Leighbo
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Hi Guys, Hope Xmas has been good to you all
Heres my latest project, one I've been looking forward to, the Hobby boss Land Wasser Schlepper. I got bogged down with my desert diorama so needed to blow away the cobwebs with a new project.
This time I'm not getting too hung up on details and am just going to have some fun with it.
The general idea is that a bunch of soldiers have managed to grab a bit of time and have 'borrowed' the Land Wasser Schlepper. They have hidden behind some riverside factory buildings for a bit of R & R. I have planned lots of figures, playing cards, drinking & fishing
Rather than just a plain building front I plan to give it some depth and interest going on.
Anyway the first job is to sketch it out on the PC to get the general idea straight.
Once this is sorted its on with the build!
The Hobby Boss kit went together brilliantly, no dramas and very enjoyable. I just fixed a suspension assembly in each corner for stability and left it at that as this will all be underwater.
The next task is to try and scratch build the rope bumper, which does not come as part of the kit. I made a wire frame slightly bigger than the shape of the hull and then wound string around, sticking it with white glue as I went.
Once the first layer had dried I wound a smaller layer just at the front and then a third layer even smaller right at the nose.
This worked out relly well and saved me about £20!
Now I turned to the figure kits from Masterbox and Dragon. I wanted to try and show the soldiers relaxing and so had the Masterbox group playing cards at the rear of the craft and converted a Dragon flamethrower crew to look as though they were fishing and supplemented these with other figures drinking and one figure drunk asleep in the cabin!
The one area I was dreading was making an MDF 'box' for the kit as my woodworking skills are not what they should be, but it turned out pretty well.
Anyway I'll keep progress posted, and I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance
Heres my latest project, one I've been looking forward to, the Hobby boss Land Wasser Schlepper. I got bogged down with my desert diorama so needed to blow away the cobwebs with a new project.
This time I'm not getting too hung up on details and am just going to have some fun with it.
The general idea is that a bunch of soldiers have managed to grab a bit of time and have 'borrowed' the Land Wasser Schlepper. They have hidden behind some riverside factory buildings for a bit of R & R. I have planned lots of figures, playing cards, drinking & fishing
Rather than just a plain building front I plan to give it some depth and interest going on.
Anyway the first job is to sketch it out on the PC to get the general idea straight.
Once this is sorted its on with the build!
The Hobby Boss kit went together brilliantly, no dramas and very enjoyable. I just fixed a suspension assembly in each corner for stability and left it at that as this will all be underwater.
The next task is to try and scratch build the rope bumper, which does not come as part of the kit. I made a wire frame slightly bigger than the shape of the hull and then wound string around, sticking it with white glue as I went.
Once the first layer had dried I wound a smaller layer just at the front and then a third layer even smaller right at the nose.
This worked out relly well and saved me about £20!
Now I turned to the figure kits from Masterbox and Dragon. I wanted to try and show the soldiers relaxing and so had the Masterbox group playing cards at the rear of the craft and converted a Dragon flamethrower crew to look as though they were fishing and supplemented these with other figures drinking and one figure drunk asleep in the cabin!
The one area I was dreading was making an MDF 'box' for the kit as my woodworking skills are not what they should be, but it turned out pretty well.
Anyway I'll keep progress posted, and I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance