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It's about miniatures big and small.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-53703515992360388902011-12-14T00:55:00.003+01:002011-12-14T10:27:29.956+01:0040K: My Son's (age 7) Dark Eldar and my Daughter's (age 4) NecronsMy children were always very interested in dad's hobby's. They both started painting miniatures at the age of about 2. On that age they just slammed paint on the miniatures (marines and empire), regardless of colour and drying times.<br />
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My Son<br />
A couple of months ago my son (then 6 years old) asked if he could start a real army...and while on holiday, exploring an unfamiliar city, we came across a hobby store. In holiday-mood, the kids could pick a toy for the rainy days. My son stopped at the Games-Workshop shelf and asked "Can I have one of these ?". "Sure, but only one small box." was my answer. So he was, with dad's help, exploring the different army's.<br />
I suggested Space Marines and Imperial guard to him (as dad already has a nice collection of the emperor's finest), but he said "Dad, which of these are enemies of your armies ?". I was shocked, why not the righteous path of the Imperium like his dad ? Well, shocked as I was I pointed out the enemies of the imperium...and he chose the Dark Eldar, because they looked the vilest of all.<br />
My own son.....a traitor.....(sigh)<br />
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Well, two weeks ago he finished his first Dark Eldar miniature:<br />
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Last month we started painting. Then my daughter asked if she could paint some of his miniatures, but he said no, because he wanted to paint his whole army. Having witnessed the whole ordeal with his army, she naturally asked if she could have an army of her own. Hoping for someone following the footsteps of the Imperial creed, daddy said "Yes, ofcourse". </div>
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Next we searched the website of GW so she could choose an army. Browsing the armies, she chose Necrons, because they were robots and had scorpion-like ships in the arsenal. Maybe I could turn her to the good-side if we would go to the local GW-store, so she could see some miniatures in real. Well, that wasn't the brightest idea of daddy either. She managed to select the three most expensive boxes of the Necrons altough we agreed she would only get one box of infantry. She held on to her choice of Necrons and I managed to reduce the amount of boxes to two. The only requirement she had was that these Necrons could be coloured purple and/or pink.....Well, here is her first finished model.</div>
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Maybe you would think that dad had a great hand in these miniatures, but that wasn't entirely the case.</div>
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With my son, the assembly and painting went as followed;</div>
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- Son chose figure and weapons.</div>
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- Dad checked the codex for legality and removed the mold-lines</div>
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- Son glues the mini together, only the difficult arms with weapons are done by dad.</div>
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- Dad does the cleaning and undercoat (black).</div>
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- Son drybrushes two layers of green and the basic skintone, basic hair, basic metallic parts of the weapons and the base for the blue parts (skull-white)</div>
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- Dad does the washes for the skin, metallics and the blue parts (transparant blue) and does some retouching and lining in the face.</div>
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- Son does the sand and the grass.</div>
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- Dad checked codex and removed mold-lines</div>
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- Daughter glues the body-parts, dad the head and arms.</div>
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- Dad does the cleaning and undercoat (black), and mixes the metallic purple and metallic pink.</div>
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- Daughter does the drybrushing of purple and pink and the metallic part on the gun.</div>
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- Dad does the eyes and weapon (white and transparant green) and the wash on the metallic part of the gun.</div>
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- Daughter does the sand and grass.</div>
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Well, although they are both enemies of their father, daddy is quite proud of what they have achieved with these miniatures.</div>
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The only problem now is the rules, maybe the standard 40K rules are a bit too complex for them to have a fun game.......</div>
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Any great ideas are more then welcome.</div>
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<br /></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com1Lieve Vrouwestraat 31, 3811 Amersfoort, Nederland52.1561113 5.387826652.0781783 5.2298981000000007 52.2340443 5.5457551tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-40893110886728767782011-12-13T16:43:00.000+01:002011-12-13T16:53:40.079+01:00FOW: Panzer Lehr, the inventory with good and bad newsLast sunday at Ronfest, someone asked me how many Germans I still had to complete. Since I have the units I always wanted (and some more), I tought it would be a good idea to make a work list with the miniatures I minimal would have to make for my Panzer Lehr and 101 SS.<br />
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After a couple of hours work I completed the minimumlist with the book at hand. In this list only the miniatures which I have and belong to the Panzer Lehr / 101 SS are mentioned and listed.<br />
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The good news:<br />
a) I have completed my panzer Lehr list many times, and always wanted to add some more. But now I am satisfied with the list. Ofcourse I still have some small wishes some extra's, but these are overviewable now.<br />
b) At the local club, there is a FOW fanatic organizing FOW games and I'm quite confident he will keep it alive, which hopefully will keep my attention to it alive as well.<br />
c) I have seriously started with building of the army.<br />
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The bad news:<br />
Averaging 2 days to complete 1 vehicle or stand (1 day for assembly and 1 day for painting when working in batches) with 380 vehicles and stands to go, I'll need 760 days to complete this army.....<br />
I am hoping to come up with some genius way to speed that up, because I hoped to finish it in one year.<br />
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Any good ideas are welcome.<br />
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<br />Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-43868387831208689182011-12-09T16:57:00.001+01:002011-12-09T17:12:35.258+01:00FOW: Aufklarungs Kompanie, first assemblyWell, I have finally been busy again with FOW.<br />
Early this year I cleared out my hobby-zone and the loft to put all my hobby stuff in the basement (I am renovating my house....for about 3 years now), so I haven't done much with my hobbies.<br />
A couple of weeks ago I played a little game of FOW, which got my interest back in the miniatures.<br />
So, after a few days of sorting the hobby stuff, I found most of my FOW stuff and started assembling.<br />
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Well, here are the first assembled aufklarungs SdKfz250's. I am quite proud of these little buggers.<br />
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<br />Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-15961619474961041692011-02-21T14:09:00.003+01:002011-02-21T14:55:41.558+01:00Scenery for a skirmish game, Part 1I'll first explain which materials I have used (so far) and how I've used them. In the upcoming parts there will be more how-to's.<br />
<div><div><div>The materials are selected for a desert-like theme. As I never before painted a desert, I had to get some groceries for paint.<br />
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Posts on this subject:<br />
<a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/scenery-preview-for-skirmish-game.html">Scenery for a skirmish game, Preview</a><br />
<a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/scenery-for-skirmish-game-introduction.html">Scenery for a skirmish game, Introduction</a><br />
Scenery for a skirmish game, Part 1<br />
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</tbody></table><div>Materials used, in addition to the 'normal' materials a gamer has (vallejo paints, detail brushes etc). As I'm trying to make scenery as low-budget as possible with recycled materials, I have bought most materials in a bargain store (Action) and in a DIY store (Hornbach).I'll mention the prices (estimated totals) in Euro's.</div><div>The materials are listed from left to right, top to bottom. </div></div><div>3x roll kitchenpaper (1,50) </div><div>1x household filler (4,00)</div><div>1x Bird pearlsand (3,50) - for filling and basing</div><div>1x Future floorwax (6,00) - for diluting paints for washes</div><div>3x PVA glue (10,50)</div><div>1x Hairspray (3,00) - for rust and wear and tear effects</div><div>1x Primer (automotive) grey (2,50) - for concrete effects</div><div>1x Gloss (automotive) (2,50) - for sealing</div><div>3x Primer (automotive) black (7,50) - for priming</div><div>1x acrylic paint 200ml viridian green (2,00) - for green shades in brown paints and washes</div><div>1x acrylic paint 200ml middle yellow (2,00)</div><div>1x acrylic paint 200ml middle yellow (2,00, not shown) - for blue shades in grey paints and washes</div><div>1x acrylic paint 400ml burnt umber (3,50) - basecoat</div><div>1x acrylic paint 400ml sienna brulee (3,50) - for rust effects</div><div>1x acrylic paint 400ml black (3,50) - for shades in all paints and restauraion of the primer-color</div></div></div><div>1x acrylic paint 400ml black (3,50) - for highlights in all paints</div><div>1x acrylic paint 500ml raw sienna (10,00 - high grade paint) - for midtone desert color</div><div>1x fishing line (3,00) for wiring and barbed wire effects</div><div>3x cardboard box - for signs and other effects (don't use this brand, its bad for your children)<br />
<div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1x pack of satay sticks (1,00) - for pinning foam and poles etc</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1x pack of toothpicks (0,75) - for pinning foam and small poles etc</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1x pack of rectangular party-sticks (1,50) - for rectangular poles and signs</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1x pack of straws (1,00) - for piping</div></div><div></div></div><div>1x gardners wire (3,50) - for barbed wire<br />
1x masking tape (2,00) - for the chimney<br />
6x caps from bottles (0,00) - for fluid storage tanks<br />
1x cardboard tube (photo-transport) (0,00) - for the chimney<br />
2x caps from drinkyoghurt (0,00) - for aircleaning vents<br />
1x mesh wire (9,00) - for fences<br />
3x foamboard XPS (7,50) - for all the bases<br />
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Scissors, sandingpaper, measuring devices, knives, different glues and cheap and simple brushes.<br />
I have also used some tubing from an old tent (not shown) for piping.<br />
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So for about 100 euro's I have bought all what's needed to build the scenery.<br />
You may think that it is a lot of money, but most of the glue, paint and materials will not be used.<br />
My estimate is that the genuine scenery cost will be under 50 euro's. That's acceptable when it turns out right.<br />
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</div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-71476074529520432082011-02-16T02:28:00.005+01:002011-02-16T17:51:21.413+01:00Scenery for a skirmish game, Introduction<div>Together with a friend I was organising the next Ronfest game. Ronfest is a monthly game and/or event that I and some friends attend.</div><div><br />
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<div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Posts on this subject:</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/scenery-preview-for-skirmish-game.html">Scenery for a skirmish game, Preview</a></div></div><div></div>Scenery for a skirmish game, Introduction<br />
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</div><div>This scenery was planned on the Ronfest in early February, but I felt ill and skipped. The guys decided that they would play another game (...they didn't play at all...). That was a lucky thing for me, because the scenery wasn't finished (I was only 1 step further than the basecoat). I'll tell the whore story, as far as I can for the Ronfest game in early March.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>As we play a pitched battle most of the time, or make up a mission on the Ronfest day itself, we had the idea of actually preparing a mission for the next Ronfest. </div><div>I should be a 28mm skirmish game (as we are playtesting our own set of action based rules, called 'scrimmage'), with a few miniatures which should be in play a long time. In the past we did a 'Call Of Duty'-like battle with respawning of the miniatures. So the idea was born for a kind of paintball-like mission. So, the mission 'Capture the flag' was born. We did throw in some extra's to (hopefully) make the game more ecxiting.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><b><u>Extra rules:</u></b></div><div>There are four players, each with a flag and a team of four soldiers, which he can use to cause murder and mayhem, and/or to capture the flag of an opponent.</div><div><br />
</div><div><u>Random turn sequence:</u></div><div>For the random turn sequence a deck of cards will be used, without the aces but with the jokers. Every player will be assigned a symbol (clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades). This deck will determine which player gets the turn. Every turn a card will be picked from the deck and the symbol dictates which player has the turn.</div><div>If the card is a joker, a special rule will be used for a given number of turns (see 'The Joker')</div><div><br />
</div><div><u>Capturing flags</u></div><div>Flags will be captured when a model comes in base-to-base contact with it. The catch is that the player has to bring the flag back to his own homebase to earn some points. Flags can be (re)captured by knocking them down, injuring them or killing them. A flag can be given to friendly model if the models or the flag are in base-to-base contact. Taking a flag doesn't cost an action, but it will end any movement action (for instance; A model can move 6". After walking 3" inch, the model captures a flag. It cannot move the other 3" of its current movement phase). This resriction does'nt count for letting go of the flag. As the model needs one hand to carry the flag, the model can only use one-handed weapons while carrying the flag.</div><div><br />
</div><div><u>Respawn</u></div><div>Models that are ou of play (killed) kan respawn at the end of the owning players turn. A respawn can occur anywhere on the table as long as it meets the following criteria:</div><div>- Minimal 30" away from any flag.</div><div>- Minimal 10"" away from any homebase.</div><div>- Minimal 10" away from an enemy model</div><div><br />
</div><div><u>The Joker</u></div><div>There are two Jokers in the game. When a Joker is drawn, roll a D6, check the special rules below. The rolled rule is in effect immidiatly:</div><div><ul><li><b>1</b>: <i>No more ammo!</i> (all ranged weapons are out of ammo, this rule is in effect for 8 turns)</li>
<li><b>2</b>: <i>Fog of War!</i> (all models have a maximum movement and line of sight of 5", this rule is in effect for 8 turns)</li>
<li><b>3</b>: <i>Flag reset!</i> (all flags return to their homebase, no points will be awarded)</li>
<li><b>4</b>: <i>Incoming!</i> (some lunatic has decided to shell the entire playing area with heavy artillery, all models are Knocked down)</li>
<li><b>5</b>: <i>World of Pain!</i> (all models that get Injured or are Knocked down are automaticly Killed, this rule is in effect for 8 turns)</li>
<li><b>6</b>: <i>(un)Holy Handgrenade!</i> (Ranged weapons are useless, instead every model with a ranged weapon has now Holy Handgrenades: 5 AM, SC, TH, MB) (The stats mean a range of 5", template, the effect of a 40K frag grenade with the damage of a krak grenade and a scatter which makes it possible for the model to blow itself to smithereens)</li>
</ul><div><u>Teams</u></div></div><div>Every team consists of 4 models: 1 Squad leader, 1 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) and 2 Soldiers. All teams are equal in stats.</div><div><br />
</div><div><u>Points</u></div><div>Every enemy flag a player brings back is worth 5 points. Every friendly (own) flag a player brings back, without it ever reaching the homebase of an enemy, is worth 3 points. If a flag reaches an enemy homebase, the points are awarded and the flag immediatly respawns at the homebase of the owning player.</div><div><br />
