tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post848064534697125895..comments2024-03-28T14:11:47.247-07:00Comments on Archduke Piccolo: Ain't Verlinden...Archduke Piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-64163164082914257042012-09-18T18:14:04.872-07:002012-09-18T18:14:04.872-07:00Thank you 'Red Cardinal'! They'll do ...Thank you 'Red Cardinal'! They'll do for my wargames; I'm happy with them to that extent - more than happy, actually - but I am aware that they wouldn't win any prizes. Not that I would ever offer them up for competition except upon the wargames battlefield!<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-39215358711653949982012-09-18T10:13:58.057-07:002012-09-18T10:13:58.057-07:00>>This ain't Verlinden quality modelling...>>This ain't Verlinden quality modelling by any stretch...<br /><br />I think you're doing yourself a diservice here. They look great; especially the paint job on the Hummels!Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-51615213536027667642012-09-16T15:33:44.468-07:002012-09-16T15:33:44.468-07:00Geordie, I see have become the 67th follower of th...Geordie, I see have become the 67th follower of this blogspot. Thank you for that (and to all 'my' followers as well). It is the more appreciated as I have been led to discover new and interesting blogsspots to follow myself!<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-29101857163972467192012-09-16T15:25:52.846-07:002012-09-16T15:25:52.846-07:00It took a while (and a bit of thought), but got th...It took a while (and a bit of thought), but got there in the end. Thanks for your comment, Geordie.<br />Ion.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-50782138847532440952012-09-16T15:24:41.525-07:002012-09-16T15:24:41.525-07:00You flatter me, sir, but I've always been susc...You flatter me, sir, but I've always been susceptible to a little bit of flattery. <br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-72342712848934404672012-09-16T15:18:09.933-07:002012-09-16T15:18:09.933-07:00I'm always open to receiving the lost, homeles...I'm always open to receiving the lost, homeless and unwanted... With thanks!<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-78666404675488265682012-09-16T15:16:58.603-07:002012-09-16T15:16:58.603-07:00Cheers, Rodger. Great to see you at the Borodino ...Cheers, Rodger. Great to see you at the Borodino game, even if only briefly... We should catch up some time.<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-28094339433300792942012-09-16T15:15:54.469-07:002012-09-16T15:15:54.469-07:00Thanks Andrew. If you haven't yet, you might ...Thanks Andrew. If you haven't yet, you might want to check out Dave M's improved method in the above comment.<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-15236653355529736752012-09-16T15:07:26.489-07:002012-09-16T15:07:26.489-07:00Great Work :)Great Work :)Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-35431061699817928142012-09-16T13:18:27.454-07:002012-09-16T13:18:27.454-07:00outstanding, master modellingoutstanding, master modellingAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-58123802559092870662012-09-16T07:31:09.208-07:002012-09-16T07:31:09.208-07:00Those Hummels have turned out great, good job on t...Those Hummels have turned out great, good job on the others too.Paul Liddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671334487545618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-69314072281174609692012-09-16T03:13:16.064-07:002012-09-16T03:13:16.064-07:00They look great Ion, I need to ring you now my lur...They look great Ion, I need to ring you now my lurgy has gone, I have a box of things for you that need a good home !<br /><br />PaulJackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156243437690752780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-80806431377121375862012-09-16T02:36:54.636-07:002012-09-16T02:36:54.636-07:00Great work Ion. The Hummels are just fantastic! Ti...Great work Ion. The Hummels are just fantastic! TigerI's are a beautiful tank, really like these ones.Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-58425497122846759972012-09-16T00:32:51.395-07:002012-09-16T00:32:51.395-07:00These beasts look really good, and I might use the...These beasts look really good, and I might use the idea of staplers, very useful. Andrew McCoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18203034461676669716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-53615858027983004732012-09-16T00:29:27.770-07:002012-09-16T00:29:27.770-07:00No worries mate. Offer is still open if you don...No worries mate. Offer is still open if you don't want to junk another model. There were 16 in the spares box last time I checked...<br /><br />Cheers, DaveDaveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707036473168150957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-77053114282990088542012-09-16T00:15:22.421-07:002012-09-16T00:15:22.421-07:00You are very kind, Paul. Yes, I believe they are ...You are very kind, Paul. Yes, I believe they are Airfix models but with bits added. A local does resin castings of turret bins, mudguards and extra road wheels specifically for this model, and sells them on a semi-commercial basis. The previous owners of these made the additions, I am guessing using that resource.