tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989707233839671902024-03-03T16:25:33.832-08:00Glasgow WarhogGlasgow Warhog are a small wargaming community based in Glasgow, Scotland. We mostly play World War 2 games in 28 mm or 1:56 scale.
Tour of Duty:Winners of Targe 2016 Best in Show; Runner up Carronade 2017, winners of Targe 2017 Best in Show. In 2018 - Targe Best in Show, Best Scenery, Runner up Demo Game. In 2019 we had a year off ! and now in 2020 most shows are cancelled.Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-60840592421348988152023-11-26T03:15:00.000-08:002023-12-01T04:49:12.024-08:0028mm WW2 German Camo<p> </p><p>So after our Pacific Game debut at Carronade there is now a lack of shows. So I thought.... its been ages since I painted some German Camo figures - so after a perusal of the internet I decided on some metal Artisan figures..<span style="text-align: center;">I decided to make them metal..rather than plastic. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Jvp7ScsMrYHt7b2HahJ_9_7SikRXZ1gyZNefWJ7YDyPk3hIKzVgidrUN9KvRlmR8LTmqXHsIjGL-1XZiFMHLdcIZysGbAwlD0Z01kf8NOwH1G4gP28XHMDN1mEZZpBOqcuX1vJAJV6l5Amv8Zv87djn_MxkkvzbZLEAi0EsV5TPRUIuTioFDkJ6Tvha/s4032/20231103_213829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="waffen" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Jvp7ScsMrYHt7b2HahJ_9_7SikRXZ1gyZNefWJ7YDyPk3hIKzVgidrUN9KvRlmR8LTmqXHsIjGL-1XZiFMHLdcIZysGbAwlD0Z01kf8NOwH1G4gP28XHMDN1mEZZpBOqcuX1vJAJV6l5Amv8Zv87djn_MxkkvzbZLEAi0EsV5TPRUIuTioFDkJ6Tvha/w400-h300/20231103_213829.jpg" title="waffen" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ivzNubZQFi9mhMss1g3LuHNpNG8AoRAGjo-ALIAGaEyKAjcpHFTxcHFW3jzEsEF35MGEdj9HCo4el0jcnxkBZ8CFHMlS7fM19LYPHx-kFToGjYVMagVlHduhrPEmSaCQUuaZLdlQ43v7uFKd2Gvq9OL9PBYBNsx6uwV3ScK4q63mRY2hREzx9bppe4xQ/s4032/20231103_213814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="waffen" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ivzNubZQFi9mhMss1g3LuHNpNG8AoRAGjo-ALIAGaEyKAjcpHFTxcHFW3jzEsEF35MGEdj9HCo4el0jcnxkBZ8CFHMlS7fM19LYPHx-kFToGjYVMagVlHduhrPEmSaCQUuaZLdlQ43v7uFKd2Gvq9OL9PBYBNsx6uwV3ScK4q63mRY2hREzx9bppe4xQ/w400-h300/20231103_213814.jpg" title="waffen" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSnR8B1jPDpZIyUrxF4srDjPjd4CmRVc0asehYmT2CB8Acn6byCWHqj3jTs6NljuVsN9HAmAFqAB3O_BUNYkfwF4aBUtWn6qYhGtCTyOgyb80XIPAISkPP8TYa24rMi7LaX7x-kPDdQ86FxaDThBsFdR2HvceFub8E69HORqQUiWWZ89KqJ1n9LlORU95/s4032/20231103_213758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSnR8B1jPDpZIyUrxF4srDjPjd4CmRVc0asehYmT2CB8Acn6byCWHqj3jTs6NljuVsN9HAmAFqAB3O_BUNYkfwF4aBUtWn6qYhGtCTyOgyb80XIPAISkPP8TYa24rMi7LaX7x-kPDdQ86FxaDThBsFdR2HvceFub8E69HORqQUiWWZ89KqJ1n9LlORU95/w640-h480/20231103_213758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I then cleaned them up and washed the figures. I think Artisan do some nice sculpts. But I am not sure I will keep the bases as I really like a clear base. But the size and poses are great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So after a quick undercoat of white - I wanted to try out a couple of new paint sets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The AK figure series - Oak leaf, palm and plane tree summer and winter boxes. I wasn't sure about these at first as the effect is a little darker than I expected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this is my first few test figures...I even brighten up some of the dots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have tried to photograph them at a table viewing distance....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I really wanted the camo to stand out and be recognisable (at a distance). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah strangely I wanted the camo to stand out! LOL - well at least be recognisable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDznsySWBdluy5g3Fqfv5X3Kj90WfGeyesbSpXicJwez2iycXWwANoSakwCANMxCkz_nGCoi7LmuEY-YL0kTEXI_duulXEWc1NdNSnokGF_Q8PuJRp63e3IPKdFJqw1EhNv_Iar_aRIymsS0BSL-21fDwiKR-7hblQLJFnqJ6Kow8FzriVe9oXdWLXsMy/s4032/20231120_181706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="waffen" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDznsySWBdluy5g3Fqfv5X3Kj90WfGeyesbSpXicJwez2iycXWwANoSakwCANMxCkz_nGCoi7LmuEY-YL0kTEXI_duulXEWc1NdNSnokGF_Q8PuJRp63e3IPKdFJqw1EhNv_Iar_aRIymsS0BSL-21fDwiKR-7hblQLJFnqJ6Kow8FzriVe9oXdWLXsMy/w640-h480/20231120_181706.jpg" title="waffen" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wanted a mix of summer and winter oak leaf pattern with pea dot pattern or grey/green trouser. With some oak leaf trousers maybe (I know oak leaf trousers are rare). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag3yai_NHspie9FNFIxMKtT-4rjvEB8wp3jysrZlnVUzrpazu8qzTpjkyh5MUcYF7D5N_7W0pxL1hgkCIY3P9MPVKrJnsYlU8VTb3iV1Pvk5WzznduUHIzeauNcQzhuip4M8ZWY4VhHBi_gyJw0lxHDYAeRnrNlWvXUxkKtQlUxp0I4IPZpJhP37RkTyH/s4032/20231120_181748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="waffen" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag3yai_NHspie9FNFIxMKtT-4rjvEB8wp3jysrZlnVUzrpazu8qzTpjkyh5MUcYF7D5N_7W0pxL1hgkCIY3P9MPVKrJnsYlU8VTb3iV1Pvk5WzznduUHIzeauNcQzhuip4M8ZWY4VhHBi_gyJw0lxHDYAeRnrNlWvXUxkKtQlUxp0I4IPZpJhP37RkTyH/w400-h300/20231120_181748.jpg" title="waffen" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7i2Idfi5zSnXPdm3oSwjdF1E3CmrO6bLVhqRCk17s1kz9iXWAhDbs69Gc95UhRweoH31T54sc0W_HqBBg4Z_jEtOdQBym_m4J3-wXyRIH7HVsT6oGhrOiN0C8eI09uKJyrSjQhnxX7e_5nO3d7bTQtrRVH1k6OhSLSQYITHuA5RNg1ClmlBvSTMGxym-/s2794/20231120_182442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="2281" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7i2Idfi5zSnXPdm3oSwjdF1E3CmrO6bLVhqRCk17s1kz9iXWAhDbs69Gc95UhRweoH31T54sc0W_HqBBg4Z_jEtOdQBym_m4J3-wXyRIH7HVsT6oGhrOiN0C8eI09uKJyrSjQhnxX7e_5nO3d7bTQtrRVH1k6OhSLSQYITHuA5RNg1ClmlBvSTMGxym-/w326-h400/20231120_182442.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so this is it so far..on clear bases. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKHp_YbvfbuIyqxEuVXnLIUtOEx8AOdrkXdBzPBl-LJxHjRIjuDLjZ7tvGNdePXmdtRAGFS3DmQ230TxKG8eIDPixpD234Oj6CAg1kMsmzzlfYN9gF24ihL0G0zUTKkMDKG_ivstkc3pAckwYupTk0_J24m_vLPg_QgkCsSu1fTyxAvpjW-3BGXpsng7P/s2696/20231120_182640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="2185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKHp_YbvfbuIyqxEuVXnLIUtOEx8AOdrkXdBzPBl-LJxHjRIjuDLjZ7tvGNdePXmdtRAGFS3DmQ230TxKG8eIDPixpD234Oj6CAg1kMsmzzlfYN9gF24ihL0G0zUTKkMDKG_ivstkc3pAckwYupTk0_J24m_vLPg_QgkCsSu1fTyxAvpjW-3BGXpsng7P/w518-h640/20231120_182640.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will post the rest as they are done</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got some more finished...taking the metal base of is time consuming and numbs the fingers! But I do like the clear bases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkxH65iIs6Tc55Hq_h8ku3rMwwiSMi_6w1cx41CvMQjMkMss5KmuCGDUjGUSSUEJzYiceKp5jjN8vVlyJpQP6t0XHMb41YGRnIgFygkZcmStFAExJRuKvr8cQL5mVPgCk73Cc5fB5zkukFPMH0bZgcBmwULVicnb6aeo4M2WGgEBYqfGESWBbTYRxNVEy/s4032/20231128_121425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkxH65iIs6Tc55Hq_h8ku3rMwwiSMi_6w1cx41CvMQjMkMss5KmuCGDUjGUSSUEJzYiceKp5jjN8vVlyJpQP6t0XHMb41YGRnIgFygkZcmStFAExJRuKvr8cQL5mVPgCk73Cc5fB5zkukFPMH0bZgcBmwULVicnb6aeo4M2WGgEBYqfGESWBbTYRxNVEy/w640-h480/20231128_121425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgztK86uZVeXq46_tyNP7kwZs1xenODwLcq9R3lt_tlL0nrXoIc-aViRIDTVqSvZ8pVmb49E-tCkelzLLl1pBCtyTTFFJZiSoTkxi9gpqXTPmkA1UotO2EjzA13V_j6Sbl7KuM5JC6H3Y6seQbQRS0TqYB6NJKT_7NGO4HChG-gavCTNoLKT3hmqKr3cT3/s4032/20231128_121442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgztK86uZVeXq46_tyNP7kwZs1xenODwLcq9R3lt_tlL0nrXoIc-aViRIDTVqSvZ8pVmb49E-tCkelzLLl1pBCtyTTFFJZiSoTkxi9gpqXTPmkA1UotO2EjzA13V_j6Sbl7KuM5JC6H3Y6seQbQRS0TqYB6NJKT_7NGO4HChG-gavCTNoLKT3hmqKr3cT3/w400-h300/20231128_121442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tnfg8FFA23TT_DwB_NoB7oJ8uirH7X4a94xL6YLlbtE6Swd3qrHFQHH-TBatktsHrPRKC10GdEdkKw9ugUJWu791W0Z5dhvCgBbUqpZmxAsQA_-ZhUQ69lmIsW8NEk8nbN700MkvllCtXF-kA2WNrGTQxUQ_RgJkEr6UdJD78h9nRkmAOlhu6CmjmRkx/s4032/20231128_121501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="waffen" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tnfg8FFA23TT_DwB_NoB7oJ8uirH7X4a94xL6YLlbtE6Swd3qrHFQHH-TBatktsHrPRKC10GdEdkKw9ugUJWu791W0Z5dhvCgBbUqpZmxAsQA_-ZhUQ69lmIsW8NEk8nbN700MkvllCtXF-kA2WNrGTQxUQ_RgJkEr6UdJD78h9nRkmAOlhu6CmjmRkx/w400-h300/20231128_121501.jpg" title="waffen" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6Ghg0L0MMen5lwIjtl8Mg8r_YP7fRhUnGZwyc9frYcWY_1jsKG4SBJ8zfpGpXkEF_qVLIddt_kh0L9346qTOBGoSIwO6Zo9qNTRBXgQ40nYoNARF515xj-QTdMgBXxJFq98CM-GpK6nI0ZTJ-y78PTRNzYIf9U2hOteSIy1TP81PiRGUZl75qQx2wDYH/s4032/20231128_121337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6Ghg0L0MMen5lwIjtl8Mg8r_YP7fRhUnGZwyc9frYcWY_1jsKG4SBJ8zfpGpXkEF_qVLIddt_kh0L9346qTOBGoSIwO6Zo9qNTRBXgQ40nYoNARF515xj-QTdMgBXxJFq98CM-GpK6nI0ZTJ-y78PTRNzYIf9U2hOteSIy1TP81PiRGUZl75qQx2wDYH/w400-h300/20231128_121337.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-3613665485456025442023-05-13T13:38:00.070-07:002024-02-11T13:41:10.880-08:00Carronade Wargame Show Glasgow Warhogs went big!<p> Well it finally arrived... a day out with our 28mm scale Tarawa game at the Carronade Wargame Show. Thanks to the Falkirk gamers for putting on a great show. Our game is a 12 foot x 6 foot playing space.</p><p>It was busy, with queues to get in! With lots of great traders and games to be had for all ages and tastes.</p><p>So we packed up a van all loaded with weapons (in 28mm scale) and headed out..</p><p>So the USMC head to the beach of Tarawa - we start were we left of...with USMC already with some units on the beach. We will surely get to that airfield today...and yes... we took loads of pictures !!</p><p><b>You tube Video link <span style="font-size: large;">( https://youtu.be/y4_9OwtyLOI ) <a href="https://youtu.be/y4_9OwtyLOI" target="_blank">Video </a></span></b></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbook7zmBKxLhvgtR5YSNGBnRn-QX-0zRYeaWV5hjYEiPURgNPnhsg6N-d2oo6W31m4GVGfri1rT4bcNQLdpP7FSdqFaG5Cdfn1cNaB3zT80Qw5JwF_qPu_E80ASL964_gqSiZ8CnWiB-fWirRkSuveNkWuH42EHCiuTM6_9drDKrfjW0xVE9rFck7g/s4032/20230513_093459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carronade Show" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbook7zmBKxLhvgtR5YSNGBnRn-QX-0zRYeaWV5hjYEiPURgNPnhsg6N-d2oo6W31m4GVGfri1rT4bcNQLdpP7FSdqFaG5Cdfn1cNaB3zT80Qw5JwF_qPu_E80ASL964_gqSiZ8CnWiB-fWirRkSuveNkWuH42EHCiuTM6_9drDKrfjW0xVE9rFck7g/w640-h480/20230513_093459.jpg" title="Carronade 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">USMC Higgins boats drop the troop at the reef and they wade ashore. How close they get to the beach is dependent on the god dice!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Lj1iMw1ak_L0brxWUO_qeqzaiWAwha3qvLQRz9o8px6OogbBNX1lsUrKc6dYuIsg_1UE5u7WygiZOwyonBSreoggTDSVQKN8z7u5VG694WmE9Z7pHtVocV40Q9T2Bt3o33jdXFKLK6eCu9KzaGQA_xeC-llWldEuhWWKD9L2evT9xFOaOHZK6N7Axg/s4032/20230513_093502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carronade 2023" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Lj1iMw1ak_L0brxWUO_qeqzaiWAwha3qvLQRz9o8px6OogbBNX1lsUrKc6dYuIsg_1UE5u7WygiZOwyonBSreoggTDSVQKN8z7u5VG694WmE9Z7pHtVocV40Q9T2Bt3o33jdXFKLK6eCu9KzaGQA_xeC-llWldEuhWWKD9L2evT9xFOaOHZK6N7Axg/w640-h480/20230513_093502.jpg" title="Carronade 2023" width="640" /></a></div>Not a lot is beyond the sea wall... except lots of Japanese Special Navel Landing Force -SNLF (basically Japanese Marines). EEEK. On the far right is the airstrip.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTzzOdYJ-eIQBFFumcwwPeMOabUt2Ej8mqxwVxwqpWoj4IpYUEnS__6c54x2GEbL6fAoOASeDrALfWWFuBAsqYtkgDTkvMmJXA5hQ1CrZjBSy_XGccOld_rKE0fhhcog62n_R4vstfioXKaXaO8EP1J3tXAlBaVeVcDhyCqaoyHATMtZzpH56Xwg57g/s4032/20230513_093518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carronade Wargame 2023" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTzzOdYJ-eIQBFFumcwwPeMOabUt2Ej8mqxwVxwqpWoj4IpYUEnS__6c54x2GEbL6fAoOASeDrALfWWFuBAsqYtkgDTkvMmJXA5hQ1CrZjBSy_XGccOld_rKE0fhhcog62n_R4vstfioXKaXaO8EP1J3tXAlBaVeVcDhyCqaoyHATMtZzpH56Xwg57g/w480-h640/20230513_093518.jpg" title="Carronade Wargame 2023" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Javanese SNLF are ready to rush down to any breach in their defenses. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Airstrip is to the right - a prime target for the USMC.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWUIUV5Sl-rqRS8ol-67p0M2rNi51HD5Iha2G4S4Vt76Lo1nL-fDVYY_CMH72UAl7UTx6bTQXRAQHkgA-lk2VOcUT1QvU2UBKZnf99cY9EMFtli5m0a-XElFeKnYOYVGDTYDpvvuvTD0MACyS0susSc_raDEcE0Ug4OXCfwojniDF9be2SIXeWJPwvQ/s4032/20230513_094701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWUIUV5Sl-rqRS8ol-67p0M2rNi51HD5Iha2G4S4Vt76Lo1nL-fDVYY_CMH72UAl7UTx6bTQXRAQHkgA-lk2VOcUT1QvU2UBKZnf99cY9EMFtli5m0a-XElFeKnYOYVGDTYDpvvuvTD0MACyS0susSc_raDEcE0Ug4OXCfwojniDF9be2SIXeWJPwvQ/w640-h480/20230513_094701.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Guys get the washing in - before the USMC arrive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOusRUD30OfR07MxG2tcLLEWQewo4L5b3aopa6Ax6ZjUk01iDIHgHflk7F8v_TYxLe8qR6KOSfcH2DI7Tj2F4Mt0-bcLVtz0wqLQm9FyXn3AiahP8IkShx7jbHx6WjO327wDhUdcEy-gtbx2-_QU-_NoSAbyJ3ZWVrqzrxtqxts_MQA4oQaNAQA4WQGA/s4032/20230513_094705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOusRUD30OfR07MxG2tcLLEWQewo4L5b3aopa6Ax6ZjUk01iDIHgHflk7F8v_TYxLe8qR6KOSfcH2DI7Tj2F4Mt0-bcLVtz0wqLQm9FyXn3AiahP8IkShx7jbHx6WjO327wDhUdcEy-gtbx2-_QU-_NoSAbyJ3ZWVrqzrxtqxts_MQA4oQaNAQA4WQGA/w640-h480/20230513_094705.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Z4NCGGDCx7wN-LaTSrZI7e69pKd4PgAWmyWoV-uHFikQML6Z2wAcI0nnXvgOG8KmjvPuK0R28ybIGWq_RVEX5RQJYiPCLn1n21VQOGoPBpGELQM_NZlnb7zHD1LKIzGP3Pe7uzpUjXk8_kd2IrPYqox45GZVJuplNjtgs7b9jHgDpb7TjC8CGU4tQ/s4032/20230513_094803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Z4NCGGDCx7wN-LaTSrZI7e69pKd4PgAWmyWoV-uHFikQML6Z2wAcI0nnXvgOG8KmjvPuK0R28ybIGWq_RVEX5RQJYiPCLn1n21VQOGoPBpGELQM_NZlnb7zHD1LKIzGP3Pe7uzpUjXk8_kd2IrPYqox45GZVJuplNjtgs7b9jHgDpb7TjC8CGU4tQ/w640-h480/20230513_094803.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lot of people asking about the wading USMC in the sea...these were made from green stuff and spare Warlord Games parts...Supplies is even coming ashore on dinghy's pulled by wading marines.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nHnyeKlKTYfINTl5zJSAuN66CL1ZtchkBlwff0O3fcpCtV5BlhoODG-gb6BIF7OsVTLDG9cEiZrSzraQXLFueqB54CZs30ZjQDJEWIhtVmKOgqc1xGJx5HB5CBPBiKcaGIAvZtbKCT3Tbk2ntaWy9-q6OdRN8ruY2HDD5QUu3bMmZXrvGLWZfMFrgA/w400-h300/20230513_113328.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Tanks at Tarawa don't carry US Army <i>white stars</i> as they are Navy tanks. On red beach they use a prancing elephant logo on the side -with the tank crew naming the tank. </div><div>I recommend the book "<b><i>Tanks in Hell".</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtrR_KaVpUMzgce29Gtsi1_XpVhUCwU-ejA6dSv5lLivaWH8wSYUta4ofR6KKD61s-XeJn17VRW2kohYTH2r2NZEHI2EMgLy9_hdxbsQ4uCzlMdO2PnFdwYJdIcS_rSS-C4kh4ryjETeGWAtNDPiRjNszWcXdLdBmFBI792A69Kh6Nv6-nWXKr18IAw/s4032/20230513_113330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtrR_KaVpUMzgce29Gtsi1_XpVhUCwU-ejA6dSv5lLivaWH8wSYUta4ofR6KKD61s-XeJn17VRW2kohYTH2r2NZEHI2EMgLy9_hdxbsQ4uCzlMdO2PnFdwYJdIcS_rSS-C4kh4ryjETeGWAtNDPiRjNszWcXdLdBmFBI792A69Kh6Nv6-nWXKr18IAw/w640-h480/20230513_113330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture just looks right for the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3U6_nf-DlepJchrAssquNyjBPck7RSMFKhBUlQ8GO2goEnJSnGi1yXL12ubvDspLu2jXnIkny66gu85FZRwEXvEuv6j6lnoTtOY618P2Z9oJ69tazDjFrnWdSi7QQobfGuuo_E65-WHhdngnfc0CYMHSNTi0ErSLHaFNUhY4myYrceClELsRcuonTw/s4032/20230513_113607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3U6_nf-DlepJchrAssquNyjBPck7RSMFKhBUlQ8GO2goEnJSnGi1yXL12ubvDspLu2jXnIkny66gu85FZRwEXvEuv6j6lnoTtOY618P2Z9oJ69tazDjFrnWdSi7QQobfGuuo_E65-WHhdngnfc0CYMHSNTi0ErSLHaFNUhY4myYrceClELsRcuonTw/w640-h480/20230513_113607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Japanese HMGs are waiting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWba6vfLG1JGnOF4aM7-qF3XM1m7oZHOQQWtjFpQ3YCnUIj_N_mpXPaU4cJJeK9Jy57WO_5q3MO6apWCuFa78mUueAt1SawzkczFYOngda1KvzeyFVbaABozodukzbAInqZMxW-L9G3gGZN44Smbt5MVj4ArcWatpK5aK0z5FJhwNNsNObQuAJOT6zfQ/s4032/20230513_125738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWba6vfLG1JGnOF4aM7-qF3XM1m7oZHOQQWtjFpQ3YCnUIj_N_mpXPaU4cJJeK9Jy57WO_5q3MO6apWCuFa78mUueAt1SawzkczFYOngda1KvzeyFVbaABozodukzbAInqZMxW-L9G3gGZN44Smbt5MVj4ArcWatpK5aK0z5FJhwNNsNObQuAJOT6zfQ/w640-h480/20230513_125738.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Japanese flamethrower jumps out and torches a Sherman.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Its all about numbers on the beach. Note John Wayne (Sgt Stryker right up front!(far right)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wXlcQzNU-aC8iZfgtbzo2SyH7ZXCHnRIWpww24_-FUb8LT2J85I7CHIlNyXVVFUdR6zl3mvufsVDfWNAPVa3pk5IBO5rz_4Yxk0iXHJHfxDAIoq_etc_zgRkYM7xNr-ZOwuNpN0yDaqJ5XAbt2GC0YWAher9e87U1mtJmS-FjX_dXjm6BghjnlKmOg/s4032/20230513_125754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wXlcQzNU-aC8iZfgtbzo2SyH7ZXCHnRIWpww24_-FUb8LT2J85I7CHIlNyXVVFUdR6zl3mvufsVDfWNAPVa3pk5IBO5rz_4Yxk0iXHJHfxDAIoq_etc_zgRkYM7xNr-ZOwuNpN0yDaqJ5XAbt2GC0YWAher9e87U1mtJmS-FjX_dXjm6BghjnlKmOg/w640-h480/20230513_125754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As USMC get over the sea wall and its all going off! Hand to hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0oXDvRQKsLUe8nOLZhk2wsejJQuXugVlvF6VMJ2BFoy7_PoYQXRvNAQNtUAyOSgXogYc-gjC2UKVabutxhZEFDJtJEg2qX6gQa0n8_VwmAKLmPsLIDA3I_mvfpYNyyEz-MQ0BoPushtQFwERO8XNYF8x9Y5dR5wVFnJ5nWl0glgxL2UUB9pn2E9MlQ/s4032/20230513_125856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0oXDvRQKsLUe8nOLZhk2wsejJQuXugVlvF6VMJ2BFoy7_PoYQXRvNAQNtUAyOSgXogYc-gjC2UKVabutxhZEFDJtJEg2qX6gQa0n8_VwmAKLmPsLIDA3I_mvfpYNyyEz-MQ0BoPushtQFwERO8XNYF8x9Y5dR5wVFnJ5nWl0glgxL2UUB9pn2E9MlQ/w640-h480/20230513_125856.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A USMC hits a SNLF with a rifle butt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHN5eeiHVz00oaP8IstioL2JPn8jSnuqOKQlCLtSVWDPgPjMQK7_BSPvFM860QrXvXUoNxOAXoXu_GSr_pQh86BkM1zAJJlB3HeXfdhL_n4eDNhOJPhe4Jln73p0YunlfZ-qHyEUgnU2JoF0ZdKU7lr1jbBaWcKza4xbK-qR6F8D-eZ5beEDHlL-Cdw/s4032/20230513_125905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHN5eeiHVz00oaP8IstioL2JPn8jSnuqOKQlCLtSVWDPgPjMQK7_BSPvFM860QrXvXUoNxOAXoXu_GSr_pQh86BkM1zAJJlB3HeXfdhL_n4eDNhOJPhe4Jln73p0YunlfZ-qHyEUgnU2JoF0ZdKU7lr1jbBaWcKza4xbK-qR6F8D-eZ5beEDHlL-Cdw/w640-h480/20230513_125905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBHiaO54oaX_rtaK87tWbELn2ciPUGgAYMaeduCbyiw_rHplzuN7pbX-j3_xH-qrRV_fe6UbQO8D2zr-qmOMXOZbGWhCY9XKLTXTZkfE_opduspHUn0e8r363SYivaU3vyqglT8j9wHJEKEeSMD0U41ep_pRuLbYqKvMehrJCS8Gyiq5tqIlwFJ5Hdg/s4032/20230513_125919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBHiaO54oaX_rtaK87tWbELn2ciPUGgAYMaeduCbyiw_rHplzuN7pbX-j3_xH-qrRV_fe6UbQO8D2zr-qmOMXOZbGWhCY9XKLTXTZkfE_opduspHUn0e8r363SYivaU3vyqglT8j9wHJEKEeSMD0U41ep_pRuLbYqKvMehrJCS8Gyiq5tqIlwFJ5Hdg/s320/20230513_125919.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kJJIfXo2mIWOfG8-6y0KZSgxaMiRGN3Cv8lfIFKslGyjMb1OWgK-TPG5riCOxxk--oWhk13JW60y_F1nCJDphD8NvIxU7Q9I0eJOa4l_OyOm4tYBFTqatKoJ0-qzwsU_LAhqW7w_xTAzCyHnA0i1CEmjMNIyMaCnCKb5b9P0f5_7nKXXaMIx1_n4oA/s4032/20230513_112409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kJJIfXo2mIWOfG8-6y0KZSgxaMiRGN3Cv8lfIFKslGyjMb1OWgK-TPG5riCOxxk--oWhk13JW60y_F1nCJDphD8NvIxU7Q9I0eJOa4l_OyOm4tYBFTqatKoJ0-qzwsU_LAhqW7w_xTAzCyHnA0i1CEmjMNIyMaCnCKb5b9P0f5_7nKXXaMIx1_n4oA/s320/20230513_112409.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Japanese are well dug in around the big navel gun. Just look at those bamboo trenches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujdL85Jqgqczx-MRKb9VT591ZgtUuRYCCyIqCVxMJGVjH_UvCRhIC4Kgfa-Gr4R5J18GEmkLn7BRVlB6bOfqHXawynDl_42YKC8RY9pVqi9CcBja7LAfDjV8p0cQY79uvu2JAfColmjRIFDvFMNfgqIadN1vBJ1Vs0QNscj6qJrfif09HAjIl8V6UMw/s4032/20230513_112806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujdL85Jqgqczx-MRKb9VT591ZgtUuRYCCyIqCVxMJGVjH_UvCRhIC4Kgfa-Gr4R5J18GEmkLn7BRVlB6bOfqHXawynDl_42YKC8RY9pVqi9CcBja7LAfDjV8p0cQY79uvu2JAfColmjRIFDvFMNfgqIadN1vBJ1Vs0QNscj6qJrfif09HAjIl8V6UMw/w640-h480/20230513_112806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The foliage looks ok on clear bases. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The tower is just wooden dowels, hot glued thread added for twine, earth magnets hold the legs to top and the roof is also detachable by magnets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Japanese General is thinking over his plan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz_i8JJz151eKfykXp5PnAB_eMyzLa2VLDK1-WsJD0zXlnvUUK9eXDpsVkdZtuUyikRohXnR1Jrc5lraWyd9majbzQc-IZTkXe3brSsWUhF5ZrHLOROgaGCzkvYzaVuHaMJ4I4Ck2XjMTdUQPURE4od8xl_0XwTQCm4wpScDOVUgGQnaEcd3dCiVDoA/s4032/20230513_123615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz_i8JJz151eKfykXp5PnAB_eMyzLa2VLDK1-WsJD0zXlnvUUK9eXDpsVkdZtuUyikRohXnR1Jrc5lraWyd9majbzQc-IZTkXe3brSsWUhF5ZrHLOROgaGCzkvYzaVuHaMJ4I4Ck2XjMTdUQPURE4od8xl_0XwTQCm4wpScDOVUgGQnaEcd3dCiVDoA/s320/20230513_123615.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That Japanese Flamethrower guy is at it again... the dice gods are also shining on him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMLLc0XzdJiRnhjEm1H1OobSoPbPS9i2tg0W9XmdlFgwQdRs77t09K7xf4HIlWXfALgsIsjtDNMcYposky1D0yJEyxtsa4S033eKVQHy69uM9S8jCGl4-nDyQhhrRwNrgCIubeQDJVtVfi39JxUkLsMb6FKB7RrhHdvAIYAa6L0qXr9AFb5qaAX5pLA/w640-h480/20230513_125749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Japanese officer to the left is hit by a shell burst. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Its a nice picture of the gun crew with the range finder periscope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxVgkUOgRBtQjr1Y6IZhcFNtv-UrOjX79o7jLa2zfJtQbEKhHB4HR5S36on1uWMi9qsHl09EhA2XiaBO3ROE7-GHUtF8CClUwATBA-dej3KJds2Sy6FkofXpzVlyPknmL21zyLaqUxJQpd3MdlrNPzCGQWR-KPIiEe0Fs7cRGdnbMFKE-GaajX8QRtQ/s4032/20230513_145018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This is covering the main road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Their rifles are stacked close to hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpve16e-buhHxNfB6fGYMoZJht2LVSnJMhBYonuWO9vj4Z_toEzUJSJIrAjYFSnW5udaWSBboQSh8UjXZYMCMGVK6kG3llVb58YZA0ZePSy-Ne0sjsKcK6NlgRGsg7-DLvRjLgy7Bc8XOB4iXq2roob-IrjW1BHIARHQPZK7Zr8LfS_4ubQT-KE65h8A/s4032/20230513_111506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpve16e-buhHxNfB6fGYMoZJht2LVSnJMhBYonuWO9vj4Z_toEzUJSJIrAjYFSnW5udaWSBboQSh8UjXZYMCMGVK6kG3llVb58YZA0ZePSy-Ne0sjsKcK6NlgRGsg7-DLvRjLgy7Bc8XOB4iXq2roob-IrjW1BHIARHQPZK7Zr8LfS_4ubQT-KE65h8A/w640-h480/20230513_111506.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the mortar crew that took out the Sherman ... </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Ammo boxes have ammo written in Japanese....I think (google translate!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Its chaos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz2RJYrTptooRWJdpxbmxbQS8xnmvH3sSyvu2r4pgASDpdhFo64AVSJqTD6mawV7Db1ac9nIhmht_TGKup-HYy-Uu2vpfpqxlGN7JxG6Fb_o7_D4mrKcQIZ9W60kXJYAPQtv69GQugqrLum6ZIpQ6z0QsdBEhPWB7y-aWMPlcbE7RJu8e_J_cCvV2-Q/s4032/20230513_140038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz2RJYrTptooRWJdpxbmxbQS8xnmvH3sSyvu2r4pgASDpdhFo64AVSJqTD6mawV7Db1ac9nIhmht_TGKup-HYy-Uu2vpfpqxlGN7JxG6Fb_o7_D4mrKcQIZ9W60kXJYAPQtv69GQugqrLum6ZIpQ6z0QsdBEhPWB7y-aWMPlcbE7RJu8e_J_cCvV2-Q/w640-h480/20230513_140038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Note below: the pistol on the oil drum for close range!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Especially the HMG on the high ground.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I liked the tank camo these are 3d printed with magnet turrets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0XzGuj4VAphp8lg1lMPVHMah-QIXbMGt8DMOvmRa6ntTNNfOgrSWA-HKVZbRugJmbNYXU-GYKvQFLBrIM_ww2xpbeqQi6RgmrOZNAqJsqmtwadypxQwl6GCBUYLiT09m9_DsY6w7Vg-a-8ur5SgPwI76gKg1EkfBpgXCSk-9-YSxdIHBr5saY1ndFg/s4032/20230513_140212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0XzGuj4VAphp8lg1lMPVHMah-QIXbMGt8DMOvmRa6ntTNNfOgrSWA-HKVZbRugJmbNYXU-GYKvQFLBrIM_ww2xpbeqQi6RgmrOZNAqJsqmtwadypxQwl6GCBUYLiT09m9_DsY6w7Vg-a-8ur5SgPwI76gKg1EkfBpgXCSk-9-YSxdIHBr5saY1ndFg/w640-h480/20230513_140212.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi276JsTlHKxQJfUH8YLCLFTwuG4kqzc6soW_EzT3gK5zvu38Jp855zp3w1AMjSQenkLZllRf3dthDBdPtpzsZDe1p5DGlXKUOr5__Z2pg4z1VuVpc0lpg_wfA47xoWPY-_HHPJJmCE56VX4Ya_LXtJLvtMVDREm4dejaq1pqUfKGJBj8VsH_GZCGGQ/s4032/20230513_140244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi276JsTlHKxQJfUH8YLCLFTwuG4kqzc6soW_EzT3gK5zvu38Jp855zp3w1AMjSQenkLZllRf3dthDBdPtpzsZDe1p5DGlXKUOr5__Z2pg4z1VuVpc0lpg_wfA47xoWPY-_HHPJJmCE56VX4Ya_LXtJLvtMVDREm4dejaq1pqUfKGJBj8VsH_GZCGGQ/w480-h640/20230513_140244.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once over the sea wall its 50/50! Spread out. Jap mortars are stopping us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI44MLNoZftkSGsoJwEoYfvloRfpv9_ki5x7xH1sUKuOj0Bh0FRUxaJimiGl5C-ogVBd79m7elrb5La7V7XlKwSSfPA8lHK-6oeMm85N9ZlhsCfGMaSIKKVMWuH_HfYLIZpycellqs_vjVMy13u-IfrRBewTX_Mu1hrjWN-8dvh475HDAL-7ZI1qCxg/s4032/20230513_140358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI44MLNoZftkSGsoJwEoYfvloRfpv9_ki5x7xH1sUKuOj0Bh0FRUxaJimiGl5C-ogVBd79m7elrb5La7V7XlKwSSfPA8lHK-6oeMm85N9ZlhsCfGMaSIKKVMWuH_HfYLIZpycellqs_vjVMy13u-IfrRBewTX_Mu1hrjWN-8dvh475HDAL-7ZI1qCxg/w480-h640/20230513_140358.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpbGg_ZBna10ZRAdSBpAeRi44J3o29bHOV5dZLH-wkNl5GGaw99VMAp3wzWJlypIRmMVyI-74doBoOgpzm9DBdJQcuQu9P7ALI3SMyfURaqze3Lc7a9uc7cQP0VymoZYAQNtNEewER46jYBJtbPy-2WTX6a4Xe2EJVX4TrUXP8JCQhVs17__nk26IOA/s4032/20230513_140508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Stryker </b>(from <i>Sands of</i> <i>Iwa Jiwa</i>) standing on the top of the sea wall - those Japanese don't stand a chance now! LOL</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxWvlDshURlYHKmuFdMGiV33Gd59Xogv38pln-iSiFD_PYIxjgeq-Ex5gNc-0AQlwklINCiX2u1T9M3qVZxAL2-xONeXyd-Ibkn_X2N7_iYGjfxh7E5k2VtC_Dio_8FIsneKO4uyFT23CB0Om6L_SlDNBbBFmDNPOLFVxoi4kGEJppdT-KOShnRQ80A/s1164/20230513_200531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1164" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxWvlDshURlYHKmuFdMGiV33Gd59Xogv38pln-iSiFD_PYIxjgeq-Ex5gNc-0AQlwklINCiX2u1T9M3qVZxAL2-xONeXyd-Ibkn_X2N7_iYGjfxh7E5k2VtC_Dio_8FIsneKO4uyFT23CB0Om6L_SlDNBbBFmDNPOLFVxoi4kGEJppdT-KOShnRQ80A/w640-h614/20230513_200531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it was great to get everything out and all the players had a ball. