Brdm 3

This kit is one of the oldest kits that I have ever built. It has some extremely difficult assembly sections. Particularly the bow trim plate. I broke most of the arms after it was assembled just by handling it. I am going to attempt to replace them with some brass wire. I have some pictures of both hull sections below and will update with new photos right before paint.

Models

I'm patiently waiting the arrival of paints to complete the car kits I've been working on. In the meantime I'm going to be building this older dragon kit. According to Scalemates it's from the early 90's. I guess that classifies it as a vintage kit.

I bought this on ebay brand new, sealed about a month ago. It's in great shape. I have included pics of all the components except a tiny piece of clear plastic intended for use in the windshields.

Sorry the decals are a bit dark. I can take some better ones if people are interested. And finally the instructions are just a fold out sheet. And lastly the included paint schemes.

Mostly likely I will be doing this up as a USSR vehicle to go along with some tanks I also have in my stash.  Below you can see the sprues getting a nice clean. It's important for these older kits since they are more likely to have mold release agents still sitting on them.

Backlog work

I am working hard to clear my backlog of started and half completed projects. This is a big slew of things. Warhammer, 1/35 scale tanks, 1/24 scale model cars, Necromunda, SPQR, and micro armor. I'm going to be using this blog to hold myself accountable so expect to see some things you wouldn't normally see. So far I have cleared A Lord of Contagion off my desk and have get my Flames of war Italian tanks and guns ready for primer. The Lord of Contagion will be put up for sale so check back and I'll through up the link. Heres a pic:

Afrika Korps Rifle Platoon

My Flames of War German Afrika Korps rifle platoon is finished. Below are some fantastic photos taken by a professional. Just click to blow them up. I'll be painting the 88 guns next and I'll post a step by step.

Flames of War Afrika Korps

Got back into some serious painting and hobbying. I am working on my Flames of War stockpile. At the moment its Germans. Here is some in progress shots, they still need skin and some uniform highlights but the base color and washes are done.

Hopefully you get the idea here. I also ordered some Citadel Contrast paints since I'm cuious to see how they work. I also ordered a bunch of terrain pieces from Amera Plastic Mouldings to finish out my desert gaming board. I wanted to order some more ships from C in C like the others I did but come to find out they have been bought out and the World War I range is out of stock. Hopefully they return soon! I also got the rulebook for Sharp Practice and the narrative add-on Dawns and Departures. Would be fun to paint up a fictional German force just like Too Fat Lardies' writter Rich has done with Strudelheim.

I will do a step by step post with all the colors and everything when I get onto painting the guns for the rest of my Afrika Korp.

Another quick update! I have done some of these dudes from Age of Sigmar. They are Stormcast Eternals from one of the old small sets.

6mm Dutch Napoleonics

Hello! I have done some work on my 6mm Dutch Napoleonic Army. I finished 9 stands of Dutch Militia. Stand by for further updates.

Just need to do the basing and they are done!