Hey Paul,

Franken55 looks fantastic man! You nailed the camo Paul...well done fella! So whats next on tha bench for ya?

Gary

Just wanted to check in and say hello, having enlisted yesterday.

This will be my first campaign and also my first armour build.



I will be building the 1/35 Trumpeter BMP-1. Although I only started it yesterday I am really enjoying the build and despite a few oversights from the manufacturer I am very impressed with the kit itself

I have yet to decide what operator the model will represent but will be either an example from the Libyan or Sri Lankan Civil War.

I hope to post some in progress pictures in the near future.

Regards,

Mandrake

Hi Mandrake,
Welcome on board & thanks for enlisting, as someone who wants a BMP1 I can't wait to hear how it goes together & what she looks like.
They are some really great guys already enlisted & they are very helpful & supportive.
Cheers Mike

I just looked at this thread and there are some nice builds so far.

Christopher Ager (Kruppw), regarding your Lebanese dio, there's just one remark.. the red insignia on the side of the Land Rover belongs to the Lebanese party called "The Syrian Nationalistic Social Party".. and the writing on the back in white says "Mourabitoun" which is a totally different party.. so "IF" you want accuracy, you need to go with one or the other... if not, very.. very few people will know this

Good work by all participants!

Hisham

Hi Gary,
glad to see your back, where did you get food poisening
from
Hope your not down too much with it.
As for my next build, well I´m in Big Cats and there´s my huge scratch build in What if 3 and I have another
4 campaigns where I´m signed up for and should start on soon really
Well you get fit first and we´ll bump into each other somewhere around the site I am sure

Smashing ASU though I´m just about to order one, and then I´ll try and suck some of the FORCE over here to build it

Paul

Hey Paul, Thanks for the nice comments buddy. Looks like you got alot of building ahead...gonna be a busy year for you!

Im pretty sure i ate spoiled ham on a couple sandwiches...and i like alot a meat on my samich! Im nearly 100% though!

Havent got alot of bench time lately, but i plan to change that tomorrow. Ive attatched the tarp roll and scratched some straps and buckles as well as painted them.


More to come!

Gary

Hey Gary I would like if you did a small sbs on how you do your straps...They are just the best around bro and I know you are doing those with thin foil and such...This I like!
One fine build my friend

Yes you could say that. I´ve just done a check, all together
19 campaigns of which 2 are my own.

And yes thats a good idea from Philippe, it looks like the good ole wine bottle foil but is it And what are the buckles, just bent 0.3mm brass rod
Those are my ingredients, but maybe you use something else.
Paul

19!!!!! HOLY GOOD GOSH ALMIGHTY!!! Looks like ya may have 2 years worth there Pau!

Ah yes....the secret strap trick. Ill show you the materials used.

I do have a cat and you'll notice the label says Filet Mignon....only the best fer me kitty and me modeling!

Phil, ill do ya up an SBS soon...gonna try and catch up and finish the ASU by tomorrow.

Gary

Cool... we used to have cats, now it's all dogs.

Since I am primarily home most of the time now, they are some spoiled dogs that we rescued. Two of which I raised as puppies.

What kind of cat do you have Gary?










~ Jeff

Hey Brother Jeff,

I have 1 cat and she's solid black and fluffy. Her name is sponges...my son named here several years ago. I just call her kitty kitty...she likes it better me thinks! I also have a 2 year old Black lab...her name is Mattie. She's my modeling and cuddle buddy....THATS RIGHT, I just said cuddle buddy!

Gary

Oh no!
Cat food lids, why the hell didn´t I think of that. We must have thrown away 1/2 a tonne of those things .
From now on they will be saved . As my cat eats more than I drink wine, I should have a nice collection within a week
Paul

Here's my Main Man:



He's 75 pounds of all love but has a huge bite radius if you look like a threat.

Sorry for the off topic conversation! I really should be modeling but maybe after I get my 2 shots for the day.










~ Jeff

Jeff, Hes a good lookin' fella! whats his Name? And what tha hecks in his mouth???

Paul, The lids are a bit thicker than foil and tough as heck yet very plyable! I just make sure i sand both sides thoroughly and the CA glue sticks great. They also have a bit of texture to them that lends itself to certain applications well or you can smooth the texture right out...very versitile!

Gary

Quick update while I have a moment.

Back on track with mounting the tracks. Popscicle stick shims. And brass nuts for weight...with them wings it kept wanting to fly away.


Coming together. Now I just need some figures to help identify and place the scene.


I don't have a lot of african heads. I kind of had to scavenge through the figures spares. Two of these figures are from the Academy Vietnam M113. I changed out the head for a modified soviet one. My original plan was to use the hands-on-hips figure as a tank commander. But I think I'm going to use him as the stereotypical militia guy. So I scavenged a US tanker from the spares, added a modified soviet tanker head, and whalla.