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to the Falkirk for putting on a good show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had loads of interest at the table, lots of questions, lots of photographers and great banter and load's of compliments - which makes it all worth it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to the all the Glasgow Warhog supports (incl. John Wayne for turning up)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-6086076069079856502023-03-22T03:20:00.002-07:002023-11-12T15:04:29.218-08:0028mm Japanese FLAMES OF WAR<p> 28mm Japanese FLAMES OF WAR</p><p>Well its been a while since i posted so here's what's been going on...in preparation for the Carronade Wargame Show in May 2023 - I just thought I would round off the flamethrower teams for our Pacific Game with some flickering flame effects.</p><p>I had tried these before and thought I would try a slightly different approach. 3 flickering battery candles glued together using hot glue and 4 coffee stirrers! and I needed a few so I did 4 of them. </p><p>I then covered the whole lot in white cushion stuffing and got out the paint rattle cans..</p><p>The might need some thinning in some places as you can hardly see the lights...</p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>You can see our full video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" target="_blank">clicking here...</a></b></h4><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3D_ZE9IonvbqGihI7EJOr7w7Tg3Q9HPP-ksiJMpQLetLBOJD4z4tiGPqOoUiRgefgySAqh22ceXJfL37hpIQrVo6QzI2yYQdvA9ZArhmD8UfJoxaQShM9fl76sDBdysQ0Y_7lM44mH9Aim7D9TSkGB7mFeDiV6gYqTnGQrLwaV6GenmkC_v87ek3wGg/s3234/20230321_215012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm flamethrower" border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3234" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3D_ZE9IonvbqGihI7EJOr7w7Tg3Q9HPP-ksiJMpQLetLBOJD4z4tiGPqOoUiRgefgySAqh22ceXJfL37hpIQrVo6QzI2yYQdvA9ZArhmD8UfJoxaQShM9fl76sDBdysQ0Y_7lM44mH9Aim7D9TSkGB7mFeDiV6gYqTnGQrLwaV6GenmkC_v87ek3wGg/w400-h354/20230321_215012.jpg" title="28mm flamethrower" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted it more orange and yellow and less black</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqk8lCRG71NckhGNIqXx1MPLj2NJxYP-f2L-k5u5qvIW-Hryu9xCdwo9nk14PiCsXENRmgr_elPqAc-pSTBJIyJG637DfmZigSEGmcqc_ZYTD-GYFJ0S6JP9YeO9LdsvtxDxSO3uFRMAN4ErsuyNX62pcU--9bX5PT62ms-4wwbs9uDW9jqeDZ1H3tg/s4032/20230321_215055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm flamethrower" border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="4032" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqk8lCRG71NckhGNIqXx1MPLj2NJxYP-f2L-k5u5qvIW-Hryu9xCdwo9nk14PiCsXENRmgr_elPqAc-pSTBJIyJG637DfmZigSEGmcqc_ZYTD-GYFJ0S6JP9YeO9LdsvtxDxSO3uFRMAN4ErsuyNX62pcU--9bX5PT62ms-4wwbs9uDW9jqeDZ1H3tg/w400-h264/20230321_215055.jpg" title="28mm flamethrower" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It looks ok next to the figures. Its really just to sit in front when its firing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOW7b-I_oF8sfLbneczYALFVpb3zj7lhe25VzcJHkGfsslIZHJqM-5a1qxLlajjNp6oKTxoJ_SUOm30AwPHEi6td3Uhtf6QQgFVdI_pENvBhLV2u_uqH0xjr_rjw0td5k8vSGKq1CAH2lL5rDHS67g-P73lUM3vWcnUErXf_4Yqa94O785GBei5Ni4Q/s3719/20230321_215124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm flamethrower" border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="3719" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOW7b-I_oF8sfLbneczYALFVpb3zj7lhe25VzcJHkGfsslIZHJqM-5a1qxLlajjNp6oKTxoJ_SUOm30AwPHEi6td3Uhtf6QQgFVdI_pENvBhLV2u_uqH0xjr_rjw0td5k8vSGKq1CAH2lL5rDHS67g-P73lUM3vWcnUErXf_4Yqa94O785GBei5Ni4Q/w640-h462/20230321_215124.jpg" title="28mm flamethrower" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So as well as these "flamers" I also noticed some pre assembled unpainted Warlord USMC on eBay. I don't usually buy pre made nor ones stuck to bases as I prefer clear bases nowadays. But the price was tempting and I just thought why not.</p><p>Then just after this purchase I saw a full box of un made USMC - with only some weapons missing from the weapon spue...so you've guessed it... That Marine Army on the previous blog pages - just got even bigger.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbB9f-fsZKpmRcdCq7rDWk3R3WvBKQ8exPPZJkeIWomXYA_Tn7D29J9KKyp_3VWYHBXYLs7n5G-muZuqDMLeLxqdeCMNrS29pVx05TNsOKM4VFy_wSE5jEW1_1TDNeBcsmAC9tFe8SMObzTI-E56zp9l8qUKUlj98Ma7XMjFtwqttCSnOOft57VevLhA/s3931/20230322_093646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marine 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="3931" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbB9f-fsZKpmRcdCq7rDWk3R3WvBKQ8exPPZJkeIWomXYA_Tn7D29J9KKyp_3VWYHBXYLs7n5G-muZuqDMLeLxqdeCMNrS29pVx05TNsOKM4VFy_wSE5jEW1_1TDNeBcsmAC9tFe8SMObzTI-E56zp9l8qUKUlj98Ma7XMjFtwqttCSnOOft57VevLhA/w640-h260/20230322_093646.jpg" title="Marine 28mm" width="640" /></a></div>Above: (Left to right) The box of of pre assembled Marines on bases, another 3d LVT1 (with insert), I also purchased 9off .50 Cal in metal from Assault Group (and used 18 of the warlord Marine box troops as crew), the rest are carrying ammo boxes and are still to be based on clear bases (far right). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have kept 8 of these guys (assembled on bases) for eBay -as I now need to sell them to get some more foam storage. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3w9CCN1sUOru_n1N37d6ShySBO_hlx5vvgnGvVqGaoEk8l1Ru8Ke_NLyzCcn_1muvZS1HZWB0PqhFN3QZdiF2jnIDikvTjEwhFxAGaGUFHrlNoKW7T93Sfqy9rq6mjCXhKr6E80eREtRxKxPjjqude_TIc1e570_iQ8WMt-zn4L2vTc3cBNdsWgXcNA/s4032/20230322_091933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marine 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3w9CCN1sUOru_n1N37d6ShySBO_hlx5vvgnGvVqGaoEk8l1Ru8Ke_NLyzCcn_1muvZS1HZWB0PqhFN3QZdiF2jnIDikvTjEwhFxAGaGUFHrlNoKW7T93Sfqy9rq6mjCXhKr6E80eREtRxKxPjjqude_TIc1e570_iQ8WMt-zn4L2vTc3cBNdsWgXcNA/w640-h480/20230322_091933.jpg" title="Marine 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Below left: These included a metal flamethrower team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoHHfdEB2a7pZclvFjNm0jd-ceR0qyPw5jcWH3J_yrC59FUEvZ3NmEQyg26Uu5EKUW7QGUXuMmc6Bv4AP8jAwFUrnWW8Of0JIfQJE1S2jUNlsM1rrXWpSgW42N6V_xMpPxu2frNEdVR3ncwxJAuJTbFtmJADnJxkiFeJyaUfv6ae_1qTqO1WJBHepOw/s4032/20230322_091942%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoHHfdEB2a7pZclvFjNm0jd-ceR0qyPw5jcWH3J_yrC59FUEvZ3NmEQyg26Uu5EKUW7QGUXuMmc6Bv4AP8jAwFUrnWW8Of0JIfQJE1S2jUNlsM1rrXWpSgW42N6V_xMpPxu2frNEdVR3ncwxJAuJTbFtmJADnJxkiFeJyaUfv6ae_1qTqO1WJBHepOw/w400-h300/20230322_091942%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">I added in some long grass /weeds but I wanted a sandy look overall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJAAJaxJ3IX1pbYxzkZA9BT80gfr_3g6xfvjRTI5D0lIa65XrL3ZiYVv8W-UXB_uOl6UP9_6g-KRPVoYAYJiZ-Z9HBQ2aPAvhYMXTjUTbZ46ysfNvyIJjSNwyuYQp48gIh--jiFB561ax46wWIiYfmzQbwlGWnn7o2RQsNCdZv07pcwg92MMwNUHHDw/s4032/20230322_091942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marine 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJAAJaxJ3IX1pbYxzkZA9BT80gfr_3g6xfvjRTI5D0lIa65XrL3ZiYVv8W-UXB_uOl6UP9_6g-KRPVoYAYJiZ-Z9HBQ2aPAvhYMXTjUTbZ46ysfNvyIJjSNwyuYQp48gIh--jiFB561ax46wWIiYfmzQbwlGWnn7o2RQsNCdZv07pcwg92MMwNUHHDw/w640-h480/20230322_091942.jpg" title="Marine 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 3d printed insert troops for the LVT1 - I tried to design one of them standing on boxes handing out ammo over the side. That's why I wanted some ammo box carrying troops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTEhJKh7JogzpL597RWNkNczQIXUljZAfz4llzXTUjZtBL5ae1RL6H2HajLWtR7_vHgFGhcyJ2Z2DJPDT2ozlRU_bW_KY__Ki6x04O4NjEpFkUAHWbLxcmYIhykT611_V7e6ERUKZxCm7qZG-uqmD4j20-ZDYCS_cW1LGEfpOChCyoSCUDHiZMFi6bw/s4032/20230322_092055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTEhJKh7JogzpL597RWNkNczQIXUljZAfz4llzXTUjZtBL5ae1RL6H2HajLWtR7_vHgFGhcyJ2Z2DJPDT2ozlRU_bW_KY__Ki6x04O4NjEpFkUAHWbLxcmYIhykT611_V7e6ERUKZxCm7qZG-uqmD4j20-ZDYCS_cW1LGEfpOChCyoSCUDHiZMFi6bw/w400-h300/20230322_092055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5RXb10rycFGI1-poHL7ozGauHKIzHAqXK0nWh_pUx8_7OHisMaol8mieQa6z3dHMCkfEdswS62W3jl47eUSDteXOJVkWzRXTKpjJKYiAK4Aw4SYpQ0VZWP41TJ93wqOyJSBRczAV2rNEv0DsupGYAoLYL5axRwkwQuqFgErjJiRqsz-PfYHdACB8_w/s4032/20230322_092117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5RXb10rycFGI1-poHL7ozGauHKIzHAqXK0nWh_pUx8_7OHisMaol8mieQa6z3dHMCkfEdswS62W3jl47eUSDteXOJVkWzRXTKpjJKYiAK4Aw4SYpQ0VZWP41TJ93wqOyJSBRczAV2rNEv0DsupGYAoLYL5axRwkwQuqFgErjJiRqsz-PfYHdACB8_w/w640-h480/20230322_092117.jpg" title="LVT" width="640" /></a></div><p>The 3d printed insert are just 3d printed legs, some green stuff and Warlord parts for the head and arms etc.</p>The HMG teams were based on clear bases from a new supplier - these were sourced on ebay and can be variable thicknesses but I choose 2mm thick. This would suite the metal HMG better that a 1mm thick. Those with keen eyes will spot 2 Browning HMG's on the bottom row (converted from Vickers) the rest are .50 cal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEYVzKPLhV99jgmDMWhqZkHk0yGlDIOczapshMKYLJzgWjrdiLTShDZMYF-CfgIF5gVm0Y0ISdOTmsylYrzVkEscQR2KXEP_zMkjL3i6VxsJB10d2tIsmLKUmuKMxF6V_-bhW2FRLRp4k3UqP6JK2FYMOWJT3dBY4Pmd6c-A9k2Iwc4vGPUIVpwBkhw/s4032/20230322_092125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEYVzKPLhV99jgmDMWhqZkHk0yGlDIOczapshMKYLJzgWjrdiLTShDZMYF-CfgIF5gVm0Y0ISdOTmsylYrzVkEscQR2KXEP_zMkjL3i6VxsJB10d2tIsmLKUmuKMxF6V_-bhW2FRLRp4k3UqP6JK2FYMOWJT3dBY4Pmd6c-A9k2Iwc4vGPUIVpwBkhw/w640-h480/20230322_092125.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ajhx87kHenToTs61P16y8TxvYP_D-fMQ1HozDF-HVIk0sBkeEJazWsxSdZOG3OY4ZJ8m3DHA1OKEJ-zFMzxkIx7Poiq9Y8Fh-bKQ8JZEirl-U4nQ2poZ9eErjiMfneGlkMCUhXTLXNLGKfPxRUVwT7NgxeZEWhdxiDmaK_mLnWj9eS3-iSju8gF7hw/s4032/20230322_092140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ajhx87kHenToTs61P16y8TxvYP_D-fMQ1HozDF-HVIk0sBkeEJazWsxSdZOG3OY4ZJ8m3DHA1OKEJ-zFMzxkIx7Poiq9Y8Fh-bKQ8JZEirl-U4nQ2poZ9eErjiMfneGlkMCUhXTLXNLGKfPxRUVwT7NgxeZEWhdxiDmaK_mLnWj9eS3-iSju8gF7hw/w640-h480/20230322_092140.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I figure this was great way to increase my heavy weapons.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Below - I made this set up just for a the look really - dragging a guy to safety...I was just using up the guys at this stage!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvpPjD6An7WYVo4BPu8JY-wmvuYqt8NFa16JnxypGiDxPZhxcgIViA9_vpDLeUAN8gIVh9nCi5jxAOH5UDzR7JGhCqdOvRmSPD2PSKn4faErQ5AYnCDN5dvMywtYW3RFl2IOtUb5CqbLJJJk61SDg5DDwUp-y251zBcCK_wc5rzXKZiRVKwvOb5Ag_A/s4032/20230322_092145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvpPjD6An7WYVo4BPu8JY-wmvuYqt8NFa16JnxypGiDxPZhxcgIViA9_vpDLeUAN8gIVh9nCi5jxAOH5UDzR7JGhCqdOvRmSPD2PSKn4faErQ5AYnCDN5dvMywtYW3RFl2IOtUb5CqbLJJJk61SDg5DDwUp-y251zBcCK_wc5rzXKZiRVKwvOb5Ag_A/w640-h480/20230322_092145.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The ammo carrying guys are still to be based...and I made up a wounded guy from green stuff (and bits) being carried by another Marine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqivnzEmxVw9Ng1g4ls31XdyHZnJakmjwNoQwkSjy4Gc6qhPKeYU4QudfzcIX8mSVFn5_ATDnQnWg3Fs5miDwc9OdJ0WUuRev-WUyDNzaJ8GCVRq-VVJVjIGi1DpWwgXCoI_DLj4GTgSnOPmdYwbrgVViGIHs4pR7tgi-BmeZuNb_LNDK_kbwFKO9xcg/s4032/20230322_092150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqivnzEmxVw9Ng1g4ls31XdyHZnJakmjwNoQwkSjy4Gc6qhPKeYU4QudfzcIX8mSVFn5_ATDnQnWg3Fs5miDwc9OdJ0WUuRev-WUyDNzaJ8GCVRq-VVJVjIGi1DpWwgXCoI_DLj4GTgSnOPmdYwbrgVViGIHs4pR7tgi-BmeZuNb_LNDK_kbwFKO9xcg/w400-h300/20230322_092150.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYCuB0N4aUpOgifxvoyRkuI6pFvy62NREbMJ1ITcyLPw2zfNO40Xy69ygI-iZWYoTcAtI-e2AE7wQd5gGXMlbcAZJdTfIY9LFZ9CZ2CH3QU7qXl1EtQWrSS59mqhYGPTQN9TDbsxc-iyGfbjb2fsrF5hTZk5TbIWubhqZ4L3_g9cUquaykIUhPOxk-A/s4032/20230322_092158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYCuB0N4aUpOgifxvoyRkuI6pFvy62NREbMJ1ITcyLPw2zfNO40Xy69ygI-iZWYoTcAtI-e2AE7wQd5gGXMlbcAZJdTfIY9LFZ9CZ2CH3QU7qXl1EtQWrSS59mqhYGPTQN9TDbsxc-iyGfbjb2fsrF5hTZk5TbIWubhqZ4L3_g9cUquaykIUhPOxk-A/w640-h480/20230322_092158.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So now I need to sell some guys (assembled and painted - 8 off) on ebay to get some battle foam!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I like to think this is me paying for the hobby! LOL</div> <p></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-10963804545184711172023-01-20T16:59:00.020-08:002023-11-13T14:24:16.581-08:0028mm Marine<p>28mm Marine Landing Force</p><p>So some people are asking me just how big is the scale of troops and equipment that I will be using for our WW2 Pacific Game. So with that in mind (and just for a laugh) I tried to layout my 28mm USMC landing Force on a coffee table. </p><p>I quickly found out my table was about half the size I needed so I did it in two sections hardware / support vehicles and then troops.</p><p>I also tried to keep troops in rows of ten to make counting them easier and to line up similar hardware / support vehicles!</p><p>I also made two quick videos to to get a feel for the scope of the USMC and linked them together.</p><p>Video link... <a href="https://youtu.be/j_l5PiYoTkk">https://youtu.be/j_l5PiYoTkk</a> showing a short video of the table.</p><p> </p><p>So this was what the <b>hardware support vehicles</b> look like on the table.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">1st bottom row : 4 off Damaged Shermans, 5 off Shermans, 3 Stuarts, 2 off Sherman (M32 recovery tank<span face="Arimo, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.6px;">)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">2nd row: Damaged Shermans, Dinghy's, 4 off LVT 2, 1 half track, Exploding LVT1</p><p style="text-align: center;">3rd row: 2 LVT1s in the water, 8 off LVT1 damage markers </p><p style="text-align: center;">4th row: 8 LVT in the water, 3 LVT1's in shallow water, 2 LVT dame markers</p><p style="text-align: center;">5th Row 8 off LVT1's on land, LVT damage marker , 2 off DUKW's</p><p style="text-align: center;">6th Row 3 off Higgins <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">LCVP</span>, 1 off Higgins <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">LCVP</span> casualty maker </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4OjRYMSiDJ53fNSWIVxCEUWWl1PWJoFBUvV_5KyXUnmG5d5CcbYLkGQ2n2xb72pFBCS5Vtkqnl7YIcz_KXeNK8vb8AORqigvsbdqFu-WBChNMmmZa35e0v0RyNcg4bGWSkaTjlT9A3g2SZ1KlfNi6egtPYvi6jFLyBtnxOT2tg8q5TRR8WVAvM271A/s4032/20230120_153729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4OjRYMSiDJ53fNSWIVxCEUWWl1PWJoFBUvV_5KyXUnmG5d5CcbYLkGQ2n2xb72pFBCS5Vtkqnl7YIcz_KXeNK8vb8AORqigvsbdqFu-WBChNMmmZa35e0v0RyNcg4bGWSkaTjlT9A3g2SZ1KlfNi6egtPYvi6jFLyBtnxOT2tg8q5TRR8WVAvM271A/w640-h480/20230120_153729.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div> The volume now look a little insane! LOL...somebody stop me!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8Kn9lGC7PVy3zdBWJuCBq0yW8EkxG-LCKtVi109VnN14h9Uo7mc4WMdhDPj562f2BI8Arn9IGmJh2JtgYhMTKvx7zSmA8mTbgGFcH8MHMJ9WZLvi3wB3KMZzDIhNRX-U7RKLAsPICmJbGABh6mJad84AVJlBgaahSa5u5PsJZfH0skYAEmVVcbE9tQ/s4032/20230120_153640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm USMC" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8Kn9lGC7PVy3zdBWJuCBq0yW8EkxG-LCKtVi109VnN14h9Uo7mc4WMdhDPj562f2BI8Arn9IGmJh2JtgYhMTKvx7zSmA8mTbgGFcH8MHMJ9WZLvi3wB3KMZzDIhNRX-U7RKLAsPICmJbGABh6mJad84AVJlBgaahSa5u5PsJZfH0skYAEmVVcbE9tQ/w640-h480/20230120_153640.jpg" title="28mm USMC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2zQiUuXCo87NLqhHB4O-GZu6vsiquwcGubph9H7I7kw-2PLSTEKMwlOvZbxDl5vUIGqRwCI5xAJazR-QSbYjmQ1WSlUCL34gKd3PwAcXKFxmoKuUpeNq2ycVA95n3RSOgFNagT5J22iG98pxVTHWB8nPz6gxlI4EDh02bvdf0SxQP2lc-W0hkWOt9A/s4032/20230120_153721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm USMC" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2zQiUuXCo87NLqhHB4O-GZu6vsiquwcGubph9H7I7kw-2PLSTEKMwlOvZbxDl5vUIGqRwCI5xAJazR-QSbYjmQ1WSlUCL34gKd3PwAcXKFxmoKuUpeNq2ycVA95n3RSOgFNagT5J22iG98pxVTHWB8nPz6gxlI4EDh02bvdf0SxQP2lc-W0hkWOt9A/w640-h480/20230120_153721.jpg" title="28mm USMC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"> LVT 2's</span><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvn1AGY6kqVyGnwjRekHCPB2zAhpuoRFiGBH1R-Y4f_ClS8m4dvORj7Khvw2UVMjkdX0ioW9UUKabN-meLa8Vr5hCvRaJ1qpfaFoqfCzJzvFRjX4IKTS9PKsiaAUrOUGP9WwyhvRLfp7ZmJXLDBCPn9Ff7BhIJ60eLVL8Kvh4_9kDq2ns66p03z9tZg/s4032/20230120_153249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LV T 1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvn1AGY6kqVyGnwjRekHCPB2zAhpuoRFiGBH1R-Y4f_ClS8m4dvORj7Khvw2UVMjkdX0ioW9UUKabN-meLa8Vr5hCvRaJ1qpfaFoqfCzJzvFRjX4IKTS9PKsiaAUrOUGP9WwyhvRLfp7ZmJXLDBCPn9Ff7BhIJ60eLVL8Kvh4_9kDq2ns66p03z9tZg/w640-h480/20230120_153249.jpg" title="LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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White numbers were very roughly marked on the original vehicles -so I tried to keep it similar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNbR1iKqgr7Hh77cV7qf2x8murNBRbOKZUWgUq1iumk89QZYBcCA58EklAfEIea2RHgjdmOG16Yj85BAJoMBD5XfYclLM5RjsfwVhogUWy2xUXIIRPWBOiF91Ifv5DmJFY2ARHJor13S293lthdoqRwFaVqNTYG_5mJGu434uLgz-iDbeyAPgNWsDSg/s4032/20230120_153644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNbR1iKqgr7Hh77cV7qf2x8murNBRbOKZUWgUq1iumk89QZYBcCA58EklAfEIea2RHgjdmOG16Yj85BAJoMBD5XfYclLM5RjsfwVhogUWy2xUXIIRPWBOiF91Ifv5DmJFY2ARHJor13S293lthdoqRwFaVqNTYG_5mJGu434uLgz-iDbeyAPgNWsDSg/w640-h480/20230120_153644.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Swimming Sherman (the USMC did not use DD's nor Snorkel kits at Tarawa)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpleMrChwU1E6DApNPnVeWRxpRv3QjR1v3BKTDTJk5rVJ5qP2xZiVvJj1MVo0cdbIJfGCll2rQu7n1KOE96zQDfXN6zVXv9IAQaUpQzbFFvnZZ8T9gNwBnGgoZy9fv14b-Pl0O-kh2s1j9mGtOb2zxF4O0Olq-gr9y0jP32szCPn9-HSyRx76qyJgjQ/s4032/20230120_153707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tanks on Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpleMrChwU1E6DApNPnVeWRxpRv3QjR1v3BKTDTJk5rVJ5qP2xZiVvJj1MVo0cdbIJfGCll2rQu7n1KOE96zQDfXN6zVXv9IAQaUpQzbFFvnZZ8T9gNwBnGgoZy9fv14b-Pl0O-kh2s1j9mGtOb2zxF4O0Olq-gr9y0jP32szCPn9-HSyRx76qyJgjQ/w640-h480/20230120_153707.jpg" title="Tanks on Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the 5 Sherman tanks all have their own names as per the originals on Tarawa with the dancing elephant (Celina, Cherry, Count etc.).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So onto the <b>troops</b>...approx. 500+ pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">Top left: Marines, casualty markers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Middle: Heavy Weapons: mortars, HMG, Flamethrowers </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bottom left: Beach wading Marines, sea casualty markers </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE369gkGeJtIYbhvdtaAKIhhXPs17r1wg_v_Xa7QsC04NxDGlJ_sarjhCF-8-A8myjCbzYVFEVaGY3Vx6Rt8EtHypfgPJPuJ44aTLJyZeEvKlAozqQjIAET7fmY-Kw6rxr9OBO13D9657YShRhO_I2lQjl2Dub8C3qdIr5oqT-fAozoCESGPTPCWtm6A/w640-h480/20230120_165033.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so there are about 120 "playable" troops plus heavy weapons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3zNfpC7gVJIMIf1YJTDACwCvOWJnJSfmGa1fodYme85HRNK75szsMBgst1G9LoK-1khnC6PDBKHPPuKiw_hD3psKGNj8IUrAXb9uhX7d0mO7_oRT7b9V-r2hpkqxORvk6m2YHYBLvPSheFeWcefcujpFt9N7yQuIRfBbqBUBL141RjIFct1Iegfx_Q/s4032/20230120_165318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Iwo Jiwa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3zNfpC7gVJIMIf1YJTDACwCvOWJnJSfmGa1fodYme85HRNK75szsMBgst1G9LoK-1khnC6PDBKHPPuKiw_hD3psKGNj8IUrAXb9uhX7d0mO7_oRT7b9V-r2hpkqxORvk6m2YHYBLvPSheFeWcefcujpFt9N7yQuIRfBbqBUBL141RjIFct1Iegfx_Q/w640-h480/20230120_165318.jpg" title="28mm Iwo Jiwa" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is that John Wayne (AKA "<b><i>Sgt</i>. <i>Stryker</i></b>" from the "<i><b>Sands of Iwo Jima</b></i>" ) in the front of these guys? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm USMC" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTBHOqr1AqSGlyEAh-3zfpRTjclzFowbbux5ZRWjQSs4JkqBa9A2ibK5h_NOcEvuo7H-HWc_AeaMXmQ_KHt83U4xd0a-lVvN3ix6EtIjao8ODQsVLyAjPABMxyruwt4xrmcfDc65h1riFdbIFHzEFUV1ddFVLCbrow1A1yDG8ST08EtWngbYrlGTygw/w640-h480/20230120_170350.jpg" title="28mm USMC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below: view of this section from above</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGn6HJevILz3sXpk-hQM__sCBBo6Twg4-2qSd_tLTc3izjtgmiQS2YNt_UQKMyFaLHepuGi1WtXW1Qv7-XarWtZ0aJgwdm4iE5UE6yousaZlw70W34EeoK299k6y-bzMgl8WNt4nTiuxszImGae4s3LlbHJkELAnMsige7PrdC2aZqefCcA7UOsHEXPQ/s4032/20230120_164713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Iwo Jiwa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGn6HJevILz3sXpk-hQM__sCBBo6Twg4-2qSd_tLTc3izjtgmiQS2YNt_UQKMyFaLHepuGi1WtXW1Qv7-XarWtZ0aJgwdm4iE5UE6yousaZlw70W34EeoK299k6y-bzMgl8WNt4nTiuxszImGae4s3LlbHJkELAnMsige7PrdC2aZqefCcA7UOsHEXPQ/w480-h640/20230120_164713.jpg" title="28mm Iwo Jiwa" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About 120 "on land" casualty markers for the game</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAS1Ll-6aYXmObL5i3O7VRSa3oDsZ3VZn20E2fectMdld7e9x3Ufwwi_j4fU0I25jlVPHjJZYGxpIzOlMX5x7s3iJhsfxtzIutwfu6T_b8no0AjWCAsibgu-6l1Usl6NHRM7xxzN1R85E7QtKeFVDzUxvZiLs0TgrseoKrcpfIkkTbu846R5CZPh9wQ/s4032/20230120_164722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Iwo Jiwa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAS1Ll-6aYXmObL5i3O7VRSa3oDsZ3VZn20E2fectMdld7e9x3Ufwwi_j4fU0I25jlVPHjJZYGxpIzOlMX5x7s3iJhsfxtzIutwfu6T_b8no0AjWCAsibgu-6l1Usl6NHRM7xxzN1R85E7QtKeFVDzUxvZiLs0TgrseoKrcpfIkkTbu846R5CZPh9wQ/w300-h400/20230120_164722.jpg" title="28mm Iwo Jiwa" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">120 "in the sea" casualty markers for the game</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DziUNLfD9_sBsQcIga8qvNeszSzFGymLHjTN0A-lsm82uRM6owN4KVR-q-JlEH_DlUT1SHHuUvbRoqZIv6RlCA6cCiL7i4rg9PzC1JkRKXH5VglxIQn6H1JLK9lJ-AOAqWBAn2mvbYoq2n1cEl15YoYXjik7cOYdUWgYBe6BJrdcnPVnlRrMRjA83w/s4032/20230120_164730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DziUNLfD9_sBsQcIga8qvNeszSzFGymLHjTN0A-lsm82uRM6owN4KVR-q-JlEH_DlUT1SHHuUvbRoqZIv6RlCA6cCiL7i4rg9PzC1JkRKXH5VglxIQn6H1JLK9lJ-AOAqWBAn2mvbYoq2n1cEl15YoYXjik7cOYdUWgYBe6BJrdcnPVnlRrMRjA83w/w300-h400/20230120_164730.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below middle: Heavy weapons - mortars, HMG flamethrowers etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWhdm0Wq_6n6UjGiOc-4kWx9ozz6RF-tPVWr-q-uPponNEkT40sAc7ewwZnAbL8tGe0ChXqWjPVF7B5ioIzjqd4C0vgNchW34s6cuXukicG5X7zkzWYmZ-llEpASZfpvOTrwmyusUEfCsAxHeT_tqVK07warazGi7J0LEXWmBL-9pcxLEgyk7Jydhg/s4032/20230120_164741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWhdm0Wq_6n6UjGiOc-4kWx9ozz6RF-tPVWr-q-uPponNEkT40sAc7ewwZnAbL8tGe0ChXqWjPVF7B5ioIzjqd4C0vgNchW34s6cuXukicG5X7zkzWYmZ-llEpASZfpvOTrwmyusUEfCsAxHeT_tqVK07warazGi7J0LEXWmBL-9pcxLEgyk7Jydhg/w480-h640/20230120_164741.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and then about another 120 playable sea wading marines (to get to the shore)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPf182rzRZ7L-xBLEf9X4tT6z9L1m4_7G_1KXymspFdDiCYCH8njCkiJaIz8UK7aDx_JgPy3bq2SprjtVNrzd3J_6XsDfq29cl_QYNBIdaC0SV6ZcJh3VCoqmHHFDDKQNLXnnQL0KCzZdiPXcuCm5sUoSker1FaVrOKg8NX4mXN8nWr5yZc_n4U6BiQ/s4032/20230120_164842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPf182rzRZ7L-xBLEf9X4tT6z9L1m4_7G_1KXymspFdDiCYCH8njCkiJaIz8UK7aDx_JgPy3bq2SprjtVNrzd3J_6XsDfq29cl_QYNBIdaC0SV6ZcJh3VCoqmHHFDDKQNLXnnQL0KCzZdiPXcuCm5sUoSker1FaVrOKg8NX4mXN8nWr5yZc_n4U6BiQ/w640-h480/20230120_164842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here they come! </div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can imagine we are going to need at least 2 or 3 players on each side of the gaming table </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a quick play rule set!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31OOn3DRYHJaKZ8XZGhWLEek8dfDXzbXEGRbHlbP1y_FNAzSBPeUAat1vxalhYH5jybjfO-iY_lxJKxjJ-2PbH-Wwiad-lkiVKnV5vb0xIqxlfEKUtP1RI7UW63OKbk2tOvF6NZ6q0l909l1PxNhn4Tb_McXgAWM-QJvtUyMjh4mtojg1nAyUHZy5Yw/s4032/20230120_170423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31OOn3DRYHJaKZ8XZGhWLEek8dfDXzbXEGRbHlbP1y_FNAzSBPeUAat1vxalhYH5jybjfO-iY_lxJKxjJ-2PbH-Wwiad-lkiVKnV5vb0xIqxlfEKUtP1RI7UW63OKbk2tOvF6NZ6q0l909l1PxNhn4Tb_McXgAWM-QJvtUyMjh4mtojg1nAyUHZy5Yw/w640-h480/20230120_170423.jpg" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So all I need to do now is to pack it all away... where's that foam tray!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As usual with our hobby once you start... well its hard to stop and you end up with a storage problem!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-73867554806135647772023-01-17T09:18:00.006-08:002024-01-18T16:14:01.603-08:0028mm Marine Heavy Weapons<p> So after re-enforcing the 28mm Japanese with mortars and Heavy Machine Gun's (previous post) - I thought I would just do the same for the landing Marines.</p><p><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>You can see our first full Pacific game video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">clicking here...</a></b></p><p>So I did the same method... Warlord plastic spues with the metal mortars. The good thing was I managed to find some nice clear discs (50mm Diameter x 2mm and 1mm thick) on eBay for their bases. This will allow the USMC to move from the beach to grass/jungle areas with more blended base. I also wanted something that would take the metal mortars and any accessories.</p><p>So here how it turned out. </p><p>Five new Mortar Teams and two flamethrowers.(and I already have one Mortar team). By making them two man teams I was able to use 2 USMC warlord spues and maximise the quantity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3o_jj3P58aUZ2lYxs0bmkewTDHX74q9x63OBNFZlhzAmhNF09nF7eVRAvBElbDzOS1xWwSQr-cJ0vKvPWL-vsGMb8pnRFOtUqxiNE3WPYiA-f1hoMpon8DsKtjV9CMKS9u0IwjdgOtKwfvQqoyhS-qG6Q4qD9OLyoGGE_OuAXcpCfaOUlvfNU_IoV_g/s4032/20230117_100312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Mortar" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3o_jj3P58aUZ2lYxs0bmkewTDHX74q9x63OBNFZlhzAmhNF09nF7eVRAvBElbDzOS1xWwSQr-cJ0vKvPWL-vsGMb8pnRFOtUqxiNE3WPYiA-f1hoMpon8DsKtjV9CMKS9u0IwjdgOtKwfvQqoyhS-qG6Q4qD9OLyoGGE_OuAXcpCfaOUlvfNU_IoV_g/w640-h480/20230117_100312.jpg" title="28mm Mortar" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I placed some boxes and weapons around them and added some rounds into their hands.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5NbApolBIpk6xuFAY1WU5sPP1nxu7xVgA4CjPSJOQ7M99UFc4OgPBkO4CBpRSLj3giVinPynOZGrtezctLzCd_Bx8twKwwHj1bW3KoWaO9RhRNdjlBHwmoN9QsYBic7-S_YLiDIl8MrjIb82Dot7zVvV75e-IXVUTKbvGhzqyB1PoTWARFlP7mp3fg/w400-h300/20230117_100342.