</div><div>End of extra rules.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Well, my pal Jase has done his job, by creating 4 equal teams (see his blog <a href="http://quodmanica.blogspot.com/2011/01/capture-flag-teams-done.html">http://quodmanica.blogspot.com/2011/01/capture-flag-teams-done.html</a>) ;</div><div><br />
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</div><div>As the gamerules were set, I had some toughts about the scenery to be used.</div><div>First I needed some ideas for some nice scenery pieces. I started with a theme. I liked to go in the vinicity of pulp. It would fit the capture the falg principle and I could go over the top with the details on the scenery.</div><div>As I recently purchased a new printer, I could also make some nice looking signs.</div><div>For the size and placement of the scenery there should be some things to take in account. As the table is about 2.5-3 feet by about 4 feet, and the homebases would probably be positioned at the corners, there should be some scenery to prevent the fights only happening at the players nearest to eachother, which would make the game split in two seperate games of 2 players. Also there had to be a centrepiece for the game where most of the fighting can take place, preferrably a maze-like thing with 2 levels. A homebase for every player was also needed, and it should be easy to recognise to which player it belongs. The scenery should also be able to direct the fight to the centre of the table for some proper murder and mayhem. </div><div><br />
</div><div>To sum it up, the requirements are;</div><div>- a homebase for each player with markings of the owning player</div><div>- a centrepiece for the looks and the centrepiece of the fighting</div><div>- scenery to influence the direction the models will take</div><div>- themed: 'over the top pulp'</div><div>- as the miniatures are on a desert-like base, it should be a desert-like scenery.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I made a drawing (on paper) how the scenery should be arranged. Specially for you I made a digital version.</div><div>Below the drawing of the minimum number of scenery pieces needed. As I don't know the exact size of the table I guessed the scenery pieces in general to the size of 1 foot and for the centrepieces somewhat bigger.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>So I would minimal need the following scenery pieces:</div><div>4x Homebase, approx 1'x1'</div><div>4x Directional, approx 1'x 1-2"</div><div>2x Centrepiece, approx 1.5'x1'</div><div><br />
</div><div>Well, next post I'll go into the materials and the building.</div><div><br />
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</div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-86645911529611615242011-02-03T00:51:00.004+01:002011-02-16T17:51:11.310+01:00Scenery for a skirmish game, PreviewWell, I promised to someone to post a preview of my scenery-in-a-week project. So below some pictures of the progress. I don't have a lot of time at the moment, so the extended explanation will come in a few days.<br />
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<div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Posts on this subject:</div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Scenery for a skirmish game, Preview</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/scenery-for-skirmish-game-introduction.html">Scenery for a skirmish game, Introduction</a></div></div></div><div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>What am I building:<br />
4x home bases<br />
1x Hazardous research facility<br />
and some other pieces of terrain<br />
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Maybe I'll throw in a 'house of horror' but I don't know if I've got the time for that. It has become busy at work.......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a wall section</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More signs, ther will be 50+ signs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's that ?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A homebase.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you smell it, you'll be sick !</td></tr>
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Well, that's it for now.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-91861535894241945482011-01-28T13:05:00.002+01:002011-01-29T08:46:35.524+01:00FOW: Counting and Organizing my Panzer Lehr & 101SS SPz AbtI have started with painting and building of the miniatures, but finding the right parts was a bit of a challenge. I had boxes and blisters everywhere. So I started organizing the parts and counting the vehicles.<br />
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Below a photo of the vehicle count. There are still 4 SdKfz 251 in backorder (1 flakvehicle arrived today) and I forgot to order 1 Kfz68 radio.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The count: 202 vehicles and a lot of parts.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The count is:<br />
37 Unarmoured vehicles (kubelwagen, Kfz11 etc)<br />
54 SdKfz 251 of various types<br />
10 SdKfz 250 of various types<br />
6 SdKfz 234 Puma<br />
5 Stug III G<br />
4 Panzerjager IV<br />
12 Pz IV<br />
12 Panther<br />
10 Tiger<br />
1 Konigstiger<br />
50 Support vehicles (Flak, Artillery, OP etc)<br />
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I also purchased some airplanes, because I used to use Fortress Europe for my army lists regarding the expense of Panzer Lehr in the Villers Bocage book. With Earth and Steel I'll use the Panzer Lehr list again, because of the point reduction.<br />
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As I am supposed to have finished my purchases for the Panzer Lehr, the counting made me realize that I want some extra SdKfz 250's and some Puma's. Not because I need them, but because they are so cool.<br />
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Next was to organize the parts and men. The stuff lay in different cabinets, some still in blister, other unpacked. I wanted some more storage space, so I wanted to cram as many parts as I could in the boxes.<br />
I tought it would take me an hour or so, the picture below was taken after 2 hours...... A lot of work and still not finished.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the organizing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The result of the organizing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">130 Panzer Lehr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">101SS Schwere Panzer Abteilung</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also started to basecoating in large numbers. I like it. Some 30 vehicles in one go !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big numbers basecoating.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next time I will show the armylist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till next post.</div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-75341839571559758222011-01-27T02:01:00.015+01:002011-02-16T17:54:59.406+01:0040K: Ork Trukk building part 3, the EngineI personally think that the engine is quite nice. With a little effort you can change it and/or dress it up with some wiring.<br />
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Exhaust piping.<br />
First thing I wanted to do was to make one engine with the short exhaust pipes (like a racing engine) and one with the longer exhaust pipes, which end behind the cabin. I started with the short exhaust pipes so the engine would look like the photo below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The engine with the short exhaust pipes on both sides.</td></tr>
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To do this was fairly easy. Just cut the both outer ends, which are to be connected to the engine, exchange them and glue the parts together. I advise you to pin them together with some kind of rod. You don't have to be that accurate (otherwise you wouldn't build the Ork-way). In my case I drilled the hole of one pin-connection wrong, so the join wasn't perfectly aligned. As you can see on the photo I eliminated the problem the Orky-way by wrapping a wood-glue soaked piece of paper around it. (Later I think I'll paint it a leather colour or so). For the engine, I just drilled two holes in the side for the pins of the exhaust.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a pair of exhausts the easy way.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>For the long piping I still haven't got a clue. But I will when I'll be able to properly test-fit the piping with the cabin in place.<br />
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The wiring.<br />
