Pete's Place

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:38 am

Hi Tanner! No problem. I see you joined the 1/285th scale modeling site which I help moderate.

I posted my initial tutorial on how to clean the miniatures with pictures of my 3 simple tools.

My most recent post there was how I applied the camouflage to my mid to late WWII German tanks.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:40 am

Hi Begemot

Thanks very much! I have more T-34s on the way. I will also be posting pictures of some items you painted for me as well pretty soon.

Pete

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:43 am

Hi Panzergator! Thank you very much. I do intend to post more pictures of my post WWII stuff here soon including pictures of the M60A3s that Begemot painted as well as a few more Israeli M48 based vehicles.

Pete

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:56 am

Here are some of my T-34/76 1943 models.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:34 pm

Here are some of my stream and river hexes per Tanner's request. I will feature some of my terrain here from time to time.

I need to make more stream and river hexes with bridges. I actually have a fair number of bridges from several manufacturers including GHQ, CinC, Leva, and some others.

StarCruiser · Post by **StarCruiser** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:14 am

Pete - stop it... You're embarrassing the rest of us!

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:18 am

I believe your patience with tank broadsheets impresses me most.

WWIICentral · Post by **WWIICentral** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:07 am

Love the rivers, thanks for posting!

Tanner

Begemot · Post by **Begemot** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:53 pm

Pete - More superb T-34s. Great river terrain pieces. I like your foliage treatment on the banks. The color of the water is very realistic. The ford shows shallower water. Nice touch. Are you using a specific Humbrol color for your water or is this a mix?

Begemot

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:54 pm

WOW!!!

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:44 pm

Thank you all very much!

Begemot, for my river colors, I actually used some old Polyscale Luftwaffe colors. These are acrylics. One of the colors is a darker green but not the black green color. The other one is more of an olive color which I added over the other one to show shallower areas.

I start with a 1/4" Terrain Maker piece for the river itself. I painted on some green house paint, in this case "Tannenbaum" from Behr which is the color I use for the sides of my Terrain Maker pieces. I usually put on two or three layers and letting things dry between layers. The final layer is pretty thick straight out of the can and I stipple it with a stiff brush.

This gives the "water" its ripple effect. I did more stippling on the river than the streams so the water looks a bit more rough.

I then spay the Luftwaffe Green over the Tannenbaum. It is more of a deep gray green with maybe a hint of olive. I hit some of the lighter green along the banks and at fords to give the effect of shallower water.

Here are some more pictures of "in progress" streams with a couple of bridges I will complete later. The first bridge is by GHQ, the second is by CinC which I modified to fit the Terrain Maker hex, and the third larger bridge is by Leva which I picked up at Historicon a number of years ago.

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:51 pm

Pete,
Excellent.
Now you need to give two bridge with completed terrain, paint, etc., to each individual on here. The two I want are ....
Thank you.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:44 pm

Thanks very much, Chris!

Here are some more pictures showing my stream hexes in an actual terrain setting. This is a small village in Lithuania with a bridge. The Russians want to seize the bridge from the small force of Lithuanians guarding it. Do I hear Mi-8's in the distance.....

This layout is currently over at my friend Scott's house and is going to be used in a game depicting a Russian airborne assault to seize the bridge over the stream for follow on forces to use. This is a hypothetical Modern NATO vs. Russia game.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:17 pm

Here are some pictures of my M-60A3s. These were painted by my good friend, Begemot, and were a gift from him. They represent M-60A3s from 3AD which is the unit I served in Germany. I was in 2/33 Armor and commanded C Company from 1983 - 84.

These are painted in MERDC but without the sand color in the pattern. This was the particular scheme of 3rd Armored Division.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:29 pm

OOOH! OOOH! LOOK, DADDY! M60A3s! What a GREAT TANK!

Very nice, and what a thoughtful gift from Begemot!

I was down in Baumholder when you were serving in the Rock! Was Dennis Crumley there when you were? I knew him from Fort Knox. Had a lot of respect for him. My wife and I ran into him at the Giessen O club, I think in '83, at Sunday brunch. I can't recall what we were doing up there, unless just touring my old 3AD (Friedberg 1975-1978) grounds.

You likely are aware 2-33AR ran the M103s in the '50s.