Aliens APC 28mm

Bought this APC for the desert war project from eBay. It is good but does have a few details missing. These were easily fixed with some plasticard and patience.

I'm really pleased with myself as I managed to rig up a way the main gun can be stored at the rear and fixed into a fire position. I had thought magnets were the answer but in the end I used a layer of plastic to lodge the gun in place on its rails. This is good as the gun can still rotate.

A dry fit just to see the scale of the vehicle.

Wire mesh is used to add some detail to the vents.

There are some print lines on the vehicle which I will try to work around.

I cut a small slice of cinder to act as a light. A piece of mesh acts as a guard. Above can be seen the small piece of plastic that keeps the gun in its firing position.

The door does look good open but it is rather loose just hanging in place on a runner.

 I also added some lights and towing equipment.

Duxford visit

 

Printed Desert Houses

I loved my little adobe houses so much I thought I would buy a few more. Not too many, just enough to keep on top off.  I went for the slightly larger ones, two walled houses and a shop. I like this line so much I will probably get more.

The shop looks great and I used a wet wipe to cover the printed canvas. This was easy to do by soaking it all through with watered down PVA. The contours were already printed on the model.

This spare tire from my bit box finds a new home. I used UHU glue to stick down the gravel this second time. The PVA brushed off a bit when dry brushing, this stuff should be harder waring.

By lifting the building you can place soldiers inside the stall.

PVA brushed on and wet wipe cut to size. When the fabric was placed, it was also given a wet coating to set it all in. This just hides the layered printed surface.

I've decided to leave one house with it's door open to add some variety. I also added a few bullet holes with a pin drill.

I do have some printed market stalls somewhere, I'll have to dig them out now my town is growing.

The wall is a great bit of extra cover from gun fire. It's a bit of a pity the corner gap is too small to fit my based figures in, but it still looks good. To make the houses look different, I've added a corner post and some trap doors to the roofing.

Update: All the buildings have now been undercoated in brown spray paint. I used two slightly different colours.

I had the last minute idea of sticking some wire mesh to the back of some of the windows. These should look a bit different and paint up well when dry brushed.

The shop is open for business...

The mesh looks in keeping with the style of the adobe  building.

Coffee stirrer doors 

The mesh was crudely stuck to the back of the windows.

Update:

Update: The shop is now open.

As it's a shop I used some colour to attract some customers. This was weathered down so it wasn't too bright.

I like the shop, it's a little different to the other buildings. The extra colour is handy to break up all the sandy tones and ass some interest.