Another week of working on the Ardennes table - I have it left set up and just keep adding bits.. Time for some US firepower in the form of 4 Anti tank guns. Not terribly big ones a mere 57mm. As that measurement might have confused our American cousins there will be some 3 inch ones coming out of the stash in due course.
I finally found a colour for the US winter greatcoat I was happy with at the smaller scale - ironically German Med camo brown with a wash and highlight .
The usual home made tufts and AK Snow paste for the bases. I need to spend an hour making another big batch of tufts this week too.
Next are a few “objective pieces” the start of a fuel dump , with a stash of oil drums from the stowage stash - I have more stacks of the traditional Jerry cans on order at the moments .
All 15mm stuff from Battlefront .
Points
4 guns = 16 pts
12 crew - 24 points
40 in total to keep the scoreboard ticking.
TeemuL: Excellent! I like your commitment to keep the table setup, it will make it easy to take good photos, create small stories behind the units and undoubtly is quite inspiring, too. And thank you for mentioning your self made tufts, that's an art form I should try sometime. I'll give two bonus points for the fuel dumps. And I expect this project to continue and give joy to us in the near future?
Teemu- given the amount of tufts I would buy it made sense to get the kit to do it . Plus I can do a better range of shapes , and can do direct to bases to if need be . Yes this will running through the challenge
ReplyDeleteI might use more tufts, if they were not gone all the time and then I need to buy more and I could use the money on something else... But making them by myself might help.
DeleteIt does massively .its an outlay at first - but I make tufts by the 1000’s!
DeleteI can do a teach in chat sometime - it’s really not hard
DeleteGreat work as usual Dave.
ReplyDeleteYour set up brings to mind the snow clogging my street...but thankfully no Panthers rolling down the road...yet...
Excellently news then
DeleteGreat additions to the Thursday Snowfest 👍
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DeleteVery nice scenic photos.
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Nice snow bases. I never realized there was a kit for making tufts.
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DeleteReally nice work as always Dave and very evocative photos
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DeleteThe winter effects are great!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
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DeleteTop job
ReplyDeleteGlad you appreciate it - you will be playing on it soon enough
DeleteNice set of 'door knockers' Dave. You setup looks ace as well!
ReplyDeleteCheers Snowlord - you should know on the snow front !
DeleteLooks suitably chilly!
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DeleteGreat additions to your artillery park Dave!
ReplyDeleteThanks - more to come
DeleteWell done Dave, with you're ability to keep the scoreboard ticking over we should christen you as the Geoffrey Boycott of wargames
ReplyDeleteYes it’s moving slowly - complete so,etching each week while working on the big hit!
DeleteGreat stuff Dave, I think I need to do a decent snow table
ReplyDeleteI knew I would drag someone into it !
DeleteExcellent bangers these Dave. I just opened packages and dumped my tufts in a drawer for use later. Hmm, the price tag I kept seeing opening the boxes has me wondering about your solution. Well done.
ReplyDeleteIf you use them in any real number it is worth it . Plus you make your own mixes and variation of shapes
DeleteGreat work continues on this project Dave. It is being stored as inspiration for me when I return to 20mm and the Ardennes.
ReplyDeleteCheers - plenty more in the works!
DeleteThese look great on your setup Dave, nice work, I feel frosty just looking at them!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
DeleteLooking mighty fine Dave!
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray
DeleteNice work Dave, continuation of the chilly theme
ReplyDeleteCheers enjoying sticking with the same thing at the moment
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