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SgtWilTan's mods and conversions of A&A pieces
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It’s been weird warm here in NC. 71 Saturday and 73 yesterday. Almost had to turn the AC back on.
Why do you have to be that way? That’s just spiteful.
Love those mods Sgt! Wow… it’s gonna take a steady hand and trick brush.
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It’s been weird warm here in NC. 71 Saturday and 73 yesterday. Almost had to turn the AC back on.
Why do you have to be that way? That’s just spiteful.
Love those mods Sgt! Wow… it’s gonna take a steady hand and trick brush.
NC Weather!! That was last weekend. It snowed the following Friday. !!!
Thanks V, and those are just the current models.
The HBG Stuart can be made into more variants with a bit more work but the hull is just fantastic.
What is with the HBG pieces? They have great and fantastic hulls and equally horrible turrets.
It’s like the sculptor for the hull is not the same as that of the turret.
Their M18 Hellcat is the only exception I’ve found to be great all around but it has a telephone pole for a gun. -
I promised a while ago to show some of my scratchbuilds for the original A&A.
Well, they are here. I’ve also added some work which grew out of the desire for more accurate pieces in
comparison with aftermarket models by HBG and OOB models from later A&A versions.
The new pics are on page 1. -
Thank you Sgtwiltan.
I particularly liked your 232 Recon 8 wheeler. -
Herr Wittman,
I have added a spare wheel to that model and the additional frontal armor.
The problem with the model is that it takes 2 6Rad to make 1 8Rad.
The size is also a bit smaller but it works for me. I’m only making 6 for myself for the heavy schwadron
and might use the leftover parts from the second 6Rad to make some 222 for the leichte schwadron. -
Wil,
––Very Impressive work! I can’t say I like anything more than the others this time as they are all EXCELLENT! You certainly know your “stuff”. Thanks for sharing. :-D
“Tall Paul”
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This is art. I’m really astonished, how many details can be applied to a 2-cm unit, they look absolutely realistic.
How much time do you need for one tank?
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A-D-D and motivation are the determining factors. A specific group of ten can take months from scratch.
But it can also take a couple weeks if I’m really excited by the subject. I like the A&A units since I can mostly
just add details rather than start with conversions for scale, measuring plastic and sanding or shaping. An already built base
cuts the time easily by half as the shape is already there. That is why I’m excited by all the new A&A and HBG pieces
since the base models also make the models much more uniform in dimension. Like I said motivation is the biggest factor on how productive I am. -
These are amazing.
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Thank you. I’ll have Paul’s modified HBG T34s and my own A&A modified T34s with russian green paint up this weekend.
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Wil,
––I’m glad you’ve caught up in your other responsibilities enough to do some more modifying/detailing. Your work is amazing and much looked forward to. Go Team Warmachine!
“Tall Paul”
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Paul, I’m just amazed at your patience!
I’m chomping at the bit to get mine as a complete set for just one game box and you are far ahead of me with my own. -
Wil,
Paul, I’m just amazed at your patience!
I’m chomping at the bit to get mine as a complete set for just one game box and you are far ahead of me with my own.––Well,…I wouldn’t say patience is NOT my strong suit, just an understanding viewpoint of the realities of life. And as I’m already 54 years old and my Dad is 88,….I’d really like to get all of my detailed/modified/painted/decalled units finished before we’re both dead, haha.
----It would be fantastic if we could get them all done by the time of HBG’s gaming convention next year. I can’t think of any better place to play the first game with all of the highly detailed units that “Allwork”, Lucas, and yourself have made possible. I’d truly enjoy some G-40 games with you, Lucas, “The Coach”, Gargantua, Vericocha, and other A&A.Org friends. I’m sure this is very optimistic for a deadline, but perhaps we might strive to get as many units done as possible by the time of the HBG Convention next year.
––Oh, BTW, don’t pay any attention to the mini video-cams and ticking time-bomb I’ve had installed in your work room. Just consider them as “incentive”. hahahahahahahahahaha! :-o----And as far as getting excited and/or anxious,…every time I see a pic of your modifications or one of Lucas’ paint jobs I get very excited and want them in my grubby little hands IMMEDIATELY! But in reality,…the best thing will be when I can enjoy an entire expanded set of detailed/painted units in a game with some friends. That’s what it’s all about for me;…the shared experience of FUN (read death and destruction to my gaming enemies). :-D
––So my friend, you can consider yourself and your skills “drafted” for the duration with a target date of next years
HBG Convention. Have a great day.“Tall Paul”
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Updated Pics on page 1. New pics at the bottom.
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Wil,
Updated Pics on page 1. New pics at the bottom.
––Wow! :-o
––I seem to say that a lot these days whenever I see your “mod” work. The T-34s look great, especially the added fuel tanks. And I’m still surprised that the 105 Artillery look so grand for such a routine unit. Another shipment of your great work going to Lucas for painting/decalling.Go " WarMachine Team"
“Tall Paul”
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Those are truly impressive Wil. Especially your scratch builds. Quite something.
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A lot of the scratch builds are almost 15+ years old back when my eyes were still good. All originally built to replace the stock A&A units.
And to answer your question below, I used styrene sheets and rods of different thicknesses cut with an exacto. The patterns were from
plans in books or measured lengths from stats in meters and then divided by 285 to get the size in mm. -
A lot of the scratch builds are almost 15+ years old back when my eyes were still good. All originally built to replace the stock A&A units.
Well they are impressive nonetheless. How long did those normally take? And what did you use (knives, plastic blocks…)?
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Updated pics with new Panther, OOB Artillery, HBG 38Ts and more T34s
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Wil & Others,
Updated pics with new Panther, OOB Artillery, HBG 38Ts and more T34s
––I see war clouds gathering in the near future. Great work!
“Tall Paul”
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