I am a big fan of Armaments In Miniature. I wondered about getting a Betty, but I have done so little gaming on the Pacific theatre. I assume that Yamamoto will be a tabletop target.
Those who don't remember their history are bound to do something or other...
I am a big fan of Armaments In Miniature. I wondered about getting a Betty, but I have done so little gaming on the Pacific theatre. I assume that Yamamoto will be a tabletop target.
Absolutely - Armements In Miniature does a great job! I have some B5Ns and SBDs on the "to-do" list, and have been thrilled with what he's made for me to this point.
On the note of Yamamoto, I think it's time to post some P-38s...
Here are two of my older ones along with two new ones, redone with better background and photo angles. They are P-38s from V Fighter Command: Dick Bong ("Marge"), Tommy Lynch (unmarked), and from the 49FG: Gerald Johnson ("Barbara"), and James Watkins ("Charlcie Jeanne").
For today, here are a few more 109Gs, this time from 2./JG 300. They are piloted by: Josef Jordan (1), Eberhard Gzik (2), Wolfgang Hunsdorfer (10), and Hans Dahmen (12).
I was thinking about going for a p-38 in bare metal. What did you use to paint it? That is, what paint, and I assume you used an airbrush?
I actually just use regular brushes (and toothpicks for the canopy frames) on this and all of my paint jobs.
Paint was a cheap WallyWorld acrylic, so it needed 3-4 coats before it hid the green. Process was the same for all 4 of them.
If I were to do it over again, I would have hit them with a matte primer first for better adhesion of the metalic paint (my paint was very thin and streaky, so it left lots of bristle strokes that I had to go back and hide).
OK. Thanks for the tips. Yes, I tend to use a matte coat as primer for any paint jobs. ANd I don't have an airbrush, so it's good to know that the paint can be brushed on...
Those who don't remember their history are bound to do something or other...
For today, here's something a bit different. Although I originally had not considered seeking out Me 163s (since I try to focus on aircraft that were produced in large numbers), these came as part of a dual model kit with the Me 262s I posted previously. I figured them to be a "bonus" since they're also 1:100 scale, so here they are! These are from 1./JG 400, piloted by Kurt Schliebeler (9), Hans-Ludwig Löscher (10), Hartmut Ryll (11), and Siegfried Schubert (15).
I'm hoping that in the next few weeks I'll be able to take pictures of my British, Russian, Italian, Finnish, and Chinese aircraft to work into the rotation. Until then, there are plenty more US, German, and Japanese on the way!
Those look great! They would certainly make a mess of a bomber formation if they attack as a group during their 8 minutes of powered flight & loooooong glide. Nice Work & I'm sure we will all enjoy yout future postings of other air forces. Thanks for sharing.
Those look great! They would certainly make a mess of a bomber formation if they attack as a group during their 8 minutes of powered flight & loooooong glide. Nice Work & I'm sure we will all enjoy yout future postings of other air forces. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much! I came up with a rule variant for variable gun damage and limited ammo, so I'm curious to see how they'll do in their limited time amongst my bombers...