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some Tarawa maps as well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-2HyQu9OJiDlHAwaO7k_1Z0yEQLGbzmgl9Q3PbNAOV0EjIQRQ8KzzWxMcRYR6U72-OftcRd1oPM1uw5o-rDuHRIW275XHAJuK2LCceOin3Bed6hy7CuVKEz_XrsgpgN_wVcyLr-9mlWK2SeeFz9jqnSg9T8iBkwk4yxZdsr19qJDz6bVqtKGhcSpVw/s2449/20230117_101451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="2449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-2HyQu9OJiDlHAwaO7k_1Z0yEQLGbzmgl9Q3PbNAOV0EjIQRQ8KzzWxMcRYR6U72-OftcRd1oPM1uw5o-rDuHRIW275XHAJuK2LCceOin3Bed6hy7CuVKEz_XrsgpgN_wVcyLr-9mlWK2SeeFz9jqnSg9T8iBkwk4yxZdsr19qJDz6bVqtKGhcSpVw/w640-h640/20230117_101451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not too sure about this guys smile - looks a bit crazy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHoS_-rlQ-rAZQJhu5SqYj83qGiWB_lZHw-cDv230WFBJDa354Y1KXuZLXZVE1aNSfaIir8mJIhzT0-GEPrxOJDx4tWPlcfm9Enpiq5wdKWCsyDF7JSbm6wCt3xORERvQIwUSsWXWw5ZILZXHcL6-axtHXZ4GdSvRaSWUm2p_RPmMI-DwwbUN9lQZPQ/s2784/20230117_101518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="US flamethrower" border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2013" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHoS_-rlQ-rAZQJhu5SqYj83qGiWB_lZHw-cDv230WFBJDa354Y1KXuZLXZVE1aNSfaIir8mJIhzT0-GEPrxOJDx4tWPlcfm9Enpiq5wdKWCsyDF7JSbm6wCt3xORERvQIwUSsWXWw5ZILZXHcL6-axtHXZ4GdSvRaSWUm2p_RPmMI-DwwbUN9lQZPQ/w289-h400/20230117_101518.jpg" title="US flamethrower" width="289" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and just because I then had some spare parts...I did some more wading Marines for the beach.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBr9-VCWs-8A_7rGtNdMZXE4VEjv9NZbhLgjmygkq1iG1Hi0tRZuzT4MoR2Dmm9UeFe9Q2Slf_CDvmspY-7lKKOJdF-X6jgGonZCL8FmQpW6q80SV2RZ91Gl6s42LHp_BdFWLs-bue0tEvTUHHMhgsrDy_kU0lXj9WLK9Sak_Pmb7YkqxCV7gDNxCQ/s4032/20230117_100651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBr9-VCWs-8A_7rGtNdMZXE4VEjv9NZbhLgjmygkq1iG1Hi0tRZuzT4MoR2Dmm9UeFe9Q2Slf_CDvmspY-7lKKOJdF-X6jgGonZCL8FmQpW6q80SV2RZ91Gl6s42LHp_BdFWLs-bue0tEvTUHHMhgsrDy_kU0lXj9WLK9Sak_Pmb7YkqxCV7gDNxCQ/w640-h480/20230117_100651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So these are all green stuff and spare parts. You could place them in trenches but I need lots of waders to assault the beach.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below: He has that stare! need to maybe re-paint those eyes LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OqCiS3ImPJR-PcGgpdViNhUn9MRHP2Mhfjt5fdcQevKL7omXbR8zt6J0sjS4ELRhBoRv6ArjJJ8aci-zEFsAmIrLcXAIw4z_zxN8dFESBVS3mf2GKknhxZaosB54MrJvUlL2kHlh1tN60q2XQgsdcEAlFehJTzJ9EmSFWcyTqkvXh7vwuDT2GOQglQ/s1472/20230117_101305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1104" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OqCiS3ImPJR-PcGgpdViNhUn9MRHP2Mhfjt5fdcQevKL7omXbR8zt6J0sjS4ELRhBoRv6ArjJJ8aci-zEFsAmIrLcXAIw4z_zxN8dFESBVS3mf2GKknhxZaosB54MrJvUlL2kHlh1tN60q2XQgsdcEAlFehJTzJ9EmSFWcyTqkvXh7vwuDT2GOQglQ/w480-h640/20230117_101305.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsnT85JWj4N9gztYKoi8JRxarbW_G930qXRNTjo9c8_Ho-9neaNAEUcTgEAUDrxX1ecbU4HflvVwOzO9gn-5ayiH1FJ4mx4q27Nstb0Yle3PMjH3dddNJsxWr6Yg7qkRttV4erMCIZcckqcXWmXEQ47WJxJH3vVc5062LTWrVSV2oAQQepEqGlftINg/s2539/20230117_101423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="2256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsnT85JWj4N9gztYKoi8JRxarbW_G930qXRNTjo9c8_Ho-9neaNAEUcTgEAUDrxX1ecbU4HflvVwOzO9gn-5ayiH1FJ4mx4q27Nstb0Yle3PMjH3dddNJsxWr6Yg7qkRttV4erMCIZcckqcXWmXEQ47WJxJH3vVc5062LTWrVSV2oAQQepEqGlftINg/w355-h400/20230117_101423.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So... that's the USMC good to go! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I might try to get a picture of everything so I can see the entire USMC landing force.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really like the idea of fleshing out the troop support with some odd spues and single weapons - you can then get more bang for you buck that way!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-14350609828204256822023-01-02T09:11:00.007-08:002024-01-18T16:13:27.997-08:0028mm Japanese Bunkers 3<p>HEAVY WEAPON TEAMS </p><p>So Santa's been and left me some nice presents...to assemble and paint. I hope you all got presents from him. </p><p>I got a few new Warlord Japanese (SNLF) and US Marines plastic spues, 8 medium mortars (for my Marines and Japanese), 4 Japanese HMG's and a field office set. </p><p>The Assault Group produce really good individual weapons - they provided the mortars and HMGs. Its a great great way to supplement/support your armies. I also got several figure packs from them via Santa! </p><p>The build to date is looking like this..</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>28mm Japanese HMG and mortar position </b>with all the usual foliage added<b> </b>I went a little larger than normal just to give it some table space.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuGJysfP31CdDDBfNnx_pNvKPL9LhLMt2tlXvYv1EUjeBsv674H0JqLUVf_RENJ2tOwjzh2pyeAdZhEoJIalOz0h2BgA6eSBDgw9T1PZguQLm-kyeA9E32Yk3KQhlVbv5qm4R89WRLkWGc7hNBuMR9uPvky8r0cErAgpAQA8CeFK_DDAzhHu27ZstGQ/s4032/20230102_160221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuGJysfP31CdDDBfNnx_pNvKPL9LhLMt2tlXvYv1EUjeBsv674H0JqLUVf_RENJ2tOwjzh2pyeAdZhEoJIalOz0h2BgA6eSBDgw9T1PZguQLm-kyeA9E32Yk3KQhlVbv5qm4R89WRLkWGc7hNBuMR9uPvky8r0cErAgpAQA8CeFK_DDAzhHu27ZstGQ/w640-h480/20230102_160221.jpg" title="28mm Japanese Bunker" width="640" /></a></p><p>It has a nice low profile but I did hide a couple of magnets in there ground cover (middle and far left) just in case I would like a few palm trees (with magnets) added later.</p><p>The mortar from the rear.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4bXKdYDPPH0hlQ36hWVdS3-SIR-RMfCJnTQSHNoJpHdaCCLUzBud8TsWs0YNSLvoAgKpis2IchujgbpHxlq82WXyLucFHWAf7ddNMXi82HbhWo3wlcP_SV3N7fZhHJM2yhdq30nZbHyEFEwqD8Vv9i8qpozbu1RYWuEIIarqVzb8BozPvHp6iP0LzQ/w640-h480/20230102_160250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The HMG has a nice low profile well protected look.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJIZEiNJYshS1gDmna9gUsFxYwSDKrOP7M5NlOvEuzcNjz3FXrO7k5FxqWszzhdrFnTo8G0svEgTwcZfWUWE_799ttPf2K5GxHShGKgiSm5NVnHMZUdRz0Zjb62kFsCMpItwYO0ji0JihG4cVVweAV38oRHPMHIZcvzZQg5T90E51KEJmJg9zzakJVQ/s4032/20230102_160234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJIZEiNJYshS1gDmna9gUsFxYwSDKrOP7M5NlOvEuzcNjz3FXrO7k5FxqWszzhdrFnTo8G0svEgTwcZfWUWE_799ttPf2K5GxHShGKgiSm5NVnHMZUdRz0Zjb62kFsCMpItwYO0ji0JihG4cVVweAV38oRHPMHIZcvzZQg5T90E51KEJmJg9zzakJVQ/w400-h300/20230102_160234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VUqYy78zS9mp7IjYlsO3L_IxLMILO6Y1YyvPJiiNBDTrjCFLUgJmKyeBYzyqxx9ktFqHdOLRSyEAhStbgEhJvjw06FWsgWmeYkZMj55sVt9fm5qOb0pHcjXgpwDpgu7lc2kkyrlCmM4kFPthtY1eT48EMJ_oGumm-3GHTl92tUH4HcqzmFSj_gAvYg/s4032/20230102_160230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VUqYy78zS9mp7IjYlsO3L_IxLMILO6Y1YyvPJiiNBDTrjCFLUgJmKyeBYzyqxx9ktFqHdOLRSyEAhStbgEhJvjw06FWsgWmeYkZMj55sVt9fm5qOb0pHcjXgpwDpgu7lc2kkyrlCmM4kFPthtY1eT48EMJ_oGumm-3GHTl92tUH4HcqzmFSj_gAvYg/w640-h480/20230102_160230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So next up I then mounted some (3 off) smaller support teams (made from a mix of plastic and metal figures) onto mdf circles to offer a variety of options.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVwTT7Ga19Nk7JBbCUNc3f1_LqF_bP7vlz7qmyogyPPggWnWAKZeizAHZVkfO6hzvAHUaZXghrab5u7n67n9JEPjn9zmE4HchP8UGqWY_7E0GyDbBHP4ht-C9-6i14BW5CI0WSacpN70pKoLFLugMDqWb_l-CdBF-wnLIYRMJFs0c8dV5zTNUhY59cQ/s3003/20230102_161743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="3003" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVwTT7Ga19Nk7JBbCUNc3f1_LqF_bP7vlz7qmyogyPPggWnWAKZeizAHZVkfO6hzvAHUaZXghrab5u7n67n9JEPjn9zmE4HchP8UGqWY_7E0GyDbBHP4ht-C9-6i14BW5CI0WSacpN70pKoLFLugMDqWb_l-CdBF-wnLIYRMJFs0c8dV5zTNUhY59cQ/w640-h516/20230102_161743.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Pictures below of the back two teams...</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92Ze2sKcYD8YUEkTd6F0SemA6ok-BX4yaiYD-uQFMHhttQfI3BZu56Onai1OpNIaPBGSs2UpG_HTGZr0jh65BXUzg7L9nil2y7u3SfxnjCjD4jichF_6HAjAwXViRSCVYV7kS41uM8DTw19dchw5RCI9w60JByt9bm5UHuMRI4FERgv9gzZca0TwrMg/s2651/20230102_161642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="2651" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92Ze2sKcYD8YUEkTd6F0SemA6ok-BX4yaiYD-uQFMHhttQfI3BZu56Onai1OpNIaPBGSs2UpG_HTGZr0jh65BXUzg7L9nil2y7u3SfxnjCjD4jichF_6HAjAwXViRSCVYV7kS41uM8DTw19dchw5RCI9w60JByt9bm5UHuMRI4FERgv9gzZca0TwrMg/w400-h388/20230102_161642.jpg" width="400" /></a></p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLktBgXz_9bJfL0zOq5vs9YKaWYXai5NtomGdd86Hy9CT1SbKRZjFtjt7GOlXJuqGtBNvd0dEBBeocRfiZ5kacMwb780fvg2HPi9Ac03yCWqud0VQo9JI-tGchayZtSnjR2EzdodzYbr600l3WcZKp0bcJrCiqAMpL1HlkvHcb5R6UjmIobclOPvwSuA/s2060/20230102_161707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="2060" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLktBgXz_9bJfL0zOq5vs9YKaWYXai5NtomGdd86Hy9CT1SbKRZjFtjt7GOlXJuqGtBNvd0dEBBeocRfiZ5kacMwb780fvg2HPi9Ac03yCWqud0VQo9JI-tGchayZtSnjR2EzdodzYbr600l3WcZKp0bcJrCiqAMpL1HlkvHcb5R6UjmIobclOPvwSuA/w400-h356/20230102_161707.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This ammo needs a dark wash - but you get the idea. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also acquired the 70mm mountain gun for support. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSs_H_ygKqb9-8i9FL9TDOlZ-3TWzp4hJpSDuSNnJuH-hGtqLfntUQzucSwAgZV4a9yzCikeOcgDXe8QYbsPYJdo8nEkqukdBHUkAjWpPk4xXNQ8Z_oN9JvJenBC1DGmHczwRvK9gmiq5ZW-oehpWUMWa9bskGIzdtHOlPQaALh_6y1uDF5hMZVyVgQ/s4011/20230102_161612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2603" data-original-width="4011" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSs_H_ygKqb9-8i9FL9TDOlZ-3TWzp4hJpSDuSNnJuH-hGtqLfntUQzucSwAgZV4a9yzCikeOcgDXe8QYbsPYJdo8nEkqukdBHUkAjWpPk4xXNQ8Z_oN9JvJenBC1DGmHczwRvK9gmiq5ZW-oehpWUMWa9bskGIzdtHOlPQaALh_6y1uDF5hMZVyVgQ/w640-h416/20230102_161612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed the range finder at the side.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C920bb8-0bgMoNO3yZxtphwx5SCuFgq6eqrfr3Tgv0xXq5sPvmTplT3xXNa4SI954K4MtXoUtLRmAbgi3FRETfSIQtdOnbGMVvRNo5zngxg7IZlXYnR-mPuk0jo3QBAYmUdcc14Ec5wvNko02zumm-fsZ3FJ2lz9df2M3g4JZS36ZxN-LXsKioeEHg/s3745/20230102_161526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="3745" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C920bb8-0bgMoNO3yZxtphwx5SCuFgq6eqrfr3Tgv0xXq5sPvmTplT3xXNa4SI954K4MtXoUtLRmAbgi3FRETfSIQtdOnbGMVvRNo5zngxg7IZlXYnR-mPuk0jo3QBAYmUdcc14Ec5wvNko02zumm-fsZ3FJ2lz9df2M3g4JZS36ZxN-LXsKioeEHg/w400-h279/20230102_161526.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">and I then had enough parts for two more HMGs teams...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCm8Bn1v2--u0hNSco6gLa7mh_v4435yy2chHrMv9DJt5dm6MWyjD_gubQ1AKGhbvQ-obKu1APDUfTvui2FfNaNZed9E5LJ17yMEDij57zc3Z7Cs7Kg-u7Lvbi8qHtSEqNFZKGTibzkAijNI7KbsWhr8isEN36-L7aEci-q3kun-S1S47aM0u12c25A/s4032/20230102_161208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCm8Bn1v2--u0hNSco6gLa7mh_v4435yy2chHrMv9DJt5dm6MWyjD_gubQ1AKGhbvQ-obKu1APDUfTvui2FfNaNZed9E5LJ17yMEDij57zc3Z7Cs7Kg-u7Lvbi8qHtSEqNFZKGTibzkAijNI7KbsWhr8isEN36-L7aEci-q3kun-S1S47aM0u12c25A/w640-h480/20230102_161208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTOs8g7HLejNYPaDMZJCxvkFvC_BJTnERa_eOafjoI22E7b-vDrFBJe5et06ZruaiLiZ4Vr7TAXdaw0--YUwkYBWdF6rLTOamWvKqlQInt-PUbl4UX63X2NEyhkjMx4c0-jnt8D4E3Xoe0hIHUh20-W6_sndiJLPAkmVQe4XMNvLIUNozQ0FpF5tO1g/s3915/20230102_161549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="3915" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTOs8g7HLejNYPaDMZJCxvkFvC_BJTnERa_eOafjoI22E7b-vDrFBJe5et06ZruaiLiZ4Vr7TAXdaw0--YUwkYBWdF6rLTOamWvKqlQInt-PUbl4UX63X2NEyhkjMx4c0-jnt8D4E3Xoe0hIHUh20-W6_sndiJLPAkmVQe4XMNvLIUNozQ0FpF5tO1g/w400-h265/20230102_161549.jpg" width="400" /></a></p>The team bellow are re-deploying/carrying the HMG ( I have still to assemble it) - but just to let you see them!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENyd4BJa410i71zurJs7MURUgv4AUm34FwiUFSw6_U3H40k5I-ZahaSbqYPG6VPDtJfTq-Dvj9dh8VebIiTiPjWTEP36xNTsjnmiEp_CQLhks1CyDoq8UJRB_Yrfpybi65z4riGG-CyCxJi236VpzaJxRih_19AJ-BJJyRWpa8OQ0HtiWwn_6jBS1dw/s2767/20230102_161501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="2767" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENyd4BJa410i71zurJs7MURUgv4AUm34FwiUFSw6_U3H40k5I-ZahaSbqYPG6VPDtJfTq-Dvj9dh8VebIiTiPjWTEP36xNTsjnmiEp_CQLhks1CyDoq8UJRB_Yrfpybi65z4riGG-CyCxJi236VpzaJxRih_19AJ-BJJyRWpa8OQ0HtiWwn_6jBS1dw/s320/20230102_161501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also got 4 flamethrowers for my SNLF from Santa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a great Christmas haul - the SNLF will be in the region on 90 Figures now and with these additions quiet a strong force.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cannot wait to see them on a table - and speaking of tables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NEWS </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have been given the go ahead for a " 28mm Tarawa" table at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b>Carronade 2023</b>. Falkirk District Wargames Show .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Graeme High School Callander Road. Falkirk FK1 1S.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Which should be a great show - so come along and say hello!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So its been a great wee holiday - next stop finish these off and then onto the US Marines and those Mortars!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-76620660108217582972022-11-19T05:21:00.005-08:002024-01-18T16:13:11.514-08:0028mm Japanese Bunker 2<p> I had a few hours to spare and so I thought I would try another machine gun bunker for our Pacific game. </p><p><br /></p><h4 style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b>You can see our first full Pacific game video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">clicking here...</a></b></h4><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpFowbgv369J9arAVDNQ8SGiuFuQqzpIGz_xKZLPwZI1lSjwwnshTIpRTpv2a4n9Umq0NY3aPsVT32y8tmpgzBkx7aQOmf-JLEnuIoLxotF3JCXJwnElvyeQjQ40moTbDMFPaiTLEBfTzkN6nJ94WeFc16xxF2MKDSql_qIxAELND6liWtRTxpnVlBg/s3951/20221119_124348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="3951" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpFowbgv369J9arAVDNQ8SGiuFuQqzpIGz_xKZLPwZI1lSjwwnshTIpRTpv2a4n9Umq0NY3aPsVT32y8tmpgzBkx7aQOmf-JLEnuIoLxotF3JCXJwnElvyeQjQ40moTbDMFPaiTLEBfTzkN6nJ94WeFc16xxF2MKDSql_qIxAELND6liWtRTxpnVlBg/w640-h350/20221119_124348.jpg" title="28mm Japanese Bunker" width="640" /></a></p><p>So I bought a set of mdf 2mm bases from Etsy and got out the blue foam and hot wire cutter.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SZvzIaOVToCbWG9haJKT47VqllfFWRfdMovFKkzTEg5CYGWoKU6JOibBJB5c8B0HT2Nq1KNjRn1YuC_II0yM45FIgBOsK-sCHdJYGIhM3xHbpzCvjZ3rzERGhwiaNLEN5n_zhy2IU5AWMyHrDN3aGT6b1qmksJxKIxj4uJc8gbBwvrwMsmh4FSb21g/s4032/20221119_123310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SZvzIaOVToCbWG9haJKT47VqllfFWRfdMovFKkzTEg5CYGWoKU6JOibBJB5c8B0HT2Nq1KNjRn1YuC_II0yM45FIgBOsK-sCHdJYGIhM3xHbpzCvjZ3rzERGhwiaNLEN5n_zhy2IU5AWMyHrDN3aGT6b1qmksJxKIxj4uJc8gbBwvrwMsmh4FSb21g/s320/20221119_123310.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This blue foam (about 50mm thick) was cut to the same outline shape and painted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl2vixSc8q4UzqJ7HL4RULZxQQVgBTSYXVMe-KDo9Rg-7sgH4WD__2zWe4Fn7Wzd-JPrKNhnB31fw_yvtzjBIFrUJmg93kpQuBwEvoQU7w8ekLC4MaAv_3ny3PQeg-3ZZSkaGF7bltA7gUt2m3fFx6_vSfeijrKsTZNe8v9bIuXjI5sRd9nQLBQKpiQ/s4032/20221119_095332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl2vixSc8q4UzqJ7HL4RULZxQQVgBTSYXVMe-KDo9Rg-7sgH4WD__2zWe4Fn7Wzd-JPrKNhnB31fw_yvtzjBIFrUJmg93kpQuBwEvoQU7w8ekLC4MaAv_3ny3PQeg-3ZZSkaGF7bltA7gUt2m3fFx6_vSfeijrKsTZNe8v9bIuXjI5sRd9nQLBQKpiQ/w300-h400/20221119_095332.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I then cut in a shallow centre for the bunker...using the wire cutter. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just as if they had dug it out between two rocky / jungle hills. Like a saddle effect/shape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used a little engraver (I don't have a Dremel) to shape the blue foam into wooden logs and removed the bottom section to allow me to place the gun slit and the HMG and 3 japs inside. I also made a log door to the rear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOgWSKvYhDXSX3Ug209rtYLnNjwLDBveJZkre4AEE6ldmVm3cAjlksq2yqKrgupApLc_uUd8qGgxm7V412FH2bbMRnRIf0XAk-t2Z8ZeeQoDpiQUXjlpmQzrQHEGh6zasT9wD2ytyCP3kW44Yp7pjsTRzf6Ir53r6uZIPSvGGLezLESZLtZ7bbUiQlg/s4032/20221119_123136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOgWSKvYhDXSX3Ug209rtYLnNjwLDBveJZkre4AEE6ldmVm3cAjlksq2yqKrgupApLc_uUd8qGgxm7V412FH2bbMRnRIf0XAk-t2Z8ZeeQoDpiQUXjlpmQzrQHEGh6zasT9wD2ytyCP3kW44Yp7pjsTRzf6Ir53r6uZIPSvGGLezLESZLtZ7bbUiQlg/w640-h480/20221119_123136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then out came the plastic aquarium plants, flock, static grass, clump foliage,, cork chips, sand and reeds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In fact everything was thrown at it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plants were lightly dusted / painted with other colours to make it more realistic. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-GdN8UGXswZArqdEmJT6IzkEWcg4u7mTan8HAzCGvFG460QRYz460T8uMUaRSCCm__dDEGuCZOeThyEicqL3wdij9eg-Ih_kjYjW2tZTRvLwveUcYBQJJWqdBiilICogEwjgnw6S_V6JRfutXv0Z-rVuZDaZDWZAo9bOzwuer_ICKq6CImSj7E7LKg/s4032/20221119_123143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-GdN8UGXswZArqdEmJT6IzkEWcg4u7mTan8HAzCGvFG460QRYz460T8uMUaRSCCm__dDEGuCZOeThyEicqL3wdij9eg-Ih_kjYjW2tZTRvLwveUcYBQJJWqdBiilICogEwjgnw6S_V6JRfutXv0Z-rVuZDaZDWZAo9bOzwuer_ICKq6CImSj7E7LKg/w640-h480/20221119_123143.jpg" title="Japanese Bunker" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also placed in 2 magnets into the base (using no more nails) to allow removal / storage for a couple of palm trees. The trees also have magnets superglued onto the base. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trees are plastic but each tree is actually 2 (sometimes 3) trunks tall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wanted these to look right so we doubled up the trunks with spare trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyodGQEMfWqGzK7fPXhyBjcWUfjmDj7_btbMLpIRy0z7XHwv2M3wzU487-EdgMzjfh1HtEX9-hHunDHX1QpfEfPc6zYmnAmAqfSfTPL0Mta-9-84iyXKbr5Z0BTVFMhvAqdpKa59SvWaPGItJKfJFR6yyxcXVk2tQFezELRuYa7lDY0AbzcrATTfJCfQ/s4032/20221119_123458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyodGQEMfWqGzK7fPXhyBjcWUfjmDj7_btbMLpIRy0z7XHwv2M3wzU487-EdgMzjfh1HtEX9-hHunDHX1QpfEfPc6zYmnAmAqfSfTPL0Mta-9-84iyXKbr5Z0BTVFMhvAqdpKa59SvWaPGItJKfJFR6yyxcXVk2tQFezELRuYa7lDY0AbzcrATTfJCfQ/w640-h480/20221119_123458.jpg" title="Bunker" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The magnets work well and are almost undetectable - in fact so good you need to move the tree trunk along the edge to find the magnet LOL.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6Je6WWWr3qrClTzxRug2yltC9QliH7Sp-LNXrIgBJ5k9S4Du1AhwrU5s5tYJEI_jaArsuEJeFZ5k370mnvkdSu2-70-530omKjnkY-qFO7Fu6tRl-ZZ5tz30tgw9QKF0hBbQFxvOtxjlsKbDGKC1DyLSUk2ZFHJAKsw3HZJoRUW6rDyfkYrR2sJTng/s4032/20221119_123547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6Je6WWWr3qrClTzxRug2yltC9QliH7Sp-LNXrIgBJ5k9S4Du1AhwrU5s5tYJEI_jaArsuEJeFZ5k370mnvkdSu2-70-530omKjnkY-qFO7Fu6tRl-ZZ5tz30tgw9QKF0hBbQFxvOtxjlsKbDGKC1DyLSUk2ZFHJAKsw3HZJoRUW6rDyfkYrR2sJTng/w480-h640/20221119_123547.jpg" title="Japanese Bunker" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUkhRhNieLNxfBS8k5KhJxsJTmr9-Jtthy4QPnXBTNCgZvNeWXGztw-1xliDbrSJ33WdXV6c-7FpwwmA3yiQ0us_Q_mzk3vea_2wNzuD_eBdYYlNtaKZGz2AiNk2Wu7mtcRHdRMqa15H-QUxzaLW24C9vq2SSb9NSVYJ4BVFSNRk5B8XJ9XiDwia8Bg/s4032/20221119_123618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUkhRhNieLNxfBS8k5KhJxsJTmr9-Jtthy4QPnXBTNCgZvNeWXGztw-1xliDbrSJ33WdXV6c-7FpwwmA3yiQ0us_Q_mzk3vea_2wNzuD_eBdYYlNtaKZGz2AiNk2Wu7mtcRHdRMqa15H-QUxzaLW24C9vq2SSb9NSVYJ4BVFSNRk5B8XJ9XiDwia8Bg/w400-h300/20221119_123618.jpg" title="Japanese Bunker" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a bad look for a half days work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4k1YdN7ckdIvdQwBMMYRF7B-ErJRJ7Og7vUUhSbQrOY8-ju-f4sdWUC3rOmdrXawzlqzLCOd-IrsdrHg04L77vCcdyWdF2v7wY6FXKW12FgORNIOZAgk5a38HMkGIYY5nIHeV96PaJ8SNxZWbATv8uWpdvfwhuy7doqJG2xSSOhI24BuXE3Uiz7CrQ/s3950/20221119_124435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="3950" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4k1YdN7ckdIvdQwBMMYRF7B-ErJRJ7Og7vUUhSbQrOY8-ju-f4sdWUC3rOmdrXawzlqzLCOd-IrsdrHg04L77vCcdyWdF2v7wY6FXKW12FgORNIOZAgk5a38HMkGIYY5nIHeV96PaJ8SNxZWbATv8uWpdvfwhuy7doqJG2xSSOhI24BuXE3Uiz7CrQ/w640-h350/20221119_124435.jpg" title="Japanese Bunker" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-14380067737920591802022-10-14T03:22:00.008-07:002022-11-14T14:37:03.412-08:0028mm Special Navel Landing Force <p> </p><p>Continuing with our Pacific theme.</p><p>We have a packet 28mm Special Navel Landing Force (SNLF) and 3 pks of Imperial Japanese Army for our Pacific game but I fancied another batch of the SNFL so I took the opportunity to purchase a box of SNLF.</p><p>But whilst searching I also spotted a £15 box of IJA - a bargain I thought. So I got both ! and intend to paint them all up as SNFL. </p><p>The thing I like about the Warlord Games SNFL is that the box includes a metal pack - with 30 extra heads and metal gas masks. This allows me to build a lot more kit bashed figures (30 extra Japanese heads means 30 extra foxhole guys).</p><p>So my first step was to think about the paint for a green version of the uniform. I had used traditional paint (Model color, Vallejo etc.) before but I had seen some online videos of contrast painting the SNFL which I thought looked interesting. </p><h4 style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b>You can see our full video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">clicking here...</a></b></h4><p>So here is the results of the first batch (I placed some holes into an enlarged flag to give it a battle worn look. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyfOwcfENYZisZsLHJmqw07nONwaQC44hqjZXkp9xw6q--jAaVE3eAU2R1H6BT4AIYt5Vv-5RxfonFXc5TiK57jTlNnMp9YovmdfYfHm4gAwXQeb0-kr5F7ojUfkNsYR8027S_i6jbwdog_9Fg1SGEa8Zx3nwZBI6s9pAmyK_VugCQJoB52WoXIox4Q/s4032/20221011_090909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm SNLF" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyfOwcfENYZisZsLHJmqw07nONwaQC44hqjZXkp9xw6q--jAaVE3eAU2R1H6BT4AIYt5Vv-5RxfonFXc5TiK57jTlNnMp9YovmdfYfHm4gAwXQeb0-kr5F7ojUfkNsYR8027S_i6jbwdog_9Fg1SGEa8Zx3nwZBI6s9pAmyK_VugCQJoB52WoXIox4Q/w640-h480/20221011_090909.jpg" title="28mm SNLF" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznn6Mvxb1f5lcsmCAjLKD9t92XmNYnYIE6lPpMKvRBUKj_saen5u2EO3DmgPK3w1I_PAn-p45C9suDsRUetog63KaUVWKNuempnnZ5CQlZ3BpoDDQT53zDV5cMuVhHkXjhmyhQkl1uVs07HRRV9SlwGunegLbAX0I7Bc3ScFq4qfZBwomi4vklr34pg/s4032/20221011_090654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm SNLF" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznn6Mvxb1f5lcsmCAjLKD9t92XmNYnYIE6lPpMKvRBUKj_saen5u2EO3DmgPK3w1I_PAn-p45C9suDsRUetog63KaUVWKNuempnnZ5CQlZ3BpoDDQT53zDV5cMuVhHkXjhmyhQkl1uVs07HRRV9SlwGunegLbAX0I7Bc3ScFq4qfZBwomi4vklr34pg/w640-h480/20221011_090654.jpg" title="28mm SNLF" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvSnIlyehXrKF08EepOfJ95a7jDvAMPDwlKdI1s56GZWu9Zt9CaOWNe6WhTLCFSFDPUFo1Amrt8Qmm6lLfdzlPOxr-gesYJ6_h2xwtKiVucBSux4FYg1V-ELEAQh4yJ5NCYx4aWfYl4pP4PuAC_l27-EqKatdUKKBu4BbsuI2-bCi73avkv0Wog0KOw/s4032/20221011_090704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm SNLF" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvSnIlyehXrKF08EepOfJ95a7jDvAMPDwlKdI1s56GZWu9Zt9CaOWNe6WhTLCFSFDPUFo1Amrt8Qmm6lLfdzlPOxr-gesYJ6_h2xwtKiVucBSux4FYg1V-ELEAQh4yJ5NCYx4aWfYl4pP4PuAC_l27-EqKatdUKKBu4BbsuI2-bCi73avkv0Wog0KOw/w400-h300/20221011_090704.jpg" title="28mm SNLF" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I also tried out modifying a plastic Russian anti tank rifle to a Japanese Type 97 automatic 20mm cannon just to mix it up a little. Because you don't get this option in the Warlord box - I think Warlord sell it in metal separately. But I had spotted a conversion in John Bonds wargaming blog that inspired me - he did a version on his blog section - Japanese Infantry Support - check it out.<div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh402HtVnvsaWedPr19XzWFbmBJ1YJw48_G6T0eEMu9b7aCXBCzAgvH6PvzqALNNK6CdTHOFb3hXDj0fRcMlsEO93MEsDQEwHQ-lyhhVu6fbbtI5rpeWnSz0snPjdQgJLbJCZxKmSDQ3FKIg8kL7vjkLh5Jr8bPW0vkjixZ4RlkmHBk-sMa5oNnhb1YYw/s4032/20221011_090711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh402HtVnvsaWedPr19XzWFbmBJ1YJw48_G6T0eEMu9b7aCXBCzAgvH6PvzqALNNK6CdTHOFb3hXDj0fRcMlsEO93MEsDQEwHQ-lyhhVu6fbbtI5rpeWnSz0snPjdQgJLbJCZxKmSDQ3FKIg8kL7vjkLh5Jr8bPW0vkjixZ4RlkmHBk-sMa5oNnhb1YYw/w640-h480/20221011_090711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The other element I wanted to include was a sniper. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So I forged around my bits box again and found a Russian scoped rifle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wZbVM2rETZ9Vpa92SIKp4ZfQ0UWpeKutmdOW2wqwc7Ls8cP10K7kBIvt-XEhYGxhH1gnr8Cia0STbRuO8wlED30V0uL7I3vwCKQiP2e6_kZq3Zz5_My2_7ybtmo3SG9AyUcwR7G1-Vn98Y2nd3WfULDpNlpS7Ngq8mjq-kiJWCkHmeAgPi2nHHLZZg/w400-h300/20221023_141950.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and another squad of SNLF trench... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJE1HZYVxGt9LTuN-nNrlsp19-gcFLojT21MT3Za9iuMz0ei0IUeLOn2qqwTzQpWw5oMAhQ-WFVo3XPnfuFFoJA9LU4ogGuhqI8ov_4cyEAzTF1yrOd6cLGwxmY1Ojupd5N9slunW6J3O_D3UuMqZNPnfDLarj7xVL1y6iM0Adjnwe2ulYFVqcwg6Mg/s4032/20221023_142004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJE1HZYVxGt9LTuN-nNrlsp19-gcFLojT21MT3Za9iuMz0ei0IUeLOn2qqwTzQpWw5oMAhQ-WFVo3XPnfuFFoJA9LU4ogGuhqI8ov_4cyEAzTF1yrOd6cLGwxmY1Ojupd5N9slunW6J3O_D3UuMqZNPnfDLarj7xVL1y6iM0Adjnwe2ulYFVqcwg6Mg/w640-h480/20221023_142004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0HMdp8YhLzTusfkkX4tnBd9gHkWUuFA5omacF_cuJCFltjYYDUHZd6TOsORP4XjJbvcXSh1LzFeRcJb9LeJo61QfEc7jzgmPTXZX0Uh3-jcxj5ZvuSNO3mxphmFjivUXM-mYSiXRiyUjuws32CXvma2HIhwWTv6uk9JLnQGqm2ApHrC3bl98IOtROw/s4032/20221023_141936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0HMdp8YhLzTusfkkX4tnBd9gHkWUuFA5omacF_cuJCFltjYYDUHZd6TOsORP4XjJbvcXSh1LzFeRcJb9LeJo61QfEc7jzgmPTXZX0Uh3-jcxj5ZvuSNO3mxphmFjivUXM-mYSiXRiyUjuws32CXvma2HIhwWTv6uk9JLnQGqm2ApHrC3bl98IOtROw/w400-h300/20221023_141936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div>Still have a few heads, arms etc. to use up...maybe more trenches.</div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-33686528931531120062022-09-27T16:34:00.001-07:002024-01-18T16:14:37.561-08:0028mm Japanese Bunker<p> 28mm Japanese Bunkers</p><p>So I was trying to use up some of the bamboo rods I had acquired from the pound shop (I had bought these to make a tower / look out post -see an earlier blog entry) and I though I will do some mini bunkers and walls for our Pacific game. </p><p>See previous video and Pacific posts.