Another easy job. I examined the engine and made the decision that it's a 6 cylinder multi-million Hp engine (I'll take the red paintjob). As the spark plugs on such an engine need some serious electrical current, the wiring should be thicker than the rest of the wiring. In elderly cars the spark-plug wiring came from a coil....there are two things that can resemble a coil, but they are on the wrong place for some proper wiring. So I took some plastic sprue, drilled some holes in it and glued it on the end of the engine and named it "coil". Now I could properly contruct the spark-plug wiring.<br />
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As I feel the spark-plug wiring makes the engine better-looking, I wanted to really connect the engine to its other parts and to the cabin. So I drilled some holes where I thought it would be appropriate and wired it together.<br />
One important thing was the booster pressure cylinder. It needed to be electrical connected to open the valves (otherwise I would need to model a Grot mechanic to open the valves when needed).<br />
The other important thing was to connect the engine to the cabin. I kept two wires disconnected and bend them to fit between the cabin wall and the cockpit.<br />
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Below some photos of the result of the wiring.<br />
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Note: The thick wiring on the photo's I purchased in a Model Train shop, for the thin wiring I scavenged the broken down electrical toys at my loft.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The engine is connected to the cabin.</td></tr>
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Until next post :)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-66125986309732578472011-01-23T16:25:00.007+01:002011-01-26T14:23:20.107+01:00Tv Camera on modeltrain(october 2010)<br />
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My son has a Marklin railroad for his (and my :) ) hobby. He was frequently lying with his face down the track to watch the trains from ground level. As I was searching for trains with camera's, I found one. Problem was only that the thing had a price of over 1.000 euro's. Well, that wasn't worth it. So, I went to my 'usable stuff repository' (the loft) and found a small 2.4 Ghz security Camera with receiver which my father gave to me for my RC models.<br />
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I took an old broken wagon and taped the camera on. After a few rounds I found it satisfying and screwed the Camera on the wagon (together with a taped-on battery).<br />
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It works nicely and the children have lot's of fun with it, altough my son tends to play a 'chase' game, where he sets one train at a fixed speed, and tries with the other to get as close as he can only on camera sight. Sometimes that results in a crash. Because the trains are quite expensive toys I regrettably had to forbid that game.<br />
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Below some photo's of the carriage and the sight on tv. I still have to connect the camera to my Handycam, so I can make movies of my son's exploits.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What kind of train is that !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All on one carriage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit distorted picture of the tv. (in reality the image is better.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit colourless picture with artificial light.</td></tr>
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Till next post.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-63938047511831024322011-01-23T02:36:00.004+01:002011-01-26T14:20:30.280+01:00Painted my son's gaming board(September 2010)<br />
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My son has chosen a Battleboard for his Bakugan game as an achievement present, because he did succesfully finished a test for his coming swimming diploma.<br />
I found the colouring of the board a little dissapointing, certainly when regarding the price of the thing.<br />
So I suggested to my son to paint some colours in it as seen on the box, he agreed to it.<br />
I also added some rubber bands, because those Bakugan balls were flying and rolling all around the house...<br />
However...I didn't realise at the time that it would be quite some work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The board and box-art.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colourless original.</td></tr>
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As I had to come up with a game plan for the Ronfest, I quickly had an idea for the game. I planned a futuristic treasure-hunting (a relic actually) game with GW 40K miniatures. In the game I planned, I wanted to use the Space Hulk board game for the treasure-dungeons. I was only lacking an entrance on the surface.<br />
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As I am notoriously weak-hearted at throwing away things, I took a time out at the loft (my personal miniature, scenery and 'usable stuff' <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;">repository), and found a nice looking obsolete infrared remote control (RC is another hobby).</span><br />
Using some XPS foam board, a knife, screwdriver, glue and some paint and flock, I did manage to produce 2 very accebtable pieces of terrain in a short time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doom lies beyond the entrance !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top of the RC transmitter with two 40K bases. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battery lid (top) and the PCB (front).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, the PCB was a 'Scotty, beam me down !"-device.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before disassembly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After disassembly.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Till next post !Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-77449736803092962232011-01-17T01:52:00.007+01:002011-01-26T12:53:58.082+01:00FOW: Pz Lehr Panzergrenadiere, started painting.As I have my army as complete as I want it, I have started painting my Panzer Lehr infantry. The goal is to finish the army in one year. I don't know whether the plan is realistic. The 14000 pts took me 2 years to collect (a year longer than planned).<br />
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I have painted for about 4 weeks now and I am almost finished with the first batch. They are not finished yet, but good enough to show.<br />
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Below som pictures of the WIP's.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost finished, some flesh touch-ups needed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zum Angiff !!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the photo I noticed somebody forgot to give the NCO a camouflaged Zeltbahn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three of a kind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The current batch</td></tr>
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I am quite happy how they turn out. I had some difficulties getting the colours right. Especially the epaulettes are a pain in the ...<br />
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Well I hope you like them.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-52258594973269648512011-01-11T00:15:00.004+01:002011-01-26T14:20:14.830+01:00Tools: Static grass applicator (home made)Last weekend I decided to assemble my static grass applicator, because I want to use it for the basig of my Flames of War mini's.<br />
I had seen an easy to build applicator for about 5 euros in material cost.<br />
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Here's the link (in Dutch, but the images are good enough to build one yourself):<br />
<a href="http://www.nproject.org/nl/modelspoor-scenery/statisch-gras-leggen-op-de-modelbaan.html">http://www.nproject.org/nl/modelspoor-scenery/statisch-gras-leggen-op-de-modelbaan.html</a><br />
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My applicator looks like this:<br />
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I can't wait to try it out.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-54119342503314694422011-01-10T23:56:00.003+01:002011-01-10T23:58:22.695+01:00Note: Back again with a big backlogMaybe you have noticed that I haven't updated the blog for a while.<br />
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I did run into some problems with my computer and had a busy time at work.<br />
The computer problems are solved and did have a few weeks of relief at work...until now.<br />
