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The Showcase / Re: Force Z Japanese bombers added.

« on: November 11, 2012, 05:31:49 pm »

No not yet.  Work has really got in the way of my modelling of any form lately, and being a shift worker it is hard to match up days for a game with my friends.  Also with our local model show in February I have been concentrating my small modelling time on larger scale models (1/350) to try and get a couple done for the show.

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Modeling Q&A / Pair of Islands

« on: August 09, 2012, 05:44:33 am »

Very neat! I love the use of CDs as a base for the terrain; very good use of found materials. If you ever get the time, it would be great to see a DIY thread in the Q&A forum .

Started my next two islands of the 'CD archipelago'.  There's not much to them.  I usually plug the hole with scrap plastic or card.  Then I form the island from DAS. though I have used plaster before as well.  THis time I'm trying something different in that I'm not covering all the way to the edge  and using the cd itself as the water's edge. 
Here they are waiting for the DAS to dry.


Geoff

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The Shipyard / Re: Zeus-class Warstar

« on: August 09, 2012, 12:47:19 am »

looking very good

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The Showcase / Re: Modern Merchantmen and destroyers

« on: July 27, 2012, 02:50:11 am »

So it seems that you're into historical naval wargaming from several different periods.  What is the Soviet ship going to be used for?

It will join my Russian fleet posted elsewhere on here to help balance the US fleet I have. 

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General Discussion / Re: What are you reading?

« on: July 26, 2012, 03:42:44 am »

Camthalion, that sounds interesting.  Haven't looked the book up...whose coast are they watching?

They were stationed on many of the island groups that the Japanese had invaded, all around the New Guinea area, quite a few at Guadalcanal. 
http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/patrick-lindsay/the-coast-watchers-the-men-behind-enemy-lines-who-saved-the-pacific-9781742753126.aspx

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General Discussion / Re: What are you reading?

« on: July 25, 2012, 03:29:24 am »

Just started reading The Coast Watchers by Patrick Lindsay.  The small band that stayed on the islands after the Japanese invaded and reported on air and naval movements.

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The Showcase / Re: Force Z

« on: July 02, 2012, 08:00:04 pm »

Some Nells and Bettys to launch the attack on Force Z.  Along with a Rufe to do the scouting. Mixture of Cap Aero and 617 SQN.  grabbed the first available coin for size, difficult things to photograph the size of them, for those not familiar with Aussie coins the $2 has about the same diameter as the American Nickel in my collection.






Geoff

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The Showcase / Re: Modern Merchantmen and destroyers

« on: June 27, 2012, 08:22:10 pm »

There's a few ships I've read about using them now, not all that common as yet though.  It is for reducing fuel consumption, ie reducing operating costs.  I think the ones they have now can give fuel savings of up to 35%.

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The Showcase / Operation Archery. British WW2 ships

« on: June 27, 2012, 08:03:55 pm »

My newest WW2 ships completed all Panzerschiffe.  Quite a few finished lately, but has been raining here for a week so not much else to do.

The 'Pink Lady" HMS Kenya and HM ships Offa, Onslow and Oribi for Operation Archery.  HMS Chiddingfold is on the way and I have yet to order HMS Tuna, the two transports I'm thinking will need scratchbuilding.







Geoff

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The Showcase / Modern Merchantmen and destroyers

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:38:10 pm »

Some modern merchant vessels.  Norway is GHQ, the others are Sea Wulf.





Modified a British Tamar model to a bulk carrier and fitted a sky sail.



Group shot with the Tamar from my Falklands project.




Will add the new destroyers here too.
2 type 45's from Sea Wulf




and a Udaloy class to finish off my soviet battle group.



Geoff

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The Shipyard / Re: Falklands 1982 1/2400

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:30:55 pm »

Do they make 1/2400 Exocets?

Not too sure I'd be keen on painting them, but I do have some 1/1200 super entendards on the way

Have  made some more progress on this one though.  All ships Sea Wulf and they have now released an actual Belgrano and she is on the way along with Invincible.



HMS Hermes



ARA Drummond



Atlantic Conveyor



British Tamar, need to repaint the stack on this one, somehow got the idea she was a Shell ship instead of BP  :banghead:



HMS Bristol



And HM Submarines Conqueror and Courageous

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The Shipyard / Re: Battle of the Java Sea

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:13:07 pm »

Finished the allies off.  All Panzershciffe.  The two Dutch cruisers, the Dutch destroyers and the remaining 2 US destroyers and HMS Jupiter photos a bit dark very overcast here still.  The Japanese ships should be on the way from the UK very shortly.

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The Showcase / Pacific war 1879 1/2400

« on: June 18, 2012, 06:12:21 am »

Painted these up a couple of months ago, though I have had the ships for some time.   I was reading the scenario section of my copy of Iron and Fire and realised I had the ships for the two scenarios listed for this war, they just needed painting. 

First up the Peruvian ships Huascar and Independencia (Tumbling Dice miniatures)



Next the Chilean ironclads Almirante Cochrane and Blanco Encalada (Tumbling Dice)


 
 the Chilean corvette Esmeralda and the schooner Covadonga (Hallmark ships left over from my battle of Lissa project.)




Geoff

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The Showcase / Re: Naval terrain

« on: June 15, 2012, 10:10:18 pm »

Very neat! I love the use of CDs as a base for the terrain; very good use of found materials. If you ever get the time, it would be great to see a DIY thread in the Q&A forum .

Yeah,  I am looking at starting some more in the near future.  I can make a DIY thread up then

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The Showcase / Re: Battle of Lissa 1/2400

« on: June 15, 2012, 09:59:58 pm »

Thanks Fellas

That is a lot of sails 

Yes I was quite over anything with sails for a while after I finished these.