Well, sometimes things just don’t go to plan. This was meant to be a post on my second Stuart tank. After much filing, filling, glue and drilling I finally had the tank and turret almost finished. All I needed to do was to fill in a few holes on the turret with green stuff and it was ready to undercoat and paint. I had just been working on the turret about ten minutes before and I couldn’t find the #$%&* thing! Half a day later and I still do not have a clue where I put it. I even laid down on my memory foam mattress but that didn’t work either! In the end I went on to something else.
Another project I wanted to finish early this year was my WW2 British Commandos. I always dread putting together plastic figures so tackled that first.
Each section has an NCO and five Commandos. All, including the NCO, are armed with rifles.
There is also another Lieutenant that will join one of the squads in place of the NCO if desired.
I am still waiting on 2 Vickers K machine guns to arrive for each section to complete them. These together with the six rifles of the rest of the section will make an excellent fire support platform.
I am also waiting on the support group box to arrive.
The PIAT arms are significantly better in the Allied Commandos pack than the older British Commando set, so I put a new PIAT team together using these. The PIAT is larger and is attached to a right arm which makes it a lot easier to see on the table and to put together as well.
War paint! With this quick style of painting I do not go back to do any touch up. You dot even notice these minor errors on the table without significant magnification like in these shots.
With this done I also started putting together some big bazookas for an F28 team, but more on this down the track.
Did you check behind the sofa ? most things end up there, found a month I lost there only the other day ! LOL
The commando’s are coming on nicely, and at least the lost turret hasn’t stopped you moving on with other projects.
No sofa but it was hiding behind the painting desk.
Nice work so far! Wow, I didn’t know memory foam mattresses are supposed to help with memory! Now if only I can remember where that mattress is….!
Try the dog kennel.
Wait, I have a dog?!
Man Dave you must have camouflaged that turret really well. Time to build the turretless Stuart as a wreck and order another one maybe? Good luck!
Found it!
You could build a Stuart recce vehicle with the turret removed! I like the commandos! 🙂
I have received similar advice from Mark. The trouble is if I make a recce unit or a wreck out of it you know what’s going to happen – the turret will appear. maybe I will give it a good dressing down and just threaten to make a wreck out of and see what happens!
Oh man I hate when I put a bit I’m working on down “somewhere safe” and search for days trying to find it! Love the new miniatures!
But oh boy have I been seeing lots of “Bolt Action” being painted and played lately – sadly not in person. It’s got me thinking about picking up a starter box.
Happy to have an email chat about armies. There is some excellent stuff out there at a fraction of the cost of the Warlords starter boxes.
Could happen. I need to do some more research on the game itself, solo play for sure as finding gaming folks here is mostly GW.
Cracking work- got to love the Commandos.
Cheers,
Pete.
Like Eric mentioned, my somewhere safe is chock a block with things now I just hope I don’ find it!! I recon one of the rules of painting figures is that the errors only show up when the photos are posted on the blogg!!!
Ha Ha! Agreed!