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Oh, and my girlfriend totally wrecked my car.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">front view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The airbags did their work</td></tr>
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In november she (tried) to drive her sister to her brother. The road was iced, she drove about 90 km/h, the car slipped and eventually hit the guardrail head-on. They got out of the car without a scratch. The paramedics couldn't believe that they were unharmed and they had to remain in the hospital for four hours.<br />
The car....is unfortunatly a total loss....<br />
In the past she nagged me for months to get a station car instead of the Mini. I was very reluctant to get rid of the Mini, because it's a very loyal driver's car.<br />
My Miniii......(sigh...cry....)<br />
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Maybe I'll eventually get the better deal.........a Mini Countryman...........(gnagnagna).....<br />
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Back on topic.<br />
I'll post the backlog of events and progress in building and painting in the weeks to come.<br />
So...stay tuned.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-67313996064309126652010-08-21T02:30:00.000+02:002010-08-21T02:30:33.816+02:00Note: The best review of Michael Wittmann I have ever read !<a href="http://www.badassoftheweek.com/wittman.html">http://www.badassoftheweek.com/wittman.html</a><br />
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A must see !Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-37990817656373492472010-08-18T18:58:00.008+02:002011-02-16T18:01:16.012+01:00Event: Happy day out, WWI Ypres/Ieper Part 2This is the sequel, and last part, of the Happy day out to Ypres.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Posts on this subject:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/event-happy-day-out-wwi-ypresieper-part.html">Event: Happy day out, WWI Ypres/Ieper Part 1</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/event-happy-day-out-wwi-ypresieper-part_25.html">Event: Happy day out, WWI Ypres/Ieper Part 2</a></div><div><br />
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We got on our way to Passchendaele, the place where the battle with the most casualties around Ypres took place. On route, we wanted to make a stop at the s'Graventafel bunker and the New Zealand Memorial, but they were closed for maintenance. So we drived on to Passchendaele.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Ypres to Passchendaele</td></tr>
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Arrived around 16:00 at the Memorial museum Passchendaele 1917 in Passchendaele (of course).<br />
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Around Passchendaele were the biggest battles of Ypres, at least there were the most casualties. The scale of the destruction in and around Passchendaele is best to be seen with the aerial photographs shown below.<br />
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The entrance to the museum is through a small gate. If you don't know it's there you could easily miss it. Look's nice though.<br />
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Not there yet, it's a 5-10 minute walk through a park to the museum .<br />
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The museum is a relatively small timber and stone building, but it has quite some room in it (including a cellar). Below is the only photo I made....<br />
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The museum has some interesting equipment and uniforms, quite an interesting collection actually. I won't post them all, because that could ruin your future visit.<br />
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What I liked in this museum was the clarity and accessibility of the information. This museum is one of the better museums in that regard. Below an example, on different locations on progress in the museum there are a total of 7 very clear maps reporting about the progress of the battle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlemap</td></tr>
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And ofcourse enough examples of life at the front.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German dugout</td></tr>
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There are also two big overviews of the complete battlefornt in the area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battlefront in the area</td></tr>
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The pathway leads you along a machine gun position into the dugout (in the cellar of the museum) where you can get a tiny part of the experience of life in a dugout (except for the flies, the scent of blood, mud and cordite and the noise). There is of course more to see than the photo's show, but then you would have to go there yourself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The machine gun that marks the entrance to the dugout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going down.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The office</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Field hospital (with badly wounded casualty)</td></tr>
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I can say it was an impressive tour, to be honest, I wouldn't like to be in the shoes of the men that actually have been in that area in the war.<br />
After a while (30-60 minutes) we found the way up, once above the guys had to get rid of the impressions and tension build up during the experience below..... and quite strange things started to happen...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When this guy got out of the dugout, he wanted to shake hands with some plumbing......<br />
Lobotomized in the field hospital below I guess....</td></tr>
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And I still wonder what these guys were doing down below....or maybe it is better not to know.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I need to kill !...... It hurts so bad !!<br />
Yeah....a boner.....<br />
again !"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">".....will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me..." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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I believe the next guy is innocent.....but I'm not totally sure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Helloooooo, I'm so cute !"</td></tr>
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Well, after hanging out in the many hallways of the museum, we finally got out. Seeing the sun again was good for some guys and bad for other. I wonder....is a lobotomy actually a permanent thing ?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will it fit or will it hurt ?</td></tr>
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After the tour there's a good place to come to oneself, a nice peaceful pond. (well, maybe not with the guys I was travelling...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guy on the left: "It's really a nice pond"<br />
Guy on the right: "Look, it fits !"</td></tr>
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After a short break, we would go on our way to the next visit. Most of us had a richer experience, and one of us a lobotomy and a shell....<br />
The next visit would be to Domino, a modelling shop at the 'Zwarte berg' or 'Mont noir', in english, the 'Black mountain', I haven't investigated the source of the name, but I don't think it would be a blessed source.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Passchendaele to the Black mountain</td></tr>
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The black mountain was for a part in France (the parking lot actually). One guy isn't quite fond of the French, he swore to buy new shoes and new tyres for his car because they were 'contaminated'. And, to his luck, all the shops in town were open and there was a market. I bet you can guess from which country almost all the visitors came.....indeed.....France. The guy had a field day !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the peace and quit on the Black mountain</td></tr>
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I can say that Domino has a great range of miniatures and very large range of plastic scale models, I haven't seen such a large collection in a shop for years. The store is worth a visit, take a look on the site (which isn't as impressive as the store): <a href="http://www.domino.be/">http://www.domino.be/</a><br />
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After buying some things a gamer doesn't need, but are quite cool, we got quite hungry. So, first we had to get out of France and find a nice Belgian restaurant which would serve nice Belgian beers.<br />