The lineup of figures I am probably going to be using. I'm not a fan of modeling graphic violence or even a whole lot of action poses. I debated on this one for a good bit. Civil wars are bloody affairs even unde rnormal situations. African civil conflicts tend to escalate into horrible cases of tribal based genocide. So, I decided to show it sort of. I think it's pretty easy to see where this one is going.
Anyway, figure are a mixture. Most of the soldiers' torsos come from an older NVA Sapper figure set, hence the old DML yellow plastic. Legs are a mix of mostly US soldiers. Still digging up heads. The kneeling guy is a mix of Tamiya legs from the crew of their Universal Carrier and the head and torso come from an old Verlinden POW figure. The cool cat with the shades is another Verlindin head. I think he's goign to be the squad's MG handler.


That's it for now. Quick and simple, trying to keep on top of the progress pictures.

Comments and Suggestions always welcomed.

Hey Gentlemen,

I jumped on the ASU early this mornin' and wrapped it up...she's gone as far as im gonna!








Mike thanks for starting this Campaign. Though i was gonna build the M-18...im sure glad i went with the ASU....a fun kit indeed! Ill post a couple pics in the gallery. Ill be around to see every ones builds come together.

Cheers all,
Gary

Hey Alex,

The big T looks nice man! What did you use to glue the Vinyl tracks down? Looks like their nice detailed tracks.

Gary

Magic...they're actually the set of Magic Tracks that came with the kit. All I did to the tracks as far as paint was a coat of black and then a couple of dusting coats of darker gray. I haven't done any weathering on them yet. The shims I use to get the tracks to dry with a degree of sag across the tops of the roadwheels. The nuts keep the tracks from "floating".

Also, the ASU came out great.

Jeff, your dog looks possessed.

Gary, the ASU looks great.

Alex, nice work cobbling up all your figures, like the idea to 'show' tribal genocide. Really works well with the Civil War theme.

I think, before my accident I was in twelve or fourteen campaigns (can't remember which), two of which I'm running. Plus the Large Scale Builds campaign which I never actually enlisted in; and now there's the Common Wealth Thunder campaign which I'm in for and The Great War campaign too!

I'm still waiting on the insurance. It'll have been a month on the seventeenth. They'd have a fit if my bill was this late, but they've got no problem being this slow when it's their turn to pay.

You guys are rocking the casba!!
Very sweet builds.
Gary, asu is shhhaweet As great as modeling is you can`t cuddle it! Thanks for the part one of: Strap building with Mace Windu.

Phil.

Jeff----that's not off-topic. Merely a 1:1 scale K-9 rendering!


Best wishes, Ian

OK first off i hate cats goes back to my dysfunctional childhood abuse but they do bring comfort to people so thats ok and I'm a dog lover and my little, 45 lbs Norwegian Elk Hound loves to cuddle but wont let ANYONE in the house
@ Gray looks great what was the trap made out of, same stuff
@ Alex lots of figures there looking good buddy
@Chris hang in there bro LIPA was sending out late notices on peoples electric bill to people that had no power after hurricane Sandy
Ok no on with the progress shots
Base coat color tracks painted and white walls



I was gonna use a modified Russian tanker in the turret but he didnt sit right so Ill spray it with some Futures tomorrow then add Ians NVA markings and start the weathering

P.S. Paul to shave off the fill caps and put on new ones would have been a b**ch with the PE brackets so I'll chalk it up to a 20 year old tank that seen lots of owners and use

Thanks for tha great comments fellas, i appreciate it!

LOL...Alex, my bad fella! I saw the un attatched traks and tought it looked like vinyl bent and laying about, but i thought wow...those are the most detailed vinyls ive seen!

Hey Brother Phil, TOO LATE!!! I cuddled it just a little bit...

Hey Sal, i made the tarp roll from gift bag tissue paper and white glue dilluted with water.

Thanks again fellas,
Gary

Gentleman,

Wow, Wow & wow

@ Gary the ASU is just awesome I if I can ever get to what you call the considering it done stage man I will take a photo so it lasts longer!!

@ Sal love the white walls on the Russkie "muscle" car, looks so baby boomer generation for sure!!

@ Alex cool idea for doing the tracks, I will be writing that in the must try book!! , also I think the whole African tribal, Hutu vs Tootise thing is an awesome Idea!!

@ Chris I hear you pain about the insurance people, sucks that they take ages when have to pay & weasel out quit smart when they can!!

hi,

my contribution to the campaign

Syrian PT-76

kit allready started - lower hull and suspension, wheel cut and cleaned

I hope it is OK