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#1 16 Sep 2009 17:54

Alanmccoubrey
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From: Westbury, Wiltshire
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British desert kit.

Just the grand old Airfix kit with the crew modified by carving their arms.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5955/104rha1.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8569/104rha2.jpg

Cromwell Dorchester.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2739/dacv7.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9013/dacv8.jpg

I had forgotten how useful the figures from the Airfix Emergency Set could be, these are the drivers again with their arms carved to look like rolled up sleeves.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6128/thr1.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2277/thr2.jpg


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#2 16 Sep 2009 18:14

Richard B.
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Re: British desert kit.

Very nice Alan, those crew figures are really good.


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#3 16 Sep 2009 18:15

Alanmccoubrey
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Re: British desert kit.

With all the nasty planes that I own the Brits need some protection.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8092/1laa1s.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2103/1laa2.jpg


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#4 16 Sep 2009 18:32

Richard B.
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Re: British desert kit.

I really like the way you've shaded the figures, the uniform creases look quite realistic smile most impressive Alan.

are all these for the next SOGG game?


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#5 20 Sep 2009 13:39

panzerman44
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Re: British desert kit.

Great stuff Alan!


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#6 31 Dec 2009 12:33

Alanmccoubrey
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From: Westbury, Wiltshire
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Re: British desert kit.

A pair of conversions from the Emergency Set, long live Airfix !
I've run out of "chain" so the lifting tackle will have to wait. I wasn't sure what colour to do the girder so tried a Railmatch paint that I found, 2415 Oily Steel, I think it will do for tank tracks. This is the first truck that I've "sanded" the windows on the way they did in the desert to stop reflection.

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7308/gird1.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3994/gird2.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4007/gird3.jpg

Now the Katy Office Van conversion from the ambulance.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2460/off1v.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9067/off2.jpg


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#7 31 Dec 2009 12:40

Richard B.
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Re: British desert kit.

I remember the "Modelling plastic vehicles" book by Airfix with that repair truck conversion, nice job Alan top work as always.

The Katie with office body is tidy too smile


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#8 31 Dec 2009 12:43

Col.Stone
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Re: British desert kit.

one of these days you people are going to convert me to 20mm hehe

Nice jobs smile

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#9 11 Jan 2010 11:57

Alanmccoubrey
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From: Westbury, Wiltshire
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Re: British desert kit.

The HQ element for 104 RHA.

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3549/104om1.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9453/104om2.jpg

The Radio Van and OP Group (who I had forgotten need a Light Utility).

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5127/104rv1.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2565/104rv2.jpg


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#10 11 Jan 2010 14:03

Richard B.
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Re: British desert kit.

Love the tea urn smile


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#11 11 Jan 2010 14:41

Alanmccoubrey
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From: Westbury, Wiltshire
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Re: British desert kit.

Richard, I'm tickled with it too, just the fire extinguisher cut from one of the Emergencey Set figures.


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#12 11 Jan 2010 17:49

dadlamassu
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Registered: 4 Jul 2007
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Re: British desert kit.

What on earth is in the mugs?

Any tea that got from those urns was a reddish colour unless it had condensed milk in it when it went a light muddy colour.

Alan


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#13 11 Jan 2010 18:13

Alanmccoubrey
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From: Westbury, Wiltshire
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Re: British desert kit.

Alan, Claret of course, it is the Mess after all.

In fact I just put a dab of black to make them look like they were hollow.

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#14 8 Feb 2010 12:48

Alanmccoubrey
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From: Westbury, Wiltshire
Registered: 24 Aug 2005
Posts: 472

Re: British desert kit.

More tea drinkers.

A pair of MMS cars for the KDG. The officer comes with the turreted car while the crew of the Breda car are a Dixons man drinking tea and a figure from Monty's Caravan with a headswap from the Airfix Emergency Set and a new arm from the same.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4867/mms1a.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1236/mms2g.jpg


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#15 8 Feb 2010 17:25

David Reasoner
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From: Kentucky
Registered: 31 Oct 2006
Posts: 104

Re: British desert kit.

Very nice work on those Alan!  My brother also took advantage of the MMS sale, and is eagerly awaiting a pair of Marmon-Herringtons of his own.

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