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vK8god2XDJeSiCJNWeCTxoAOwDehNsMpeDmZxRl0Co7kvqcCqJMXgF1n316lMDnFigXftJwdwfq3NcHeCxh5c3DtG9mMGDDDOQIlB7D4ZsTB9_zrsP-MHPjAXXy8R09xk9mV7BZ8KjzUde62vhsuxAdqYIahM7vbcHR_irB_YB2yGiOTm4mncJDDRA/w400-h300/20220926_170645.jpg" title="28mm Japanese Bunker" width="400" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Making it - So out came my saw and I started cutting. I wanted just to experiment with a small low two man bunker (one with a small profile) and some palm tree like walls. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I cut the rods into sections. The walls had to be no bigger than than the palm trees we are using - but other than that anything goes...then hot glued them together. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLLmqXaCLoXg9lbNHHzrO9JvXbGx_FWYAwJlnH6KfU49fQ1dCYjLAGIO9ytyVga0KtA55ETXFxqvV-4CBa70qqV4vXzm7hoxZa3Xm6-HTeeApeI7NqDK0ethm7SUkYdWC0mg8uBcadrzuXfw6LVcQbbhHCpAKqqXOooxAZ9tiItuR4r2UlJPDY4iboQ/s4032/20220926_115459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLLmqXaCLoXg9lbNHHzrO9JvXbGx_FWYAwJlnH6KfU49fQ1dCYjLAGIO9ytyVga0KtA55ETXFxqvV-4CBa70qqV4vXzm7hoxZa3Xm6-HTeeApeI7NqDK0ethm7SUkYdWC0mg8uBcadrzuXfw6LVcQbbhHCpAKqqXOooxAZ9tiItuR4r2UlJPDY4iboQ/w300-h400/20220926_115459.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below: the unpainted ones...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AT0Pk5ChLpm_9pHlI8nYPNrvUQLfXa1F1S9T3Sl_Kb2k_REJ51d1jwhoLuPI-FPogej9m_1fH8RWKiXBd_9r03JXfUhgCLSkCNpOGUsnyESVoHXnsl3309n_iL_vOZbUOOhIhUovFny8rrF_lg3FVtLr5zfaga3Xs06-LZzqC4PgQnoDUf06Zu-ngQ/s4032/20220926_115537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AT0Pk5ChLpm_9pHlI8nYPNrvUQLfXa1F1S9T3Sl_Kb2k_REJ51d1jwhoLuPI-FPogej9m_1fH8RWKiXBd_9r03JXfUhgCLSkCNpOGUsnyESVoHXnsl3309n_iL_vOZbUOOhIhUovFny8rrF_lg3FVtLr5zfaga3Xs06-LZzqC4PgQnoDUf06Zu-ngQ/s320/20220926_115537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The bunker with an HMG sitting on sandbags (green stuff) and two extra heads from my parts tray. and some plastic foliage..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT9ruy2u1ZhQqQrg1NO0gSXqaB6TEoOZ6TJuZvyVLJVDsIRH2NFSQyUD7qspCdbLH79UJ6-Il9oBSrpMZYGtwYMy57Stq26-CfTtvrfoTVXIfsRB7_rfHbSHRzp3xQDsXqLsh-TYvtUQZqp_HZeFlEli23v7dLO9EHcEj79PBP1xtujTA5KF-qZBUow/s4032/20220926_170514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT9ruy2u1ZhQqQrg1NO0gSXqaB6TEoOZ6TJuZvyVLJVDsIRH2NFSQyUD7qspCdbLH79UJ6-Il9oBSrpMZYGtwYMy57Stq26-CfTtvrfoTVXIfsRB7_rfHbSHRzp3xQDsXqLsh-TYvtUQZqp_HZeFlEli23v7dLO9EHcEj79PBP1xtujTA5KF-qZBUow/w320-h240/20220926_170514.jpg" title="28mm Japanese Bunker" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgjN7Z7Kwfq0uihCu5kKpbuVHB1uWsguJrLEXfuC6yqSIHwV40Rh8uq9SkBYO98WA6H5G83NigNvodm9dyxdD5EYLo3n70QXFPrSz-cgukN_0ctRnJYapkh5C93GuKcecjeWOhtSG_3jC2K9nUj517GnOSGHMhWO2X1l7SDJPDY6TePdXiDIMZh0tHQ/s4032/20220926_170606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Bunker" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgjN7Z7Kwfq0uihCu5kKpbuVHB1uWsguJrLEXfuC6yqSIHwV40Rh8uq9SkBYO98WA6H5G83NigNvodm9dyxdD5EYLo3n70QXFPrSz-cgukN_0ctRnJYapkh5C93GuKcecjeWOhtSG_3jC2K9nUj517GnOSGHMhWO2X1l7SDJPDY6TePdXiDIMZh0tHQ/w640-h480/20220926_170606.jpg" title="28mm Japanese Bunker" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I wanted the walls to look well weathered - so I added some ground foliage this will help melt it into our mat.<div>I wanted them to look rough, aged and uneven. But regular enough to butt together.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So the walls ended up four rods high with some shorter cuts on the ends (4 off). This meant the 28mm figure could use it as cover. They can be used in any format - in parallel or a single long line (with a bunker?).</div><div><br /></div><div>Now the thing I was testing and unsure about was whether it would fall over easily and then might need a base of clear plastic - I did not want to raise it off the mat with foamboard or mdf. But to my amazement they actually stood up without an issue. We will test these out at our next Pacific outing. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsZhfIhmFez_13eHaVpXlPZEDzQwvo_hul4QNq1NGBcBjhdgBpNfX4pEbwOl-Sebiosp-vYzgTiHLu4KK8DMpJefG6iAHnjGDB8A6C61VGINT75bQMV6QY6wOP0RKtFD7FUAU3pOjyJmr15IhTCF8vOkVybko0mEnZ-JxUwwkII4ZITl5CHccZEv7ww/s4032/20220926_170621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsZhfIhmFez_13eHaVpXlPZEDzQwvo_hul4QNq1NGBcBjhdgBpNfX4pEbwOl-Sebiosp-vYzgTiHLu4KK8DMpJefG6iAHnjGDB8A6C61VGINT75bQMV6QY6wOP0RKtFD7FUAU3pOjyJmr15IhTCF8vOkVybko0mEnZ-JxUwwkII4ZITl5CHccZEv7ww/w400-h300/20220926_170621.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">No base is required. So it will blend in nicely. You could even place gaps in it for gun ports.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are really cheap to make and provide a second line or outpost surrounding perimeter for next to nothing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I did some smaller spider hole like ones I had tried these before..</div><div style="text-align: center;">But as usual I got a little carried away and did 16 eek!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Step away from the hack-saw! LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1_BdG2CJHCM9bmsy_drlITR3BfSHO4NdWao0W8nOHmyxjFM2xz2UBTUIBvMhR0Rq8CzmJDw6YdL0zaDTlRRYbg8PCbnelymq_UiC2--4nCAT3vnS68CO1czrc9Wh_pNJRlRy4msy60lqDHP8y3FsMFktWXblbnJBYAxmeXLjva5CneCC1JMwaXTk6Q/s4032/20220928_002229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1_BdG2CJHCM9bmsy_drlITR3BfSHO4NdWao0W8nOHmyxjFM2xz2UBTUIBvMhR0Rq8CzmJDw6YdL0zaDTlRRYbg8PCbnelymq_UiC2--4nCAT3vnS68CO1czrc9Wh_pNJRlRy4msy60lqDHP8y3FsMFktWXblbnJBYAxmeXLjva5CneCC1JMwaXTk6Q/w640-h360/20220928_002229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TPNwEuJZ9u-XSBvTyyYKHuWfA9IkFY_S6vHrVXezAxcZji0lVjL1-98OWigBD5JxFl0svv76cAQqoL4-L-4MmjF6hcTkFMftBpBdkX4UQp4hz6lHtaR4wHgFedfdQCYEcnwMl7GriHLIFQZYiQqvNRE00ZzVYlGgJFXa9i2PZpAvOK65VasDclM1Jg/s4032/20220928_002237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TPNwEuJZ9u-XSBvTyyYKHuWfA9IkFY_S6vHrVXezAxcZji0lVjL1-98OWigBD5JxFl0svv76cAQqoL4-L-4MmjF6hcTkFMftBpBdkX4UQp4hz6lHtaR4wHgFedfdQCYEcnwMl7GriHLIFQZYiQqvNRE00ZzVYlGgJFXa9i2PZpAvOK65VasDclM1Jg/w400-h225/20220928_002237.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But you get the idea...Japanese troops to be inserted!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BIfb6Rw0QosfstIvUX4j03qlat_mvRTwj6PUK1qpRvis7oC9r1xComscblgBYB2pCdAC7DpGhcX4EF_CL-1zDWmlg9IHHkG37HaufW1c12RF2-Y6TDI4HTaXh7zuIwXGfLvb_sD2EYyZYEUHw4IlNu1MyJP7zwH256aj4bWj-nxpLj1l9QuVUi_yqw/s4032/20220928_002359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BIfb6Rw0QosfstIvUX4j03qlat_mvRTwj6PUK1qpRvis7oC9r1xComscblgBYB2pCdAC7DpGhcX4EF_CL-1zDWmlg9IHHkG37HaufW1c12RF2-Y6TDI4HTaXh7zuIwXGfLvb_sD2EYyZYEUHw4IlNu1MyJP7zwH256aj4bWj-nxpLj1l9QuVUi_yqw/w640-h360/20220928_002359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">ohh well better get some more rods then...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-5464441637940817002022-09-17T06:25:00.011-07:002022-09-17T11:00:41.119-07:0028mm Afrika Korp<p>Well this is a bit of of a departure (from the Pacific Theatre)... mainly because the Wargames Illustrated Magazine had a freebie gift this month and I got spue of German Afrika Korp.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg72A7HFz4rF5DDyi51zwlkCGvAw_HkRd85F8RtA74VJwblOxypA4oaneGhUnNYbg5oYg2wUDYfOMwuVfOmwsiD-sy22cEUKUcPOThwiW87zU3w_7J90QzOYWCTz-Ft0z6ht4qIgo1bxlWzpUdIiUlmS4ix0MRcMITYmghIq3fShJTEt0bW5VW4bfwoA/s2976/20220915_233528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Africa Corp" border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg72A7HFz4rF5DDyi51zwlkCGvAw_HkRd85F8RtA74VJwblOxypA4oaneGhUnNYbg5oYg2wUDYfOMwuVfOmwsiD-sy22cEUKUcPOThwiW87zU3w_7J90QzOYWCTz-Ft0z6ht4qIgo1bxlWzpUdIiUlmS4ix0MRcMITYmghIq3fShJTEt0bW5VW4bfwoA/w329-h400/20220915_233528.jpg" title="28mm Africa Corp" width="329" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Its a Warlord Games spue and has 6 figures to build. I haven't built any of these figures before so I did some research on the build and paint colours - as usual there were variations galore on the internet. The magazine also provides you with a list of colours but I felt that that was a little bit safe and I wanted to try something different.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">So I opted to try out some contrast paint colours. This is how it went...after a white base primer.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzd0Gn_Qb41M9uc8JbTtAOthvVEt0fGj79X6tsmRCmEBkx39_2wllo4RRwTAWSCKGxQSVV1KKeoHGeuoC7skupJZj45q5nmHLKEXWFr1vHB9Xhod1gTCqBTJivirXBqJSbxV1bU0gS8zyI1ebS-ytvVfJZsN3MpYmNl3rVJ_jsAhYDPe1SASG_0-CQg/s4032/20220915_232924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Afrika Korp" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzd0Gn_Qb41M9uc8JbTtAOthvVEt0fGj79X6tsmRCmEBkx39_2wllo4RRwTAWSCKGxQSVV1KKeoHGeuoC7skupJZj45q5nmHLKEXWFr1vHB9Xhod1gTCqBTJivirXBqJSbxV1bU0gS8zyI1ebS-ytvVfJZsN3MpYmNl3rVJ_jsAhYDPe1SASG_0-CQg/w400-h300/20220915_232924.jpg" title="28mm Afrika Korp" width="400" /></a></p><p>I have to say the head variations on this set are excellent. The face covering and goggles look the part.</p><p>Citadel contrast colours - the main green was Militarum Green and the yellow brown Skeleton Horde.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4c2sYDYPwi8uh-Xs4W0fOc0JbSGcZRqU0-sCOIxAvN4VUeZzOvsVFo4J8puZyhUr81U_HrbKCZIpcv9_If1Iaa25_iI0BLBpg2vNhzavany4pT0FftvQlbozNuE5GK97u466KNSEzen5YQ-LmwmRsODTNtILk2qCEEqsDDo1LLJo4YwlcFFw8EiU-g/s4032/20220915_233144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Afrika Korp" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4c2sYDYPwi8uh-Xs4W0fOc0JbSGcZRqU0-sCOIxAvN4VUeZzOvsVFo4J8puZyhUr81U_HrbKCZIpcv9_If1Iaa25_iI0BLBpg2vNhzavany4pT0FftvQlbozNuE5GK97u466KNSEzen5YQ-LmwmRsODTNtILk2qCEEqsDDo1LLJo4YwlcFFw8EiU-g/w400-h300/20220915_233144.jpg" title="28mm Afrika Korp" width="400" /></a></p><p>I tried chipping and weathering the helmets up. .But I like the look of the contrast paint...it shades nicely then with a wash of Agrax Earthshade then a quick light dry brush of Iraq Sand. Its done.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87og6opBTY74HYpB7jG7v422P6yU1Me9ZUds0oYafGFKLVQ9NIA58VxL-D5jHnCAGCQ7P0nVLz6x7VRZ1SOEMcF-BTtzlmrmYWLxkGEzCFfBRo6MoASwFIs-X-54JrtxcVY1VXK-IxtuJBiFfIIW34mR7A6B9gu-OS5n_CZ7Fswcv8hfX2AmA4bsh9Q/s2212/20220915_233236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="2212" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87og6opBTY74HYpB7jG7v422P6yU1Me9ZUds0oYafGFKLVQ9NIA58VxL-D5jHnCAGCQ7P0nVLz6x7VRZ1SOEMcF-BTtzlmrmYWLxkGEzCFfBRo6MoASwFIs-X-54JrtxcVY1VXK-IxtuJBiFfIIW34mR7A6B9gu-OS5n_CZ7Fswcv8hfX2AmA4bsh9Q/w400-h386/20220915_233236.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: center;"> ...and then did the arms bands and shoulder boards.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u7vpMZhdUpDA2oEaa2U7nt_ijUH5XyxyoZ0oLHyQ28023MbxtsGcCR1xs9yp2KBAgpZIeS7gk92XfcB3PChJDf2L0ZwTdzcQiwFiQbUctza5dxnkBvsm0cxckt8YUGXg5QT0vMs_89Oc_YFiUdzdLS1gluEWsMlNuAEmBW_rjBeWK-4MlZOOdpHfUA/s4032/20220917_123027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u7vpMZhdUpDA2oEaa2U7nt_ijUH5XyxyoZ0oLHyQ28023MbxtsGcCR1xs9yp2KBAgpZIeS7gk92XfcB3PChJDf2L0ZwTdzcQiwFiQbUctza5dxnkBvsm0cxckt8YUGXg5QT0vMs_89Oc_YFiUdzdLS1gluEWsMlNuAEmBW_rjBeWK-4MlZOOdpHfUA/w400-h300/20220917_123027.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jExn_xS1HME0sKtM0ZtNM8z4g_tO7IPPXftA_0orhdrPMMf068CVne0u4kb6vvRkUQeX0IO9Wa2V3QJKZBJDFjaNJWjWHl35S9ArepDiv6yHs_5lxiQWPIcINmvUzR3TaGVXEsk9YISiaremp9Xe0dGHIwGtvFei801KyOoMl1rvoHi54EUCuiJUnQ/s4032/20220917_122943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jExn_xS1HME0sKtM0ZtNM8z4g_tO7IPPXftA_0orhdrPMMf068CVne0u4kb6vvRkUQeX0IO9Wa2V3QJKZBJDFjaNJWjWHl35S9ArepDiv6yHs_5lxiQWPIcINmvUzR3TaGVXEsk9YISiaremp9Xe0dGHIwGtvFei801KyOoMl1rvoHi54EUCuiJUnQ/w400-h300/20220917_122943.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrExqlh-OybT49NBwmYovXS63_cEkQVuIIrqVOwgDhSK2M1008oEDL8ZV1u4Eh1whS4aFEUDCcBt3uLMbmunjUaEhmpxEA-0Alrj-vzXITlNJKZsPCF8gsA8sBkKpD4l8fo0VkfPzaRbL0rUdEMVdb4_rYZyfG8HJfmxAb56M9K1bD5KOdWCOl6qoCA/s4032/20220917_123052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrExqlh-OybT49NBwmYovXS63_cEkQVuIIrqVOwgDhSK2M1008oEDL8ZV1u4Eh1whS4aFEUDCcBt3uLMbmunjUaEhmpxEA-0Alrj-vzXITlNJKZsPCF8gsA8sBkKpD4l8fo0VkfPzaRbL0rUdEMVdb4_rYZyfG8HJfmxAb56M9K1bD5KOdWCOl6qoCA/w400-h300/20220917_123052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I didn't do the helmet insignia as I thought it looked ok as is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Overall I liked the effect of the contrast paint I think is makes the final figure a slightly lighter colour. I found that when using contrast paint -- less is more. Build it up in layers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I like it. </div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-16487063174301770602022-08-08T10:09:00.019-07:002024-01-19T04:49:47.332-08:00CLAYMORE SHOW<p> The Claymore Show at Edinburgh was great on Saturday....this is the first show in Scotland for years!</p><p><a href="https://seswc.co.uk/2022/07/14/claymore-2020/" target="_blank">Show</a></p><p>I saw a nice looking Singapore game by Gothenburg Gamers. They were on 28mm scale and lots of teddy bear fur and headstones...yes headstones AKA tank traps! They had some nice troop conversions on the board. It was great to see some games in action again.</p><p>I bought some 28mm WW2 Japanese figures from Assault Group (for our Pacific Game) - I have to say these are great figures. I got some flamethrowers and a HMG type 90, I also got some pack mules just to make up a supply train from Colonel Bill.</p><p>I did a small bunker to place the HMG into (just bamboo rods cut up and glued onto a base, added flock and usual "fish" plants). Looked quite good when I finished it.</p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>You can see our full Pacific Game video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" target="_blank">clicking here...</a></b></h4><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheBM-8I3gkuyLWoFIw7q0eV9tKSq1C50DHDfWMCyuyA15fB-epejZYvsO4DTVAHZBiBDFD1yE-bMhHmPMeAP5MCwA7Lo4GIBiRRYibmie9lIs57mp2oMzqMLkpahfGUX8dHxOXWaqTSu6zsxRBeFkImBWYD9CiWhFuvOwRgtnoM4CXZS0NU9NN0YzOg/s4032/20220808_173624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheBM-8I3gkuyLWoFIw7q0eV9tKSq1C50DHDfWMCyuyA15fB-epejZYvsO4DTVAHZBiBDFD1yE-bMhHmPMeAP5MCwA7Lo4GIBiRRYibmie9lIs57mp2oMzqMLkpahfGUX8dHxOXWaqTSu6zsxRBeFkImBWYD9CiWhFuvOwRgtnoM4CXZS0NU9NN0YzOg/w400-h300/20220808_173624.jpg" title="Bolt Action" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Its a jungle out there! LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7xWnmG23TNwdYBZak0u3jRiZC-3Qc2jCeHLkZkEJ3JHFdBNmwgdKMlr6FwxmfluYkZLfpINu9_lXWlhwCAewdKNM534T5ns5fdkFOioCcBGOub3J35maDSpLs2uqa4F9NGhMI0_7xvpUI_-tQLGZPSQ6DcpLCyn_CcuElR3wMMPtV184vEuXvHlSuw/s4032/20220808_171607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7xWnmG23TNwdYBZak0u3jRiZC-3Qc2jCeHLkZkEJ3JHFdBNmwgdKMlr6FwxmfluYkZLfpINu9_lXWlhwCAewdKNM534T5ns5fdkFOioCcBGOub3J35maDSpLs2uqa4F9NGhMI0_7xvpUI_-tQLGZPSQ6DcpLCyn_CcuElR3wMMPtV184vEuXvHlSuw/w400-h300/20220808_171607.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I added some spare parts (rifle, pistol, boxes, sacks etc.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5X3AVzOlNCs2ZGC52im53MkWOq8NlBPX7rsydiUBlan-toEDTMm9MsDYLobBVweVfGd8cSDrz4iBpiLj6jA-rLbJDGd0vUrVehQEsLMHZCO_m7v5E3XK1Oe1b2izZKdPkd4RaWZ6G3iODchsGMC0ljW16-B_a_D8IfsWIjv2rrNLkCCGV-9Hy7GQPw/s4032/20220808_171618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Claymore Show 2022" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5X3AVzOlNCs2ZGC52im53MkWOq8NlBPX7rsydiUBlan-toEDTMm9MsDYLobBVweVfGd8cSDrz4iBpiLj6jA-rLbJDGd0vUrVehQEsLMHZCO_m7v5E3XK1Oe1b2izZKdPkd4RaWZ6G3iODchsGMC0ljW16-B_a_D8IfsWIjv2rrNLkCCGV-9Hy7GQPw/w400-h300/20220808_171618.jpg" title="Claymore Show 2022" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeaF-5Xd1yg_utvhVY96FrKMz7Zy1pm6wcmIVTWgjP45b9F5E2rmmLJ7v-OYoAKttaxmHRzYT26DZgxZHGuZPYhgfaV0D7vsyoLEVUf6UxuT93UQ7uRd9cQ52EFXOh5H-V5ApEgBHPqxSQ2eIdg-xqbhDm_T9kRs0s6_q64hZoKZowMZevgBVHmxLVg/s4032/20220808_173639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Claymore Show 2022" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeaF-5Xd1yg_utvhVY96FrKMz7Zy1pm6wcmIVTWgjP45b9F5E2rmmLJ7v-OYoAKttaxmHRzYT26DZgxZHGuZPYhgfaV0D7vsyoLEVUf6UxuT93UQ7uRd9cQ52EFXOh5H-V5ApEgBHPqxSQ2eIdg-xqbhDm_T9kRs0s6_q64hZoKZowMZevgBVHmxLVg/w640-h480/20220808_173639.jpg" title="Claymore Show 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: The pistol is on the left bunker wall- for when it gets to hand to hand.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmBh2v13_SJxRshNkxzD7sanmD2fs256O1DBDblvkzbh4Hp-1wON3POYm62_SAxkU0K9vSswbbbTYgw_o5ndty0z3PP-WhDEaY9vnZeINYr2kuBbnGblartvB4II6rop677d-5BQ14uQ9zW6H_tI2Asb7FegtdYE4NkNuLO755nw9a0A0lxScdGPugQ/s4032/20220808_171509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmBh2v13_SJxRshNkxzD7sanmD2fs256O1DBDblvkzbh4Hp-1wON3POYm62_SAxkU0K9vSswbbbTYgw_o5ndty0z3PP-WhDEaY9vnZeINYr2kuBbnGblartvB4II6rop677d-5BQ14uQ9zW6H_tI2Asb7FegtdYE4NkNuLO755nw9a0A0lxScdGPugQ/w400-h300/20220808_171509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stubborn mule is being pulled by a Japanese handler. I contrast painted and washed the mules instead of painting them just to see how they would turn out. I have still to re flock the base after gluing in place the handler. I have still to detail the mules faces....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLDuWL8Lt8-2R_RdsauVCkQ-9aGAtHXmM-VmSp8RHEqUrWx5hd1NFi6zq1uPkq7JFRXwhuUUE_HmZLmXGH4CEWUvyqmmhFfKwCA1badAzI0ggrwa8n3ElXJZmXHT9yY374Hjy7uhPHWZm5IeebjdEBAXBwxH6nfpG-lEdHsKIrlbAkoQ-xSNxLXoK1w/s4032/20220808_171450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLDuWL8Lt8-2R_RdsauVCkQ-9aGAtHXmM-VmSp8RHEqUrWx5hd1NFi6zq1uPkq7JFRXwhuUUE_HmZLmXGH4CEWUvyqmmhFfKwCA1badAzI0ggrwa8n3ElXJZmXHT9yY374Hjy7uhPHWZm5IeebjdEBAXBwxH6nfpG-lEdHsKIrlbAkoQ-xSNxLXoK1w/w400-h300/20220808_171450.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I did some more work on the mules face, reigns and groundwork....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>(you can see our full video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" target="_blank">clicking here...</a> )</b></h4><p>I have already built the standard pack (and we have two other packets incl. the Jap marines) and so we wanted something a little different from these figures. .</p><p>So this figure is actually an American head on an Imperial Japanese body...with a explosive pack. The other is a Russian head on an Imperial body.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_BkJCRlk2YgNPZHXKD6VY2IfRrlGRwM10PdunZRWmb_cFl3jd38lsTiWVaJuUZx1w1QsxJwioPX4uCo-K2TugaWwQzjDjWFDdzs_TnrTsiijzs0f-piy6JUrz_KQvhAPd6_OwMwSjGD_y19kWyu8v73cggw3r_kfAFa-ksh4p4L4WUZTvC_tEXOPQg/s4032/20220710_215537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bolt Action Japanese" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_BkJCRlk2YgNPZHXKD6VY2IfRrlGRwM10PdunZRWmb_cFl3jd38lsTiWVaJuUZx1w1QsxJwioPX4uCo-K2TugaWwQzjDjWFDdzs_TnrTsiijzs0f-piy6JUrz_KQvhAPd6_OwMwSjGD_y19kWyu8v73cggw3r_kfAFa-ksh4p4L4WUZTvC_tEXOPQg/w640-h480/20220710_215537.jpg" title="Bolt Action Japanese" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c7RDA0Y2APG74jkhkdzGigBWvaVoZj5IP5-ICtb8Vr-IPfyZOsFxDWbzJl2UKLQEi1PCzN98THEtb5gHlMP4tlUZxHGFwohWB0HqCdpVksDAvFfbn5_p2Y6ttjH5dg8eEFUEQoSd5H31R3HIUVAMGP5NhIWfLQl-gnnGDlLCFyiHry_vbcyiA_X4eQ/s4032/20220710_215143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c7RDA0Y2APG74jkhkdzGigBWvaVoZj5IP5-ICtb8Vr-IPfyZOsFxDWbzJl2UKLQEi1PCzN98THEtb5gHlMP4tlUZxHGFwohWB0HqCdpVksDAvFfbn5_p2Y6ttjH5dg8eEFUEQoSd5H31R3HIUVAMGP5NhIWfLQl-gnnGDlLCFyiHry_vbcyiA_X4eQ/w400-h300/20220710_215143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Charge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXLJ0l6VXplswOEhR2pj-wkrZAO_EVNOfkyXq14lHcWYYZKfWYpTetPUnb22pSPKpWcDTq-W4e-r7vj1mkGYD66ma1b6buU7k8VVvVgWgIiVvI9MXplJYKOrqjP5kN0Cw-71Uth5GPmNDPqegOqpMb07MLl41vpZJ-9et_K7E5O5uAdzdMpp6NBF_SQ/s4032/20220710_215506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXLJ0l6VXplswOEhR2pj-wkrZAO_EVNOfkyXq14lHcWYYZKfWYpTetPUnb22pSPKpWcDTq-W4e-r7vj1mkGYD66ma1b6buU7k8VVvVgWgIiVvI9MXplJYKOrqjP5kN0Cw-71Uth5GPmNDPqegOqpMb07MLl41vpZJ-9et_K7E5O5uAdzdMpp6NBF_SQ/w640-h480/20220710_215506.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did a an American Marine in combat with a Japanese guy - just to get some other poses for both models - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just got fed up with the ordinary Japanese Imperial Army builds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRgaiEty0qbNiKvvij0D16aZNuUz5BE0k5_22b0w4IkNpkUFM_zFGDIwpXrAXWIrWZU4o4nmdQS4Do7ma0qJIBdkbsG5_ceJbs5wKp7dVYAEOk14wzJFyWcsKLL9nxw_U7PHx55wxufiA_2rOIgN-Fl6_YVv1F1j55WRVCuzkph551KIqbv8liphZ5A/s2498/20220718_100407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese" border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="2498" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRgaiEty0qbNiKvvij0D16aZNuUz5BE0k5_22b0w4IkNpkUFM_zFGDIwpXrAXWIrWZU4o4nmdQS4Do7ma0qJIBdkbsG5_ceJbs5wKp7dVYAEOk14wzJFyWcsKLL9nxw_U7PHx55wxufiA_2rOIgN-Fl6_YVv1F1j55WRVCuzkph551KIqbv8liphZ5A/w400-h346/20220718_100407.jpg" title="28mm Japanese" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSriB8mrV9IynFqeQvZDuYGf3DwIUefZ6Q736VbjF55PTkV_lMyEjvJv8L7XWeVLs5eetcBaIWX3GAswPAayWg8Tnd4JHwDWIbdWDmgSiVWkJ1MAlNiIQh7dn7lk2dhulnpGW9f2h8axAB8N9aLnrL1H-ZI1lA7PNeS7IMe28m_zSc-_j14ysrSDPKJw/s4032/20220718_100133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSriB8mrV9IynFqeQvZDuYGf3DwIUefZ6Q736VbjF55PTkV_lMyEjvJv8L7XWeVLs5eetcBaIWX3GAswPAayWg8Tnd4JHwDWIbdWDmgSiVWkJ1MAlNiIQh7dn7lk2dhulnpGW9f2h8axAB8N9aLnrL1H-ZI1lA7PNeS7IMe28m_zSc-_j14ysrSDPKJw/s320/20220718_100133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I also tried to do a Japanese pilot from green stuff, arms, head and legs, parachute and goggles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to get the flight suit and harness look. Warlord please sculp some pilots for us!!.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1G6NuU8nCgIeXbc1xM1LeKtYMxgUJqVBdQxi3oo73cyhrdQrjWH2Emr100B-28RR1LcbPVb54xeGb_hRhldmqMw008oZvnlHpYAUPT8vJqEi6ANvEIC06TWKwaU5AJUcrAtZparu0BcJ2Lkntbs2_6aBiqhazYxob_Xmov0nJK3wEMU_UFs9SwTJGw/s4032/20220715_121554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1G6NuU8nCgIeXbc1xM1LeKtYMxgUJqVBdQxi3oo73cyhrdQrjWH2Emr100B-28RR1LcbPVb54xeGb_hRhldmqMw008oZvnlHpYAUPT8vJqEi6ANvEIC06TWKwaU5AJUcrAtZparu0BcJ2Lkntbs2_6aBiqhazYxob_Xmov0nJK3wEMU_UFs9SwTJGw/s320/20220715_121554.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwV3AU5rQIQmsSz7ATpFIFFf4cxdYjZ-eQdGvuzmX3Ze4BZDvF7LFr1aFhQYt0uacRLn8IYsv5h_NLn6EmFhJuhzTa2H4WVeKo_2hi6seRjSDPvwwM_mvWFCr0Ku6uSXX8-ATUwo7YJdc_EE8mSBb6bNMlNhmd0Smm9t2K-cYhj_rHiIJ9OyijNiimg/s2104/20220715_180254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="1888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwV3AU5rQIQmsSz7ATpFIFFf4cxdYjZ-eQdGvuzmX3Ze4BZDvF7LFr1aFhQYt0uacRLn8IYsv5h_NLn6EmFhJuhzTa2H4WVeKo_2hi6seRjSDPvwwM_mvWFCr0Ku6uSXX8-ATUwo7YJdc_EE8mSBb6bNMlNhmd0Smm9t2K-cYhj_rHiIJ9OyijNiimg/s320/20220715_180254.jpg" width="287" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Ammo supply dump.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5EltudDuzfhGl3YiBPjIPhDCR25bddud15MmMo3jROuUdTlrZIYMWJFXHqMoCRbfs8rOvHyGjeBe8u1EYtxhoh1WHLJ-nlGW1CkxaxXcD4UGykQJg5hVQsvpjLybUqK1ITpBp0iP9Ai7xvbU0kjD4pwnlJd87nEYTvxW3gvqY1th31Te2_citz55ag/s4032/20220722_193221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm supply" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5EltudDuzfhGl3YiBPjIPhDCR25bddud15MmMo3jROuUdTlrZIYMWJFXHqMoCRbfs8rOvHyGjeBe8u1EYtxhoh1WHLJ-nlGW1CkxaxXcD4UGykQJg5hVQsvpjLybUqK1ITpBp0iP9Ai7xvbU0kjD4pwnlJd87nEYTvxW3gvqY1th31Te2_citz55ag/w640-h480/20220722_193221.jpg" title="28mm supply" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Type 98 Shi-Ke Artillery Tractor</p><p> I 3d printed this and then just added some boxes and then printed a sign for Ammo. The guys are just extra parts and green stuff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpANeGH48F7O6CvLyVabAB5cMpjxlX2e7Sj1niFgF8aqSP9j6jMQBbC7677kTG6c3HD6K4NvUANVZ_rnr5VoHRItp_axpp2KgcO4x8pZ6QTo7q_VIgZQZ8eTYmXcz0d45bDN0WYF0cQc4AOZU1T-N_QDQR-PCTr4jtQl5FdiwR2TSE-0nHRz9d7T4Lw/s4032/20220725_174437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28MM BOLT ACTION" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpANeGH48F7O6CvLyVabAB5cMpjxlX2e7Sj1niFgF8aqSP9j6jMQBbC7677kTG6c3HD6K4NvUANVZ_rnr5VoHRItp_axpp2KgcO4x8pZ6QTo7q_VIgZQZ8eTYmXcz0d45bDN0WYF0cQc4AOZU1T-N_QDQR-PCTr4jtQl5FdiwR2TSE-0nHRz9d7T4Lw/w640-h480/20220725_174437.jpg" title="28MM BOLT ACTION" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">3d printed a Soko Sagyo Ki (SS-Ki) </p><p style="text-align: center;">Its an engineering vehicle with three flamethrowers and HMG.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51aB8-sv2ac069oRr39W1qNSTh_VmH28bnK-sb4thFVbJyc7cX4VotFb9h6Ec1PtLhilr5THWxjBgfY24JDBqthH3RTGgGTbPu4ll1rGemTImX-BgaOzjSr4bveLmts2MckUldQHJmJ0L4G7i8wdPs0OdhTo3CbTXGpdeYKZZoxk8e7T57nqEbNaegg/s4032/20220725_174425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28MM BOLT ACTION" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51aB8-sv2ac069oRr39W1qNSTh_VmH28bnK-sb4thFVbJyc7cX4VotFb9h6Ec1PtLhilr5THWxjBgfY24JDBqthH3RTGgGTbPu4ll1rGemTImX-BgaOzjSr4bveLmts2MckUldQHJmJ0L4G7i8wdPs0OdhTo3CbTXGpdeYKZZoxk8e7T57nqEbNaegg/w640-h480/20220725_174425.jpg" title="28MM BOLT ACTION" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>As i get to the end of the Jap figures - I wanted to use them slightly differently.. So I did an ammo dump with some guys unloading/moving crates..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5x3jzGk9j8BlcjQHKzCLe7FkPD22e_7wDpJEbVbnIV6_BP7Aq8px4iGffyMzkXZKZZLidioxVEEd-dVCO6jndcD2r2PZssax0t8Z3TNtADJ0-jgr24E94716HBmSMdsuac6K1UXVsTqPPScGYULyWZuHhJVZ-tbkCaEZw3dMF51VazR1-AiZ_kFe9A/s4032/20220726_100318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm ammo dump" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5x3jzGk9j8BlcjQHKzCLe7FkPD22e_7wDpJEbVbnIV6_BP7Aq8px4iGffyMzkXZKZZLidioxVEEd-dVCO6jndcD2r2PZssax0t8Z3TNtADJ0-jgr24E94716HBmSMdsuac6K1UXVsTqPPScGYULyWZuHhJVZ-tbkCaEZw3dMF51VazR1-AiZ_kFe9A/w640-h480/20220726_100318.jpg" title="28mm ammo dump" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But storage of this piece will be murder as its fragile</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-OpDnOKBrkPKO1E6kzgtM7cMphHxxEe4tbs5llq13kWfk1_9BWWyWWOQMxutd2xqMcqD2Wc_ZrUsae_gSnARaLORXfwnl9qTom60eZOxc2xxQz9sg_IhiK8deyZTluLmcu0MCEUoFW-6oY7do3UJKbtOBXqW82oObCf1OZ7Sp8zlo_cY3SJbn-67fA/s4032/20220726_100326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm ammo dump" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-OpDnOKBrkPKO1E6kzgtM7cMphHxxEe4tbs5llq13kWfk1_9BWWyWWOQMxutd2xqMcqD2Wc_ZrUsae_gSnARaLORXfwnl9qTom60eZOxc2xxQz9sg_IhiK8deyZTluLmcu0MCEUoFW-6oY7do3UJKbtOBXqW82oObCf1OZ7Sp8zlo_cY3SJbn-67fA/w640-h480/20220726_100326.jpg" title="28mm ammo dump" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also started to use up some of the Japanese spare parts for trenches etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaMfgY0yX1ylqNgAUHi-IKhvaunUsRjArUuf3J5elp1na1-iJYWc09FbCCDoHrnh0K1xMpqZXnoECUEjHDnNzwdQd20nz3XMCXfC7D5PXdjwGuNkCWjuutAOxZoQ5Or13Wh-Z9md5J0ILvTEXvS3-uUDRYuEi451rQ8OGZxeJRwxBDj-Xm04SV1Bybw/s4032/20220718_152530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">So i first took a small box (from I phone ear phones) and hot glued the cut skewers onto it. Then took some balsa wood and made a roof and covered it in bristles from an old paint brush. I used earth magnets to hold the roof in place. Painted and washed the whole thing.