Dougie's Falklands Project

[Techno]

Yup Phil that's right you should be able to get one at any good art shop or online, very useful  :)Dougie

Thanks Dougie !!

Yes, I had a Rotring pen too, Phil. Expensive (at the time) German thing that clogged after one use and never worked again in spite of my soaking the nib in all sorts of magic potions. 

They were absolute swine for that, weren't they Ray ?
Even the lightest of touches on something you'd painted could cause problems.... I managed to keep one going for a decent while..Probably still got it hidden somewhere....BOY....Would that need a good clean out now !!

Cheers - Phil.
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[BH62]

Hi Dougie,
I really like very much your british para and I want to make it also
Can you give the references of stuffs used on your magnificent bases ?
Cheers

[Dougie]

Hi Dougie,
I really like very much your british para and I want to make it also
Can you give the references of stuffs used on your magnificent bases ?
Cheers

Fairly straight forward, the bases are textured then painted, I've used Vallejo SS Blk Brown which is drybrushed up with a slightly lighter shade, I then add some Woodland Scenics course turf T64 medium green, then add some static grass and a couple of silfor tufts, 2 tone late fall. Hope this helps. Dougie

[Dougie]

A couple of support elements for my 10mm Brits, 23C and 23D from B Sqn The Blues and Royals ready for some bunker zapping. Pendraken model very slightly modified with greenstuff scrim and some additional stowage. I've managed to paint on the convoy stripes on the lower rear hull between the tracks and the callsign on the right of the rear turret bin.  Dougie

[Fenton]

Very nice 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Beat me to it, next thing on the table were my two scimitars! 

Brilliant Dougie,
Which colours did you use?

[Hertsblue]

Excellent, Dougie. The scrim look very effective. 

[Dougie]

Beat me to it, next thing on the table were my two scimitars! 

Brilliant Dougie,
Which colours did you use?

Green was based around Vallejo Reflective Green 890 suitably lightened with yellow, the black was black highlighted with German grey. Hope this helps  Dougie

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Thanks Dougie! 

[Techno]

Excellent yet again Dougie !
Cheers - Phil.

[BH62]

Very, very beautifull work. It gives me strength to begin my british
BH62

[nikharwood]

Those really are lovely 

[Dougie]

For my 10mm CO stand I wanted the 50mmx50mm base to represent the 3PARA Bn Comd moving forward on Longdon. 6 figures , the 2 radio ops are from the Pendraken WW2 Brit Airborne range. They're wearing berets which I've left to add a bit of colour although historically 3PARA were in helmets on London. I was happy enough with the guy on the ammo box, I thought of converting it to a rock but decided against it. The other guy has a large radio next to him which looked very WW2 so I used a bit of green stuff and converted it into a bergan. The look I was after was a Radio op on a temporary halt with the top flap of the bergan open and the radio exposed, hopefully its worked.
Dougie

[kev1964]

Excellent Dougie, really like the tanks,

kev

[Steve J]

Great work Dougie once again .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Superb!  Great wo on the bergan mate. Not sure it would have remained that green for long, it would be stained by sheep droppings!

[Techno]

Great work Dougie !
Cheers - Phil

[Dougie]

Well folks, I'm ploughing through my Brits in DPM, I've managed to get the technique down and I'm managing to complete 8 figures in just over an hour, which I'm happy with. When they're all done I'll varnish them before mounting them on the bases.
I've also been looking for a Harrier GR3 for air support, can't find one in 1/144th scale, a Sea Harrier is available by Minicraft and I've toyed with the idea of converting it, just really redoing the nose section. However I've found this diecast by Corgi, now its a little big, roughly 1/120th scale but I can probably live with that, there's a photo below, nicely painted but not sure if I can live with the obvious seam/join line so she might be getting filled and repainted.
There's no weapons either, so a Revell 1/144th Tornado might be getting raided!
Dougie

[Dougie]

Just had my shifts confirmed at work so fingers crossed, if there's still space, I'll be putting a 10mm Falklands display game on at Smoggycon 
Dougie

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

All looking good sir.