Since I had the U.S. naval colors out, I pushed through with the Lexington rebuild.
Here’s the previous look.
Reused everything but the rear structure, boosting the fwd. island about 1.5mm. Rear section fabricated with styrene stock.
Think I might have gone a little to big? Still 100% better. That’s what I get for trying to use the rear of a classic tank turret the first time.
Stay safe all.
Greetings.
Has it been a rough few months or what? Hope everyone’s doing well.
Since my set has been trapped in a buddies basement since last summer, I haven’t been able to work on or get pics of what has been finished.
I have been dipping into HBG’s 3d printed selection, picking up a set of Crusaders; a Nelson; an Eagle CV; some Iowas and the Graf Spee.
Still not 100% sure about my Royal Navy color palette, but they should be close.
I also liked the Indiana enough to put her in with Missouri.
Oh I found a WIP of some US. dudes.
Stay safe.
Greetings.
Just a few more things I’ve been keeping busy with.
Fuso from HBG.
With some AFV examples from IWNGU.
Stay safe.
Greetings all:
Happy days (maybe) everyone in the group’s been jabbed, and there’s been talk of resuming gaming. I’m hopeful. Anyway, here’s a few new pieces they’re going to see…
Some injection molded Pzkfw VI b.
A replacement Sharnhorst.
and Gneisenau.
And the last I have finished, USS Colorado.
I removed the radar from Sharnhorst as a nod to his last sortie. Our cat donated a whisker for Gneisenau’s mast. In hindsight, I should have removed the cranes from the German ships then reinstalled them in a better position after painting.
That’s it for now. Stay safe.
A few more things I’ve been finishing.
Some Corsairs, 262, La-5, Pe-2, Do17 and some Sherman’s. All printed except the Russian fighters.
May have gone a little overboard on "Little Miss Mischief ", for a game piece.
Stay safe.
@mr-kell I’m loving these! That B-17 is the star of the show.
@mr-kell
It all looks super cool. Just like opening up a World War II History Book.
Have you ever used the Tank & Vehicle 1:285 Scale Models from GHQ Models?
From where do you buy the air units ?
Greetings and thanks.
@DMcLaren
Yeah the details on that B17 were pretty freakin good. I just settled on the subject, put my head down and let the print tell me what was possible. By the time a voice in my head went “STOP!” and I looked back up. I had already grabbed 700 scale props and was harvesting bristles from a vacuum attachment for gun barrels.
@The-Captain
Quite a bit of research definitely helps a project like this. Fortunately I have full bookshelves. My universal carriers did come from Ghq, as they were the only ones I could find at the time. Would have liked to get more from them, but couldn’t afford to. Other than those, a few units from I will never grow up, an Fw200 & He177 in 700 scale from Pit Road and some fabricated facilities, everything is from, or a modification of pieces from various A&A sets and Hbg. Sometimes my skills were up to the task. You did great work as well.
Oops, forgot about the type VII & IX U-boats from shapeways.
Stay safe.
Greetings all.
A few of my latest paint glops for the Regia Aeronautica. 
All are Hbg 3D prints, with Ba-65 taking tactical duties, letting Sm-79 be bombers again.
Take care.
@mr-kell
Awesome:muscle:
Perfect details.
Where do you buy the aircrafts? Are they made of plastic or pewter?
@the-captain
Sorry, sometimes I forget we’re all not on the same continent.
Got them from company here in the U.S. called Historical Boad Gaming.
They’re 3D prints, not sure what the resin is. It’s a bit brittle, but can be shaped and responds well to CA adhesives.
