"Midnight Raid in Mosul" Dio & Write-up....

Aw you're right! sorry guys lol

That makes sense on the parts getting reused. No real point in them reinventing the wheel every time... although it would be nice.

..I dunno I thought your PEQ-4 was nice!

modelchasm wrote:

Yeah, psst ... this forum is for model postings ONLY!!! ....

  ouch!!! sorry p.o. he's kinda got ya there buddy!! (j/k) LOL.

Yeah, psst ... this forum is for model postings ONLY!!! ....

... yes ... dad ....

**UPDATE**

Uhhh .... not really an update, but I bought another McF figure as I needed a few more parts to work with. I came in the mail yesterday, so that's good. I've got a little more equipment to work with now, INCLUDING a dang PEQ-4 .... so that's awesome ... now I don't have to work with that sorry-arse scratch-built one I did ....

But, it's pretty clear that McF ... along with everyother manufactuer out there ... that if you were to buy said 2-3 different kits of theirs, you pretty much have all the parts there to make ALL their kits. I've especially found this to be true of Verlinden's 1/35 "modern" pieces (i.e. everything that they have for US OIF/ Iraq soldiers.) THAT'S why I make my own castings ... although, granted, it's sometimes just cheaper to get another kit. Boo....

modelchasm wrote:

Ooooop! Got you thinkin' about it!!!! HEHE!!!! And screw that "build for yourself" BS ..... You build to make other like you! Face it ... and we won't like you until you build the HMWWV!!! HMWWV ..... HMWWV ..... chug, chug ... I mean, HMWWV ... HMWWV!!!! (hehe)     disclaimer .... none of the above is actually true, and no animals were harmed in the making of this post.

ok...lol...somewhere during the night i missed this post...you guys need to get back on track and quit using this wonderful service the fine folks at fsm allow us to use for our own personal amusement and for your own dang chat room!!! . as far as whether or not u guys like me....hey....who cares....my mom says i'm cute ....all that matters.... so yeah, its back to build it for yourself!!!!

 ok, u guys are posting and typing faster than this dial up can keep up....LOL. stop it!!!!!

i tell you guys what....i'll surprise ya...how 'bout that!!!

Ooooop! Got you thinkin' about it!!!! HEHE!!!!

And screw that "build for yourself" BS ..... You build to make other like you! Face it ... and we won't like you until you build the HMWWV!!!

HMWWV ..... HMWWV ..... chug, chug ... I mean, HMWWV ... HMWWV!!!!

(hehe)

disclaimer .... none of the above is actually true, and no animals were harmed in the making of this post.

SEE!!!! IT WORKS!!!! And what is that HMWWV doing otherwise .... you obviously haven't had plans for it .... until now!!!! But seriously ....

Take a second to think about it on the serious side. Look at how it helps offset the building height. It puts something "heavy" down on the ground and helps it balance out. Plus it would really help tie the dismounts in to the base. The only thing that I would change for it, is I would scratch a turret and .50 cal to go up on top. Not too my TOWs in the urban areas.

But seriously ... just look at it.

And of course, as always .... IMO/ my 2 cents.

humvee .... humvee ...

psstoff995 wrote:

At least we know your road is to scale!!

yeah that it is...although i'm starting to like the larger curbs...kinda draws the eyes to the ground level especially with the color...LOL. sorry model....didnt mean to interrupt your post...just that u kept wanting me to put a hummer in there so i threw one in real quick!!

Nice looking Hummer!! The TOW gunner looks like he's short a head- but other than that- very cool!

At least we know your road is to scale!!

btw model...here is your hmmwv!!!!! LOL....j/k not using it just threw it in b/c you asked for me to put it in!!!

Yeah that makes sense, I understand.

No need for a giant shadow box if you don't have to, this FO has turned out to be quite the complex predicamen

Two issues that I have with the bulb idea .... 1) heat. And 2) I don't want the bulb to give me a "lantern" effect. With the FO, I flared the tip to try and draw out a little more light, but the idea of using the FO was that I was going to get a focused beam out of it. The GoWB would work great if I was doing this build in a shadow box, but I'm trying to stay clear of that (if you're wondering why, go back and read the novel this thread has become.)

