What do ya do with a softskin!

tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 1:42 AM

I like this dio for the action that is portrayed, really desperate looking. Another job well done.

Eric

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Saturday, July 2, 2005 9:11 AM

That tarp is a piece of camo cloth that my wife picked up at a local sewing shop,comes on very large spools and isn`t too expensive. I fold in the edges,roll it like a real sleeping bag and tie it off with two thin pieces of wire,it`s easier to hold the thing and twist tie rather than trying to use thread,add straps later if you like. The same for the tarp on the fender only you cut a smaller piece. Here`s another tip that I use as well,if you buy a new TV,DVD or Sterio,save that thin foam sheet that is wrapped around your new appliance,you can do the same thing with that stuff and when you tie that stuff off it makes better wrinkles and you don`t have to waite for white glue to dry before you paint them.

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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CDNTanker25

Member since
May 2005
From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Saturday, July 2, 2005 8:30 AM

How did you make the blanket on the top of the roof of the truck?!? Looks awsome man!

James on the bench: Merkava II With MCRS-20% Merkava IID 75% IDF Magach Batash

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Friday, July 1, 2005 2:48 PM

Thanks HastyP,ya know I had reservations when I was putting this one together,never had that feeling before but alls well,I`m happy with the way it turned out. It is alot harder to base a story around a support vehicle rather than an MBT!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 1, 2005 7:44 AM

Looks really well done. Nice to see something other than a tank for a main vehicle in a dio for a change.

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:05 AM

.....here are a couple more shots of the water!

....it`s not realy hard to do,I`m quite leary about doing water to.

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:57 AM

Dry brushing,let`s see,how many passes,once!
The water was done by a straight pour from the bottle,a light colour,a dark colour on top,
edge with white and pour on the miracle podge.
......the ice cream being served would probably be fudge ripple without nuts,lol!
...and no I don`t sleep that much,that way you can get lots done!!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:32 PM

Looks great. Another nice dio!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:40 PM

Looks awesome

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:32 AM

Really like this one Sasd, l lota stuff going on.
P.S What kind of ice cream did you use?

Thad

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:02 PM

AWESOME, and sasd u have to tell me how u amde that water color and effect, see im makin a vietnam dio next and i need all the help i can get for doing water, thanks a bunch!
-ERAD

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:52 PM

Softskin?? Provocative title and nice diorama. Do you ever sleep Mr. SASD?

Dan

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Monday, June 27, 2005 12:59 AM

I had originally done the water a soupy yellow ochre but after a little convincing from the lads I changed the colour to a nice twotone green. So what I did was I mark out the creek right on the base,pour straight from the bottle the colour you want to use(in my case it`s acrylics)onto the base and let dry. You get a nice solid covering and if you want a moving creek thin brush in a light colour whilst it is still wet to get movement. After completly dry pour on a nice thick even layer of miracle podge and let dry. It will be cloudy at first but drys clear. Oh,before you add the podge you can with a little artistic value edge the creek with a white or buff to represent foam,defines the shore edge a bit.

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 27, 2005 12:55 AM

Great work as always Sasd. I really like the way you dry-brush your builds.
How many passes do you make?

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Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:58 PM

looks great. What did you use for the water?

-Tanky

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:41 PM

Oh yeah,the soldier close to the truck is kind of making sure his weapon is working
cause he`s next in line to give`er across that footybridge! Ahhhh,heros,ya gotta love em!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:36 PM

Cool 5150,never thought of that one! Guess the best way is to interpet it in your own way,lol,who knows,lol,maybe they`re selling icecream sandwichs on the other side of the truck too LOL!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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jcheung5150

Member since
January 2005

Posted by jcheung5150 on Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:28 PM

QUOTE: Nice dio, I still dont understand how the troops got out of the truck and how the truck got there though

I sort of interpreted it as an abandoned truck that just happened to be there as the troops were fighting.....

Jimmy

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:19 PM

Thanks for the comments guys,TTM,I probably could`ve used a beep here but I`ve had this truck hanging around for quite a few years now so figured let`s use it! Guess you could rationalize that the truck pulled in from the backside,ahead enough for the troops to bail out and then backed it up to park(why the driver would do that I don`t know),or you could simply, not think of that at all,lol!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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Tigertankman

Member since
April 2005
From: Valley Spings, CA

Posted by Tigertankman on Sunday, June 26, 2005 12:15 PM

Nice dio, I still dont understand how the troops got out of the truck and how the truck got there though Confused [%-)]

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Kelly_Zak

Member since
April 2003
From: CANADA

Posted by Kelly_Zak on Sunday, June 26, 2005 11:32 AM

You always manage to cram so much into a small space, and it pays off in spades. Truck looks great, the bridge and figs are well done too, very good job Russ.

"There you go with those negative waves again!"

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jcheung5150

Member since
January 2005

Posted by jcheung5150 on Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:12 AM

it looks great sasd! I really like the footbridge and creek. what is the guy standing next to the truck doing, reloading? what figures did you use?

Jimmy

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

What do ya do with a softskin!

Posted by sasd on Sunday, June 26, 2005 8:55 AM

This idea came from BOB where a handpicked few made a nightly forage into enemy territory to snatch and grab a possible source of information. In this version the transport vehicle is a CCKW 353 6x6 from Heller and the water is only a creek with a very nice footbridge to cross. Objective.