We found one around 19:00 in Loker, called "D'Hellekapelle", which means "Hell's chapel". It seemed to us that beer would certainly be on the menu !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From somewhere in France to Loker</td></tr>
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In "D'Hellekapelle" there was a little brawl about who got the best seat. The restaurant is cozy and the environment was quit and peaceful. Whe had to wait a short while for the beer, and a little bit longer for the food. When the meat was on the table we got duly relaxed. One guy wrecked the toilet in the restaurant....he had to do a big message and supposedly did forget about the shell that was still in his....uhm....body..<br />
(I can't even imagine that you could forget such a thing )<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're on my seat !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meat is back on the menu boys !</td></tr>
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Around 21:30 we were finished with the meal (and desert) and it was time to go home. Well, it's a long way when you're full an tired.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My passenger: "Hey, look at that small car !"</td></tr>
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We were home around 01:00. It was a nice, exhausting day out.<br />
On the battlefields of the Great War there is more to be seen, but what we did was enough for one day. It was impressive, and more than once the shivers went down my spine. I can recommend a visit to the Belgium museums of the Great War, you can get a little feeling of how it really was, but I still cannot comprehend the scale of the horrors that took place.<br />
We also had quite some fun, what I think is a good thing when you come totally depressed out of a museum....<br />
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Well, until next time !Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-59901109159286553182010-07-28T11:03:00.008+02:002011-01-26T13:25:14.053+01:00LoTR RPG: Building terrain part 2I have been working on the Shelob's Lair board, wich also will function as the Badlands board.<br />
I have been busy with the second stage, making removable roofs for the cave's and building the top layer.<br />
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This board measures 115 cm wide, 125 cm long and approximatly 18cm high.<br />
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As I have been busy with the scenery last week (update will follow soon), I want to share some more information.<br />
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I'll show the first pages, I converted them to black for easy reading.<br />
It can take a while before I post further pages, because I want to keep certain things secret for the players.<br />
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</tbody></table>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-17143049336160865342010-07-16T11:37:00.009+02:002011-01-26T12:45:58.486+01:00Note: Price rise Flames of WarAargh ! The products from Battlefront will have their prices increased on Monday 9 August 2010.<br />
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For more information, see <a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=2067">http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=2067</a><br />
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Well, at least they are very open and honest about it.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-83599251606129656762010-07-12T00:40:00.011+02:002011-02-16T17:54:41.353+01:0040K: Ork Trukk building part 2, the ChassisI won't go through the part explaining that one should cut out parts and remove the mouldlines.<br />
I won't glue all of the kit together. I want to create sub-assemblies that I can paint with ease. After the painting I'll glue the sub-assemblies together and then finish the kits with details, weathering etc.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Posts on this subject:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/40k-ork-trukk-building-and-conversion.html">40K: Ork Trukk building part 1, introduction</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1867697522"></span><span id="goog_1867697523"></span><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/40k-ork-trukk-building-part-2-chassis.html">40K: Ork Trukk building part 2, the Chassis</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/40k-ork-trukk-building-part-3-engine.html">40K: Ork Trukk building part 3, the Engine</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Related posts:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/40k-orks-wip-part-1-stock.html">40K: Orks WIP part 1, the stock</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/40k-orks-wip-part-2-some-pictures.html">40K: Orks WIP part 2, some pictures</a></div><div><br />
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First I assembled the axles and shafts, except for the one from the engine. I also assembled the fuel tank. Nothing special yet.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzff1YIEFrO1bGa4ryPJa1m70JcDQDk0OaUbMaTyAHv9nEVUAUOPVAmw6A3fltlZpSAU5BflEVUHi5C4QtCuHbkTk7zPZZkc0dSIKs0oCbe_wPpJKIb6OfHJ_fT0NqsnXXMWe0qEezl73x/s1600/40K_Trukk_Chassis_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzff1YIEFrO1bGa4ryPJa1m70JcDQDk0OaUbMaTyAHv9nEVUAUOPVAmw6A3fltlZpSAU5BflEVUHi5C4QtCuHbkTk7zPZZkc0dSIKs0oCbe_wPpJKIb6OfHJ_fT0NqsnXXMWe0qEezl73x/s400/40K_Trukk_Chassis_1280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chassis and axles assembled</span></span></div><br />
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Test fitting the wheels. This is the first reason to buy two kits. By swapping some of the wheels there is already an individualistic look of the vehicles, the easiest 'conversion' you can make. I didn't glue the wheels on to the axles for painting purposes.<br />
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Next step was to test-fit the engine, cabin and flatbed (deck). The cabin didn't fit properly, on one side it didn't rest on the chassis, but on one of the straps holding the fuel tank (see image below).<br />
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The solution is to remove the rivets on the underside of the cabin (see the circled part in the image), and to file down the top of the strap holding the fuel tank until the cabin fits (less then 1mm). You cannot see anything of the filing after assembling the cabin.<br />
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It felt like there were some parts missing on the fuel tank, a fill cap for instance. I made one from the shaft of a choppa. I also made a fuel line from electrical wire (normally used for train modelling).<br />
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That was the chassis, I will still have to smooth out the moldlines, glued edges and irregularities, but the basic work is done.<br />
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Next part will be the building and dress-up of the engine.<br />
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</div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-66597597268800190572010-07-11T09:05:00.002+02:002011-01-26T12:54:33.368+01:00GK: My new orders for July<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">As I said before, I duly try to order no more than 1 Garage Kit each month.<br />
Okay, I couldn't resist and ordered two kits. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Marie Mamiya</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I was interested before in this kit, but I thought her chest was to much pronounced, so I didn't put her on my wishlist. After a few weeks when I surfed the 'last one' pages on E2046, she reappeared (only 1 in stock left). I did have another look at her, and do think she is classy and stylish. So I ordered her. I did have my regrets about it because I shouldn't buy more than one Garage Kit each month. However, these regrets lasted only about 5 minutes...<br />
