foxbat's stuff. last update 06/11//2025 BB-61 USS Iowa

[foxbat]

Pete, these are great! I noticed the Balkenkreutze on the Lutzow Arado, wow! Your work is also a source for me, just finishing a batch of Dutch DDs, and I didn't look further than that

redleg, the labels are easy to do, Thay're actually Excel files, I just copy a flag, rework & resize it with Paint, and paste it in the frame. Bases are from a UK retailer, Warbases. I used to buy from Litko, but customs & shipping have gone insane over the year. A pity, since Litko is IMO better as their bases a twice as thin (less of the pesky refraction with them)

[ww2navyguy]

Foxbat,
Terrific painting work on your GHQ ships! Thank you for posting them for us to see.

I always enjoy seeing your work.

Looking forward to seeing more of you finished models.

[pmskaar]

Thanks very much, Foxbat! Do you have more ships in the works?

[foxbat]

After a bit of a hiatus - well, not feeling like painting minis for a time - I've resumed work, and I'm happy to post my Big Mo. The GHQ model is really very detailed, and I can but pity any Japanese flyer tasked to taking on this porcupine bristling with AA guns. I may have missed one or two, but that's at least 15 Bofors 40mm mounts I counted, notwithsanding the 10 double barrelled 5" turrets... The ship is - approximately - painted in the scheme it displayed as Halsey's flagship and at the surrender of Japan.

[redleg]

That looks amazing Foxbat! Do you get that effect from painting, washing, and dry brushing? Or do you have some secret technique? I wish I could paint ships like that - it's beautiful!

[pmskaar]

Excellent work, Foxbat! It is great to see you posting again. The Missouri looks great! I know what it is like to not always be in the mood for painting.

[chrisswim]

Foxbat, excellent looking BB.

[BurtWolf]

Awesome Battleship. I don’t do naval minis - how long does that take you to paint? It looks really detailed (and difficult)!

[foxbat]

Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen.

Actually, even though it takes time to paint a mini, the most important point is the quality of the castings. What GHQ offers is a very successful blend of accuracy and enhancement of these details that give the model character IMO. This said, there is no way going around detailed painting of a model. I'm painting a few Clemson class DDs at the moment, this gives me an occasion to show 2 of them at various stages of painting.



The left one model has just received base coat, and had its deck painted. I don't mind spillovers at this stage. The right hand one has seen its uppper works and hull detailed. I'm using a good quality 0 size brush to paint at this stage. I'll still need to paint a few details (anchors, funnel caps) before I wash it (Using Citadel Nurn Oil pure, works really well, just take care not to let it pool). I inish with a very light drybrushing.

I've posted a more detailed how-to on my blog, here is the link. Just skip the camo stage.
https://foxbatfr-minisite-2.e-monsite.c ... -tuto.html

[redleg]

That's a great tutorial, Foxbat! Keep posting your work - it's very inspirational!

[BurtWolf]

Thanks Foxbat- I bet it’s easy to get dry brush - that seems to be my dilemma and I spend more t time than I want to trying to fix that…

[foxbat]

Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen.

Now, a few more - and mostly unlucky ships : the Dutch East Indies squadron, mostly destroyed during the campaign of the Malay Barrier in early 1942 :



The next 2 ships have already been posted, but for the sake of completion.... HNMS De Ruyter, Doorman's flagship :



HNMS Java

[foxbat]

Both vrariants of Admiralen Class DDs. 1st variant








2nd variant

[foxbat]

Lastly, HNMS Tromp, which was not sunk thanks to being under repairs at the time of the Battle of the Java Sea







All of them to play a part in my Java Sea campaign for NIMITZ, if i can set up a date

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/duqj8kwb ... cg0v7&dl=0

[redleg]

Those ships are beautiful Foxbat! Can't wait to see some pics of the game when you have it!