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8e9TPG8yhfm8B3fNf4y5nUDjFP2Lu9ggM9wcFruX4Ro8MR8nOsIUjyHjtFoFdUEYAqmTXLwVeiIcQMn0_WRbckfwHrIco044NcBcYIPm7mfi7UhaMTtNyQsyU7jsYNrpXoOoT5MWOFPxpGVVOJotM3OlBEQ5oCoTctDOp6oMSNsfFqpJRTjI_r2ZLA/s4032/20220624_181150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8e9TPG8yhfm8B3fNf4y5nUDjFP2Lu9ggM9wcFruX4Ro8MR8nOsIUjyHjtFoFdUEYAqmTXLwVeiIcQMn0_WRbckfwHrIco044NcBcYIPm7mfi7UhaMTtNyQsyU7jsYNrpXoOoT5MWOFPxpGVVOJotM3OlBEQ5oCoTctDOp6oMSNsfFqpJRTjI_r2ZLA/w640-h480/20220624_181150.jpg" title="28mm Bolt Action Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0dOjj3zSbYV-lZsgJv12AVTBykKrbKtvZ7RYs2gGDevd3pXXEoJ_lUeS5OmWvwBtGdTszK855UzxUaw4mx9Q56LGXynYdu0mNfS1NwvjYyuoswoKyTX9gKBN4YodK8XJFGUtx04S2F2Tut3vy3U6rmkkaVpXb7rtx5CukxFzkZLKTXA7qMEQW8IfNQ/s4032/20220624_181200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0dOjj3zSbYV-lZsgJv12AVTBykKrbKtvZ7RYs2gGDevd3pXXEoJ_lUeS5OmWvwBtGdTszK855UzxUaw4mx9Q56LGXynYdu0mNfS1NwvjYyuoswoKyTX9gKBN4YodK8XJFGUtx04S2F2Tut3vy3U6rmkkaVpXb7rtx5CukxFzkZLKTXA7qMEQW8IfNQ/w400-h300/20220624_181200.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I added in a oil can and placed inside a heavy mg.with a couple of sandbags made from green stuff.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzndefwIYQWefjHrvnKYUwKslr8A5hZT4uAK7JANgstiqvBMsyWSW2rO2Ndp6jTgjKxVQtN-EFE65sCHVGrfD_Boqvz5XQpJwe04qNnShQdt9ngXQ28OJqgYPlilzXjcCaeVjdxrTkGQ3bIa6uZspyR3wHd871hQrMhZkTrkdwFEN4nqcM_go_TBNyA/s4032/20220629_134035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzndefwIYQWefjHrvnKYUwKslr8A5hZT4uAK7JANgstiqvBMsyWSW2rO2Ndp6jTgjKxVQtN-EFE65sCHVGrfD_Boqvz5XQpJwe04qNnShQdt9ngXQ28OJqgYPlilzXjcCaeVjdxrTkGQ3bIa6uZspyR3wHd871hQrMhZkTrkdwFEN4nqcM_go_TBNyA/w480-h640/20220629_134035.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvYAwwwd_0M7bNeezFONpLcNKRaKk7GJqkbIh67xjmjn5lfqlBofNOiOWMQBspW1d6zTgQ4KF_DPbbmHeX29fsJ8AdYOGip3vV3HR8FpFOq8uTEyquG8yUjFvBPhzPML_dvHbNx8gLJMB3uNlVv_a5hIQuw8XzjDaS-VyCl7Kl7NInEAo-JeorG-t-w/s3391/20220629_134116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="2444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvYAwwwd_0M7bNeezFONpLcNKRaKk7GJqkbIh67xjmjn5lfqlBofNOiOWMQBspW1d6zTgQ4KF_DPbbmHeX29fsJ8AdYOGip3vV3HR8FpFOq8uTEyquG8yUjFvBPhzPML_dvHbNx8gLJMB3uNlVv_a5hIQuw8XzjDaS-VyCl7Kl7NInEAo-JeorG-t-w/w462-h640/20220629_134116.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KALnSS7VXnFhL56YyH40ltQawCy9ltW8ME9r90_qyWVhZlEHcGQVzZ15fht8t-rw78EeODybwsgFVcepgJ3QOxHksYv1OifFJ6PvPICtnjznG9E64JWxEj-m_P3JX4do6MUn2EEsjei9ej0mPUvryljemtxDKbmBdlG4YuGlDe_rh6nCEobkNr7Gjg/s3151/20220629_134138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3151" data-original-width="2605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KALnSS7VXnFhL56YyH40ltQawCy9ltW8ME9r90_qyWVhZlEHcGQVzZ15fht8t-rw78EeODybwsgFVcepgJ3QOxHksYv1OifFJ6PvPICtnjznG9E64JWxEj-m_P3JX4do6MUn2EEsjei9ej0mPUvryljemtxDKbmBdlG4YuGlDe_rh6nCEobkNr7Gjg/w530-h640/20220629_134138.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">I think it look more authentic than the really perfect square mdf pre cut mdf ones. The base is also attached using earth magnets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I added twine (thread) around the tower base areas to simulated rope bindings. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1pjL3pCudX0xohAVkMJnuiW56lFM7hRVYRRWyObPCL4ZYvMY0yOTiPcj88a9Zil7ckX0QnsFGCh-gZjxsmBopxg-Mo3zHimz1_eOCHn8NX2IRJM777kw0RLAAWu32YK6OOi1k-5rm1WYWNQif0pPULg30EEl94Cd-tSGhbz35H6mgtYzCE6bA6Pz_A/s2671/20220629_134248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="2349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1pjL3pCudX0xohAVkMJnuiW56lFM7hRVYRRWyObPCL4ZYvMY0yOTiPcj88a9Zil7ckX0QnsFGCh-gZjxsmBopxg-Mo3zHimz1_eOCHn8NX2IRJM777kw0RLAAWu32YK6OOi1k-5rm1WYWNQif0pPULg30EEl94Cd-tSGhbz35H6mgtYzCE6bA6Pz_A/w562-h640/20220629_134248.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">See also our previous Tarawa / Pacific posts.</div> <p></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-88114135303521385612022-06-16T15:52:00.003-07:002023-08-21T15:15:17.280-07:00Tarawa 28mm<p><b>28mm Beach Obstacles - Tarawa </b></p><p>After looking at our test game - I went back and re-covered the palm trees again with another wash to dull them down and added more grass to some of the features, then added some more blue to the sea "shell" explosions. Its getting better.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the other things I had also found from more online research was that the Japanese used a "horned scully" which was basically an anti landing device...it was a mound of concrete and coral with iron beams sticking out. Some were encased in palm tree trunks. </p><p>So just to add a little to the beach detail I did some of these....</p><p>So I started with some bamboo skewers and starting cutting them up... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlzCjD8aaR5P4yYK3L318G8URBjqu-paldmcjhRZqjYb40F8PKT3o8faYAmRS0VGjxuh2DIePg7ku96e90PQG30YleZ4AuXBE78eEj4htmr6htNGlYgYBpxbCZ-JOlsGEFLZYHr1ouzX8Vn_JxsmzvnLglUxdJG2yPF2qXzbyGebmzB2ZCFmqrWmglQ/s4032/20220613_160240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Beach" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlzCjD8aaR5P4yYK3L318G8URBjqu-paldmcjhRZqjYb40F8PKT3o8faYAmRS0VGjxuh2DIePg7ku96e90PQG30YleZ4AuXBE78eEj4htmr6htNGlYgYBpxbCZ-JOlsGEFLZYHr1ouzX8Vn_JxsmzvnLglUxdJG2yPF2qXzbyGebmzB2ZCFmqrWmglQ/w480-h640/20220613_160240.jpg" title="28mm Beach" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZXfyE2tMiPoMjnBn8zU-UMweMSuiHo29URzkeCXVvm1u0d9XublT8-InmMqAUksn3eC2C2hYjqEsMsaLrzS6JGPV4cURaRQ9x3tHtFJ6DLfBtE3Qj_SWbbIvqRcp1bDr8XIlyTqqfRfYeMhBbdHs0EY1z58CD5sdfn0bemnMxYkz8ooOTaLrr93deA/s4032/20220607_153510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZXfyE2tMiPoMjnBn8zU-UMweMSuiHo29URzkeCXVvm1u0d9XublT8-InmMqAUksn3eC2C2hYjqEsMsaLrzS6JGPV4cURaRQ9x3tHtFJ6DLfBtE3Qj_SWbbIvqRcp1bDr8XIlyTqqfRfYeMhBbdHs0EY1z58CD5sdfn0bemnMxYkz8ooOTaLrr93deA/s320/20220607_153510.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This type had a cradle around it. So i mounted them onto clear plastic bases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NgG5w81adnyqHZ2WilakkOPWlyQ7sGs0KYS4NwyQwo2l4QPFMpKV4cglcEbqHWevbu1bmnxMPuuHNvfU5gUouIcBOYRqN1xzXQadNorIIAY1ATbZ2XUtVRUgUmLuiH1JiOkD0ydndSlXSm17aKcS9Zs2lhHssGuyfN1l_ISgtyGJlhaVBMBlxLfnFg/s4032/20220607_153527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NgG5w81adnyqHZ2WilakkOPWlyQ7sGs0KYS4NwyQwo2l4QPFMpKV4cglcEbqHWevbu1bmnxMPuuHNvfU5gUouIcBOYRqN1xzXQadNorIIAY1ATbZ2XUtVRUgUmLuiH1JiOkD0ydndSlXSm17aKcS9Zs2lhHssGuyfN1l_ISgtyGJlhaVBMBlxLfnFg/w640-h480/20220607_153527.jpg" title="Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grab it glue mixed with paint, cork and plastic girders</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsxZHdXmGfF_089eYneR0iP1OcxQr-9JSXTpS7Y8MY0NmsDiIaBIes5gEqJkXgKjpgU4kiXWJqeIDwM2yH_UAadRVtjJcgY-FW-bCU3TeqMmEAGTCj-7zgK8qTAmmqMr9-1_CNUnoHZnflRrAmwfeRa4uqeSM0w-ehL6SBo_b5humXl-6sORMLf2Trg/s4032/20220607_170200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsxZHdXmGfF_089eYneR0iP1OcxQr-9JSXTpS7Y8MY0NmsDiIaBIes5gEqJkXgKjpgU4kiXWJqeIDwM2yH_UAadRVtjJcgY-FW-bCU3TeqMmEAGTCj-7zgK8qTAmmqMr9-1_CNUnoHZnflRrAmwfeRa4uqeSM0w-ehL6SBo_b5humXl-6sORMLf2Trg/w400-h300/20220607_170200.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I might use half of these in the water... so out will come the grab-it adhesive and paint again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbur6hWZDwQ1V3nhQe5Q93XSpgPcNLyrs3emPevVTaLBwYTbPoxbgCnQ1JxjkJbEq_Ts9u9_13NlB0PmN8_MPFhs_uAoKtNYihHlyeetG3TXI1v5pEBAH-M81RbNRIqRyc9uFuqrG2ijQDslJkE_3707SFuYh49O8wAhLpxy1SZipVmJGLDzbBL22lg/s4032/20220613_160213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbur6hWZDwQ1V3nhQe5Q93XSpgPcNLyrs3emPevVTaLBwYTbPoxbgCnQ1JxjkJbEq_Ts9u9_13NlB0PmN8_MPFhs_uAoKtNYihHlyeetG3TXI1v5pEBAH-M81RbNRIqRyc9uFuqrG2ijQDslJkE_3707SFuYh49O8wAhLpxy1SZipVmJGLDzbBL22lg/w640-h480/20220613_160213.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Guy carrying USMC is just for scale.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Air Support</b></p><p>We also thought that for this game we would use some air support...so we (actually Joe) built a 1.72 scale US Dauntless for some air cover. It was then mounted on a base with an telescopic mount on the bottom. It actually turned out really cool and will feature as USMC beach support. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJyzDka8Dxk5m6SVom6qLPfiDjiUPQKYJIX3go4_zOcYulEVZliR6WaRVOlTCt3gaObzRDghIw1D3puKYcBvObvDvzbuN_J6PCBD7yK11C_MaX9B3N0b48TvUdqvCxIvOi9QAt-UzxFJGczLGBE3pCnYyDRChTdTaQe1gaABkG9IXYkLifpyZrLrlJA/s4032/20220602_181720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJyzDka8Dxk5m6SVom6qLPfiDjiUPQKYJIX3go4_zOcYulEVZliR6WaRVOlTCt3gaObzRDghIw1D3puKYcBvObvDvzbuN_J6PCBD7yK11C_MaX9B3N0b48TvUdqvCxIvOi9QAt-UzxFJGczLGBE3pCnYyDRChTdTaQe1gaABkG9IXYkLifpyZrLrlJA/s320/20220602_181720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The white number10 appears on the photos of the planes used at Tarawa.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y5rouRxoeA8dHR-VVEyVM77aD2a8N-RCR0cmoIHQMkS_sErnHE9kl1PHqNWZozKm147UGcn5YxBX24Lm6MI2f56DlGMvPurcoZbLp70rk1qHN_2dDFGThy_kw_PMjG0XKkPaocUKKe2fDCSBf3l8Uvf-7MmjEfLe8gn-58GYvQNLWFIEaRNCvqQHzg/s3819/20220602_181820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="3819" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y5rouRxoeA8dHR-VVEyVM77aD2a8N-RCR0cmoIHQMkS_sErnHE9kl1PHqNWZozKm147UGcn5YxBX24Lm6MI2f56DlGMvPurcoZbLp70rk1qHN_2dDFGThy_kw_PMjG0XKkPaocUKKe2fDCSBf3l8Uvf-7MmjEfLe8gn-58GYvQNLWFIEaRNCvqQHzg/w640-h381/20220602_181820.jpg" title="Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYU--CHtPPq6qd9ninJJ4Us0jO7vWIgyB88gMsGtUepQ_XtRKUV6wGUw6YR1VdAH9uLI4uykSae6_IsIAiFtsj1CeqMPeRs4Z9dCJjnFG8eXwBLbjBe4JQIIAMWZ8rrgBkiBjMjhQPZu77f3UrE89lGpPJszqi2_NjJLmTOdXxYkWzAdsbdxCbcNCfw/s2368/20220602_181756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="2368" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYU--CHtPPq6qd9ninJJ4Us0jO7vWIgyB88gMsGtUepQ_XtRKUV6wGUw6YR1VdAH9uLI4uykSae6_IsIAiFtsj1CeqMPeRs4Z9dCJjnFG8eXwBLbjBe4JQIIAMWZ8rrgBkiBjMjhQPZu77f3UrE89lGpPJszqi2_NjJLmTOdXxYkWzAdsbdxCbcNCfw/w320-h249/20220602_181756.jpg" title="28mm pacific" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The magnet holding the plane to the stand can be adjusted - to make it look like its pulling up after dropping bombs on the enemy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that's low level flying!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiQj4eRowKJ_aCBHNuOXi8kv_LWn7bbZlWAwPl3hy6HXmJCCHTg6w8s7Qjg94hvcxyKao7ZcWLZrOZHJCAnHLdceDMD5-SGbA2MXE13JbwyS_SsXMgjdPH9F6zBT1T_L_vfM1OeQJCHs_I-0iJwJf1whLjKHhJQHuS6zcoQ-Wk1eYbOZKXhEgwSfM-g/s2048/IMG-20220603-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm pacific" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiQj4eRowKJ_aCBHNuOXi8kv_LWn7bbZlWAwPl3hy6HXmJCCHTg6w8s7Qjg94hvcxyKao7ZcWLZrOZHJCAnHLdceDMD5-SGbA2MXE13JbwyS_SsXMgjdPH9F6zBT1T_L_vfM1OeQJCHs_I-0iJwJf1whLjKHhJQHuS6zcoQ-Wk1eYbOZKXhEgwSfM-g/w632-h640/IMG-20220603-WA0000.jpg" title="28mm pacific" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-16833911022976530392022-04-24T02:04:00.005-07:002024-01-19T04:50:21.095-08:0028mm Tarawa Marine<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">No one gets left behind!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had fancied doing a casualty being carried to safety by another 28mm Marine for the Tarawa board. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I did some parts searching in the bit box and came up with enough parts. I would not be able to curve the body enough to go over the lifting marine - so i just used green stuff for the t the torso of the wounded guy. Some parts were already painted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They were all Warlord parts....paratroopers, marines and infantry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznidnIdTkS7pQhuUfGVjIbZBqEZbSEb57ZJEAqxJtwtQcsMqgtnUcxzKre-rm6zSNm5s1wknPRBC4o040U6JoEkiJarVfz3sUHE-9-8aQJIrlLx5oc8MhtMCP0YJl7OEE3P3KrARmi0qMcPLP42fSjYRtWXoKLHe17lCWPZpPGe1mEfuR7EiBzDueJA/s1187/20220313_175431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznidnIdTkS7pQhuUfGVjIbZBqEZbSEb57ZJEAqxJtwtQcsMqgtnUcxzKre-rm6zSNm5s1wknPRBC4o040U6JoEkiJarVfz3sUHE-9-8aQJIrlLx5oc8MhtMCP0YJl7OEE3P3KrARmi0qMcPLP42fSjYRtWXoKLHe17lCWPZpPGe1mEfuR7EiBzDueJA/w544-h640/20220313_175431.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="544" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I placed the arms as high as i could and pulled them inward.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI_Dl-icatMV4oSbUeFE5R56F9Si37c1Tfyb46taTDKmI9mZtJaIz-xP4kpFMl6Xq_X-97oY-BeMsh1-sxFDzjFkz4Tp1rbUY57y0ywSv_p19ulxuO0tp4aw6S5BezpUsIlAp5TgSJkZeXpRbkgsawE9SF187kuDJDRc-JC0LHqXjX-L-OfBp29e2hQ/s1557/20220313_175340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI_Dl-icatMV4oSbUeFE5R56F9Si37c1Tfyb46taTDKmI9mZtJaIz-xP4kpFMl6Xq_X-97oY-BeMsh1-sxFDzjFkz4Tp1rbUY57y0ywSv_p19ulxuO0tp4aw6S5BezpUsIlAp5TgSJkZeXpRbkgsawE9SF187kuDJDRc-JC0LHqXjX-L-OfBp29e2hQ/w306-h320/20220313_175340.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="306" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The green stuff was easier to mould but i wanted the wounded guy to be holding on -almost to the belt.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a head without a helmet to make it seem like it had been left behind somewhere...</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfr5awfOfIFLbdWQ6vzCXJMVr5BNDjieySy6kj3sJoWx3iDjtsuNvT-Ys49Dtdwy83F4pcJwMTSfGEIcB4mPIHs8ErNnhNau-E54ya60tQmtAX6MK8AbyPIPVleMQz80_M_Q41Pp8Tc1nZXI2WvLe97pMoGYWO62Le6kXeolSF4V-mGW1px0CDCsLxQ/s1489/20220313_175456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfr5awfOfIFLbdWQ6vzCXJMVr5BNDjieySy6kj3sJoWx3iDjtsuNvT-Ys49Dtdwy83F4pcJwMTSfGEIcB4mPIHs8ErNnhNau-E54ya60tQmtAX6MK8AbyPIPVleMQz80_M_Q41Pp8Tc1nZXI2WvLe97pMoGYWO62Le6kXeolSF4V-mGW1px0CDCsLxQ/w640-h640/20220313_175456.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So then I re-painted and washed, highlighted them. Then based with our clear home made base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFq9dzHbD2uPHgtzqhLhrvdZldMvirJIdDwAV3GS9OvGS3xOuAIMAcuQrGG-h4an3C2Zpi0EWH6sdb-8grcNhE7uP8mtSknF7CfBs7kbJWV7rE6AcL1ogvAE03arG48FvrUo3RQoYPdJj1QgA--NfJeMQifHH-9fn2WQ6RwsrdJlseok91yOHYpOBcA/s1006/20220314_102802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="779" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFq9dzHbD2uPHgtzqhLhrvdZldMvirJIdDwAV3GS9OvGS3xOuAIMAcuQrGG-h4an3C2Zpi0EWH6sdb-8grcNhE7uP8mtSknF7CfBs7kbJWV7rE6AcL1ogvAE03arG48FvrUo3RQoYPdJj1QgA--NfJeMQifHH-9fn2WQ6RwsrdJlseok91yOHYpOBcA/w496-h640/20220314_102802.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It reminds me of the movie <i>Heartbreak Ridge</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finished guys looks ok on the table...bearing in mind the scale of the actual guys compared to this photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JH__j33KTHAtz8wGXQNIKR5V1TzUjqK9vst0n0t0ozUYYS7e6LU9YfTna4_jbgVkQFM6FztSRNo6HNoDflWN2enJAztwRc92_5UydjmetuTk2B8TS4UK_oMX1dsLdvFqwwcAtH6roF5uRrN8gR0e9t5Ov6Q_QPu2njLCQ8lgsy6GZFOMuepWP4bEcw/s1906/20220314_102832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="1332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JH__j33KTHAtz8wGXQNIKR5V1TzUjqK9vst0n0t0ozUYYS7e6LU9YfTna4_jbgVkQFM6FztSRNo6HNoDflWN2enJAztwRc92_5UydjmetuTk2B8TS4UK_oMX1dsLdvFqwwcAtH6roF5uRrN8gR0e9t5Ov6Q_QPu2njLCQ8lgsy6GZFOMuepWP4bEcw/w448-h640/20220314_102832.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So It looks ok and will add a bit of detail...</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-664109893506313072022-03-07T10:32:00.016-08:002024-01-19T04:50:50.638-08:00Pacific Wargame<p> So we eventually got our mats and the Pacific game out for the first time - all in one layout. A tactical battle all on its own! Where is that box again....LOL</p><p>The idea was to test-out what works (rules and terrain wise) for the game. This is for our Tarawa Pacific game and we all thought it was impressive!.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi70cQ1mXTRaKNjqtvJwMldTkDSOt-JHGiogptf_WDEamn4uvzy_UChzC8WGW-pIxnFW5plKSZS2eqa8L_CLSR3euvLsSyBT2e_mJZZ1zGdRoe7g45iCEwcDhOmQMG9rMBpiD1m61uTgZj2FCfSjiAWGS_UpPgv3RCq2IJjWG5kb-tEReKw3eNISCOHkw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi70cQ1mXTRaKNjqtvJwMldTkDSOt-JHGiogptf_WDEamn4uvzy_UChzC8WGW-pIxnFW5plKSZS2eqa8L_CLSR3euvLsSyBT2e_mJZZ1zGdRoe7g45iCEwcDhOmQMG9rMBpiD1m61uTgZj2FCfSjiAWGS_UpPgv3RCq2IJjWG5kb-tEReKw3eNISCOHkw=w640-h360" title="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So its planned for the Red Beach 1+2 area (where the large yellow arrow is below).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP_m6drzejvA2-SWdURb3Gc1zX-1H6aevzq0AhEz6JuJO_9IxiUxDtGJXY5UjW07-9FZZ3OgkcMmbHthgCZRduY52IEGplk0U10gjAHyR-X9s_18ZVVT-ExL7OEWbI3rCLLNJj9kWTYI-15QP1a9K3OHb6qajC6lG5KgRDuVLgB8FR67IrS1hz5WbDtw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP_m6drzejvA2-SWdURb3Gc1zX-1H6aevzq0AhEz6JuJO_9IxiUxDtGJXY5UjW07-9FZZ3OgkcMmbHthgCZRduY52IEGplk0U10gjAHyR-X9s_18ZVVT-ExL7OEWbI3rCLLNJj9kWTYI-15QP1a9K3OHb6qajC6lG5KgRDuVLgB8FR67IrS1hz5WbDtw=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So we are using 3 deep cut mats (one sea, one beach, one jungle).12 foot x 6 foot in total.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzGqQs03-taEPXSDzE8AXDmX4PesVwFA0yuiKj-YdmE2x-Xuq_CRiZgoB0qjpl1wSbFUkN98UwSgVSzmZVmOA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>You can see our full video by <a href="https://youtu.be/3M8kXhTAI2w" target="_blank">clicking here...</a></b></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mats looked great as our Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT1's) roll in at Tarawa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBtgAdr1PyAV3pdBIFu6bvb2cpFgRJwpZW19rIwYbm9Ckvd-llnMvWlK-2RpklcM7UmFwcBdzINo74cQaaF7YcAA7d8dVqwHpG_OtzH70M6A6ph6FhEVhU4Og3X4ylkqRsIPUVO-MmiG02wkaN7aZdiywD_gyCqQFNn-uzAlaDa25KzxO5PHxX3aTz5Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBtgAdr1PyAV3pdBIFu6bvb2cpFgRJwpZW19rIwYbm9Ckvd-llnMvWlK-2RpklcM7UmFwcBdzINo74cQaaF7YcAA7d8dVqwHpG_OtzH70M6A6ph6FhEVhU4Og3X4ylkqRsIPUVO-MmiG02wkaN7aZdiywD_gyCqQFNn-uzAlaDa25KzxO5PHxX3aTz5Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Men and machines race to the "palm tree" sea wall for cover. The Japanese now start shelling the beach.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXRFvdIzEkIaEgBT45kGhL5l4Q0LHbxPyeCqJBUdhYcFLFeC9ctA9Y7Sz-2AWgVVtwzrzGVPHp0xcp1WSrRqcwql6FubNQ8fBQlz-d5U0Vs1wEl7sr4LCtQZ365Po6mGfwiCnnD5t5KqzhNV0AsGJn8_ZcQp5Psz6hOvExXMEJtXO3h2-2WJDh0VSb5w=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXRFvdIzEkIaEgBT45kGhL5l4Q0LHbxPyeCqJBUdhYcFLFeC9ctA9Y7Sz-2AWgVVtwzrzGVPHp0xcp1WSrRqcwql6FubNQ8fBQlz-d5U0Vs1wEl7sr4LCtQZ365Po6mGfwiCnnD5t5KqzhNV0AsGJn8_ZcQp5Psz6hOvExXMEJtXO3h2-2WJDh0VSb5w=w640-h480" title="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon everyone is trying to find space! We made up some 3d printed LVT1s with the tracks submerged into the water. the third one back you can just see the troops disembarking. The LVT white numbers are not stenciled because the actual photos show the USMC had a crude approach painting the actual numbers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkJgkQKnJ171LwzcMb8zbBrnWXHnCa7Bku6FDRIXpJOxjefRpEKGjSGI-SC_KLLVQCBwTi1jxP63CBJOdtbYcC4nl_ZY7fFne7j3EqaOY6EHbpdA-irrAHDfHQR9NLJiwMWnLdcWGs1Oq_jmekrwJ90EHgreEjwjSTKv0dGoNwRjDB0Qw_aw8ALu8l2A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkJgkQKnJ171LwzcMb8zbBrnWXHnCa7Bku6FDRIXpJOxjefRpEKGjSGI-SC_KLLVQCBwTi1jxP63CBJOdtbYcC4nl_ZY7fFne7j3EqaOY6EHbpdA-irrAHDfHQR9NLJiwMWnLdcWGs1Oq_jmekrwJ90EHgreEjwjSTKv0dGoNwRjDB0Qw_aw8ALu8l2A=w480-h640" title="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wading Marines are green stuff and spares on clear bases. With white water splashed around the bases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the top end some Marines charge over the wall to the Japanese positions and it goes hand to hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3qz249Lbe2fbKwh3cR8E9BcaUfMqheoYhY3Bn8CFkJp7IU3kpLuPLnFf4C8YUVybAUCFfnKqS_lXfRgz2KZuQdpphkamOZWsaH9PDA7Ycesau1sx_LWiEKDplesCtypSY3K_SvZuSbi7vCUDn-di2kUMTEWLtlNMvqaP-Z6WHVQMBZYSyTGtKPLfnZQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3qz249Lbe2fbKwh3cR8E9BcaUfMqheoYhY3Bn8CFkJp7IU3kpLuPLnFf4C8YUVybAUCFfnKqS_lXfRgz2KZuQdpphkamOZWsaH9PDA7Ycesau1sx_LWiEKDplesCtypSY3K_SvZuSbi7vCUDn-di2kUMTEWLtlNMvqaP-Z6WHVQMBZYSyTGtKPLfnZQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LtPhi42FSCcZRST_DfivfR_tRGG5Uq5gpMeXZqvpalSJMZQvzzW48AQGmwrXT2_JIP16CMaPSsqNGpINRCmH6919PvHIPpEvXwzZS04m3znwRra1sZZExszP1CFV9QYFh7IPMBsWgBOFjMn7D6MhcLg-f07Hg3Qb6w32LZhku2Ch7OUX2TFQxqZLVQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LtPhi42FSCcZRST_DfivfR_tRGG5Uq5gpMeXZqvpalSJMZQvzzW48AQGmwrXT2_JIP16CMaPSsqNGpINRCmH6919PvHIPpEvXwzZS04m3znwRra1sZZExszP1CFV9QYFh7IPMBsWgBOFjMn7D6MhcLg-f07Hg3Qb6w32LZhku2Ch7OUX2TFQxqZLVQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Centre of the board is looking ok but Marines are awaiting more troops. Centre shows a mortar being deployed and a Bangalores get prepared for the sea wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8-_T85laV2Fwq0HnXy7Je6KzFussvzV7YQOXrQllKhh-q9VCMfr97l2SG8Is_hqLdIy16mgotleUH_3OjfTUn2BxgZ4v7uen_cbzUNm0hppC6tBYzPxy-gyhdTRtXw1rrVv614lAxPxbHkFh6z4Aiith59fE1j237O09I1x3LGcmlYiKC1Oie9inxaA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8-_T85laV2Fwq0HnXy7Je6KzFussvzV7YQOXrQllKhh-q9VCMfr97l2SG8Is_hqLdIy16mgotleUH_3OjfTUn2BxgZ4v7uen_cbzUNm0hppC6tBYzPxy-gyhdTRtXw1rrVv614lAxPxbHkFh6z4Aiith59fE1j237O09I1x3LGcmlYiKC1Oie9inxaA=w480-h640" title="Marines Pacific Bolt Action" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The LVT have the troop inserts removed...as the troops have disembarked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Which is just as well as these guys at the top of the picture (Centre other side) are just waiting for the underside of the LVT! to show over the sea wall.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi44P3aUddHe3jsG3p7kc91siwoPtM4eyHerdLJsZLfmk8MKKzoXjGpNtqeOIKD-PBJZdWjYu6CnzR5oH557oouU2w6Afjr3Bafej_VgMVv4N9YVZstGB5msdPrdxD9PrXu-lnPaSC9qIlbQUi2zOun24nTVZsPdUPZc1fcn0HQrZs1D2IW5sZ_ezcTyQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi44P3aUddHe3jsG3p7kc91siwoPtM4eyHerdLJsZLfmk8MKKzoXjGpNtqeOIKD-PBJZdWjYu6CnzR5oH557oouU2w6Afjr3Bafej_VgMVv4N9YVZstGB5msdPrdxD9PrXu-lnPaSC9qIlbQUi2zOun24nTVZsPdUPZc1fcn0HQrZs1D2IW5sZ_ezcTyQ=w640-h480" title="28mm Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some guys bail out at the shallow water.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhch7CljFZmjnDMtKqHQZrqhwteGfeuKC6T04ejVbrnfuId-A7XRleTWU8hkk9LWouTrO3emvsPmLhWtmvR5MGrPU_PEa9XhF9MEwi1BJoronoanjZjnxRg1zS9PLaDBnJ4xVOD3wQmVKhkcVuQmFWPMBrPNsT7GcgFIRaliXilvkkruwsW8-Y_n6o07w=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhch7CljFZmjnDMtKqHQZrqhwteGfeuKC6T04ejVbrnfuId-A7XRleTWU8hkk9LWouTrO3emvsPmLhWtmvR5MGrPU_PEa9XhF9MEwi1BJoronoanjZjnxRg1zS9PLaDBnJ4xVOD3wQmVKhkcVuQmFWPMBrPNsT7GcgFIRaliXilvkkruwsW8-Y_n6o07w=w640-h480" title="28mm Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More troops wade ashore under fire. Movement is restricted in the sea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2yDGcupEnujfh6qZbfghdTKdQxvs9xAyx8wtDWLwCIvLIAd_o6nQsH8JSoTLvAJ8S9Rg6mGb3eqm7K3EFp6T9pdD0kVCjkVsYCGvukfvspDRhUDHK1qzE5LoLwrCaRNFjjl6w3vqBZKcO-W9sDF9ki9G06kTg6YgFc9vCXt4OKn6EOPH_6GThUqpGMA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2yDGcupEnujfh6qZbfghdTKdQxvs9xAyx8wtDWLwCIvLIAd_o6nQsH8JSoTLvAJ8S9Rg6mGb3eqm7K3EFp6T9pdD0kVCjkVsYCGvukfvspDRhUDHK1qzE5LoLwrCaRNFjjl6w3vqBZKcO-W9sDF9ki9G06kTg6YgFc9vCXt4OKn6EOPH_6GThUqpGMA=w640-h480" title="28mm Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a lot of action in the sea...with Landing Craft (Higgins) are running aground... </div><div style="text-align: center;">its then a long wet walk to the beach under fire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjl5Yx5sZTDvF7OcCdKiNJthY9cjbFXGUU4US02p499ro8Y3EugCJC77a24fDjpQYtClielMos1WGki7gWnoOE5NIM1WHsxGcY2TcVf3avCWgp6ZjADSSRMzKKMDp1JNI2HB35zNW3HHHcOaGTbZOTNqTckhhREjbmH3tVqaEyjLrOtvYRoyRMY3-h_Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjl5Yx5sZTDvF7OcCdKiNJthY9cjbFXGUU4US02p499ro8Y3EugCJC77a24fDjpQYtClielMos1WGki7gWnoOE5NIM1WHsxGcY2TcVf3avCWgp6ZjADSSRMzKKMDp1JNI2HB35zNW3HHHcOaGTbZOTNqTckhhREjbmH3tVqaEyjLrOtvYRoyRMY3-h_Q=w640-h480" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Its now all GO !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCsJbG3m0SIZt23dbfkdouk7gD39ibaTTidXqS_BSI3IS3r-oDwGYZkegku42jZq5MyuCQFi_dklSxjq3cBUZwcsnrApi9NEuOa_cLe0LHhcPjnG8py-J6sb5FGOn8phIwL-kr12Xdf71DpQsYmM0Gcu80588eKml5dhZiFmsOzQrmiyJE3A-oTxiFNw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCsJbG3m0SIZt23dbfkdouk7gD39ibaTTidXqS_BSI3IS3r-oDwGYZkegku42jZq5MyuCQFi_dklSxjq3cBUZwcsnrApi9NEuOa_cLe0LHhcPjnG8py-J6sb5FGOn8phIwL-kr12Xdf71DpQsYmM0Gcu80588eKml5dhZiFmsOzQrmiyJE3A-oTxiFNw=w640-h480" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like this shot as it shows the blurred guys in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWPt-7pARewNChgJIj_sOAdY365mgtHIIfoug-h4zcGQmc9Z9kq6E4xKQ4xLvHreH6yHsjQ98SFgf7PRIJ4iaM0FZnjSlJhKtO2rWDBpfDyqStlzSCZx5pNm7IWjKXX5CyO6QPkwdY6SJC8TzfAUKb82z24FHAxJv81tDa5v6tXFY1rSQfCkw3G1Knrw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWPt-7pARewNChgJIj_sOAdY365mgtHIIfoug-h4zcGQmc9Z9kq6E4xKQ4xLvHreH6yHsjQ98SFgf7PRIJ4iaM0FZnjSlJhKtO2rWDBpfDyqStlzSCZx5pNm7IWjKXX5CyO6QPkwdY6SJC8TzfAUKb82z24FHAxJv81tDa5v6tXFY1rSQfCkw3G1Knrw=w640-h480" title="28mm Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The guys disembarking look cool...(we can then replace this LVT with an empty!)