David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Sunday 26 June 2022

Old Dog, New Tricks?

 If I tell you something almost scandalous can you keep it to yourself? I've a confession I ought to make: the RUBs under my painting desk here in GHQ now harbour something beyond my modest Lead Pimple! I'm now the slightly concerned owner of a Plastic Pimple too! That's the thing about we wargamers though, isn't it? We just seem to acquire hobby stuff without really trying? I'd just completed the CWGH poRussian infantry the other day and knew with certainty that the project would be finished when the Lynx and Hinds were done! Silly boy! The next day I found myself mooching on eBay, fatal isn't it? Without much effort it seems I've acquired more Battlefront kits in the shape of an SA-9 Gaskin AA vehicle and two SU-17 Fighter-Bombers to give the Soviets more firepower. But I didn't stop there...I was browsing the net the following day and discovered Butler's 3D Prints. Lots of Cold War kit in 15mm. So, more plastic, or is it resin, for the new pimple in the form of a towed Rapier ground to air missile system, seen here in its arrival state complete with printing struts to remove. Oh joy, a different sort of cleaning up in preparation!

So, two more vehicles for the Rapier Battery, together with a second long base Land Rover, a Land Rover Ambulance and a Radio truck for the B.A.O.R. HQ ~
Not forgetting the Soviets either, a Ural truck and all terrain vehicle for the Soviet SPETNATZ patrol ~

I'd wager now that Phil is really excited to see all this new kit to be airbrushed! So, to give an idea of the Rapier in its deployed firing mode, as it may be a while before it can be finished ~

Here is the kit wrestled free from all its support struts, and with only two tiny errors on my part, as I expect it to appear on its firing base.  The Land Rover and trailer in the background complete the in transit side of the set. The crew are two spare metal B.A.O.R. infantrymen left over from the Battlefront figure set. Lord only knows when they will get painted. Phil, it's over to you I'm afraid...


14 comments:

  1. Growing like Topsy I see Mr. B🙂

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    1. Well, certainly growing, can't deny that.

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  2. Fancy, ADA assets in transit and fiting mode!

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    1. It comes as the complete set, in transit and deployed.

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  3. 3D printing has really opened up all of those odds and sods of TOE's that were largely unavailable even 5 years ago and in a myriad of scales too. Really looking forward to seeing these painted up.

    I have just dipped my toe into the Cold War period again after some 10 years or so, with the release of Cold War Commander II. 10mm is my likely route but there is so much nice stuff in 6mm too...

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    1. The painting must wait on Phil's schedule and kindness, so patience is the required virtue for us all.

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  4. I have seen some really inspiring 3D printing out there and believe it will become the big thing at some point for the hobby. Wonderful kit.

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    1. I have seen some criticism levelled at the print striations on the kits, but I think as gaming tokens they are very good. Care will need to be taken with any dry brushing but I'm sure Phil will work around that. I already plan to order more when I'm back home.

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  5. Good looking 3d prints, I guess it's the future?!
    Best Iain

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    1. In smaller scales the detail is superb, not sure about printing struts and striations though in larger scales.

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  6. You're on a very slippery slope Mr,B!

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  7. Those should look rather nice once Phil has had a go at them…

    All the best. Aly

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