The kit has arrived in the mean time and she more beautiful then on the pictures. The chair is included in the kit. I think she will be a pleasure to build and paint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAWqYcfWCr8Vi8Xk640OrFhE50APCVnUrWB_EkYW4WZgfK7BDHMwP9bVpOd2HPaTQafZlce-qSmWhCD3Eu4R2vZIE6VZbdsL1cvEpBoDuAgWoufHf7JaVwlmPLlDWGQRAchyQ79fx-dwj/s1600/marie_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAWqYcfWCr8Vi8Xk640OrFhE50APCVnUrWB_EkYW4WZgfK7BDHMwP9bVpOd2HPaTQafZlce-qSmWhCD3Eu4R2vZIE6VZbdsL1cvEpBoDuAgWoufHf7JaVwlmPLlDWGQRAchyQ79fx-dwj/s400/marie_6.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Affiliate link (<b>Nudity warning</b>):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.e2046.com/e2046_page.php?products_id=9153&aid=29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.e2046.com/e2046_page.php?products_id=9153&aid=29</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Human Mage</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Well, this kit was already on my wishlist, but I wouldn't buy her this month if it wasn't for a friend I had to order a kit for. I think she fits well with the magician. I don't like her pose that much, but the face and hairstyle appeal to me. I like her.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Well that's it for <s>this month</s> now. </span></b><br />
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Last year we did historical, the Varus battle, or battle at the Teutoburgers forest, in Germany where three roman legions (17th, 18th and 19th) 'disappeared' in 9 ad.<br />
This year the day out would be WW1 or the Great War in Belgium.<br />
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Posts on this subject:<br />
<a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/event-happy-day-out-wwi-ypresieper-part.html">Event: Happy day out, WWI Ypres/Ieper Part 1</a><br />
<a href="http://andysmodellingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/event-happy-day-out-wwi-ypresieper-part_25.html">Event: Happy day out, WWI Ypres/Ieper Part 2</a><br />
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The trip was last sunday (4 july 2010). I went with a couple of friends (maybe you recognise most of them from the Salute event). Here a list of our group.<br />
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- Umfufu, the butt-naked Zebra killer<br />
- Janus, a stranded alien, hitchhiking from Venus to Uranus<br />
- Bokito, the double-action lapdancer<br />
- 'Nee hoor !" Endie-pendie<br />
- 'The Amish'<br />
Who's who on the pictures is for you to guess and for me to know :)<br />
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A brief introduction to Ypres:<br />
Ypres was one of the battlefields of WW1, there were three major battles;<br />
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<ul><li>The first battle of Ypres (also called the battle for Flanders), 31 october - 22 november 1914 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ypres">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ypres</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ypres"></a>The second battle of Ypres (four seperate engagements), 22 april - 25 may 1915 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Ypres">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Ypres</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Ypres"></a>The third battle of Ypres (also called the battle for Passchendaele ), 21 july - 6 november 1917 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele</a></li>
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On these fields some 500.000 to a million soldiers were wounded or died, and who knows how many civilians.<br />
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As the drive to Ypres would be about 2,5 hours, we agreed to leave quite early. The time was set at 07:30, but one of the group was late (the bastard, he should be flogged). We finally left at 08:30.<br />
The first visit would be to the Ypres Cloth halls, which houses the In Flanders Fields museum.<br />
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Because the group consisted of 5 people, it wouldn't fit in the Mini, so we drove with two cars. One new and one classic Mini :)<br />
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About 10:30 it was time for a stop...err...second breakfast. The Belgian restaurant offered an english breakfast (well, something like an english breakfast, but without the mushrooms, scrambled eggs, beans and toast...)<br />
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Finally at 12:30 we arrived at the Cloth halls, from which I took a nice picture, later this week I found a photo of the cloth halls in WW1 (below). Quite something different.<br />
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In the halls there was an exhibition about the hundreds of thousends chinese workers, who were brought to Belgium to labour for the War effort. They didn't get what was promised (except for the labour). Some made art-work from the shell-casings to make some money.<br />
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After the exhibition we went to the museum, which had an impressive entrance. We also got a card, with which you could follow the personal story of someone who was there in WW1. Sadly the story was factual (only places and times) and the timline consisted of only three terminals. There were a lot of personal stories in writing and some were quite thrilling.<br />
I took a lot of pictures, below are a few of them. If you want to see more, you should visit the museum.<br />
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Around 14:00 we were finished in the museum and quite in for a 'bite'. Next to the Cloth halls there were some nice little restaurants which hopefully could serve us well.<br />
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After the feeding, one of the guys had to do his Jiggly Dance, arousing a lot of people (men and women) on the square (sometimes with desastrous results).<br />
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</div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-4416228896390410582010-07-04T00:47:00.019+02:002011-02-16T17:55:33.431+01:0040K: Ork Trukk building part 1, introductionI have purchased my Ork Trukks in 2009. Articles in the white Dwarf on 01-2009 made me like the new Trukks, so I went and bought two (they have been 'resting' until a month ago)<br />
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Well, first we'll take a look what's in the box and what you can do with it.<br />
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Product description by GW in the White Dwarf on 01-2009 (you know, Janu-waaagh!-ry);<br />
<i>"This incredible multi-part plastic kit contains 1 Ork Trukk, and includes a bolt-on big shoota, rokkit launcha, boarding plank, wrecker ball and reinforced ram."</i>.<br />
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As I opended the boxes I found out that one of the items I wanted to use was missing; the rokkit launcha.<br />
So I got to the GW-site to check it and there was another product description:<br />
<i>"This box set contains one multi-part plastic Ork Trukk, and includes a bolt-on big shoota, boarding plank, wrecker ball and reinforced ram."</i>.<br />
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So that was it, certainly no rokkit launcha. Didn't they knew this in January ? The box set was already out then ! Now I have to wait for the Forge World parts or make them myself from bits. A bit of a dissapointment.<br />
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Let's see which options from the codex you can make from the kit:<br />
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<ul><li>Big shoota.............................................Yes</li>
<li>Rokkit Launcha......................................No (why ?)</li>
<li>Red paint Job.........................................n/a (only if you have red paint)</li>
<li>Grot riggers...........................................No</li>
<li>Stikkbomb chukka.................................Yes (there is one chukka include in the kit)</li>
<li>Armour plates........................................Yes</li>
<li>Boarding plank.......................................Yes (two)</li>
<li>Wreckin' ball..........................................Yes</li>
<li>Reinforced ram......................................Yes</li>
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Next, GW states on the website;<br />
<i>"The Ork Trukk sprue allows you to build a single fighting vehicle that you can kustomize as you see fit with all the cool extra bitz."</i>.<br />
Let's see what would be left on the frame left when you had build the standard kit (with the options shown above).<br />
Well, 5 glyph plates. On the pictures they are the square plates shown on the left frame.<br />
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Here are the frames. (My frames were already used, so I have used pictures from Librarium online).<br />
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You may think the kit isn't much, because of only two frames and more promises than delivery, but I think the contrary is true. I think it's one of the best kits from GW yet. I like it more than the Battlewagon or any other GW kits I own (and I own a lot).<br />
