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tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:31 am

So... what happens when you spend the time and effort to figure out how to do a conversion / scrachbuild... only to find two weeks later that your favorite manufacturer has released the subject... with more detail... and at less cost for new ones than your scratchbuild?

Just curious...

Regards,
Tom Stockton

jb · Post by jb » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:01 pm

tstockton wrote:So... what happens when you spend the time and effort to figure out how to do a conversion / scrachbuild... only to find two weeks later that your favorite manufacturer has released the subject... with more detail... and at less cost for new ones than your scratchbuild?

Just curious...

Regards,
Tom Stockton

HMSDiomede · Post by **HMSDiomede** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:10 pm

tstockton wrote:So... what happens when you spend the time and effort to figure out how to do a conversion / scrachbuild... only to find two weeks later that your favorite manufacturer has released the subject... with more detail... and at less cost for new ones than your scratchbuild?

Just curious...

Regards,
Tom Stockton

Tom, I figured out many years ago that the quickest way to get a manufacturer to release something was to build it myself first. It happens every time......

For my 20mm collection, I spent a lot of time laboriously resculpting Italian infantry figures into a Dutch 1940 regiment. Less than a year later FAA releases their new 20mm Dutch line. Then I spent about a month scratchbuilding a pair of 20mm Romanian R-1 tankettes. Sure enough, within a year or so, TWO companies released R-1 models, followed by a third company this summer! Sometimes you don't know whether to

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David

jb · Post by jb » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:38 am

Here are some LeoIIA6s with the "Mobile Camoflage System". This is the first of 20. I was experimenting on how to do it. It took me about a month to figure it out. The camo nets are clothes softener sheets,used of course. They are applied over a painted tanks with CA glue,and then painted as per seen in the pics from Army Technologies. Enjoy...

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:20 am

Great idea on the mobile camo system. Thank you. It looks great.

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:24 am

I know they are not microarmor, but they are GHQ. They are union artiy that I converted into US Regular Arty for the mexican American war.

Whistle Beek · Post by **Whistle Beek** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:45 am

Great Work, Paul! I've always wanted to do the Mexican War...you are inspiring me. I need some of the odd-ball Prussian uniforms from the Waterloo Campaign (roundabouts, feld-mutze, etc.), and might try converting them from ACW figures.

What did you use to turn forage caps into wheelhats?

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:14 am

Paul B,

(a) VERY nice work on both your figures and your terrain! I would love to see more... and maybe a little larger, since my bi-focaled eyes seem to think larger print, etc., is better...

(b) You have posted this in the "right" forum -- this is the "Military Models Forum"!

Keep up the good work... and "keep those cards and letters coming in!"

Regards,
Tom Stockton

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:30 am

tstockton wrote:Paul B,

(a) VERY nice work on both your figures and your terrain! I would love to see more... and maybe a little larger, since my bi-focaled eyes seem to think larger print, etc., is better...

Tom,
Here are a few close ups...

Whistle Beek wrote:] What did you use to turn forage caps into wheelhats?

I used an xacto to cut the kepi parallel to the brim, then used a 1mm diameter ball of ribbon epoxy flattened on to the top of the kepi to make the porkpie part of the wheel hat.
In fact, I think one of the PDF's of the Tacnews has the article I submitted for the conversion.

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:45 pm

Sorry, nothing new... once again, another thread that (IMHO) deserves to stay around!

Regards,
Tom

exsubguy · Post by **exsubguy** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:38 am

thank you to every one that has posted here
i feel a very valuble post to one and all
dave

pushbike · Post by **pushbike** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:10 am

Here is the other half of Saturdays productivity:
french Renault R39 converted to German Artillerie schlepper 35R(f)
Kind of similar to the previous one I Made, but these have worked about a bit better.

Whistle Beek · Post by **Whistle Beek** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:16 am

Not my work here! My buddy soldered brass wires together to make the masts and yards, and then did all the standing rigging on this Spanish San Jose.

jb · Post by jb » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:22 am

Your friend does excellant work! I bet you GHQ would like that one for the catalog..it deserves it!

HMSDiomede · Post by **HMSDiomede** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:25 am

WOW!!!!!!!

Truly incredible work for such a small model.

David

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