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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Bed rolls
Sladog
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Joined: April 01, 2003
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Posted: Monday, May 26, 2003 - 01:28 AM UTC
When you are modeling armor, how many of you include bedrolls? I usually do and attach them to the tank (I do the old tissue paper kind).
Sarge59
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Joined: May 22, 2003
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Posted: Monday, May 26, 2003 - 01:34 AM UTC
actually it depends if it is a big or a small kit
but most of the time i put about 2 to 3 bedrolls

PorkChop
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Posted: Monday, May 26, 2003 - 02:08 AM UTC
Gearing up to do a GW2 AAV7A1 in Baghdad, I'll put about 12 packs/bedrools on the outside. When my AEF order arrives along with IFF panels... For modern builders, looks like Tamiya has a set of GW bedrolls, packs on the way. Don't know if the IFF panels come with that, but they are including them in some GW1 armor re-issues (or so it looks).
Sladog
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Posted: Monday, May 26, 2003 - 02:16 AM UTC
The only problem with commercial bedrolls I have found is that they are too small. That is why I make my own.
stufer
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Posted: Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:31 AM UTC
i always cheat and buy the resin aftermarket items,but on rare occasions do resort to tissues and pva!
ZoomieE7
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Posted: Monday, May 26, 2003 - 09:47 AM UTC
A good way to reproduce the rolled bulk of the standard -issue "fartsack" is to actually replicate the mummy shape with tissue, around a piece of thin foam cut from one of the foam sheets sold for use in home permanent kits in drug/cosmetic store. The foam comes in a stack of sheets each about 1/32" thick. When rolled and tied, it bulges just like the real thing, and acrylic paint "freezes" it into a permanent shape. Rob
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