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However I do think it's a shame that there's no rokkit launcha on the frame. When you're getting kits from the Space Marines or Imperial Guard, GW almost kills you with the amount of missile launchers in the kits. And with the Orks, rokkit launcha's are very scarce, and badly needed because the Orks have very few long range anti-tank.<br />
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If you like them, you should buy at least buy two of these kits, because then you can easily make two individual or different Trukks. I'll buy another two, because I want to pimp one of my Battlewagons and the Trukk has almost all the parts to do the trick. Furthermore, I want to make one with traks.<br />
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If you like warbuggies, the Trukk is also the place to be, with two Trukks, you could make 3 buggies (but that's another story).<br />
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Value for money ?<br />
As the prices have gone up lately, i have heard many talking about the value for money for the GW products.<br />
At the time I bought this kit, the price was £18.00 and now it is £20.00.<br />
When you compare it to other plastic manufacterers, it is very expensive. But if you compare it to other kits for GW, I believe you get more building pleasure with this kit for less money than many other, evenly or higher priced GW kits.<br />
The bottom line is, I like this kit, so I'll buy it.<br />
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Next part I will start with the actual assembly.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-73001195446687417962010-06-29T10:58:00.012+02:002011-02-16T17:56:30.073+01:0040K: Orks WIP part 2, some picturesAh, I made some photo's (well, it were some quick shot's, hope you like them)<br />
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<b>HQ</b><br />
No models made yet, nor decided which models to use.<br />
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<b>Elites</b><br />
<i>Nobz</i><br />
Well, I plainly assembled some Nobz out of the Black Reach box. I still don't know what I'm going to do with the rest.<br />
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<i>Burna Boyz</i><br />
I like the Burna Boyz, especially for the fluff (background). I like the story about these arconists, making even other Orks doing 'da burny dance'. The models do not fit very well. According to the GW site, you can twist the straps, but I don't like to do that. I will make a unit of about 15 Burna's including 2 Mek's.<br />
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<i>Tankbusta's</i><br />
There are 4 tankbusta's and one Nob in the box. I haven't got a clue why GW have done this, if you want more tankbusta's, you'll get 4 usable tankbusta's an 1 unusable Nob, certainly no value for money.<br />
I haven't assembled them yet. I'll make the other tankbusta's with some Bits and Forge World parts. No pictures yet.<br />
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<i>Loota's</i><br />
As I have got enough Loota parts, I am thinking about making some, but haven't decided yet. No pictures.<br />
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<i>Kommando's</i><br />
Well, it's the same story as the tankbusta's. No pictures yet.<br />
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<b>Troops</b><br />
<i>Da Choppa Boyz.</i><br />
I will start with the boyz out of the Black Reach box. I haven't made changes to them, I only tried to keep them all different by varying the pose, heads and arms. The assembly is very straightforward.<br />
I'm making 3 basic units of 20 Orks (18 shown as the heavy weapons aren't build yet). 1 unit will have blue arm bandages with Tyranid bases, 1 unit will have another colour arm bandages with technical scrap bases and 1 unit will have an equal mix of blue and other arm bandages with plain bases. that way I can choose to make 3 untis of 20 (by the different bases) or 2 units of 30 (by the coloured arm bandages)<br />
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<i>Da Shoota Boyz.</i><br />
Here again some Boyz, but this time out of the battalion box. I also didn't made much changes to them. It will become a unit of about 20-30 shoota boyz.<br />
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<i>Very 'Ard Boyz (Hur Hur).</i><br />
I have used the Warhammer Fantasy Black Orcs as 'Ard Boyz. I think they will stand out more than the 'normal' Boyz with some armour plates glued on. I had to make some seriuos changes, especially the helmeted heads (which are huge). I have given them slugga's and some will get 'normal' heads. The poses of the Black Orcs doesn't make them ideal conversion material, but it will do. The unit will be 20 boyz strong including 1 Nob.<br />
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<i>Gretchin</i><br />
I like these little critters. I've assembled only 3 of them, but I would like to share the picture.<br />
I will make a unit of 20 Gretching with 2 Runtherds.<br />
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<i>Trukk's</i><br />
These belong to the most likable models that GW has made.Altough they have some serious assembly problems, small conversions are quick to make. I would suggest that you buy them per 2, because you can easily swap some parts and make them unique. I will make another thread in which I'll show what I did and do with these vehicles. Here are some 'teasers'.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Heavy support</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>Battlewagons</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I have started to assemble a battlewagon, but I stopped. The kit is too bare. I want to see the interior of the cab. I want to see engine workings. I need to buy a Trukk for parts making the Battlewagon look really good.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I will make 1 plain wagon and 1 showcase model. I have to let it rest until another Trukk arrives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uhrpXLpxvIIepxAGvX5mvnpvhDoabLwWo9c6EIUJxtMnYF5848osynZhHPljZ-qBhunGo1gLX1AD-CDUvqYZ1xdx5qwakmpxEtlvRme9snb1kd2H33uc_j6oEtpEwxCN6EaHQ7kLe1Ku/s1600/40K_Battlewagon_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uhrpXLpxvIIepxAGvX5mvnpvhDoabLwWo9c6EIUJxtMnYF5848osynZhHPljZ-qBhunGo1gLX1AD-CDUvqYZ1xdx5qwakmpxEtlvRme9snb1kd2H33uc_j6oEtpEwxCN6EaHQ7kLe1Ku/s320/40K_Battlewagon_1280.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Battlewagon waiting for parts</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229511621687283776.post-89895922412850718792010-06-29T09:08:00.011+02:002011-02-16T17:56:56.378+01:0040K: Orks WIP part 1, the stockIt's time for the WIP (Work In Progress) Orks to be shown. I'm creating an army that is supposed to look good instead of being very hard.<br />
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I've purchased in the last year a small army and started in my vacation some serious building. So what have I got is this:<br />
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<ul><li>1x Codex Orks</li>
<li>2x boxed set Assault on Black Reach, where I have traded one set of Marines for Orks. That would make a total of:<br />
60 Boyz with choppa and slugga<br />
15 Nobz<br />
3 Warbosses<br />
9 Deffkopta's</li>
<li>1x Battalion box, containing<br />
20 Boyz (various options)<br />
3 Warbikes<br />
1 Trukk</li>
<li>2x Black Orcs (Warhammer Fantasy) (To become 'ard Boyz, because the normal 'ard boy parts are scarce, they don's stand out and, most important, they will hopefully look good !)</li>
<li>4x Loota's and Burna's box, with a total of<br />
16 Loota or Burna boyz<br />
4 Mek's</li>
<li>1x Kommando's box<br />
4 kommando's<br />
1 Nob</li>
<li>1x Tankbusta box<br />
4 tankbusta's<br />
1 Nob</li>
<li>2x Gretchin box<br />
20 Gretchin<br />
2 Runtherds</li>
<li>1x Trukk box</li>
<li>2x Battlewagon box with 1 additional upgrade pack.</li>
<li>1x Gretchin crew (Forge World)</li>
<li>1 Ork Bot with Gretchin controller (Forge World)</li>
</ul><div>To be added (purchased):</div><div><ul><li>1x Battalion box.(for Bits and Bikes)</li>
<li>1x Trukk (because its a cool model)</li>
<li>1x Grot tanks (Forge World) (because they are really cool models)</li>
<li>2x Ork Rokkit Launcha's (Forge World) (because Gw doesn't include enough in the kit's)</li>
<li>1x Ork weapon set (because I like it)</li>
</ul><div>That would be enough for a small army.</div></div><div>I think the Orks are very well suited for some conversion projects. Certainly the Trukk is a great kit for both conversions and bits.</div><div><br />
</div><div>In the next part I will show some photo's of the current status.</div><div><br />
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</div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041477851709101151noreply@blogger.com1