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  • Member since
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  • From: Denver, Colorado
BEDFORD PORTEE
Posted by waynec on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:01 PM

i'm calling this done. i'm not real happy with the base. i used plaster of paris which dries hard. in the future i will use that for some terrain but use modeling clay in those areas where the vehicle will sit as it is never completely hard and easier to modify for tires etal. i think i over saturated the reptile sand and next time will start with a white base coat on the rocks. WTH don't try, never learn. HOWEVER it is legit to learn from others.

the truck i airfix and the gun is from a canadian truck kit. painted is MMA sand, i think, and washed with oils which i am really getting into.  i added rolled tarps (colored rice paper and powdered), fuel can and spare tire racks, camo net (painted bridal veil), chains, real cable, tarp wrapped windscreen and the underside and frame look great but not seen, pity its where i do my best work. markings for 22nd arm bde, attchd to 7th arm div.

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  • From: Cave City, KY
Posted by Watchmann on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:03 PM

Wow, Wayne, that looks fantastic!

Interesting subject too.  I love British stuff.. so ugly. :)

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  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:10 PM

Heck of a way to haul around a howitzer. You did a great job!

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 3:16 PM

thanks guys.

finally decided to go with it off loading as i have a long base for that. having made that decision i spent the morning making the tires look more sunken.NOTE TO SELF. plaster of paris is not fun to adjust. took a chisel to the ruts and filled them in with model clay and then sand. also did another coat of sand to add texture. NEXT TIME i will use modeling clay in the "mounting" areas and try spraying the sand area first with a texture paint, than airbrushing the sand color over the texture. may add a couple of DAK figures overrunning the vehicle.

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Posted by jibber on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 4:00 PM

Wayne what a beautiful job on that Bedford. The details really jump out at you like the seats, the chains the right amount of weathering and the fantastic job on those wheels, just everything.  Every vehicle you build starts with a great frame and just continues upward, and adding the Howitzer and one of your bases sets it off. Your another one who must be running out of room..Nice build Wayne  

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  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Saturday, May 10, 2014 5:49 PM

Well, what more can I say?smiley: What - keystrokes: :what!

smiley: Emotegaah - keystrokes: :gahThis is just excellent!

What a winner!smiley: Emotedrinkwine - keystrokes: :winedrink

smiley: Pointright - keystrokes: :pointrightI just love it!

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Saturday, May 10, 2014 6:18 PM

hey DM thank you. i REALLY like the way the\truck and gun turned out.

going to do a detailed new base build for it based on experiences with this base. spent friday molding hydrocal rocks; big ones, little ones, scree. lent my molds to a friend to make resin rocks. this could turn into a diorama.

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Posted by Bubbajoe on Sunday, May 11, 2014 2:03 PM

I like this build very much ..very well done....what did you use for the netting on the side? bridal veil??not sure if i read it right.

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  • From: Cygnus X-1
Posted by ogrejohn on Sunday, May 11, 2014 2:12 PM

Mighty fine looking work Wayne! 

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Posted by the doog on Monday, May 12, 2014 7:49 AM

Killer job, Wayne! I built one of these 20 some years ago, and I remember what a project it was with all those weird angles and parts!

GREAT save on the base, too. I"m glad you decided that you couldn't just let it be--I woulda done the same thing!  Looks 100% better!

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Monday, May 12, 2014 6:19 PM

thanks to all for the compliments.. just cut the wood for a brand new base for it.  wadi wall on one side with some riverlets channels for flash floods. think of  the flash flood that almost washed away the german defenses at halfaya pass. my weathering magazine has a detailed base build i will use as a guide. have to do some more terrain research but it's fermenting in my mind like your nuke.

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  • From: Gothenburg
Posted by JohanT on Monday, May 12, 2014 10:48 PM

Hi Wayne,

Congratulations to your excellent Bedford truck and diorama.

The kits are excellent in their own right - I enver your energy going around the base to adjust it even further!

Very Best Regards

Johan

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  • From: Pineapple Country, Queensland, Australia
Posted by Wirraway on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:00 AM

Excellent build and weathering Wayne.  Do you mean Italeri, not Airfix for the truck ?  I didnt think Airfix did stuff in 1/35 ?

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  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:15 PM

Cool setup waynec, really like the lonelyness of being in the desert it convays. I've got my work cut out to keep up with you. Nice job.

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Posted by BarrettDuke on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:35 PM

I agree with what everyone has said, Wayne. This is a really great job in every way. Congratulations. I know you'll be proud to display that one. I look forward to seeing your future work.

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  • From: St louis
Posted by Raualduke on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 6:49 PM

Just curious,could the gun be fired while on the truck?

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    April 2006
  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Friday, May 16, 2014 2:44 PM

looks like it could. there are braces in the bed where the splayed trails anchor. really wasn't designed for that like the M3 GMC but more for better mobility. i do not think it would be a pleasant experience for all concerned, including the truck.

thanks for the additional comments. i cleaned up a couple of spots on the base i didn't like. i may add a few discarded bits of equipment as i suspect the base will be too "intense" for the new IPMS bases in armor categories criteria so might as well make it a vignette. maybe add a DAK soldier or 2. i really do want to build a larger wadi base. i can see it in my mind and have enough material and rocks.

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  • From: Dripping Springs, TX, USA
Posted by RBaer on Friday, May 16, 2014 5:10 PM

Very nicely done, Wayne.

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