Show us yer stuff!

ferret701 · Post by **ferret701** » Mon May 04, 2015 8:34 am

I've just finished GHQ's Afrika Korps Combat Command, reinforced with a number of other related models. For this foray into the theater, I looked to show vehicles with far more wear -- faded and splotchy paint, messy tracks, and on-board baggage (from H&R's set).

Pz IVF1

Pz IIIL (from an old Streets of Fire pack)

Pz IIIF

Pz IIF

SdKfz 222

Far more shot and models on my site:

www.microarmormayhem.com

KILLroy1978 · Post by **KILLroy1978** » Fri May 22, 2015 10:13 am

General John B Hood and his Texas Brigade

Orion320 · Post by **Orion320** » Fri May 29, 2015 3:52 am

M4 High Speed Tractor with Long Tom. Photo was taken with a cell phone so the clarity is not too good. The GHQ model is excellent. I have been waiting for years for this model and it was worth the wait.

Orion 320

BurtWolf · Post by **BurtWolf** » Fri May 29, 2015 6:38 am

Wow that looks awesome. Never thought about that mini until I saw yours, now I gotta have it. Nice job!!

Luca · Post by **Luca** » Fri May 29, 2015 1:40 pm

That is really something! I have never been interested in tractors, but this is very cool. For the next purchase I order some rauppen shlepper (or how do you spell it), they were not just used in the winter, but expecially during the spring an autumn.

Donald M. Scheef · Post by **Donald M. Scheef** » Fri May 29, 2015 6:08 pm

Term is "Raupenschlepper." "Raupen" is approximately "(fully) tracked." "Schlepper" is "carrier" as in cargo carrier, but usually translated in context to "tractor." Common practice in German is to cram modifiers together with a noun or verb to produce a single very large word (and then to abbreviate it in many cases). All nouns are capitalized. For example, "Sturzkampfflugzeug" is literally "diving attack flying machine," Stuka in short, dive bomber for English speakers.

Don S.

Nepty · Post by **Nepty** » Fri May 29, 2015 10:30 pm

KILLroy,

Those bases look great .
What is that material ?

TAMMY · Post by **TAMMY** » Fri May 29, 2015 11:43 pm

The correct name of the tractor was Raupenschlepper Ost abbreviated in RSO as shown by G72.

It was a small tractor (1,5t cargo and 2 ton towing) made by Steyr for the eastern tfront.

Note that for the G72 the RSO got the meaning:of Rollender Sarg Org, that is Mobile Coffin est, to show is vulnerability.

It existed another RSO manufactured by Skoda were the R stay for Rad as it had wheels. 4 large steel wheels of 1,5m diameter. While "Ost", it was never employed on the eastern front as it was too heavy. It was seen in Normandy and in he Ardennes.

Orion320 · Post by **Orion320** » Sat May 30, 2015 5:38 am

Inspired by some photos posted in another thread on the M2 bridge, I tried to model the truck carrying a pontoon ready to be lifted by the crane and another truck with the pontoon deflated.

KILLroy1978 · Post by **KILLroy1978** » Sat May 30, 2015 7:30 am

Nepty.

The bases are made of linoleum tiles cut to size and then doubled. I try to grab the bases and not bent gun barrels.

pibber · Post by **pibber** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:49 am

Great configuration for your Treadway trucks Orion320.

I love it !
I'm about to do something very similar on few trucks of mine too. Photos of finish models will come soon...

Work in progress (only first coat of paint)...

(these trucks will be "in action" configuration... some others Treadway trucks will carry one boat each like yours...)

(with scratch building boat inside and scratch building Treadway elements inside the truck)
Great job Orion320 !

ferret701 · Post by **ferret701** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:09 am

I've added a ton of new models to my website, www.microarmormayhem.com, including the following:

Australian Centurion

T-72 TUSK

BM-30 SMERCH

Gaz Tigr

ferret701 · Post by **ferret701** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:19 am

Thanks, Ive started using multiple washes on running gear; first a dark wash to represent oil and such (using Army Painter washes), followed by a heavier wash of a lighter color to represent mud and dirt. I've experimented with using Games Workshop's specialty weathering products (such as the mud stuff, don't remember its name) but that is still very much a work in progress.

Pat

pibber · Post by **pibber** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:32 pm

Great painting job on your minis ferret701

specialy on your Centurion, I like so much the way of weathering you have done on it,
to me, it's very realistic...

7.62 · Post by **7.62** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:02 am

Wonderful paint jobs folks.
I can not complete with that, so here are some pewter Cats.

Puma, Cougar, Panther.

AS 565 Panther with torpedo! Open doors are there but hard to see (thin clear plastic) will show when I apply poor paint job.

Show us yer stuff!

ACW Bases KILLroy1978