</div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivTnbO956Y7BUdJYixzHMygb1cSC_NM2irP4yumNAznqju9AMosbg7vx3x4eIc8rEur9IzEF-7d8_LEZh-2rEVaHDxezzaz_Kjxr8Ps1neSTa62ybC00Gn5ZJ8vGwMqXhuK_FMrL2mUDoJqm3IYX2M0PokeJLgZc5Vnzjjhfe6SZDQQswo1Jlw4Kx9zg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivTnbO956Y7BUdJYixzHMygb1cSC_NM2irP4yumNAznqju9AMosbg7vx3x4eIc8rEur9IzEF-7d8_LEZh-2rEVaHDxezzaz_Kjxr8Ps1neSTa62ybC00Gn5ZJ8vGwMqXhuK_FMrL2mUDoJqm3IYX2M0PokeJLgZc5Vnzjjhfe6SZDQQswo1Jlw4Kx9zg=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOLMAmn2z_eZeJnXoyx7q-caPSjJbbY1UfqLnjYBvDAbm_jhJvQZs2VqPWTY3nopylWCq-vHxH89kVI2cYFplVojkk5Vzr0wMidDSrbGdaYcYaLRyQcYHNMRO4wX3vgd90OFByu4S7_R6bsJ6PyFti8xazIQ1cYoZKVOcgjqwl3z4OJ8QwV7EUqveiuA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOLMAmn2z_eZeJnXoyx7q-caPSjJbbY1UfqLnjYBvDAbm_jhJvQZs2VqPWTY3nopylWCq-vHxH89kVI2cYFplVojkk5Vzr0wMidDSrbGdaYcYaLRyQcYHNMRO4wX3vgd90OFByu4S7_R6bsJ6PyFti8xazIQ1cYoZKVOcgjqwl3z4OJ8QwV7EUqveiuA=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More troops unload onto the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRVugCMJebKK0vmeR0rXi9rjaINg_JQ7uq5wZinPNEXTn7PZ6b1ZeJUdwQhDnfrAqsvBscrEH2Bv1XGwQz-OUQ5SDmE_arJY5oMevTPoNhIq62zFr20dGXj8s6_7CtjCgBmD-W-ynV1E1bcsuFpVXvqZvofrBo1zvDgDEVd8ANvuNBPhdklgtYJjkoYg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRVugCMJebKK0vmeR0rXi9rjaINg_JQ7uq5wZinPNEXTn7PZ6b1ZeJUdwQhDnfrAqsvBscrEH2Bv1XGwQz-OUQ5SDmE_arJY5oMevTPoNhIq62zFr20dGXj8s6_7CtjCgBmD-W-ynV1E1bcsuFpVXvqZvofrBo1zvDgDEVd8ANvuNBPhdklgtYJjkoYg=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivlXMO9EA3kePnDuMkg0lPQlLW72PUK5FJ3xREz21qvnZ91tyMGMRi6DSmJ2SdJyQo1TIgJXf6Nq9H4JN5dhbzpCHTe2E6B9jImiMiYsz7zXI9xPI59DJZwBR8_kkvrgNcXamVYDp43s4gB7uzGc7n3KwxYQc5eNqsoDmI3q7CnaxOkQ31-nRGyrooSw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivlXMO9EA3kePnDuMkg0lPQlLW72PUK5FJ3xREz21qvnZ91tyMGMRi6DSmJ2SdJyQo1TIgJXf6Nq9H4JN5dhbzpCHTe2E6B9jImiMiYsz7zXI9xPI59DJZwBR8_kkvrgNcXamVYDp43s4gB7uzGc7n3KwxYQc5eNqsoDmI3q7CnaxOkQ31-nRGyrooSw=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Casualties on the beach (on stretchers). Two guys next to them look at a map to try to locate where they are</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMazQh8KKlyjW83cEn-4ZxHW8Be58Ri0vSlL-Z6VlUaKg0V8iEAaKKWZ7IgWC9GLl4Uv8WI_gNEEKiU5IKHNkJ5k4HeXDXYY7owA8fpvAlLcm4RuCG-JduzIugtADlLgqUlp41j2l1nHCP6CIPE5x1v0zW1YZJ57sDF2FU_krFRtqeR1zcOgBCprInNQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMazQh8KKlyjW83cEn-4ZxHW8Be58Ri0vSlL-Z6VlUaKg0V8iEAaKKWZ7IgWC9GLl4Uv8WI_gNEEKiU5IKHNkJ5k4HeXDXYY7owA8fpvAlLcm4RuCG-JduzIugtADlLgqUlp41j2l1nHCP6CIPE5x1v0zW1YZJ57sDF2FU_krFRtqeR1zcOgBCprInNQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Pass me that canteen would you!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Numbers pile up at the lower end of the sea wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizDIF4oXDVL5FqDH6KG72mn_l8_h-X1nCpJ-xKMG05zokkaZAIMAEowsBjBz4rLLmPnzDgeU8UMVKG8V5QLQXiIyf8j96e_ua59KzrGEOIwNoJ8uFtzpP1tSfCeB-M1f8xPP-cjSjC0YUXjf8YHXcmbXr7ZPUyu9CbhpSiYPkifSzDWlgQ5y8PfJSjAw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizDIF4oXDVL5FqDH6KG72mn_l8_h-X1nCpJ-xKMG05zokkaZAIMAEowsBjBz4rLLmPnzDgeU8UMVKG8V5QLQXiIyf8j96e_ua59KzrGEOIwNoJ8uFtzpP1tSfCeB-M1f8xPP-cjSjC0YUXjf8YHXcmbXr7ZPUyu9CbhpSiYPkifSzDWlgQ5y8PfJSjAw=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below: the centre a break in the sea wall. The top is taking a pounding from jap artillery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-V3-1ys457oWee1Fi_JQI-jvi-XTf8OYZRz3t_HwoCq17u465UI02Vi9X6qfOIaYU_IMSN1TQ56UvEnhVLsMDJL_Fhtu0QGm2AfxeZ_CrjMBMucdlijKKMCRDF5bbUmnuDvFaCKphratLQ8qz80k3U8RZwnXGVScaAeXGPxJbBdWFKCufTKndxipMlw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-V3-1ys457oWee1Fi_JQI-jvi-XTf8OYZRz3t_HwoCq17u465UI02Vi9X6qfOIaYU_IMSN1TQ56UvEnhVLsMDJL_Fhtu0QGm2AfxeZ_CrjMBMucdlijKKMCRDF5bbUmnuDvFaCKphratLQ8qz80k3U8RZwnXGVScaAeXGPxJbBdWFKCufTKndxipMlw=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sherman (M4a2) in the centre makes it to the beach and starts to move inward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are no Army white stars on the tanks - because they belong to the Navy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo7RmNGhrPOXCOhcvTI9_kvG9wpoF3XE2z6dV8MbpCTLY-zV0-csMGGSvCOuoR1TlwP4BCFZYxvFahkuqyn45Fc3liKPOCBeH1onnHdsmR063KH9bTOQXVcx8P1hqCzH6hn5JYODgm0bIgkcyvRHru1QG3cdZ4e0YK_aNbr1HPdAG8dgK4PI4EiBVXSA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo7RmNGhrPOXCOhcvTI9_kvG9wpoF3XE2z6dV8MbpCTLY-zV0-csMGGSvCOuoR1TlwP4BCFZYxvFahkuqyn45Fc3liKPOCBeH1onnHdsmR063KH9bTOQXVcx8P1hqCzH6hn5JYODgm0bIgkcyvRHru1QG3cdZ4e0YK_aNbr1HPdAG8dgK4PI4EiBVXSA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note the "prancing elephant" image on the side of China Girl (Sherman tank)! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were particular to the unit on this beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have made up six 3d printed Sherman's in total all with the correct unit badges and tank names.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ0ezTlL0I_rLemjXd_gMtD_2Bp747SDV17dVwQlSzDfBrZ0fWRfOEYT1s_500TtOJe4XSBBhJdYlbbX-7aKVemcLlDpwOVMciNYVE0wUmGSi-urpsp1HCdw5E1vOUaX5EuIQty_sVtOCNWwkOcaIav8J1Hv5Jlxc64MsNLTFrBZTH50zvLzGFTg_ECA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ0ezTlL0I_rLemjXd_gMtD_2Bp747SDV17dVwQlSzDfBrZ0fWRfOEYT1s_500TtOJe4XSBBhJdYlbbX-7aKVemcLlDpwOVMciNYVE0wUmGSi-urpsp1HCdw5E1vOUaX5EuIQty_sVtOCNWwkOcaIav8J1Hv5Jlxc64MsNLTFrBZTH50zvLzGFTg_ECA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The elephant decals took ages to get right. They were drawn at 4 times the scale, then transferred onto decal paper, each tanks decal is unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sherman M4a2 breaks through and takes on a bunker.. We had made up 2 sections of broken beach wall for such a task.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwwnesqgWpm-Q3jTlO5-Mq9eP1ReYwR6gMwewu4OFplpqKICjLORvVXPGhTbN1RJ6X88X1OASJH-gjXT3g6aO0yZw-nVlx1CmyQ-3Si8Jc-pvkVmfx2zhJQXyVOIQeocI1wdbpbE-u0sIEwm_P1Xf9eeUAQfUVC8Ioj5OSnfwrxJWBAO6JDa5JGyFRcg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwwnesqgWpm-Q3jTlO5-Mq9eP1ReYwR6gMwewu4OFplpqKICjLORvVXPGhTbN1RJ6X88X1OASJH-gjXT3g6aO0yZw-nVlx1CmyQ-3Si8Jc-pvkVmfx2zhJQXyVOIQeocI1wdbpbE-u0sIEwm_P1Xf9eeUAQfUVC8Ioj5OSnfwrxJWBAO6JDa5JGyFRcg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The 3d printed coastal gun (at the top of the picture) is massive. We also printed the steel bunkers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can just make out two Japanese spider holes to the left of the steel bunker.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHmFRcypCEZYOiyW9Gf7Jr7MPF2GUiemXNhuqe4dIYZcp1i2hwbJOJ66etRV-2MuwKEqmYQTkCtiBg1I2QzcPR2D_CNaBXXZlq_jS66KgssymEXfHkOrodnR9fOgwylUH6d-Ib7mZ4bPaALFb8OR6XZ0Uby6KAMlmLJdESBUxlMWkvIXfIgZ2C7bmGFg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHmFRcypCEZYOiyW9Gf7Jr7MPF2GUiemXNhuqe4dIYZcp1i2hwbJOJ66etRV-2MuwKEqmYQTkCtiBg1I2QzcPR2D_CNaBXXZlq_jS66KgssymEXfHkOrodnR9fOgwylUH6d-Ib7mZ4bPaALFb8OR6XZ0Uby6KAMlmLJdESBUxlMWkvIXfIgZ2C7bmGFg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More LVTs now move forward over the blown up sea wall. Over the top...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDq7VTJDEfZsFzcMJeHZC9axI7Liou6hsIZAyjGdhg9rAsbl25D17bUhPGIaHOWoQVZME_pI94catdgGJup3xIN8HnyjWDyGJCStffRzIvvjbaVuLyMdxPxHUIfF8b8mda1O4KuEAWqp8U6sRm9rjGc5S0QutvXaomUjV2ruIKE4nTOG0IKIzz6weA0w=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDq7VTJDEfZsFzcMJeHZC9axI7Liou6hsIZAyjGdhg9rAsbl25D17bUhPGIaHOWoQVZME_pI94catdgGJup3xIN8HnyjWDyGJCStffRzIvvjbaVuLyMdxPxHUIfF8b8mda1O4KuEAWqp8U6sRm9rjGc5S0QutvXaomUjV2ruIKE4nTOG0IKIzz6weA0w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is "classsic" Tarawa if you google Tarawa pictures you will see an LVT in this position.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGGd3FBNkkvoLolSARHvRT8qCVWJ0LlZPVfwhOtonCvWIt7ZdHJsiuJKIAkyq5mjMI6zO_AsjLBilZflNZgKYGMdVsN0tb-a4sowz-R2x8YTdlJlivT8oSy9VeUq9aJeXWLWZsRIjPci57iaNgG14vA3nnDXz-Xk3tgnsEABXl-kzSRyzd6GpIIwIbHw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGGd3FBNkkvoLolSARHvRT8qCVWJ0LlZPVfwhOtonCvWIt7ZdHJsiuJKIAkyq5mjMI6zO_AsjLBilZflNZgKYGMdVsN0tb-a4sowz-R2x8YTdlJlivT8oSy9VeUq9aJeXWLWZsRIjPci57iaNgG14vA3nnDXz-Xk3tgnsEABXl-kzSRyzd6GpIIwIbHw=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the palm tress in the picture above...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these have magnets on the bases and a tin placed under our mat so that the trees appear to stand up on their own...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is from the Japanese viewpoint. You can see a spider hole trench at the steel bunker (bottom -centre of the picture).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbRGogcB4ja11yIoDxDACSN3hIQIqE3Zd6QJrtMjyMIoB2V4KOEVnDPLRX59N3LZtwTA5GkbKDlBMcB17VDQbIDUU8DbHSOwtPCbZO96bzOb1uSUdOb7TWLgPwKR3LDxB7vu2UipiHBJLljhmSfqOp72Cehvuf2O3YzFOj-cYX2jRQxcQgKGGttRa3Og=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbRGogcB4ja11yIoDxDACSN3hIQIqE3Zd6QJrtMjyMIoB2V4KOEVnDPLRX59N3LZtwTA5GkbKDlBMcB17VDQbIDUU8DbHSOwtPCbZO96bzOb1uSUdOb7TWLgPwKR3LDxB7vu2UipiHBJLljhmSfqOp72Cehvuf2O3YzFOj-cYX2jRQxcQgKGGttRa3Og=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A flamethrower is used on bunker by a Marine</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvSTrKBIFb2GF8gtxrp20m059O4JHdt-jS6kRmAyHWmwH5UXDW5bwti4DGTY-mT5aMrPUerxgoK9vT3GBKxJ1I93iFl8OVYzDDMuUNQVP0UFzG0CTGx_YAF9ZWlhZvnb5UkiWVOuGpWTgStMFwsVlZ68Yo29TViqeC8xFIXfu-O3yFm8xkIVtQc1VUOw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvSTrKBIFb2GF8gtxrp20m059O4JHdt-jS6kRmAyHWmwH5UXDW5bwti4DGTY-mT5aMrPUerxgoK9vT3GBKxJ1I93iFl8OVYzDDMuUNQVP0UFzG0CTGx_YAF9ZWlhZvnb5UkiWVOuGpWTgStMFwsVlZ68Yo29TViqeC8xFIXfu-O3yFm8xkIVtQc1VUOw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of the day the Marines are over some of the wall and moving forward.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDSqHQS9HRuwUJCnrK19Lcfb58qEQzR_fa5mfnvgnHW-cSyGlE6bRqm7Cdrk_IN99jZu2qMAvZBa1j0dz7mY4vbwvtpNkqACyyb3WsRQUK4B2Nc9r1U3hc3yGndFD6nhazBPrsZ1dHtfYMs_fdANOu6AbbXdkTzHYhzQM9T5N_gRVz9myP2-6GijHS_A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDSqHQS9HRuwUJCnrK19Lcfb58qEQzR_fa5mfnvgnHW-cSyGlE6bRqm7Cdrk_IN99jZu2qMAvZBa1j0dz7mY4vbwvtpNkqACyyb3WsRQUK4B2Nc9r1U3hc3yGndFD6nhazBPrsZ1dHtfYMs_fdANOu6AbbXdkTzHYhzQM9T5N_gRVz9myP2-6GijHS_A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More and more plough forward.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIe42mU0Gr8H5vC81BznzZKjlUKH4H3ePfwOvjAibgbOxz5bncVLJHlbR-DUDY5SXunvDJbVVcPqf9q-Flhukx0hlCN5T58SL2IGN73trA5Rpf161PouSYuIhtMJp2rVEcwSl4s9bzfZTRDd8kYgQQkg1QqvHN642nnLKpmKvy1pya6u9Z31O_79u4iA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIe42mU0Gr8H5vC81BznzZKjlUKH4H3ePfwOvjAibgbOxz5bncVLJHlbR-DUDY5SXunvDJbVVcPqf9q-Flhukx0hlCN5T58SL2IGN73trA5Rpf161PouSYuIhtMJp2rVEcwSl4s9bzfZTRDd8kYgQQkg1QqvHN642nnLKpmKvy1pya6u9Z31O_79u4iA=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXZwTHyd0z-gQ2d6GFcplLIAyxX-YoRAu0DLin1pq3UGdWZ8g8ly0z60LCkfbMYIXX752ANj3L3rLebnx-v61Q5siI6RJfw2Z6D4TS3Opm_74tBqUl4sETk9Es3J9fHilr0fcYFBx9GuWhW8lmHFS1Fp9htngnEWX3ji96Sn_DIArT9WUYT5B5JsZ96A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXZwTHyd0z-gQ2d6GFcplLIAyxX-YoRAu0DLin1pq3UGdWZ8g8ly0z60LCkfbMYIXX752ANj3L3rLebnx-v61Q5siI6RJfw2Z6D4TS3Opm_74tBqUl4sETk9Es3J9fHilr0fcYFBx9GuWhW8lmHFS1Fp9htngnEWX3ji96Sn_DIArT9WUYT5B5JsZ96A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More cross the sea wall. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Again notice the palm tree - magnets placed on the base and a tin underneath the gaming mat </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0o-PqR8f5jT3G8PNumUqqBjt1qDBiRG1JyjSf99Uu7hqrV5CiibcaIWX4Udd8jo2voU_SMkrcSAIWDTnPrbOWcfIcmuJaPN1Fq1yjkMQ7oR4Rc2-7K9j5rlGMlVWQpa5nHSLv7yhd8TwxLeRbBfPJ7FHmDOHQPeOyCok2iGnjYllEmgDZUSHeWDCVLw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0o-PqR8f5jT3G8PNumUqqBjt1qDBiRG1JyjSf99Uu7hqrV5CiibcaIWX4Udd8jo2voU_SMkrcSAIWDTnPrbOWcfIcmuJaPN1Fq1yjkMQ7oR4Rc2-7K9j5rlGMlVWQpa5nHSLv7yhd8TwxLeRbBfPJ7FHmDOHQPeOyCok2iGnjYllEmgDZUSHeWDCVLw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is an up armoured version of the LVT1 - if you Google Tarawa LVT you will see the actual number 49 in the black and white pictures. Not all of the LVT used were field modified in this way. Basically an armour plate across the front cabin and a shallow plate on the side. In the original Black and White pictures its strange that 49 has the star with the one point facing down (on the front)...as you can see here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYvHMC3EFkyREi4nD9G4dzIgUPcP7bxy0DAeFeXEnMc2YoUa9HaV-UuPpOLcyXgmh494_vmjaJP3xpWgBKSyb-figW02kRkcIKPLDUqoIk6E5c5IBdCdbJWquwxc00ucVehl0ZVu07AW-TG9GSNF8OiSkoaBa89lnfNEbj-hydSLux5jF5W3IcBKomyw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYvHMC3EFkyREi4nD9G4dzIgUPcP7bxy0DAeFeXEnMc2YoUa9HaV-UuPpOLcyXgmh494_vmjaJP3xpWgBKSyb-figW02kRkcIKPLDUqoIk6E5c5IBdCdbJWquwxc00ucVehl0ZVu07AW-TG9GSNF8OiSkoaBa89lnfNEbj-hydSLux5jF5W3IcBKomyw=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNk0s4pzzBDvBO6kCz_9xcmBNX4mrpfHaH-frDv9Db_j_3ECRg7k9Cm5b0QFbxjBvWqj4Kh0kDLUy1WlyHKJ-NR-qeANsbr7MfLehKg6VwczlGxyxfXl6YtJadjgDXlc4ZtKoYbRgTZyeiUAvDfQCSYU0dxZcA3F-9vv6NLdpPwLD19fiAufgnMYLKCQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNk0s4pzzBDvBO6kCz_9xcmBNX4mrpfHaH-frDv9Db_j_3ECRg7k9Cm5b0QFbxjBvWqj4Kh0kDLUy1WlyHKJ-NR-qeANsbr7MfLehKg6VwczlGxyxfXl6YtJadjgDXlc4ZtKoYbRgTZyeiUAvDfQCSYU0dxZcA3F-9vv6NLdpPwLD19fiAufgnMYLKCQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0ov94niGJ4NAlZDUbNDk_Vhs3biwipKP05wA9_M5b95-O_V_sXuJOJS9-uUPEtp2AM0i6DDk6xYJKc2MY7PZeRtk8SyalBgw_IuG7ljLhqY49LMpKJGolbgvW9BNNTrW58G_eU_I4H1rYz4n2_Kf_qLoXoABia8dRTJLTxZW0v1o0UIhjRCQ1NEVsAg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0ov94niGJ4NAlZDUbNDk_Vhs3biwipKP05wA9_M5b95-O_V_sXuJOJS9-uUPEtp2AM0i6DDk6xYJKc2MY7PZeRtk8SyalBgw_IuG7ljLhqY49LMpKJGolbgvW9BNNTrW58G_eU_I4H1rYz4n2_Kf_qLoXoABia8dRTJLTxZW0v1o0UIhjRCQ1NEVsAg=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div> <div> Wrecked Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT 1 are everywhere. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisxg1FoMntgJT11vf5zlGd8rmebzHX4PfgmBlHcsBhiM91GmM3tSRltOsfTryx-jKd8m6-QSQoPFoc7qipt-tyrEJ3FbznHnCHYOe760s3cG6jUpg_zcLJFIshadfs6iQ06pvYg6YE3HudW32Uk6C5nELrD-6d6jcuQfrJ5XXBlWW3PkFyX5MYqxbHZw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisxg1FoMntgJT11vf5zlGd8rmebzHX4PfgmBlHcsBhiM91GmM3tSRltOsfTryx-jKd8m6-QSQoPFoc7qipt-tyrEJ3FbznHnCHYOe760s3cG6jUpg_zcLJFIshadfs6iQ06pvYg6YE3HudW32Uk6C5nELrD-6d6jcuQfrJ5XXBlWW3PkFyX5MYqxbHZw=w640-h480" title="28mm LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A good gaming day was had by all with some good pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have some improvements to make...but it's starting to look good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to wash the trees again and gloss the water effects again plus a little more foliage on some of the bunkers, we also have a deep cut road /track for the centre area leading to the the coastal gun, a Japanese mule train, more SNLF troops, a kamikaze lorry - strange but true (its a Japanese truck with oil drum on the front), more shell effects, more jap casualty markers and some more Marines in water effects in shell holes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">p.s. If you haven't seen it …you might like our 28mm Stalingrad game on this blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I cannot wait for round two of our Pacific game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-39322083263616866512022-01-28T11:08:00.017-08:002023-11-16T09:13:03.905-08:00LVT 1 V Japanese (28mm)<p> I managed to get a box of Warlords 28mm Japanese Imperial Army for Christmas (we already have 2 other boxes and the Japanese Marine Box). But these were built by another Warhog so I thought these would be something different for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had seen a painting video on u tube and my idea was to also to test out the Citadel paint washes. These washes are applied over a dull white base. So we wanted to see what the difference was between the washes and the Vallejo / model colour Japanese uniform(which is our usual colour).</p><p>I have to say I found the washes for the uniform, helmet and faces great but I personally prefer the webbing straps in paint rather than a wash. You also need to be careful when touching in your paintwork....if you "over wash" an area it needs to go back to the white base coat and start again. But they did provide a nice finish.</p><p>Also as you will see from our previous posts we hate wasting any parts (see the "wading Marines" in our earlier posts).and after viewing John Bonds wargaming blog - the post on his blog (27 Nov last year ) - I really liked the idea of some Japanese in trenches for our Pacific game. John has some excellent examples...have a peek.</p><p>So to use up the spare Japanese parts I did these at the same time as experimenting with the colour washes...</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Japanese colour washed infantry were placed on our punched out clear acetate bases.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We really like the clear bases but sometimes the flash makes them look more "glossy". We have in the past experimented with matt varnishes (brush and spray) but they all tend to cloud the finish - so we now just leave them untouched.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio2vsvXfsVO6QrbRjeLqb8neBFU1VQEwTGc4Bosl3EnwV6beMg79SXu2AxjqWjfu9eWaZESLxn00izbKIsTCKK90Y_qa2Rb8tSoq_jmvrpTG-HozQkzeX0CrC9_NCtyrOphy1khEtY9nrVFO7ayOYpHyo_sTeGk7a4DjFmZLfeE66i4dTRXHbXjzxl7A=s3677" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="3677" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio2vsvXfsVO6QrbRjeLqb8neBFU1VQEwTGc4Bosl3EnwV6beMg79SXu2AxjqWjfu9eWaZESLxn00izbKIsTCKK90Y_qa2Rb8tSoq_jmvrpTG-HozQkzeX0CrC9_NCtyrOphy1khEtY9nrVFO7ayOYpHyo_sTeGk7a4DjFmZLfeE66i4dTRXHbXjzxl7A=w640-h480" title="LVT1" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I pulled out our mats to get some photos and to ensure they blended..</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Japanese (in trenches/spider holes) were made from the spare parts and green stuff (Kneedite).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFYDPYYcTuTmwIdKkecKD4i-oEv5_zHmUKYuzZ4D9fEobOEKYtszjHLM5tSgC7WzDJBcsdSP5SPXCiGZ44SQSLYtR_YNd9tT-gQm3lAJMwRybuU45yl0NKnOM0ND29gM9ZUmDFeINowlzLPHMBbnI0DQz9_kJal9yAa9YdUeVjGj5gQGCKIseoxvI6bw=s3753" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT 1" border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="3753" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFYDPYYcTuTmwIdKkecKD4i-oEv5_zHmUKYuzZ4D9fEobOEKYtszjHLM5tSgC7WzDJBcsdSP5SPXCiGZ44SQSLYtR_YNd9tT-gQm3lAJMwRybuU45yl0NKnOM0ND29gM9ZUmDFeINowlzLPHMBbnI0DQz9_kJal9yAa9YdUeVjGj5gQGCKIseoxvI6bw=w640-h480" title="LVT 1" width="640" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />"Washed" painted Japanese...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCpvjZOVfaqqCZmfJ5svNfJRnaLsSsFsLTEt95rZjor-_JuyjjYPtBJH0WRibX98jdczN49hNZpLDAD8JDV5ZKAdG46cLYCot8tSXi3CdTJRTGk_4P3rps838A-CaZU1331Hw20NAKwQnavMxY4Kb1zp9jyxiG1N2AGPJavxuStzkvvND-0XjHHt3GiQ=s3900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="3900" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCpvjZOVfaqqCZmfJ5svNfJRnaLsSsFsLTEt95rZjor-_JuyjjYPtBJH0WRibX98jdczN49hNZpLDAD8JDV5ZKAdG46cLYCot8tSXi3CdTJRTGk_4P3rps838A-CaZU1331Hw20NAKwQnavMxY4Kb1zp9jyxiG1N2AGPJavxuStzkvvND-0XjHHt3GiQ=w640-h381" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In John's Blog he cuts the actual figures and I have cut guys in the past for wading etc. but this was just about using up the spares ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I managed to get about 21 extra guys out of the Warlord box. That's a fair amount of extra guys for nearly nothing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibJgsjhVFet_3JQv-irVPPIpw4eH8-2-syoy4i-uUNuWX3HgSjvjeHUfqqszUTzi1RzVuNNtEuZbDZnLMq-21K19xT_q6QRIlCw08DNtbC3ovotxaS9EuDFf4u8kUCBOoFTHAkDxuP-yuzPoawul0TEPo80ytnA1uvt5wQ_BsPuHiyNe1B0xDKyb63vw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Infantry" border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="4032" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibJgsjhVFet_3JQv-irVPPIpw4eH8-2-syoy4i-uUNuWX3HgSjvjeHUfqqszUTzi1RzVuNNtEuZbDZnLMq-21K19xT_q6QRIlCw08DNtbC3ovotxaS9EuDFf4u8kUCBOoFTHAkDxuP-yuzPoawul0TEPo80ytnA1uvt5wQ_BsPuHiyNe1B0xDKyb63vw=w640-h429" title="28mm Japanese Infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They blend in nicely with the Deep Cut mat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The LVT1 below is about to be overrun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhypBlNKvGqtU9vM4aodRDXwzo5BO5SXIu4FSs822fRPQG9WQzCuy0_3WXZ08BXVClgyXIin43UGFuNeXaK6_nQPPlhmVTwHtPdoyVwkSiOO7RuRQCncNDYeumBnSFx4KY1kVo8HkyfkUTahktu5Q5GC9WxnivP3R0_qNPdkZIMBtomFZ-kfL7EJ6Eyjw=s3677" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Infantry" border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="3677" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhypBlNKvGqtU9vM4aodRDXwzo5BO5SXIu4FSs822fRPQG9WQzCuy0_3WXZ08BXVClgyXIin43UGFuNeXaK6_nQPPlhmVTwHtPdoyVwkSiOO7RuRQCncNDYeumBnSFx4KY1kVo8HkyfkUTahktu5Q5GC9WxnivP3R0_qNPdkZIMBtomFZ-kfL7EJ6Eyjw=w640-h480" title="28mm Japanese Infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Even if you only use them as dug-in "markers" then use full size for further movement - it adds to the game.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNlU6Q0Tveq2i4nG7-UkZ6QLpTMctKf3S850u57uZO9tHLoZPsft7PviFwcyQv6qfgM9XJVLqN9AIs1hHsG63ha1h4VtsJM6LCWciDNDgCWOMc3NpIuEALv1hiWN8je1XR0JTy-g8c2VoEqrCoftWT-OZVXqdlk6b3pugrf1EuJWfJzfivXv4cgmNvuw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNlU6Q0Tveq2i4nG7-UkZ6QLpTMctKf3S850u57uZO9tHLoZPsft7PviFwcyQv6qfgM9XJVLqN9AIs1hHsG63ha1h4VtsJM6LCWciDNDgCWOMc3NpIuEALv1hiWN8je1XR0JTy-g8c2VoEqrCoftWT-OZVXqdlk6b3pugrf1EuJWfJzfivXv4cgmNvuw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was definitely worth the time...you get more guys for your table top and you don't waste any parts...(unless of course you want the detail of the actual body). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjk5JeyEo4__pJp3kPKUerGIrs3n9O-ijuo8EnoSIa14v2YxMZ_M5d3qH_RUs3slk7MGxjx5r-wZ5WJu-ADDueHLLMNnIoNurpIhi74Bew0y4R7J87iX3zfU6C169FjVyUwsmFLsmwvMyh8vTMFSHc-QtaZblaurFgYFHAyyDONlw6AcLCGtgEaz8lcBw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Infantry" border="0" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="4032" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjk5JeyEo4__pJp3kPKUerGIrs3n9O-ijuo8EnoSIa14v2YxMZ_M5d3qH_RUs3slk7MGxjx5r-wZ5WJu-ADDueHLLMNnIoNurpIhi74Bew0y4R7J87iX3zfU6C169FjVyUwsmFLsmwvMyh8vTMFSHc-QtaZblaurFgYFHAyyDONlw6AcLCGtgEaz8lcBw=w640-h392" title="28mm Japanese Infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the Japanese in this post were painted with the washes. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">See our previous posts for Model Colour Japanese Uniform.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I said earlier - i especially like the washes on the uniform. Overall it gives a lighter appearance to the figures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also I was able to design a small troop insert for the 3d printed LVT1.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The challenge here was to get as many troops in the LVT1 as possible </div><div style="text-align: center;">(the actual LVT could carry 18 troops - they would have been packed in!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After looking at the Warlord Marines I decided these were unsuitable due to the wide stances and poses.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They would take up too much space. I needed them standing upright with their feet close together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I took a 3d figure into the 3d software and halved it in two. Then using the legs I scaled it to 28mm. Multiplied it (x8) times. Then because I wanted to be able to remove them - I had to leave clearances around all of the sides (for an access gap). So that i could lift them out the LVT.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also added a 2mm fixed base across all of them to save me gluing the figures on. The figures were rotated slightly (at the design stage) to ensure they all appeared slightly different. But all were "standing" to ensure the maximum number were as close together as possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The access gap greatly reduced the space available inside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyD-1Ag0HG00An17eTBlzBmBZH6TYa2FlJ6tq8IdVVZu6ZgUcH7K0I8pXgYKfLAJINaXGHciYmCGZONzaz6Ojtz8tlEhuJKj3XcQP4K5Y0lgijn6uXRaW2URH04qDD2uQBu-d9LWmG9jgS7op95cjNKWduCyaUP0kN4MwFC93f_YdgRhTskguWq4A2bQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3d troop insert" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyD-1Ag0HG00An17eTBlzBmBZH6TYa2FlJ6tq8IdVVZu6ZgUcH7K0I8pXgYKfLAJINaXGHciYmCGZONzaz6Ojtz8tlEhuJKj3XcQP4K5Y0lgijn6uXRaW2URH04qDD2uQBu-d9LWmG9jgS7op95cjNKWduCyaUP0kN4MwFC93f_YdgRhTskguWq4A2bQ=w640-h480" title="3d troop insert" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I placed some green stuff on some of the thinner areas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then broke into the spares box for heads, packs, arms and weapons. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The upper body was green stuff and attached straight onto the 3d print.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLGDEVZ0bizT1GuUj5SnuL26gV87excTAQgkaTftDErJUWz3z1Kyrza9Kg2dw8MZqjNAMI0UoeZeKArc-iPiI_nJlu7GU-g5vSNNGGloPSAx-lZpiud8COC-_UBAtMq9Ct6vW5BYT3BaF-ypiPLuu7qj028x5zzrkwQo9YNiTINyIZsa2NqSg3fUUzUQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLGDEVZ0bizT1GuUj5SnuL26gV87excTAQgkaTftDErJUWz3z1Kyrza9Kg2dw8MZqjNAMI0UoeZeKArc-iPiI_nJlu7GU-g5vSNNGGloPSAx-lZpiud8COC-_UBAtMq9Ct6vW5BYT3BaF-ypiPLuu7qj028x5zzrkwQo9YNiTINyIZsa2NqSg3fUUzUQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were painted up . I was also aware that only the top would be visible when in use.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaUo1o_uL1PKbCzGsHdUWiYYhVn7wgbGYXgFOC-7eCEwgMLni7ec6OnZAib6PLYpykPqNkjceSo_-pRjsyGOFaquUdZ9qcYrVbhkDt_9H4lm72zNRguSzwydtNqSaIow8KLjeEWsLMeZbah_L7G6OM162mO0o3LnEDvprf66U1UV_kyOGajHFlCM_AYw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaUo1o_uL1PKbCzGsHdUWiYYhVn7wgbGYXgFOC-7eCEwgMLni7ec6OnZAib6PLYpykPqNkjceSo_-pRjsyGOFaquUdZ9qcYrVbhkDt_9H4lm72zNRguSzwydtNqSaIow8KLjeEWsLMeZbah_L7G6OM162mO0o3LnEDvprf66U1UV_kyOGajHFlCM_AYw=w640-h480" title="LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I managed to get 8 guys into the space easily. