tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post5231568997371167869..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Focusing on the DeetailsTim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-22919391075985639062015-12-23T14:53:07.055+00:002015-12-23T14:53:07.055+00:00Steve Briddon
I think you need a blog sir! I'...Steve Briddon<br />I think you need a blog sir! I'd stick with 1/48ish scale vehicles - mine are mostly Solido and Dinky diecasts. Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-50635138969281717082015-12-23T14:51:50.255+00:002015-12-23T14:51:50.255+00:00Private W
Thanks for your kind words.Private W<br />Thanks for your kind words.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-10328444024755189842015-12-22T21:22:49.303+00:002015-12-22T21:22:49.303+00:00Tim has got me all excited about a new wargame pro...Tim has got me all excited about a new wargame project (have no imagination or will of my own anymore thanks to modern pharmaceuticals and teaching High School). I got myself some 1/32nd British and German infantry and can't wait to start slopping the paint around. I am thinking about a Corderyscahuseramas type game. I am now looking at vehicles and all the other impedimenta. I wonder? 1/35th or 1/48-56th ish? Of course price and availability dictate as usual, but I'm a grown up and have a little bit more liberty than a nine year old!Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-12629190338927410402015-12-22T19:59:07.257+00:002015-12-22T19:59:07.257+00:00Really nice additions to a Deetails force!! And I...Really nice additions to a Deetails force!! And I think you nailed and matched the Deetails paint scheme very impressively! An inspiring post, thank you!!private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-21163350522327919442015-12-22T18:41:30.935+00:002015-12-22T18:41:30.935+00:00Brian Carrick
I am very pleased with the match! S...Brian Carrick<br />I am very pleased with the match! Sadly I find the Deetail figures don't respond all that well to my usual mad staring eyes approach.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-85741483119733968392015-12-22T13:52:05.130+00:002015-12-22T13:52:05.130+00:00That's a spectacularly good match, are you goi...That's a spectacularly good match, are you going to paint the whites of the eyes on the Deetail figures so they match the detail on the non Deetail figures or would that be a case of de tail wagging de dog?<br /><br />Happy Christmas, Brian<br />Brian Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-45960920684618582382015-12-22T07:58:01.145+00:002015-12-22T07:58:01.145+00:00Paul Foster
Like I said to Steve, it's the gam...Paul Foster<br />Like I said to Steve, it's the game of the book of the film...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-690183546127138832015-12-22T07:57:15.448+00:002015-12-22T07:57:15.448+00:00Col
I bought that colour in specially - I was deli...Col<br />I bought that colour in specially - I was delighted when it matched straight out of the pot!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-7687865604765066912015-12-22T07:55:22.296+00:002015-12-22T07:55:22.296+00:00Stephen Briddon
You'll recall my painting was ...Stephen Briddon<br />You'll recall my painting was never up to much - but I find that the 'toy soldier' look is one I can manage quite well. I still have quite a few figures you painted...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-58437926902535936352015-12-22T07:53:43.148+00:002015-12-22T07:53:43.148+00:00Counterpane
I really must have a look at that mark...Counterpane<br />I really must have a look at that market sometime. Spectacularly cheap Deetail figures are always welcome!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-7808100583245743402015-12-22T06:23:58.863+00:002015-12-22T06:23:58.863+00:00A likely looking bunch of cut-throats Tm.A likely looking bunch of cut-throats Tm.Paul Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624335534094164830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-66290151957898184572015-12-22T05:25:51.367+00:002015-12-22T05:25:51.367+00:00Nicely Done Tim! Great to see all that Deetail G...Nicely Done Tim! Great to see all that Deetail Goodness! Thank you for the paint match tip.<br />I have that colour amongst my Vallejo's but never thought to use it when my Deetails needed a bit of restoration.<br />Cheers<br />ColColhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938823217709842918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-48294424718843032152015-12-22T00:17:57.661+00:002015-12-22T00:17:57.661+00:00I agree with your book of the film approach. Afte...I agree with your book of the film approach. After all, we know our games are not the 'real' thing, who are we kidding? I have long ago given up going for realism in my painting, and prefer the toy soldier look.Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-63388376509651548342015-12-21T23:03:56.822+00:002015-12-21T23:03:56.822+00:00Tim,
I work near the Monday flea market in Sheffi...Tim,<br /><br />I work near the Monday flea market in Sheffield. There's a stall that quite often has 1/32nd models. Is there anything you want me to look out for?<br /><br />Richard CCounterpanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553996687667995394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-89894875460051139952015-12-21T20:46:53.925+00:002015-12-21T20:46:53.925+00:00Pete
On my better days I do note these things down...Pete<br />On my better days I do note these things down. Problem is, I lose the notes....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-18734652031108996402015-12-21T20:44:45.962+00:002015-12-21T20:44:45.962+00:00Stephen Briddon
The Deetail Germans are indeed a ...Stephen Briddon<br /> The Deetail Germans are indeed a very odd colour. But somehow they look right! With my WW2 game I'm very much aiming to recreate the film of the book of the war, rather then the war itself!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-80390706102428841372015-12-21T20:42:29.691+00:002015-12-21T20:42:29.691+00:00Nigel Drury
That looks more like expensive proper ...Nigel Drury<br />That looks more like expensive proper modelling to me! I'll stick with cheapskate bodging...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-21263229431167105522015-12-21T17:41:36.735+00:002015-12-21T17:41:36.735+00:00Looks a good match to me Tim. Do you keep a master...Looks a good match to me Tim. Do you keep a master list of all your paints used for projects (other than this blog)?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-46735937658546816792015-12-21T17:22:07.278+00:002015-12-21T17:22:07.278+00:00Noted your comment on the Germans. The Deetail Ge...Noted your comment on the Germans. The Deetail Germans I have ever seen, are a curious blue/grey. Of course we all know WWII Germans did not wear uniforms of this colour, but the little boy in us feels that they ought to be grey (or black if they really 'baddies'). I saw one post on 28mm models where the author deliberately went down this avenue, with his Yanks, in a green colour and his Brits were all Commandoes in some shade of brown. I think it must stem from our comic books. I know what I am doing anyway with my new project which I started this week.Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-31414586736154855902015-12-21T17:00:58.391+00:002015-12-21T17:00:58.391+00:00For re-arming 54mm figures this might be of intere...For re-arming 54mm figures this might be of interest <br /><br />http://www.shapeways.com/shops/forpost?section=1%2F35+scale+models&s=0Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.com