I'm not going to fill the hole I drilled for the flashlight until I know that I'm not going that route. If I place the LEDs inside the torso, that's going to help out tremendously! ... at ALL the ends of the FO. The biggest problem with that, is that it takes me "back to the drawing board" as far as the blinking/ strobe LED goes.

haha I mean this is youuur project after all right?!

Most guys will tell you that even if there's a little bit of moon light, they'd rather use their natural nightvision. NVGs help, but even as much as they help, they can be just that much of a hinderance. And yes, you're correct about the poor depth preception when using those things. Door charges are pretty safe to use and set up, but trying to look through NVGs to do something that's only 2' from your face ... well, good luck with that.

Remember too that this guys back is what the viewer is going to see most of. The face will be turned away facing the doorway, so the flashlight wouldn't be THAT noticeable. The biggest reason that I pulled the idea was that it just wasn't throwing the amount of light that I wanted against the door.

Again, this is a problem related to the LENGTH of the FO I'm running. When I get back, I'm going to have to put some SERIOUS thought into possibly placing the LEDs in the figures' torsos. That's going to mean some major pre-planning ...

But, like I said. Hopefully, while I'm gone, I'll be able to wrap my head around this one a little better.

Hmm... I think it looks a little strange now, but I think if you had him set up with the charge on the door and the flashlight throwing light the way it would (I think this might be a better example of a grain of wheat bulb/rice bulb as opposed to the FO as far as throwing light correctly- unless it was like a laser pointer)- then it might look pretty cool- also understandable why he'd have the NVGs up-

I think the figure looked strange without the helmet and the hands, I laughed a little at first, but it's not like I didn't know it was a flashlight and with the helmet on it looked a lot better- the hands and the charge and everything might help- but I agree with camo- I guess if you're reworking things, now would be the time.

I guess if your working with your hands on a charge the narror field of view and the lack of depth would be a problem so I guess he'd flip the NVGs up either way? You know more than me!! haha

Hey np camo ....

Here's an *****UPDATE***** (a small one) for my part of the "Mosul Group Build" (HAHA!)

So, I started off by finishing up one of the helmets, mating the ACH w/ the NVG. Looks decent enough I think. I'll be going back and fitting the rest of the helmets with the NVG in the down position. This one just happens to be up for the guy attaching the charge to the door.

Here, I HAD decided to put a flashlight in the guy's mouth, run FO through it, and then light the charge on the door. .... This is no longer going to happen. I just decided that it looked funny and the FO wouldn't put THAT much light on the door. So, I'm going to go back and refill the mouth and reform the lips. I also began making the helmet straps using folded masking tape.

And here, I'm just testing the helmet fit and the placement of the straps ... looks good to me.

I haven't gotten a lot done on this one. I kinda feel like a rushed into it w/o really going through my "normal" planning motions. So, it's going a little slower than I'd like. I'm more or less going through it with a "trial and error" procedure. Hopefully, while I'm away from the bench, I'll be able to collect my thoughts on this one and be ready to crank it out when I return home.  

But, eventually, it'll come out. Thanks in advance for any comments ....

Makes sense to me- wish I had had the $ (or the storage room!!) to buy up a lot of paint before the local hobby shop closed down. They're out in West Virginia now...

Looks like I'll have to try some Humbrol paints then

modelchasm wrote:

I'll send you that PM in the morning.

thanks buddy...

psstoff995 wrote:

Hey! PS I saw I nice Abrams hiding in there

yes u did p.o. that's tamiya's m1a2. w/ p.e. parts, etc. that's the one i jokingly put on my dio but realized it was just stupid big!!! the other models hiding in there i just use to keep my paint from escaping....LOL. anyway, its all very much good paint and as u can see works quite well. a local hobby shop was moving down the road so i went in and got it all for a steal. i'll never use it all but i have it. like i said, i even sent "a few bottles" to a guy in the forum. notice i tried to avoid showing my "work area"...LOL. i started out with the floquil paints, moved on to the vallejo, then the tamiya, finally to the humbrol. there's another acrylic brand in there but i forget at the moment what it is. anyway, i barely....BARELY, used the acryllic paint (other than to hand paint and only vellejo) b4 i moved onto the humbrol. (m.h.o. the best paint out there). and that's my boring story of my paints....LOL.

..... what??

Is... is all that... still good? Are there multiples of the same colors? Are there even that many colors?! Whaaaa???

That is by far the most paint I've seen outside of a store... well- I take that back- some stores would love to have your kind of inventory