Finally finished... here are the last few details
The infinity collimator after painting with Tamiya OD and wash with MIG dark wash, the adjustment know on top was dry brushed with Alclad steel. The lens is a small MV lens and the 0.10 tube is drilled to fit the lens.
The sandbags are made from air set clay. I wet the clay to get it soft and form the basic shape. Using a putty knife I cut off the excess on the ends at an angle and try to flatten as I cut to create a seam look. Once the bag is shaped I cover and wet a fine swatch of fiberglass and form it to the bag. As it dries I remove the fiberglass which leaves an imprint in the clay to give it the fabric look. After setting the bags were painted with Tamiya Tactical Dark Green and weathered with MIG Dried Mud pigment.
When artillery gets into a position, the Fire Direction section will issue safety cards known as safety Ts. These are written normally on 3" x 5" index cards and there is a different one for charge and for high angle and low angle fire. Many times than are "hung" on the weapon using 100 mile an hour tape....green issue duct tape!
Here I created some safety Ts with duct tape on the top ....scale sized them and attached them to the weapon. (The white cards with a green line on top...on either side of the breech, just below the yellow warning label)
Well a few blades of tall grass here and there, a couple of small bushes and that's it.
Total hours this overall build - 68.0
Next up the AFV M40 155mm SP gun in the Korean winter. First I will be doing some improvements around the bench and as usual...cleanup so the next build may not start for a few weeks.
For those at AMPS East, yes I will be bring this and hope to see you there.
Thanks for looking and as always, all comments are welcome.
Rounds Complete!!
EOM!!