I have just finished these Tigers from s SSPz Abt 101 in Normandy from June to August 1944.
Friday, October 31
Thursday, October 16
So What's Next?
My next two projects are underway. The first is nice and simple (!) - 6 Battlefront Tigers, the second a much longer project - Early Bulgars.
I ordered the Battlefront suff from Maelstrom Games on Friday evening and they arrived with me on the Wednesday. Not as good as Empire Games whom I use most of the time but still ok. However, when I opened the Tigers Marsch box and did a quick inventory of the parts I found I had 6 right hand tracks and only 4 left hand tracks for 5 tanks.
A quick call to Maelstrom and a left hand track is coming to me. This is a bit of a problem though because I am in a big hurry and I don't really want to be doing one Tiger after I have finished all the rest.
The second point to note is that there are a lot of bits to put together for each Tiger. I had assumed they would be like all the other Battlefront tanks I have bought, with limited bits to stick on. Not so - you have to add in no particular order - the gun barrel, the cupola (open or closed, 3 hatches (loader, driver, hull machine gunner) either open or closed, front and rear mudguards, side skirts(!), bow machinegun and spare tracks for the front. And if you have elected to have the hatches open there are the crew to go in them and finally if you want to put in the aerial there is a bit of drilling to do (I had to supply a bit of thin plastic filament as this is not provided) and finally for the moment, I like to drill out the barrels because I think it looks better. None of that is particularly difficult but it is time consuming.
My next two projects are underway. The first is nice and simple (!) - 6 Battlefront Tigers, the second a much longer project - Early Bulgars.
I ordered the Battlefront suff from Maelstrom Games on Friday evening and they arrived with me on the Wednesday. Not as good as Empire Games whom I use most of the time but still ok. However, when I opened the Tigers Marsch box and did a quick inventory of the parts I found I had 6 right hand tracks and only 4 left hand tracks for 5 tanks.
A quick call to Maelstrom and a left hand track is coming to me. This is a bit of a problem though because I am in a big hurry and I don't really want to be doing one Tiger after I have finished all the rest.
The second point to note is that there are a lot of bits to put together for each Tiger. I had assumed they would be like all the other Battlefront tanks I have bought, with limited bits to stick on. Not so - you have to add in no particular order - the gun barrel, the cupola (open or closed, 3 hatches (loader, driver, hull machine gunner) either open or closed, front and rear mudguards, side skirts(!), bow machinegun and spare tracks for the front. And if you have elected to have the hatches open there are the crew to go in them and finally if you want to put in the aerial there is a bit of drilling to do (I had to supply a bit of thin plastic filament as this is not provided) and finally for the moment, I like to drill out the barrels because I think it looks better. None of that is particularly difficult but it is time consuming.
Sunday, October 12
A Good Matt Varnish
I have been looking for a good matt varnish spray for some time.
I came across Army Painter's Matt varnish spray at the show at Derby at the beginning of October.
I set up to try it out with some trepidation and did a test run before moving on to something important. I have to say I have been very pleased with the results. A smooth coat and a lovely true matt finish. I wish I had found it months ago.
I have been looking for a good matt varnish spray for some time.
I came across Army Painter's Matt varnish spray at the show at Derby at the beginning of October.
I set up to try it out with some trepidation and did a test run before moving on to something important. I have to say I have been very pleased with the results. A smooth coat and a lovely true matt finish. I wish I had found it months ago.
Wednesday, October 1
Old Glory 15mm Ancients
I have just taken delivery of some sample bags of Old Glory 15s Asiatic Horse army figures. They came in smaller bags than I am used to with 9 mounted (down from the previous 16) and 24 foot (previously approximately 50). This makes them much more practical with far fewer wasted/unwanted figures.
It has proven hard to find pictures of the figures recently so here are a few shots to help out. (hardly more than a scratch on the surface as the OG range is enormous but .. )
I have just taken delivery of some sample bags of Old Glory 15s Asiatic Horse army figures. They came in smaller bags than I am used to with 9 mounted (down from the previous 16) and 24 foot (previously approximately 50). This makes them much more practical with far fewer wasted/unwanted figures.
It has proven hard to find pictures of the figures recently so here are a few shots to help out. (hardly more than a scratch on the surface as the OG range is enormous but .. )
AH1 - Asiatic Horse Army Command. 3 figures with kettle drums, three figurs with standard and 3 generals.
AH2 - Asiatic Horse Army Heavy Cavalry. 4 riders but the mix was skewed towards the bow shooting character.
AH3 - Asiatic Horse Army Bulgar light cavalry. 4 figures
SL2 - Slavic spearmen. 8 different figures. Some with kite shield, some with round or oval.
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