to do to manage the war effort!
May 30, 20215 yr Author #59 "Manage the war effort" I had to laugh out loud when reading this.😂 And yes, you´re right, it´s Montgomery with his two beret insignia.
June 4, 20215 yr #60 Just joining in here. This is going to be great. Not least because it features my favorite wheeled vehicle from WW2: the Scammel truck. The IBG kit looks very good and I like the paint and dust job 🙂. A while ago I purchased the Scammel tank transporter from Thunder. At the model shop they had several IBG and Thunder versions but I believe Thunder is the only manufacturer of the tank transporter in 1:35 scale. Had they had both I would have probably gone for the Thunder kit anyway because I'm not a fan of rubber tires (but that's just me) and it does have seperate doors 😉. Parts wise I think both IBG and Thunder are very nice and detailed kits. Rene
June 4, 20215 yr Author #62 The Pioneer is an awesome kit, thanks for adding it to the topic. This one screams for a "transport of a captured German/Italian tank" dio, doesn´t it?. Definitely on my wish list from now on.
June 4, 20215 yr Author #63 While we are on it: Thunder released a Scammel artillery tractor with towed 7,2 Inch howitzer. For sure another killer kit.
June 5, 20215 yr #64 22 hours ago, Proud Kraut said: While we are on it: Thunder released a Scammel artillery tractor with towed 7,2 Inch howitzer. For sure another killer kit. Nice! I believe the tractor and howitzer were already available seprately but they combine well. For anyone interested in Scammel tractors there are some IWM films on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvgkqdQvqq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8Hxh9jW7c
June 5, 20215 yr #65 2 minutes ago, Dogsbody said: Nice! I believe the tractor and howitzer were already available seprately but they combine well. For anyone interested in Scammel tractors there are some IWM films on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvgkqdQvqq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8Hxh9jW7c and here's another one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-W8FSUFE_g I believe the links don't work but you can copy/paste them into your browser
September 19, 20214 yr Author #66 Dogsboy, sorry that I didn´t respond to your last posts! These are some excellent videos. I especially like the last one with the crocodile tank, awesome. High time to go on with this project here. I think I need 7-8 figures for the dio. Started with the assembly today.
December 6, 20214 yr Author #69 After a break due to other projects I´ll continue my desert dio. Still in progress: painting of the Chevrolet.
December 6, 20214 yr #70 Wow, now that is a nice load. Good job in getting them to fit seamlessly. Looking forward to the weathering of these vehicles. Semper Fi. Manny
December 7, 20214 yr Author #72 Thank you very much guys! I hope I can finish this project within the next weeks. There are so many kits in the pipeline....
February 13, 20224 yr Author #74 Now the most difficult part of the project, the desert. For molding the surface I´m using a mix of instant filler, bird sand, glue and water (with a few drops dish soap).
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