Back to Omaha 2

 As a follow up to the last post, in addition to the trenches - I also got some more M4A1 Sherman's and I then printed out the snorkel exhausts from my own pla printer.

These came from 3D print valley (without the exhaust snorkels).

The tanks come surprisingly in 4 parts see below. 

I was impressed. I bought these to see what they were like (not a freebie) . These are really clean, flat prints with very little or no cleaning up. You really would need to look close to see print lines - if any. My own  pla printer could not get near this  quality. 

Meanwhile the Les Moulins side of the Omaha board has had a coat of base colour. Now the trenches are cut to size.

We still need to match it on the right side to the other board.

We also tried out the bunker (made from foam) by sinking it into the board. We are still to do the roof.

More flock and static grass needed!

Starting to get there... we want more beach/sand in front of the cliff so we are going to sand the orange/sand boards to blend in...and that will be for the other side as well

New half of our board...

It will also have a 4ft x 6ft sea mat in front of the beach . 

LVT 1 28mm damage markers

 LVT 28mm Damage Marker

So I did a few markers for the Pacific game. Four of them... for the land/beach side of our game.

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.

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.

I tried to make the LVT's look burnt out. This means we will have markers for both the sea mat and land mats.

From pictures the actual numbers on LVT's were quite roughly hand painted (not stencilled).

 

With one marker "just hit"...to add a bit of movement to the board..

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.

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.

So the 3d prints are mounted on plasticard or a blue foam base 

(high density foam cut to the shape using hot wire cutter).

Sdkfz 9 famo 3d print

3D Printed Famo SDKFZ 9

We printed some of these as support vehicles for the 28mm German pioneers. ..for our new Russian game (Stalingrad). See newer Stalingrad posts

The cab is covered at the sides by an extra tarp. Clever.

DETAIL IS VERY GOOD.

Nice vehicle...though its really big. Its a 24 hour print. 

I did a few for our Stalingrad game - see our other posts. this has roof down and a quad on the deck.

The WARHOGS ARE COMING...

Preparing for the the next big show at Falkirk , Carronade next month....just getting on track. 

Well 18ft on track really...get ready for a big game...

Lots still to do...

it's the town of  Essen ! Why not come along and  say hello.