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my "representation" of the filled LVT vehicle for gaming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOGHGE4vnAouuaDDeI81aORMGAYB9rkv7oup6m1hySUOSryrz5R15eqZE3CElFwRUwWb22l6XgkYjCHb9o4JD5Nl9R1dODWh0SX1Q4DWqqfP9TcyVbj3jQf8zvymoMNDfGT9qCj402Btibyl9sWtC73xjqgvAyLzrPopSlbWuE3u9m_2ds9JWt2Qqggg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOGHGE4vnAouuaDDeI81aORMGAYB9rkv7oup6m1hySUOSryrz5R15eqZE3CElFwRUwWb22l6XgkYjCHb9o4JD5Nl9R1dODWh0SX1Q4DWqqfP9TcyVbj3jQf8zvymoMNDfGT9qCj402Btibyl9sWtC73xjqgvAyLzrPopSlbWuE3u9m_2ds9JWt2Qqggg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>The effect turned out ok and the insert can be replaced with a full set of standing figures when outside the LVT.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I might add some more green stuff on the top of the backpacks for the camouflaged marine ponchos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUlqTOliayt9DSkphqVfYCHA49ieo8F5Z4EB9OifTE2GVGSdiJ7n76uiAP9h1jpFClrG7GZmEL3wKmhgFJdzgkBpFbJFQP8EKgz7oDIkXr3I8TNVnuuqbCLTwx6McSyMySEvBxAQtkKUZzZ75PhWYAYmJgrr2hEyxJ9A4sIpqGhd9nZbmdH4uOMX-Xkw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT1" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUlqTOliayt9DSkphqVfYCHA49ieo8F5Z4EB9OifTE2GVGSdiJ7n76uiAP9h1jpFClrG7GZmEL3wKmhgFJdzgkBpFbJFQP8EKgz7oDIkXr3I8TNVnuuqbCLTwx6McSyMySEvBxAQtkKUZzZ75PhWYAYmJgrr2hEyxJ9A4sIpqGhd9nZbmdH4uOMX-Xkw=w640-h480" title="LVT1" width="640" /></a></div><br />Ready to rumble...So I then went into production mode and I've just finished the 7th troop insert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did one with ammo boxes at the front for some variation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7OBmTFKSniBgclvUi_rj7pk5RxwY8Gn9CG86prB1U8pYQBge82cbo8mxjZvgm5ErtbfKNte-P0eY5r4GfVBCYSN39q1396RVn67EN5PJUeYLdpYuxvs7LbP79cv8QEgWFU_0p5KjmADoU2AONCrNsGNY_dapzLCrxm3vbPs8_A-3PGgqqcLHuFuvrOA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7OBmTFKSniBgclvUi_rj7pk5RxwY8Gn9CG86prB1U8pYQBge82cbo8mxjZvgm5ErtbfKNte-P0eY5r4GfVBCYSN39q1396RVn67EN5PJUeYLdpYuxvs7LbP79cv8QEgWFU_0p5KjmADoU2AONCrNsGNY_dapzLCrxm3vbPs8_A-3PGgqqcLHuFuvrOA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These should fill out the LVTs nicely. I ended up with an extra 52 guys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDchrAMhP74l8010czC3ILVktufpQ1-V6Dsd-4Cm6C9R5H55lOZZf3y3VV5VRsDeAx2H_HB9R4mAiLc-k3UsnJjobMeJ2m8ZWEOfiM5yTTsMZ0wgl4De9JfORsRd3NICAlkGStFOgDlmlrmitq3e2JnmUQm6ska4t511ESpxSDmRRdz8lgW2IVW_5dw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDchrAMhP74l8010czC3ILVktufpQ1-V6Dsd-4Cm6C9R5H55lOZZf3y3VV5VRsDeAx2H_HB9R4mAiLc-k3UsnJjobMeJ2m8ZWEOfiM5yTTsMZ0wgl4De9JfORsRd3NICAlkGStFOgDlmlrmitq3e2JnmUQm6ska4t511ESpxSDmRRdz8lgW2IVW_5dw=w640-h480" title=""8mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This "Chow" line keeps getting bigger LOL<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH-mIpOucRegpQFwxvej2MI64VoGS5uLN25mjGm2xy47zc1xJrGYN1ET3ntP7t6r2bxcHuY2yawbupVm6oxeR_JJLaMJw6bmgdfCBi5tQJ2FwYvSqfetlYu5WDnwUJ2eD_9go9JpAIjr11Nbg9Hco6HIofxxnizwPppP_DKYuEhyBRfAd4kAkEqw_frQ=s3665" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3665" data-original-width="2409" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH-mIpOucRegpQFwxvej2MI64VoGS5uLN25mjGm2xy47zc1xJrGYN1ET3ntP7t6r2bxcHuY2yawbupVm6oxeR_JJLaMJw6bmgdfCBi5tQJ2FwYvSqfetlYu5WDnwUJ2eD_9go9JpAIjr11Nbg9Hco6HIofxxnizwPppP_DKYuEhyBRfAd4kAkEqw_frQ=w421-h640" width="421" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that seemed to work out...now to get them on the table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-33026453060289843862022-01-24T11:13:00.009-08:002022-12-23T10:40:05.821-08:00LVT 1 28mm WW2<p> LVT 1 with the extra armour plate.</p><p>After further research I noticed some LVTs had extra armour plate at Tarawa...So I re visited the 28mm 3d print and added a front plate, small peep holes on the sides.</p><p>It now looks closer to the the original pics that are on the web that I have seen.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihVPYPQdZ4DQS-2e3m5YjRsyfGjjbU6pKAUSN9iQnZY3kRuJZFkutu29EyvZdsd9bGlw4gVUnhKVWgu5ZNP338wgcwQcD0kW1rtu8wYvsK53qFkK7feDxrZb3AB6i3MqXUcy8KGq22lowX3GMf7JOGhbLuHrcwn0ccZjQ39JEqpu87zUeBmzde7Vk6ZA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT1 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihVPYPQdZ4DQS-2e3m5YjRsyfGjjbU6pKAUSN9iQnZY3kRuJZFkutu29EyvZdsd9bGlw4gVUnhKVWgu5ZNP338wgcwQcD0kW1rtu8wYvsK53qFkK7feDxrZb3AB6i3MqXUcy8KGq22lowX3GMf7JOGhbLuHrcwn0ccZjQ39JEqpu87zUeBmzde7Vk6ZA=w640-h480" title="LVT1 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 28mm LVT 1 - extra plate on sides and front</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoUZ990xc_tDg4EG-78-5MkFxLb5XZT4g3w1Lr38uiErxzWg-3H3EOQAOdK_pIFwgxKYKTWZTwT7_uuixfCPO-TdLnRfbxX1av4XxF5kwfqryqwjaORPe0zSrURQ2pEg8yNtf6LqW2QcR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoUZ990xc_tDg4EG-78-5MkFxLb5XZT4g3w1Lr38uiErxzWg-3H3EOQAOdK_pIFwgxKYKTWZTwT7_uuixfCPO-TdLnRfbxX1av4XxF5kwfqryqwjaORPe0zSrURQ2pEg8yNtf6LqW2QcR/" width="301" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sides have a small peep hole and one on the front. These were to protect the driver. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCJrlrzCz8wHlVfHCt48nx77OKGQ36A22U5NviBpc3Q4H3uI6adtgv1QVX-s5JkcNT__nekCHGBFijNODuQMW-Np76lEUtZlfyj3c1-5Sb7guu5dVL83fwWx41k_gqnt2vDv4XgQY_-CXXm38nVQzprMWxTEwTHOEetJ7rXPNqpcqtmVpyhXJwZfZ7FQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT1 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCJrlrzCz8wHlVfHCt48nx77OKGQ36A22U5NviBpc3Q4H3uI6adtgv1QVX-s5JkcNT__nekCHGBFijNODuQMW-Np76lEUtZlfyj3c1-5Sb7guu5dVL83fwWx41k_gqnt2vDv4XgQY_-CXXm38nVQzprMWxTEwTHOEetJ7rXPNqpcqtmVpyhXJwZfZ7FQ=w480-h640" title="LVT1 28mm" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Warlord Games Marines added (with the US paratrooper HMGs used as arms). Also changed the rear </div><div><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-58399758529060666522021-12-06T10:43:00.004-08:002022-04-17T02:05:05.541-07:0028mm WW2 Marines<p> <b>28mm WW2 Marines.</b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPJgYjAIe1FP-FgkPwBVz-D4KGHXQAdDLGKwUXcCoYwVJHpDTZ8dClfvJszjb9EG07E2dXiS0f4OqKHIyZzg89k8Z0F_-p_1MJbI8oDwoE4go9ktT60Kbx67yX4sdm_jsCofEREto97s3hBIZluR95dr2OE6nF-VpzqQMxxuYTLwXUvZ1ExxKkGvENzA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Marines" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPJgYjAIe1FP-FgkPwBVz-D4KGHXQAdDLGKwUXcCoYwVJHpDTZ8dClfvJszjb9EG07E2dXiS0f4OqKHIyZzg89k8Z0F_-p_1MJbI8oDwoE4go9ktT60Kbx67yX4sdm_jsCofEREto97s3hBIZluR95dr2OE6nF-VpzqQMxxuYTLwXUvZ1ExxKkGvENzA=w640-h480" title="28mm Marines" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">..I could see from our research that some gear was placed in rubber boats to bring to the shore...So I tried out some new 3d prints.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The prints are to be used for our Pacific Assault game but as soon as I started to think about these the old Airfix 1:72 scale Marines pack came to mind. I remember they had a dingy and paddling Marines in the pack as well! . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcmQmsu0-yPXaNlQM5j0pzXN_ZNFCjQP9L1CMFISq8OcuwOpiDlgx3H3AUGYjnBjWXRPlWj3TvzhUiU3hv0RjnZRj0eLylRYVVMZXt96dJvhkHLLywlQO4vned7qdxGYyuYP6pg3zqFgaF5V7vzjKFXHGjL6riks59qA1zi-ejdd5sQCyQCt4Wva-IKw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcmQmsu0-yPXaNlQM5j0pzXN_ZNFCjQP9L1CMFISq8OcuwOpiDlgx3H3AUGYjnBjWXRPlWj3TvzhUiU3hv0RjnZRj0eLylRYVVMZXt96dJvhkHLLywlQO4vned7qdxGYyuYP6pg3zqFgaF5V7vzjKFXHGjL6riks59qA1zi-ejdd5sQCyQCt4Wva-IKw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So these 4 were printed </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pulled out a mat to see how they (painted up) and looked on table - and I think they look ok.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Placed some guys at the front pulling it in and filled it with some ammo boxes etc. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPX4ZAXbIvPmYPnAlla6lFGJUTwB0O26oe_Boffig3t7mt3rxN_CoX2SqlzclatzQCIr82ZiLF5l_frlUne6HM_S_YxYGNiDlwb8bOYrV_mgE8tQccuqGOCiK9U_csUp7OCbw_Lj80lX8oUROFkT8Pi1TAc1D-Tceeogc8tau4QSeXJ2pCFkLZGv8GLg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPX4ZAXbIvPmYPnAlla6lFGJUTwB0O26oe_Boffig3t7mt3rxN_CoX2SqlzclatzQCIr82ZiLF5l_frlUne6HM_S_YxYGNiDlwb8bOYrV_mgE8tQccuqGOCiK9U_csUp7OCbw_Lj80lX8oUROFkT8Pi1TAc1D-Tceeogc8tau4QSeXJ2pCFkLZGv8GLg=w640-h480" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This type of dingy was used to ferry in ammo etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_z1Yt83CNfAmzfi7UlYX8COzQ4qDtYw5E8ViqrYPdsfIb0Zg34t9uG0YNtwIYmAYZjorqRS3YAyRugCPi0yYhjYMFdhgdZX8wZovv5IO1czFi3mMkpfRr9oUK8oEfCjhpRisR3fRovKedWZfeXQhE22PXAJ1mzgdqDM26548kS6ZeJBzSadM6HuuBeg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhksC3yYfEhMEQjtEFrvszD_IeGvhZtbnN3izugfSXKSmFaByNJPsuJit665lpG4U74OqWKSXs-0wlPCpFuVHx_actD4xdhMPZPGsaGCqNTW2xUOuHZqi5FHLqoukTaeGYRPi9Vwnwnyjg8sNysoF8nt2e72LKeE38vsKyaB61L7hOI5-vjtmyDZ1ZreQ=w640-h480" title="28mm Pacific" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I left this one with just one guy pulling it...the other guy is MIA.</div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqhPNTK_8OBjkUXi3xE7qF_7Pdaa4IyyTD_3FR19ao6asTA-IyTZikYASq7tbLzlb78mMeE78j9-eTaMoBPV4K3wAArg3MkAEnydE5GlkCduCEv-3UNUzf2kpgFSIEvTeO9uHAQk9LMJgAIxzUn3FCLnNuJbCt3LeWNP_9uxsr7qNFg0X4nnDxZhUqdw=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqhPNTK_8OBjkUXi3xE7qF_7Pdaa4IyyTD_3FR19ao6asTA-IyTZikYASq7tbLzlb78mMeE78j9-eTaMoBPV4K3wAArg3MkAEnydE5GlkCduCEv-3UNUzf2kpgFSIEvTeO9uHAQk9LMJgAIxzUn3FCLnNuJbCt3LeWNP_9uxsr7qNFg0X4nnDxZhUqdw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wading Marines are... "A Plenty"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2EfqyjF9cCXWB7zqhdauAtQM101dOAOWTjbQik3juVnw4mId1NRRHT7uLQhOvPR6sgbfTaTh4wblRYe6xMOQR9IGaprp6kYYd-E_OtQ-7J2Zq2qcMvGfuHdb1vPJIbHjYcmT0ZH50OSNdUMDvvPyZ64_xHCjmk6KpY-LAOM3ss1z-eped3rrfgps5hw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2EfqyjF9cCXWB7zqhdauAtQM101dOAOWTjbQik3juVnw4mId1NRRHT7uLQhOvPR6sgbfTaTh4wblRYe6xMOQR9IGaprp6kYYd-E_OtQ-7J2Zq2qcMvGfuHdb1vPJIbHjYcmT0ZH50OSNdUMDvvPyZ64_xHCjmk6KpY-LAOM3ss1z-eped3rrfgps5hw=w640-h480" title="28mm Pacific" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I think it was successful.</div><p><br /></p></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-21506387046275629582021-10-18T04:06:00.009-07:002023-09-09T15:01:24.650-07:00LVT 1 28mm damage markers<p><b> LVT 28mm Damage Marker</b></p><p>So I did a few markers for the Pacific game. Four of them... for the land/beach side of our game.</p><p>The markers will help us to playthrough the game and continue to re-use the fully made LVT1 we have whilst marking how the game progresses.</p><p>As usual the LVT1's are 3d prints but are fixed to a base and some rubble added. The green stuff is used to create small wheels and the torsos for casualty figures.</p><p>I tried to make the LVT's look burnt out. This means we will have markers for both the sea mat and land mats.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuj0kYLgZ8CDwQu6VkdNw7WM0KmNTB_hlkPdk596T9CVEksbPLmo91kfGvpLOZ3SG0ynDTFGEPFFnxjBnLH0o1Yh7zLVhzZO2-An_Us00Qq5xQ6X_9Z12bWPl8dWqSqoyRx3XgU3vAWpA/s2048/20211018_113728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuj0kYLgZ8CDwQu6VkdNw7WM0KmNTB_hlkPdk596T9CVEksbPLmo91kfGvpLOZ3SG0ynDTFGEPFFnxjBnLH0o1Yh7zLVhzZO2-An_Us00Qq5xQ6X_9Z12bWPl8dWqSqoyRx3XgU3vAWpA/w640-h336/20211018_113728.jpg" title="LVT 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From pictures the actual numbers on LVT's were quite roughly hand painted (not stencilled).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">With one marker "just hit"...to add a bit of movement to the board..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbxmJY8gTRTiIiHppOHHtNrZeS-1NCyDX4fFL62WQYNz3L6REHcC49RCerkTrDnVAReZ5acqyJUiV4kCdu1uJJW1sN_1_mdWov0zWIN0Q6-whxL6kDiwqQak4Gr9Vf05AseX8ob2jgVJ-/s2048/20211018_113708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="2048" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbxmJY8gTRTiIiHppOHHtNrZeS-1NCyDX4fFL62WQYNz3L6REHcC49RCerkTrDnVAReZ5acqyJUiV4kCdu1uJJW1sN_1_mdWov0zWIN0Q6-whxL6kDiwqQak4Gr9Vf05AseX8ob2jgVJ-/w640-h406/20211018_113708.jpg" title="LVT 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The usual explosion effect - wire or cocktail sticks covered with stuffing., sprayed and painted. Two LVT 1 sections were angled and printed. Rifles, helmets etc. were added to the blast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a bigger 3d LVT section sliced at an angle. Then added to a foam base. With scattered rifles, ammo cases, pouches etc. Green stuff used as burst track, wheels etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh924mSd4aHHWB886b5C78aTBZGzZuzaRGjK8WvJhc564xBmZUvw1Adn2RY5PtbXChD91UD7XOEZ5wvKg6RT6oYI1etFi9bfKXY251WIPrimiKRKRl9BqpHsNEtXPaKzAJBEIWpDbO6WvEM/s2048/20211018_113645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh924mSd4aHHWB886b5C78aTBZGzZuzaRGjK8WvJhc564xBmZUvw1Adn2RY5PtbXChD91UD7XOEZ5wvKg6RT6oYI1etFi9bfKXY251WIPrimiKRKRl9BqpHsNEtXPaKzAJBEIWpDbO6WvEM/w574-h640/20211018_113645.jpg" title="LVT 28mm" width="574" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRYfzjLU3iwVSs8g_oO7NtsPBjgk6l6gE5Wik55oSWuilfSINnfyiy77LXe-vrmw4VcxWdl9Z9ownASwKx8-ZBrF-RJw1yBA8hLLErYsH1tZn606_UCGCqQ8T0AINsMrBRmqe2Gkszwql/s2048/20211018_113617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="2048" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRYfzjLU3iwVSs8g_oO7NtsPBjgk6l6gE5Wik55oSWuilfSINnfyiy77LXe-vrmw4VcxWdl9Z9ownASwKx8-ZBrF-RJw1yBA8hLLErYsH1tZn606_UCGCqQ8T0AINsMrBRmqe2Gkszwql/w400-h355/20211018_113617.jpg" title="LVT 28mm" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlofrgmvhk0olvJzosYZ-uBCbrU_nmurqi35TWRYYusJsYWtWThQ7BgU9hweR0KXOBdinsOVqqu6lJtoh7nYCiAy7jV-gpORtAKTW9s-rN2SrxY9JcSJLKEfC_8OMSZvR-pdJPPkm-rkU6/s2048/20211018_113555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LVT 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlofrgmvhk0olvJzosYZ-uBCbrU_nmurqi35TWRYYusJsYWtWThQ7BgU9hweR0KXOBdinsOVqqu6lJtoh7nYCiAy7jV-gpORtAKTW9s-rN2SrxY9JcSJLKEfC_8OMSZvR-pdJPPkm-rkU6/w640-h324/20211018_113555.jpg" title="LVT 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So the 3d prints are mounted on plasticard or a blue foam base </div><div style="text-align: center;">(high density foam cut to the shape using hot wire cutter).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqXGbel0pM2MD87Ajglcw4y915n4FExorFQRJEOlGTqCpWH3LGihE3W3dc2LRyT2Jhj78mLrGrOyXyT2zWGXVUg79g_DSVLlXCHRlYrfrmyNEZnptKK5kaEWpVJTk-kPXYRYosGmoCZxh/s2048/20211018_113445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqXGbel0pM2MD87Ajglcw4y915n4FExorFQRJEOlGTqCpWH3LGihE3W3dc2LRyT2Jhj78mLrGrOyXyT2zWGXVUg79g_DSVLlXCHRlYrfrmyNEZnptKK5kaEWpVJTk-kPXYRYosGmoCZxh/w640-h480/20211018_113445.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-14583901764932884582021-09-20T11:07:00.008-07:002023-09-09T15:00:11.979-07:0028mm Coastal Gun<p> <b>28mm Coastal Gun</b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVn3xHZo4UvoweDFvTFI6jEzpKtNKLmEqVEpRU5zdtJsCNEF8xwhx-PcXyl5k7Q2Uvga6m6h80nEbAgHm_DusYvCAzBqELAegxbnxj9MeglUR2S7-LGe0hFmTGG5WXRvPQLr1rSAji9r/s4032/20210920_183705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVn3xHZo4UvoweDFvTFI6jEzpKtNKLmEqVEpRU5zdtJsCNEF8xwhx-PcXyl5k7Q2Uvga6m6h80nEbAgHm_DusYvCAzBqELAegxbnxj9MeglUR2S7-LGe0hFmTGG5WXRvPQLr1rSAji9r/w640-h480/20210920_183705.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">As well as our jungle plant terrain we needed an 8 inch <b>coastal gun </b>(well "need" is a bit strong -we thought it would look authentic if we had one! LOL) to represent the ones used on the Tarawa atoll.</p><p style="text-align: center;">No one manufactures one that actually looks like the ones on the Tarawa beach so... </p><p style="text-align: center;">I ended up drawing one in 3d using Tinkercad. Then I would try to 3d print it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So I draughted out a shape and imported it to the 3d XYZ printer software. It took a while to get the shape...near the actual (and making sure it looked ok at 28mm and strong (thick) enough to use for gaming).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQx4imFVS9CxwpYkWv6a_JamxK2V7g23BkHVwGvRRPbMaB7i0v_LvF8vLmnWOVYT78agtuDFFA5_YmktVoULd0q3dt_wVb31dB-AMKt0IdwrCmS3wblsR2GhD93J_BbfeezmZl6ia8efK/s2048/20210808_144807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Coastal Gun" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQx4imFVS9CxwpYkWv6a_JamxK2V7g23BkHVwGvRRPbMaB7i0v_LvF8vLmnWOVYT78agtuDFFA5_YmktVoULd0q3dt_wVb31dB-AMKt0IdwrCmS3wblsR2GhD93J_BbfeezmZl6ia8efK/w400-h300/20210808_144807.jpg" title="28mm Coastal Gun" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyCq52OeCWpNGehf_ZoyS8WYC_50GqqHzKKTD8uc0YNHgdudLPxgdfJhH6SoXHDD90FxJ7-cfXjoIAif9VsSNOcgwpoSDyXxZkNaIS9ziLdW0SKvsZ_XzSv6yqe4e0LrjWEhEbYgN0slM/s2048/20210808_144830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Coastal Gun" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyCq52OeCWpNGehf_ZoyS8WYC_50GqqHzKKTD8uc0YNHgdudLPxgdfJhH6SoXHDD90FxJ7-cfXjoIAif9VsSNOcgwpoSDyXxZkNaIS9ziLdW0SKvsZ_XzSv6yqe4e0LrjWEhEbYgN0slM/w640-h480/20210808_144830.jpg" title="28mm Coastal Gun" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you look at a Google search for Tarawa costal guns you will see lots of refence pics...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Its basically a turret gun which the turret has been cut away. Probably due to heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>An example of an actual gun on Tarawa, some have doors (square doors some half circle at top) some have not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a slight angle on the front curved face from top to bottom on the original. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I need to make it so!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD-uTN3UQBvczHP3SNWmtwC8YM1LrjSfE3QCy_-eFeMdoFea-_wkOlvrlddtgdAxUBfJuUN-k8bFeFH-KAsMEawTgWtO0FTSNBCewh7cWyUzSlxisR0qLUafaAOy0PeFeOe6IuuL_8Few/s2048/20210831_170841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Coastal Gun" border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD-uTN3UQBvczHP3SNWmtwC8YM1LrjSfE3QCy_-eFeMdoFea-_wkOlvrlddtgdAxUBfJuUN-k8bFeFH-KAsMEawTgWtO0FTSNBCewh7cWyUzSlxisR0qLUafaAOy0PeFeOe6IuuL_8Few/w640-h398/20210831_170841.jpg" title="28mm Coastal Gun" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the print is ok.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtw9YKQ1LGaAAxeKnk2trTK2hsxPes8EHrEZmFOxlflxcnRicLD2NMdOLskeWXOsGyFTkugEoDAvzv7CvRZE6siP1zv6EBagu04qyrC7IwwhDzEtiez8OZb2dLhC6kkQI5Bm46iIP5ae1/s2048/20210831_170957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtw9YKQ1LGaAAxeKnk2trTK2hsxPes8EHrEZmFOxlflxcnRicLD2NMdOLskeWXOsGyFTkugEoDAvzv7CvRZE6siP1zv6EBagu04qyrC7IwwhDzEtiez8OZb2dLhC6kkQI5Bm46iIP5ae1/w400-h313/20210831_170957.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The roof and rear of the turret are gone they cut them off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfstCV-vSkexhZYYEEhxDzdl6iLDDc3V88cBIF8pafSu0Gfu48qquvQkHIskEetDvegMr1KsTSV7dK1LLy7vFGvOG8M1rMG2zRG1j3KzHmQ1zv86VvjVmjkuaix5Bqab_2awrc4qee-P92/s2582/20210902_093524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Coastal Gun" border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2582" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfstCV-vSkexhZYYEEhxDzdl6iLDDc3V88cBIF8pafSu0Gfu48qquvQkHIskEetDvegMr1KsTSV7dK1LLy7vFGvOG8M1rMG2zRG1j3KzHmQ1zv86VvjVmjkuaix5Bqab_2awrc4qee-P92/w640-h302/20210902_093524.jpg" title="28mm Coastal Gun" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then used an 88 gun breach and extended it - the barrel (and diameter). </div><div style="text-align: center;">The base of the gun chassis was given a magnet to attach to the casement base - to enable easier storage.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then had to add some filler to get the angle on the front top to bottom. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My 3d drawing skills were not able to work out the angle on the curve! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh18_KGD-Cy72Vk59X5waknhrXX0l687_Rgnz-chDIIX-gyFxqGdrJWsVfYLd-wc8zVugbUA1Yi6mIXEYdQsMq1_VprpQPEmQweydZSTJkoLgQW9tGjY8cRvhDLkQKStwL94GlVWLxl16/s2591/20210902_093551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="2591" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh18_KGD-Cy72Vk59X5waknhrXX0l687_Rgnz-chDIIX-gyFxqGdrJWsVfYLd-wc8zVugbUA1Yi6mIXEYdQsMq1_VprpQPEmQweydZSTJkoLgQW9tGjY8cRvhDLkQKStwL94GlVWLxl16/w400-h188/20210902_093551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks ok when painted up Most have a small window cut into the side.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBgdzxRoQNZFp5w_7-5BkvRM7M4u7lzgiwBZBOJ9wM9YCLGEp1VcsS7sO_nqzPI8bbCnGalhzfhDTgq6HrUNCj6-tPHhVtYq5wr7-3hZtOVyxV_y1D3wGcySWblNzriWoNqrn8zzeyVsk/s2048/20210902_155311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBgdzxRoQNZFp5w_7-5BkvRM7M4u7lzgiwBZBOJ9wM9YCLGEp1VcsS7sO_nqzPI8bbCnGalhzfhDTgq6HrUNCj6-tPHhVtYq5wr7-3hZtOVyxV_y1D3wGcySWblNzriWoNqrn8zzeyVsk/w640-h480/20210902_155311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I added some "vintage WW2" posters and a camouflage net. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A lot of the actual gun pictures show camo net or cloth material over the firing area. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I assume they roll it to the side for action stations. But its so big they would need it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVn3xHZo4UvoweDFvTFI6jEzpKtNKLmEqVEpRU5zdtJsCNEF8xwhx-PcXyl5k7Q2Uvga6m6h80nEbAgHm_DusYvCAzBqELAegxbnxj9MeglUR2S7-LGe0hFmTGG5WXRvPQLr1rSAji9r/s4032/20210920_183705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVn3xHZo4UvoweDFvTFI6jEzpKtNKLmEqVEpRU5zdtJsCNEF8xwhx-PcXyl5k7Q2Uvga6m6h80nEbAgHm_DusYvCAzBqELAegxbnxj9MeglUR2S7-LGe0hFmTGG5WXRvPQLr1rSAji9r/w640-h480/20210920_183705.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4Dr0cckuQN9VQ2kLpb1donxEr145YAFnJM6CK6h15R12PGOuTPh9LVhiGv5mgWZNl2Q6gWr-sDO3wCu86kHB5vSMjc4klIMrvYldIkHydz6Xg5NMp9BPlUkOXGfH4tTvXCtWuQ0y_mf4/s4032/20210920_183816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4Dr0cckuQN9VQ2kLpb1donxEr145YAFnJM6CK6h15R12PGOuTPh9LVhiGv5mgWZNl2Q6gWr-sDO3wCu86kHB5vSMjc4klIMrvYldIkHydz6Xg5NMp9BPlUkOXGfH4tTvXCtWuQ0y_mf4/w640-h480/20210920_183816.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">The radio, table and map were added - I don't know if they will stay as I still need to get the crew inside! The GI figure is just for scale.</div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFHxZJ1NsuOYcdxQ-9n2pKrHyrIvPwkGu5gWDwZDtHQZ9lzDI4fkFgUtfGX8253wjbpJgG5ITDqLgmdzwqyRHExqc0jPabhzVLcoKMR4lS1taD5N8GlGt3Ne9WDzWn7F3OJQ8SVfpu49G/s4032/20210920_183838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFHxZJ1NsuOYcdxQ-9n2pKrHyrIvPwkGu5gWDwZDtHQZ9lzDI4fkFgUtfGX8253wjbpJgG5ITDqLgmdzwqyRHExqc0jPabhzVLcoKMR4lS1taD5N8GlGt3Ne9WDzWn7F3OJQ8SVfpu49G/w640-h480/20210920_183838.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and yes ...its a map of Tarawa on the table</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IlEV-Jt73AazCch1cpVtrbdOzDTQ4bB4u3gni7c3tmHoTIerZ8wm1T24it4LwehfVMjHJaLz-S6-BxzQ1bzujEhAI0aDvPWDTMsxr0HKPZLeR7n_qfGRYliP5PMNoTm1dgIQtJqF3chg/s4032/20210920_183856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IlEV-Jt73AazCch1cpVtrbdOzDTQ4bB4u3gni7c3tmHoTIerZ8wm1T24it4LwehfVMjHJaLz-S6-BxzQ1bzujEhAI0aDvPWDTMsxr0HKPZLeR7n_qfGRYliP5PMNoTm1dgIQtJqF3chg/w400-h300/20210920_183856.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ2BRO905e_nQBgqw3-b099k_h24YVnS7uiNdgdJfWCxAlF_cvkNm-2pFVSbxYhLMIGgks1mD0pQJBpa2i-VjTI-CNWuwo-oo35Z3HsnBDt1xhlQf98wNOKL2QPgfiTXF1Nm7ymqDiIcr/s4032/20210920_183919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ2BRO905e_nQBgqw3-b099k_h24YVnS7uiNdgdJfWCxAlF_cvkNm-2pFVSbxYhLMIGgks1mD0pQJBpa2i-VjTI-CNWuwo-oo35Z3HsnBDt1xhlQf98wNOKL2QPgfiTXF1Nm7ymqDiIcr/w640-h480/20210920_183919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Overall it looks ok and can now represent the type of 8 inch gun we need on Tarawa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So now I just need to get a crew...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVn3xHZo4UvoweDFvTFI6jEzpKtNKLmEqVEpRU5zdtJsCNEF8xwhx-PcXyl5k7Q2Uvga6m6h80nEbAgHm_DusYvCAzBqELAegxbnxj9MeglUR2S7-LGe0hFmTGG5WXRvPQLr1rSAji9r/s4032/20210920_183705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm coastal gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVn3xHZo4UvoweDFvTFI6jEzpKtNKLmEqVEpRU5zdtJsCNEF8xwhx-PcXyl5k7Q2Uvga6m6h80nEbAgHm_DusYvCAzBqELAegxbnxj9MeglUR2S7-LGe0hFmTGG5WXRvPQLr1rSAji9r/w640-h480/20210920_183705.jpg" title="28mm coastal gun" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div> <br /><p><br /></p><p> </p></div></div></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-54359635443747838642021-08-30T04:08:00.004-07:002022-04-21T09:52:00.066-07:0028mm Jungle Terrain<p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">28mm Jungle Terrain</span></b></p><p>For our Pacific beach game I also found a small MDF hut/building. So to enhance it I cut up some bristles from an old paint brush and glued them onto the roof, drilled out some windows and put in some 3d printed shutters, then placed more bristles on them, printed some chairs and a table...</p><p><br /></p><p>The flag pole has a magnet on the base for storage.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J1KrCiwAVoD52Ezm1kbeega0WAzWqzZvDQa20Gk5KYH25PhriDYeZ3FcqusWt7-mD8e5J-Yg2NBcLJOcWVnri7HaCbkF6wxqdCpCp_XGGpzNAu5EJPdPDOpWk_BmT9PlB4oWc_VVDDSG/s2048/20210830_113726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J1KrCiwAVoD52Ezm1kbeega0WAzWqzZvDQa20Gk5KYH25PhriDYeZ3FcqusWt7-mD8e5J-Yg2NBcLJOcWVnri7HaCbkF6wxqdCpCp_XGGpzNAu5EJPdPDOpWk_BmT9PlB4oWc_VVDDSG/w480-h640/20210830_113726.jpg" title="28mm Jungle" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Some propaganda posters were printed and added. I also raised the original kit onto some stilts to make it look better. Then had to add a ladder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFb5q1jEXUwb5MrmUUiK6TFobZxkLcN96clYFjsIvMZzwFLG_wF66t-tM6hr6rxDYjc9OcTF2XLMEJQ5g4jrD0C5wK32yo6KXGxYyRE9cnYRry5BdMmT0CB-x2XeUeZ4TZT4Q4v6RbzwT/s2048/20210830_113715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle Terrain" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFb5q1jEXUwb5MrmUUiK6TFobZxkLcN96clYFjsIvMZzwFLG_wF66t-tM6hr6rxDYjc9OcTF2XLMEJQ5g4jrD0C5wK32yo6KXGxYyRE9cnYRry5BdMmT0CB-x2XeUeZ4TZT4Q4v6RbzwT/w640-h480/20210830_113715.jpg" title="28mm Jungle Terrain" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi_PjbQPjRIZ0U-4Zt-Py2TJqqKVBPZItbqZEwA3jo7qyhpmp7J3EFLhpIBwSKUHgmi3-8Cq69MSiWYHQxfG-nQ0_D1MH-LSciMUVnL7j4N3IDQaK7wxbepTSTBxeadGGnpytYUjM72Px/s2048/20210830_113556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle Terrain" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi_PjbQPjRIZ0U-4Zt-Py2TJqqKVBPZItbqZEwA3jo7qyhpmp7J3EFLhpIBwSKUHgmi3-8Cq69MSiWYHQxfG-nQ0_D1MH-LSciMUVnL7j4N3IDQaK7wxbepTSTBxeadGGnpytYUjM72Px/w640-h480/20210830_113556.jpg" title="28mm Jungle Terrain" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: If you look close enough on the map you might be able to see/guess which island we heading for lol. Its Tarawa!