2014 End of Year Thanks

Shameless Grab from another Blog

For Modeling, 2014 has been a good year. I'm behind were I thought I'd be a year ago, however, I believe I'm going to have two playable Mid WWII German & Soviet army forces able to play BGK in the next year.

   I would like to thank all the internet entities that have helped me, knowing and unknowingly.

Model Dads :  http://www.modeldads.co.uk/
Beginners Guide to Paint WWII 15mm Figures: Part  ONE , Part  TWO,  Part THREE.

Doctor Faust's Painter Clinic: http://www.brookhursthobbies.com/paintingclinic/
Basic Prep, Painting & Basing 15mm WWII US Infantry: USA OK.
Basic Basing:  Here
Painting Sherman TANK. shows good sample of Washes & Decals
Basic Painting Supplies for HOBBYING
Basic Dry Brushing: YouTube Video
Basics Inks & Washes: VIDEO Here

Squad Painter :  http://squadpainter.blogspot.com/
 Plastic Soldier Company WWII Russian Infantry: Part ONE
Part TWO here,  Part THREE ,  Part FOUR , Part FIVE ,  Part SIX 
 PSC WWII Russian Infantry: Paints USED  
PCS T-70 Soviet Tank ASSEMBLE , Airbrush AND Detail, T-70 Done. 

The Guide :  http://www.guildwargamers.com/phpBB3/index.php
Log In HERE

Kit Noob :  http://kitnoob.blogspot.com/

Mini AFV :  http://miniafv.blogspot.com/

Plastic Soldier Review :  http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Index.aspx

Marcel Duchamp :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp

& Many More

2014  Product Break Throughs( The 2014 trifecta )

Army Painter " Psyco" Super fine brush

Army Painter " Medium QuickShade"

Tamiya Extra Thin Cement

Zvezda 15mm_1/100 Soviet BA-10 Armored Car

Comments:

History:

Reviews:

Samples:

Progress: 1x 1/2 built. headlight went flying and is currently MIA

PRODUCT REVIEWS
Product:

Pro's:

Con's:

Conclusion:

Recommendations: Create netting inclosure to contain super tiny parts when they eventually go flying into orbit.

Zvezda 15mm_1/100 WWII German Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.B German Personnel Carrier

Comments:

Internet Ref: HERE http://spottinground.com/15-mm-sd-kfz-2511-model-comparison/

Check this site, and make regular?: http://spottinground.com/


History:

Reviews:

Samples:

Progress:2x Built ready for priming

PRODUCT REVIEWS
Product:

Pro's:

Con's: tiniest parts need 4x glass or stronger, Very light for wargaming ( needs weights )

Conclusion:

Recommendations:

Zvezda 15mm_1/100 WWII Soviet ZIS-5 Military 3 Ton Truck

Comments: I love this bight olive green color in this illustration, and that is the color that I'm shooting for in my AFV's.

Assembly Info: The hood on this model was quite the trick, I thought that you needed a single fold when really there was a three fold process on the piece of plastic that was cut off the sprue.

History:

Reviews:

Samples:

Progress: Assembled & waiting priming

PRODUCT REVIEWS
Product:

Pro's:

Con's: tiniest parts need 4x glass or stronger, Very light for wargaming ( needs weights )

Conclusion:

Recommendations:

Merry X-mas from Tank Taco

It was a good Xmas. My son received a HO scale train that has been running in circle all Christmas long. He gave me a Tank from the local drug store (CVS) as a gift that turned out to be a Panzer IV, which turned out to be the same tank that I had just bought a Osprey Publication as a gift to my self.   It's a Xmas miracle!

Another Christmas miracle was getting some free time to put on test coat of Army Painter Quick Shade (Medium). It was a make or break moment for the future of me in this hobby, since my last attempt at shading with varnish was a horrible flop (the horror). But as I brushed on Quick Shade on to the only painted 15mm & 1/72 I had, which I had toiled over for far too long, and as the room was filled with the smell of turpentine cleaner & my sole was filled with the Xmas spirit, a Miracle happened once more, with the successful QuickShading of the figures, and thus an extension of my hobby pursuits into the future.

1/72 PSC MiddleStone 5:1 basecoat

Revell 1/72 LightGreenGrey basecoat

The Three Wise Men in 15mm. Bearing Gifts

Post & Pre QuickShade. Modle Air LightGreyGreen 4:1 w/white

1/72 & 15mm PSC Soviets MiddleStone 4:1 basecoat

1/72 Minwax Horror

15mm Soviet Horrors

15mm PSC German fighting dead, The HORROR!

It Has Arrived!!!

After trying to try the cheaper alternate option, I ordered the Army Painter "Quick Shade".  And if I can't make this work, then blame Army Painter for me giving up on the hobby.
I made quite the order from Michigan Toy Soldier Company and I will note links relating to those purchases Below.

- Army Painter Quick Shade "Strong" :
This is the Video that reinvigorated me. It talks of making whole army and has the techniques that I going to use. ThePaintingClinic The Basics: Painting US Infantry ::  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FQ6HbivtjE

-Army Painter - Static Steppe Grass :
How to make static grass clumps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8b32zzFZCI
Making static grass clumps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJSFTHy5rWw
Static grass tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpnq_BJpMbA
How to make a static grass applicator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSr2ZNOn4yc  
Another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrffkoNFKL4

-Army Painter - Precision Side Cutters : 

- Vallejo - Heavy Gloss (Transparent) Gel 30ml :  This was basically a mistake. What I meant to get was Vallejo Pumice Gel:
How to use Grey Pumice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq3Qhu12dL0
HobbyBlog on Pumice : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-MZ4Bz70iM

- Plastic Soldier - Decals:
*15mm & 1/72nd decals 2nd Pz Division @ Kursk
* 15mm decals Soviet Slogan
* 15mm decals Soviet Tac and Unit Signs, Stars and Gaurds (OUT of Stock at time)

- Osprey Publishing Materials:
 *OSP-MAA216  Red Army or the Great Patriotic War 1941-45
*OSP-MAA468  Men-at-Arms: WWII Soviet Armed Forces
*OSP-MAA311  German Army 1939-45 Blitzkrieg
*OSP-MAA311  German Army 1941-43 Eastern Front (OUT of STOCK)
*OSP-V028        Vanguard: Panzerkampfwagen IV Medium Tank 1936-45
*OSP-V037        Sturmgeschutz III &IV 1942-45
- Zvezda 15mm Vehicles:
Zvezda 15mm WWII German Sd.Kfz.251-1 Ausf.B (2x items)
Zvezda 15mm WWII Soviet Truck ZIS-5 (2x)
Zvezda 15mm WWII Soviet Rocket Launcher Katyusha (1x)
Zvezda 15mm WWII BA-10 Armored Car (1x)

Renedra Bases: 40mmx20mm & 25mmx50mm
& about Basing
 Dirty Jon's Basing Tutorial(15mmFOW) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQB7dWGGg9k
FOW bases made easy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ctTua1Ho4
How to base w/ sand & static grass : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na83wrAdoXc
Basing Basic w/citadel product: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDUHR435lVw