Pete's Place

[Hoth_902]

Pete,
No matter how many times I see your terrain, I am still impressed. Your work is pure artistry. Your Italian tanks look amazing as well.

[pmskaar]

Thanks very much, Hoth, and Happy New Year to you and the rest of my friends here on the GHQ Forum!

I am currently making a big push to finish up these Italian tanks I am working on so I can get going on my Russian Front project. I have more buildings to finish and another Company of T-70s and one of T-34s that await.

[PolishGI]

Thanks very much, Hoth, and Happy New Year to you and the rest of my friends here on the GHQ Forum!

I am currently making a big push to finish up these Italian tanks I am working on so I can get going on my Russian Front project. I have more buildings to finish and another Company of T-70s and one of T-34s that await.

I hate when time is the limiting factor... lol So much to do... so little time...

[foxbat]

Very nice AAR & terrain. I also like your scenario, which gives a good historical feel : Pz IIIs and IVs were the staple of the Panzerwaffe, and the 76 mm gun of the T34 was quite a threat for these. Glad to see you're back to painting, these M13 seem to be nicely started!

[pmskaar]

Thank you very much, Foxbat! I am glad you enjoyed the AAR.

I was originally planning a larger scenario if I could get enough players. This would have included maybe some T-70s and even some SU-152s for the Russians and some Panther Ds and Tiger Is for the Germans. I was even looking at getting my StuGs and Ferdinand/Elephants into the game but it would have been a bit too much. I thought the game, as presented, was actually fairly well balanced. The players did have fun.

[pmskaar]

I finally finished up my Italian M-13/40s a couple weeks ago after a 2 year hiatus from completing the 1st Platoon. I also created a desert terrain board made from a spare piece of styrofoam to use as a display base to take pictures of my desert vehicles.

Here are a few pictures I took of the whole 17 tank Company. Now that one Company is completed I need another one or two at some point but the Russian Front beckons me.

[redleg]

Those are beautiful tanks, Pete!

[foxbat]

These look excellent, Pete. Great detailling, enhanced by your subtle shading. if I may ask, I'd like a close up shot of one of them?

[pmskaar]

Thank you both very much, Redleg and Foxbat! I always appreciate it.

Foxbat, here are a few close-ups of the M-13/40s. These were taken before I made my new desert display.


The HQ section as denoted by a solid red emblem.


1st Platoon as denoted by a single white stripe.


2nd Platoon as denoted by two white stripes.


3rd Platoon as denoted by three white stripes.

[redleg]

Those are spectacular Pete!

[Begemot]

Pete - Great work there. You never disappoint.

One question: where are the pasta stowage bins on these tanks?


Begemot

[pmskaar]

Doh!

[foxbat]

Thanks Pete! The correct insignia decals at this scale are nice, but really your paintjob is top notch.

[pmskaar]

Thank you very much, Foxbat!

I am currently working on some buildings for my Russian Front games. I have a few done that I will post here soon.

[Hoth_902]

Pete, if a tank could be pretty, those are it. I know I have asked before, how did you do the wash? Is it applied directly to the dull coat or do you apply a gloss coat so the paint runs into the detail easily and then put a dull coat over it? If applied directly to dull coat, do you touch up the base coat on the flats where the wash ends up in a place you do not want?