</div><p></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhStFzHIHfIn8SGihsWDGIIMHbt7js5TlVydBkhWj5cH8OmBqZkes1UDTrxK1UmlbkRJWxzDQZY0Pqn6QeVK-Lw_kOv5LcHfWR6Q-LcYSiMpGq11cd1kXLeJPrQZkDWmxg6BGjY9UhURs/s2048/20210830_113549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle Terrain" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhStFzHIHfIn8SGihsWDGIIMHbt7js5TlVydBkhWj5cH8OmBqZkes1UDTrxK1UmlbkRJWxzDQZY0Pqn6QeVK-Lw_kOv5LcHfWR6Q-LcYSiMpGq11cd1kXLeJPrQZkDWmxg6BGjY9UhURs/w640-h480/20210830_113549.jpg" title="28mm Jungle Terrain" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It turned out ok for a quick conversion of a mdf kit that was just lying around. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The side widows were added and a window frame 3d printed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also see our previous post on the Pacific and our u tube video.</div> <p></p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-45947736108895176392021-06-26T10:11:00.021-07:002021-12-09T05:19:45.238-08:00 28mm Pacific <p><b> 28mm Pacific Game part 7</b></p><p>So our new mats arrived and they look great (from Deep Cut in their mousemat material). So we placed some troops on one just for the photos.... we cannot wait to get a game on it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> The beach mat is below.... we have two other mats (sea and grass) but I cannot show them as we have no table space big enough - we are not in a large hall yet.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikN1WCoHJwsigcuzyfJfE1t98iE0jyzPFOtLdDhNCQu1yzp4728_feAk1SE5Q3ovZ_wfjcwNHcgo5kMrTAVgnPhazoE2RkoCJxboyd9p6uQWZK0e7F2IOtxMswlgyhIXWWPfU9iiYPV1rX/s2048/20210623_155937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikN1WCoHJwsigcuzyfJfE1t98iE0jyzPFOtLdDhNCQu1yzp4728_feAk1SE5Q3ovZ_wfjcwNHcgo5kMrTAVgnPhazoE2RkoCJxboyd9p6uQWZK0e7F2IOtxMswlgyhIXWWPfU9iiYPV1rX/w640-h480/20210623_155937.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We like the sand trails on the mat. Very effective. <br />The sea wall sections are still to have sand added to the slope. We didn't know what the sand mat colour would be..so we just waited.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4-E3BsO-FaB287h50GkWLndYJ9hqXWArraPiHZqX60deEQtoLlZlY6xiqWDxUZ2U9zdjNsv0GXyKMiJdkA0ATi33yweRzT0MYFZ_3NZxgtLMgx5IaLZTCsXZwDI0E9a3tQ65rekYER_m/s2048/20210622_143258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm jungle bolt action" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4-E3BsO-FaB287h50GkWLndYJ9hqXWArraPiHZqX60deEQtoLlZlY6xiqWDxUZ2U9zdjNsv0GXyKMiJdkA0ATi33yweRzT0MYFZ_3NZxgtLMgx5IaLZTCsXZwDI0E9a3tQ65rekYER_m/w640-h480/20210622_143258.jpg" title="28mm jungle bolt action" width="640" /></a></div><div>The 3d printed LVT1's look good and clear scenery bases look good (apart from glare of light). The aquarium plants are cut and then hot glued and painted. We are also working on taller palm trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">T<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4m0ZCpRBs_Qk2Go6cIRzfmuYva0R53XI4nwkWN7e2hqeIqaEVBq2XF0PQWRosXFoKVE1jrXCl8OiPdseMVXy8GebZUpU_S5ymf83C_GCE6EMByPToj5Nd74N2YY7gC3cag3tR2EjbquP/s2048/20210622_141113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm marine bolt action" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4m0ZCpRBs_Qk2Go6cIRzfmuYva0R53XI4nwkWN7e2hqeIqaEVBq2XF0PQWRosXFoKVE1jrXCl8OiPdseMVXy8GebZUpU_S5ymf83C_GCE6EMByPToj5Nd74N2YY7gC3cag3tR2EjbquP/w640-h480/20210622_141113.jpg" title="28mm marine bolt action" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The surf on the mat looks great and matches our wading Marines </div><div style="text-align: center;">(we plan to game our way to the actual beach on this section of the game).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #37474f; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #37474f; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-align: left;">p.s. we have made up about 100 marine wading figures and about 90 water causality figures, with about another 100 (full body marine figures) for the actual beach.</span><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #37474f; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-align: left;"> It should look good.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUguDb2UWlM_ixK9Od_Cd3MCd69IeVPvfMcNrI6lUa5gZjDwz68m7OOmcpJMupQY-ZFVaNy3Uq7_XB60IKaT2yHcHoECk47sO-KdWOrg0cg_xkE97NuxdjFduV0VIPEedWtLZC1c7iJWDx/s2048/20210623_160026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUguDb2UWlM_ixK9Od_Cd3MCd69IeVPvfMcNrI6lUa5gZjDwz68m7OOmcpJMupQY-ZFVaNy3Uq7_XB60IKaT2yHcHoECk47sO-KdWOrg0cg_xkE97NuxdjFduV0VIPEedWtLZC1c7iJWDx/w640-h480/20210623_160026.jpg" title="28mm Marine Bolt Action" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is unfinished (the sea wall) but I like how the (made of blue foam) sea wall looked after hot wiring and etching. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRaqgrZJdV-epHdsi0KFoU_7XiMxNlv4yLK8fETzjfkc7-zArXMYVWDwYGLpDHPZUnH9Cp2aP5qwyOfirP15x9HQOMk2aiyBKShEdKZmtIYQBkRZTJUJCb-QdUtdKGIeWTV365Z16H7pb/s2048/20210623_160420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRaqgrZJdV-epHdsi0KFoU_7XiMxNlv4yLK8fETzjfkc7-zArXMYVWDwYGLpDHPZUnH9Cp2aP5qwyOfirP15x9HQOMk2aiyBKShEdKZmtIYQBkRZTJUJCb-QdUtdKGIeWTV365Z16H7pb/w640-h480/20210623_160420.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Really like the look of the clear bases - these are just punched from A4 plastic sheet.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVfeY1MiLZtWnjwOF95c3C6tAJNx0GAruWWx5YaA_qh2Ks5QHHOqMnW6FvsG4-wtXTMu5QUz7oEld9IhwrdH1aLhyphenhyphenjakF31D1sLefTyJ7oac2zNwPmQPqtQPDn_r71mnyzdJvWmHW92LT/s2048/20210623_193401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Japanese Bolt Action" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVfeY1MiLZtWnjwOF95c3C6tAJNx0GAruWWx5YaA_qh2Ks5QHHOqMnW6FvsG4-wtXTMu5QUz7oEld9IhwrdH1aLhyphenhyphenjakF31D1sLefTyJ7oac2zNwPmQPqtQPDn_r71mnyzdJvWmHW92LT/w552-h640/20210623_193401.jpg" title="28mm Japanese Bolt Action" width="552" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is just some of the hand to hand guys we have made for close assaults.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66MrHc-EkUSw_mS9zEL0zmJujLzO6gvHgGNcRTYjx63VqpXdohGolmB_A14BMPqCYUAeDv_75F4bpV5ZOX67FuUgRca-v7j2JGij1_jvwKX6xBOuA8gWvZLdaSdQm9OcP6rIu9hUFYzhn/s2048/20210626_093919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle Terrain" border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66MrHc-EkUSw_mS9zEL0zmJujLzO6gvHgGNcRTYjx63VqpXdohGolmB_A14BMPqCYUAeDv_75F4bpV5ZOX67FuUgRca-v7j2JGij1_jvwKX6xBOuA8gWvZLdaSdQm9OcP6rIu9hUFYzhn/w640-h342/20210626_093919.jpg" title="28mm Jungle Terrain" width="640" /></a></div>I think the tropical look of the plastic plants, lichen, cork and clump foliage works for our 28mm. These were still to be weathered and highlighted but you can see the effect. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsP1HGRgqbIAcyX8s2cOyPW9TQj7aXAbXKV5niOogRQ-hQ03HwgNn484SOAvMbH6FZkQlA9BM5PHwB2v6sDhpJ8ebEvCe5b6TmAa0dQP4YihUwmuTL89wYm_88emCQi6QQxtayTV1sYAc/s2048/20210622_141007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsP1HGRgqbIAcyX8s2cOyPW9TQj7aXAbXKV5niOogRQ-hQ03HwgNn484SOAvMbH6FZkQlA9BM5PHwB2v6sDhpJ8ebEvCe5b6TmAa0dQP4YihUwmuTL89wYm_88emCQi6QQxtayTV1sYAc/w640-h480/20210622_141007.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We will have LVT1's at different depths / heights to match the mat position. Above some Marines climb out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv8zLcU1cqRtAP7Ov5B_xgdr5Hc5MANut86U4lYo_UqAWR1KyX66wDWtvEsJlPugmu5WWvF0N8gZypkzuxh8vaIh903z2aquTgi6tlc6tyRS3mXY4M0QdTXQAAiLEOWeNhzjA8BNGnh3b/s2048/20210622_141132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle terrain" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv8zLcU1cqRtAP7Ov5B_xgdr5Hc5MANut86U4lYo_UqAWR1KyX66wDWtvEsJlPugmu5WWvF0N8gZypkzuxh8vaIh903z2aquTgi6tlc6tyRS3mXY4M0QdTXQAAiLEOWeNhzjA8BNGnh3b/w640-h480/20210622_141132.jpg" title="28mm Jungle terrain" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The beach boys...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsr6TohwVBQjygkYPzvfd50Q7rvsJOVh6BBLJZ1g_eKzAkySZJEOqUF3Bdv2JDeEPDRA_qm0AibYOT6QeEMC0naow0cVWEXZFKn5_wsPOOaBQ1ILND4kWZow5abkQ6XL8plFeh-t1DXtdU/s2048/20210622_141059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsr6TohwVBQjygkYPzvfd50Q7rvsJOVh6BBLJZ1g_eKzAkySZJEOqUF3Bdv2JDeEPDRA_qm0AibYOT6QeEMC0naow0cVWEXZFKn5_wsPOOaBQ1ILND4kWZow5abkQ6XL8plFeh-t1DXtdU/w640-h480/20210622_141059.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We have a few LVT1 s unloading. Marines in the shallower water are waist to knee in it. Others are in it up to chest but will be further from the shore.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbj3AudNJr8L8CPxOd93iSmRp4FuzDo_W3yvk19bZ9qI153Q_gRTIH223IrBnMqFi26m3ufL1FzpJdaJI65F7Q8fkdN5BjqyfXFzVJ1Rm6kIY5IroNRl8T1qM7Zcp6n9bD_ayHytz2Gl_/s2048/20210622_141700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pacific 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbj3AudNJr8L8CPxOd93iSmRp4FuzDo_W3yvk19bZ9qI153Q_gRTIH223IrBnMqFi26m3ufL1FzpJdaJI65F7Q8fkdN5BjqyfXFzVJ1Rm6kIY5IroNRl8T1qM7Zcp6n9bD_ayHytz2Gl_/w640-h480/20210622_141700.jpg" title="Pacific 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> With some of our LVTs exploding - these blend into the mats nicely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black and white has a feel all in its own.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gd79sIzEEalAUe2rt_RbiYY9Edu3wx7a8pc4TPxLrQvyQ6j969BV3d-4WePa74CQ7qXR1PhwtE5V46Nt4rtd4MsLSCJI0Bo6Qlm62fdiKeKL_auLcHIKxZEj5O_a4Lyd31S1Vod33DAS/s2048/20210630_161158+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tarawa" border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="2048" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gd79sIzEEalAUe2rt_RbiYY9Edu3wx7a8pc4TPxLrQvyQ6j969BV3d-4WePa74CQ7qXR1PhwtE5V46Nt4rtd4MsLSCJI0Bo6Qlm62fdiKeKL_auLcHIKxZEj5O_a4Lyd31S1Vod33DAS/w640-h442/20210630_161158+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Tarawa" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkw8q6V4JQM_QFjsDCLAYBUDanyLDgnpOnMHgq57YpUFxH5e6w6joAmXUAkprKRVpaIvVZRQcUeXnduatgatE6szocZ2H_lFna2bg_nmWpcxDrwMbZGfPFsgtbSBD40hAYO2nuXZC8oxy/s2048/20210622_142120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle terrain" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkw8q6V4JQM_QFjsDCLAYBUDanyLDgnpOnMHgq57YpUFxH5e6w6joAmXUAkprKRVpaIvVZRQcUeXnduatgatE6szocZ2H_lFna2bg_nmWpcxDrwMbZGfPFsgtbSBD40hAYO2nuXZC8oxy/w640-h480/20210622_142120.jpg" title="28mm Jungle terrain" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also like the undulating sand effect on the mat. Nice mats Deep Cut. We can't wait to play!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We just need to sort out the rest of the tropical scenery.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div><br /><br />Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-39789224222507964172021-06-05T07:43:00.011-07:002023-12-01T04:51:27.355-08:0028mm Pacific Part 6<p> So this is a quick post to let you all know how our 28mm WW2 Pacific game is progressing.</p><p>Video link... <a href="https://youtu.be/j_l5PiYoTkk">https://youtu.be/j_l5PiYoTkk</a> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAyPcFDJ38yk7xWKlV520hThYBtrkP1U8aNTvuZnRNdNtedJFX8vH5g3IAE-m-54uGHZexhTEWNKCvYdNHUNBO5ulbn4BFtCFi0ryZpHEgoAvL4bCi27XePkRVJy83x9NIEOWtD06VZDi/s2048/20210519_200753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAyPcFDJ38yk7xWKlV520hThYBtrkP1U8aNTvuZnRNdNtedJFX8vH5g3IAE-m-54uGHZexhTEWNKCvYdNHUNBO5ulbn4BFtCFi0ryZpHEgoAvL4bCi27XePkRVJy83x9NIEOWtD06VZDi/w640-h480/20210519_200753.jpg" title="28mm Pacific" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Above : An LVT1 enters the danger zone !</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>We thought about the mats for the game....our "go too" place is <b><i>Deep Cut</i></b>. Their mats are really great. We have used the Cobblestone mouse mats for our Stalingrad game. They just sit really well - very flat. Really good to look at. So we have now ordered the "Waterworld" and "Beach" mats (with a little help / donation from Donald -you know who you are!).. We already have a DC grass mat. This means we will have access to three 6 x 4 foot mats to play on. Totalling a play area 12 x 6 foot.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">.Below: one of the three <b><i>Deep Cut </i></b>mats we will be using.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_AhadbbS9caKoLDIqr4VYOYGgeCvu7COLJyViCrY1nsesSrXGeUPWHHwK16uqGSLa1RWmYUIiADDOO3xPNhTptHGxPX2uochN-G3o4DoAnd_fFf_4Ha8Y_sF3wxAy9nsM1WWkeIIrxpk/s800/beach+mat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_AhadbbS9caKoLDIqr4VYOYGgeCvu7COLJyViCrY1nsesSrXGeUPWHHwK16uqGSLa1RWmYUIiADDOO3xPNhTptHGxPX2uochN-G3o4DoAnd_fFf_4Ha8Y_sF3wxAy9nsM1WWkeIIrxpk/w400-h300/beach+mat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to see these mats and get some figures on them - they look tremendous.</div><p><br /></p><p>We started also looking for some jungle <b>landscape and foliage</b>. This was quite a quest... most of the ready made commercial kit is expensive and we need a lot. So this lead us down the fish tank root! </p><p>So looking around we found something at the correct height and bought some samples (approx. £5 for a 12 inch sq. grid) for testing..</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We bought two sheets of aquarium grass...as you can see from the picture its plastic turfs set onto a mesh grid.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrXcAIj9-QveNyqsJfEaikuUUeCWg90pRmxrCU-rYYNw3EkmsRZN8t2ve-OZ6oLXhxjPGh9lzz1gMPjpkcyADeqF6KF5vIjswn-BjAHDPnVOvcbIhhidOeGrNRmJrMR0YDem9Mt6bPG7C/s2048/20210604_151452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrXcAIj9-QveNyqsJfEaikuUUeCWg90pRmxrCU-rYYNw3EkmsRZN8t2ve-OZ6oLXhxjPGh9lzz1gMPjpkcyADeqF6KF5vIjswn-BjAHDPnVOvcbIhhidOeGrNRmJrMR0YDem9Mt6bPG7C/w480-h640/20210604_151452.jpg" title="28mm Jungle" width="480" /></a></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The turfs can be pulled out of the grid. Each turf can then be cut into 4 separate turfs.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZtBlAHn8IQNlEY-bvmqZeq_EkMr7Akdl3cvE_NumM3wWwdHsMk8OYpFHwdyK3R4FIKPRqnxH9jrlR9G7UWF9h7PSeQcrF4_e3SD0d7mticEAxM1Vi-LvxvsS_qEG_qGcome439UneADV/s2048/20210517_152539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZtBlAHn8IQNlEY-bvmqZeq_EkMr7Akdl3cvE_NumM3wWwdHsMk8OYpFHwdyK3R4FIKPRqnxH9jrlR9G7UWF9h7PSeQcrF4_e3SD0d7mticEAxM1Vi-LvxvsS_qEG_qGcome439UneADV/w400-h300/20210517_152539.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">After it was cut up we then needed to fix it back to an upright position again. To do this we went back to our clear bases (made from thin (2mm) clear A4 acetate sheets). We could even just cut larger sections too give a jungle feel but keep a movement for vehicles and troops.. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cut up clumps were then hot glued onto the clear bases, then the hot glue painted over with green!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_4UMKoXUwzaZ4ZYm-RQvKVvwlbFIbLic6HdDbR-dgqCykiDtw0xJw1qWKB3ekMAugYmiFfM-oiTecIJ_I3XEXnEn16NNTt7lSZgO63s1eAM2yereBtUPbiUu1Q4GD2jrMcHVS7a269yA/s2048/20210518_003643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Foliage" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_4UMKoXUwzaZ4ZYm-RQvKVvwlbFIbLic6HdDbR-dgqCykiDtw0xJw1qWKB3ekMAugYmiFfM-oiTecIJ_I3XEXnEn16NNTt7lSZgO63s1eAM2yereBtUPbiUu1Q4GD2jrMcHVS7a269yA/w640-h480/20210518_003643.jpg" title="28mm Foliage" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwerKvcoXr-x4gDCPt7e6_KwW565tT6Bqh7W4ez4cMvNbxCz5UNKg8DVaYFqr_FFQ_sS_Cp9uVJ4_CbE8l-tDZQ0gcoLOu6kgqPiCx3Rnp7_cto1F2bNy607UaaY6vzOUdJoIm88v6m2N/s2048/20210519_141747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwerKvcoXr-x4gDCPt7e6_KwW565tT6Bqh7W4ez4cMvNbxCz5UNKg8DVaYFqr_FFQ_sS_Cp9uVJ4_CbE8l-tDZQ0gcoLOu6kgqPiCx3Rnp7_cto1F2bNy607UaaY6vzOUdJoIm88v6m2N/w640-h480/20210519_141747.jpg" title="28mm Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><p>We then sourced some "cake decorations" for our Palm Trees - these were the most cost effective ones we could fine. These are also hot glued onto larger free cut bases of varying shapes with the grass clumps added.. </p><p>p.s. the red digestive biscuits in the background are an essential accessory LOL. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwerKvcoXr-x4gDCPt7e6_KwW565tT6Bqh7W4ez4cMvNbxCz5UNKg8DVaYFqr_FFQ_sS_Cp9uVJ4_CbE8l-tDZQ0gcoLOu6kgqPiCx3Rnp7_cto1F2bNy607UaaY6vzOUdJoIm88v6m2N/s2048/20210519_141747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwerKvcoXr-x4gDCPt7e6_KwW565tT6Bqh7W4ez4cMvNbxCz5UNKg8DVaYFqr_FFQ_sS_Cp9uVJ4_CbE8l-tDZQ0gcoLOu6kgqPiCx3Rnp7_cto1F2bNy607UaaY6vzOUdJoIm88v6m2N/w640-h480/20210519_141747.jpg" title="28mm Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0AlojP_2rydyZXveclcRTowk8TuomUlkeJURwvfR45lWnBtsBi3nQJ_pc01VrpN0IW2nNvS46B0Cv79uGDLEJnvFB9Hmj927xTceB8WS-myT2LmBZEvWZt2ukV9qA6p5TWugPrsQkfDt/s2048/20210517_152457+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm jungle scenery" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0AlojP_2rydyZXveclcRTowk8TuomUlkeJURwvfR45lWnBtsBi3nQJ_pc01VrpN0IW2nNvS46B0Cv79uGDLEJnvFB9Hmj927xTceB8WS-myT2LmBZEvWZt2ukV9qA6p5TWugPrsQkfDt/w300-h400/20210517_152457+%25281%2529.jpg" title="28mm jungle scenery" width="300" /></a></p><p>The scale is ok (28mm figure) but our trees could be slightly larger but being plastic they are very durable and robust. Also we have made lots of additional larger palm trees with pipe cleaners and paper to supplement for the height - see previous posts. </p>We even put some bunkers together with thin wooden dowels and hot glue. Then weathered and added some foliage. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kE9h7irPUJa442HaoqAhyphenhyphenXaGbaPzF7pFdNyhFTJ2Jd0Muu5H0hzacQkv8MYzccJZ_yyFQ2RRhX82DNRpaeps6eXa8WV3pWZ3X3SqEjfJGHn97LqMfVGW8HMl_U4_ZxuX_c19VN4PBx9n/s2048/20210603_153106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kE9h7irPUJa442HaoqAhyphenhyphenXaGbaPzF7pFdNyhFTJ2Jd0Muu5H0hzacQkv8MYzccJZ_yyFQ2RRhX82DNRpaeps6eXa8WV3pWZ3X3SqEjfJGHn97LqMfVGW8HMl_U4_ZxuX_c19VN4PBx9n/w640-h480/20210603_153106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We also 3d printed the typical armoured Japanese pillboxes and added some foliage to blend them -a little. </p><p>With the larger pieces...we made some "gaps" so that troops could be placed in the grass cover/ambush.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFPWQuLhWsP3TH2isL-5kes6jVm8I3XGGQLccS_y41ShHavc2qBXCkd3rhQ8E8FP4D7H-FpBjAkXkaM13rG4bJULXb2lJjBo27I6NZbaYkA0_u5SSW4oyUQGVuQzRmci2WCWJXJkd8YdA/s2048/20210603_210305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Jungle" border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2048" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFPWQuLhWsP3TH2isL-5kes6jVm8I3XGGQLccS_y41ShHavc2qBXCkd3rhQ8E8FP4D7H-FpBjAkXkaM13rG4bJULXb2lJjBo27I6NZbaYkA0_u5SSW4oyUQGVuQzRmci2WCWJXJkd8YdA/w640-h452/20210603_210305.jpg" title="28mm Jungle" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzQ-pwTi5EscAdWBItZ9okAftfjN-5vn5pUID7gTsb0MdfiyHD8oDjuD_a5nqYGTO_o-8DcS1dFSaf72L2II-gEewA4rRxzuKmX9I4bUK_4R60Z5MhIRo03Y3KVqkGV6FFHO9OzATDU8R/s2048/20210603_210443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="2048" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzQ-pwTi5EscAdWBItZ9okAftfjN-5vn5pUID7gTsb0MdfiyHD8oDjuD_a5nqYGTO_o-8DcS1dFSaf72L2II-gEewA4rRxzuKmX9I4bUK_4R60Z5MhIRo03Y3KVqkGV6FFHO9OzATDU8R/w640-h364/20210603_210443.jpg" title="28mm Pacific" width="640" /></a></div>The overall effect is cool. But I cannot wait to see these on the DC mats. We can cover about 4x2 foot. with the £25 pounds worth of jungle kit - at this density. So we may need more but I think this is a great alternative to the off the shelf stuff. <div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1YR6DC4gf-sGGWtO-xeQwlzJifBUnhThaXSWrfMz6hyLLwt2T-1v3NyC9zz8wAzALq9BZrfmPNxhNhB5P4XmALWAqqzfumBNTRCiiHpKRW36CJWhiAl1ESh4QthDye2DLSR8gNxu6FSr/s2048/20210517_152659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="28mm Marine" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1YR6DC4gf-sGGWtO-xeQwlzJifBUnhThaXSWrfMz6hyLLwt2T-1v3NyC9zz8wAzALq9BZrfmPNxhNhB5P4XmALWAqqzfumBNTRCiiHpKRW36CJWhiAl1ESh4QthDye2DLSR8gNxu6FSr/w640-h480/20210517_152659.jpg" title="28mm Marine" width="640" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This looks ok even before we paint wash the grass. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also had some left over US Marine spare parts but had no torso/bodies....so the green stuff came out. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o5DM2z1J0ewxa44bN-WmayCdW1Pp8uVOXn6OrtYkR1aAm-S_KyR8YBZSsY88oXkYP10iuAQ9ndbpRNR1mhZaPqr58tVg6n9aPQazLCf4mtdYvMNhOcv1XdbiX-_mdh0PrRdC0rIoyTCJ/s2048/20210419_173054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Marines" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o5DM2z1J0ewxa44bN-WmayCdW1Pp8uVOXn6OrtYkR1aAm-S_KyR8YBZSsY88oXkYP10iuAQ9ndbpRNR1mhZaPqr58tVg6n9aPQazLCf4mtdYvMNhOcv1XdbiX-_mdh0PrRdC0rIoyTCJ/w480-h640/20210419_173054.jpg" title="28mm Marines" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thought we might need a medic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXailK_AhIVXXOT5sXzG9uchl9FKcFpecF234xirldKTqEb2-KRwLxMxivdpxfU7lEATxrdgmQiJnMRziJ8yBkNao8FbpgH2WA-J5zWAoYxK2RdnzHo5gmypj3HLOr7-vejSYv62qp8t3/s2048/20210420_092503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pacific Wargame" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXailK_AhIVXXOT5sXzG9uchl9FKcFpecF234xirldKTqEb2-KRwLxMxivdpxfU7lEATxrdgmQiJnMRziJ8yBkNao8FbpgH2WA-J5zWAoYxK2RdnzHo5gmypj3HLOr7-vejSYv62qp8t3/w640-h480/20210420_092503.jpg" title="Pacific Wargame" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More pics to follow...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also order up our "pop up" banner for any shows we will attend...they are pricey (so thanks to The Learning Zone our sponsor). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just ordered ... £24 worth of plastic aquarium plants....and I don't have any fish! and my tank a Sherman! LOL I will post some pics when they arrive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual if you have any spare US or JAP spare parts (helmets, weapons etc.) and wish to donate them - just PM us at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glasgowwarhog@gmail.com</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /> <p></p></div></div></div></div>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298970723383967190.post-50703252539490978432021-04-15T06:01:00.011-07:002021-12-11T03:16:12.091-08:0028mm WW2 Pacific Part 5<p> So this is another part of the US Pacific campaign game - built in the boredom of lockdown. </p><p>I 3d printed another few LVT1's and put some marines around them...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyMDC_uzpHIvtaTSwR5NzpScDcQ-povVWgPIM-jFDBsYlQ7RoJGeXy0_R5R2KltYBLqs6YuXiRJDoZPzXHPC5XSTpn17tTtQ0rJmwiIeFbhQe-0aV-9EnbPqbHBbJHWnwieYARWz3VoZ_/s2048/20210415_000221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyMDC_uzpHIvtaTSwR5NzpScDcQ-povVWgPIM-jFDBsYlQ7RoJGeXy0_R5R2KltYBLqs6YuXiRJDoZPzXHPC5XSTpn17tTtQ0rJmwiIeFbhQe-0aV-9EnbPqbHBbJHWnwieYARWz3VoZ_/w640-h480/20210415_000221.jpg" title="28mm Pacific" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="text-align: center;">Wading marines were "chopped" to suit the water levels.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXh-Rn1k7e7V-n39vsLZYPz5kUw4hNECQZlhk9cz76tdJm1v5d8EZt3JMxg6WW335Mxog_8Du6kA5a4rF-yUg2CBs-SxOI4et4n719_5b7oq385Zbg2lEBhNx4-ojMBf_L6N9lMQgjYigs/s2048/20210415_000013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pacific 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXh-Rn1k7e7V-n39vsLZYPz5kUw4hNECQZlhk9cz76tdJm1v5d8EZt3JMxg6WW335Mxog_8Du6kA5a4rF-yUg2CBs-SxOI4et4n719_5b7oq385Zbg2lEBhNx4-ojMBf_L6N9lMQgjYigs/w640-h480/20210415_000013.jpg" title="Pacific 28mm" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below: The blown up LVT before painting...it was printed at an angle to the back then tilted to the side...green stuff used to fix in place the sticks with white cotton. Then spray painted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw-6wP1nTrwYRLwjpUdimRpz5Kal_MDkz9Bi-M6hQI-qUtbk2RBC6Y2Wt0wIkK2tvyFZ1voZbEf4mBU5Qs7mF1YwzcAmONPGTe5lLwIkVvJ_Hf_0Obj-IxWrR1zel8daxfstXaXznocBR/s2048/20210406_162928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw-6wP1nTrwYRLwjpUdimRpz5Kal_MDkz9Bi-M6hQI-qUtbk2RBC6Y2Wt0wIkK2tvyFZ1voZbEf4mBU5Qs7mF1YwzcAmONPGTe5lLwIkVvJ_Hf_0Obj-IxWrR1zel8daxfstXaXznocBR/w640-h480/20210406_162928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Troops were added but made to look like they were falling backwards...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId3-K34lp6itI8hCRk_M5-YLXquZ5sSSf3ylOQNmlXcwXRImQD4uUFEsT4UQQLLY6yg9Swl8bt3R0gUDGWFhmnuY3dCw1sid97Cy55WB5-pi-GoX-s12FiOysiKYIknD5mEu5nJEu73qK/s2048/20210412_225626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1:56 Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId3-K34lp6itI8hCRk_M5-YLXquZ5sSSf3ylOQNmlXcwXRImQD4uUFEsT4UQQLLY6yg9Swl8bt3R0gUDGWFhmnuY3dCw1sid97Cy55WB5-pi-GoX-s12FiOysiKYIknD5mEu5nJEu73qK/w640-h480/20210412_225626.jpg" title="1:56 Pacific" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAZJHdQk6HfNLTYJWTzqzbTIJ1KzWj2n_X989a8ugOBPXSwxW5OziGhZa0myMFdQ0zUmmm_RBLogzmU5bVhhTzQYEvqJnXVjb13twgdbzdGD-myGVTEC4QenrLOyOoFrPWCytBlasosU4/s2048/20210415_000143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bolt Action Pacific" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAZJHdQk6HfNLTYJWTzqzbTIJ1KzWj2n_X989a8ugOBPXSwxW5OziGhZa0myMFdQ0zUmmm_RBLogzmU5bVhhTzQYEvqJnXVjb13twgdbzdGD-myGVTEC4QenrLOyOoFrPWCytBlasosU4/w480-h640/20210415_000143.jpg" title="Bolt Action Pacific" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black and white picture looks different!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP2WDO1lF-LPE9ndkjC8jyVKBe7uXijQ41civFM9db7asfTcgGEGqw2f1WGmcUhY4nQmI-XtZM8sEHLdp58tLC-ECwhduXYGSXbRtnWl4Gc701WJRbfcjtjvCwGWqLqRK4Cp2I7W6VoGI/s2048/20210415_132430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pacific 28mm" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP2WDO1lF-LPE9ndkjC8jyVKBe7uXijQ41civFM9db7asfTcgGEGqw2f1WGmcUhY4nQmI-XtZM8sEHLdp58tLC-ECwhduXYGSXbRtnWl4Gc701WJRbfcjtjvCwGWqLqRK4Cp2I7W6VoGI/w480-h640/20210415_132430.jpg" title="Pacific 28mm" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Reminder - if you have any spare 28mm US heads, gear etc please email us if you want to donate them. </p>Glasgow Warhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.com0