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-76484232765403471812012-09-15T23:38:16.916-07:002012-09-15T23:38:16.916-07:00Thanks for your comments, Gowan. I think there ar...Thanks for your comments, Gowan. I think there are a few little things I might do with these vehicles, but on the whole I'm satisfied with them. I admit I viewed the whole project at the outset with trepidation that I would make a complete cock of them.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-90668934163362272282012-09-15T23:16:22.036-07:002012-09-15T23:16:22.036-07:00It may not be Verlinden Ion but they certainly are...It may not be Verlinden Ion but they certainly are gems all the same. The paintwork is spot on and the gemanic look is apparent. <br /><br />I would never have guessed that they were scatchbuilt Hummels at all. Those Tiger I's look very Airfix except for the bins on the rear of the turret...Conversion?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-65176045736039374732012-09-15T20:11:51.828-07:002012-09-15T20:11:51.828-07:00nice work Ion that is some fine work right there t...nice work Ion that is some fine work right there those hummels are very nice for scratch builds and the tigers are just awsome because they are tigers, do tigers need another reasone to be awsome? the camoflague patter in very reaistic and I think you were right in the choise of brown reddish brown would not have worked. Daisy Gowan Ditchburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476802587483833107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-23225343234419286482012-09-15T19:45:52.700-07:002012-09-15T19:45:52.700-07:00Dave M - I don't think I thanked for your offe...Dave M - I don't think I thanked for your offer of PzIV road wheels, though I thought I had. Please accept my apologies for that. I'll try and get by, though. It least I'll see what other resources are available to me here. <br />Cheers,<br />Ion Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-84962065933013411772012-09-15T19:31:54.145-07:002012-09-15T19:31:54.145-07:00Thanks for the trick with staples - that sounds li...Thanks for the trick with staples - that sounds like altogether a more reliable method than my own (which isn't helped by the metal bit that drives the staples being twisted on the thing I was using...).<br /><br />As for the PzIV road wheels, yes... but then again, no. I had found some extras but being from a different model, were a different size. They fetched up adorning one of the Hummels. Then I discovered one of the vehicles was about 6 short. So I've decided to cannibalise the one in favour of the other. The cannibalised one might well end up being a wreckage marker - something I dislike doing, but they can be useful. Otherwise, a search through my various bits boxes might turn up something...<br /><br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-25430685481094720202012-09-15T19:24:33.930-07:002012-09-15T19:24:33.930-07:00Thanks Robin. A bit of a task, and it didn't ...Thanks Robin. A bit of a task, and it didn't always go to plan, but ... they seem to 'work'.<br /><br />If you're going the 20mm way with Spearhead, you might be doing a lot more WW2 than you anticipate. I've seen some of your WW2. Balkan War and (IIRC) Russian Civil War stuff, and they look bally good. What you do with WW2 will be interesting and informative, I feel.<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-2049382094354630872012-09-15T19:18:43.343-07:002012-09-15T19:18:43.343-07:00Lots of nice things here. I really like the way th...Lots of nice things here. I really like the way the Hummels look - that's a great camo you have chosen.<br /><br />On staples: I always staple vinyl and rubber tracks together. I have found the best way to hide the staple is to flatten it so I don't actually use the stapler to close it. Best technique I have found is to join the tracks (depending on the manufacturer this sometimes requires a bit of sticky tape to temporarily hold them together, this is just pulled off at the end). I then pin the track join over a pencil eraser and push the staple straight through the track and into the eraser using the open stapler. Then pull the stapled track out of the eraser and pinch both ends of the staple closed using small pliers. When positioned under the hull and painted you will hardly be able to see it.<br /><br />BTW, did you manage to find some PzIV wheels?<br /><br />Cheers, DaveDaveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707036473168150957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-48487425420039381992012-09-15T17:50:15.672-07:002012-09-15T17:50:15.672-07:00Ion
As you know, don't do much 20mm stuff the...Ion<br /><br />As you know, don't do much 20mm stuff these days (although the 20mm Spearhead project could prove the lie to that statement).. but these look great... good work!!<br />Kind regards<br />RobinRobin Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057467066079369641noreply@blogger.com