tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post2729805939730941014..comments2024-03-28T14:11:47.247-07:00Comments on Archduke Piccolo: Army Men Scratch Builds and Adaptations.Archduke Piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-30290430345684320132016-06-16T00:05:05.955-07:002016-06-16T00:05:05.955-07:00Cheers! I was very pleased with how the idea turn...Cheers! I was very pleased with how the idea turned out. I've tried it on a 1:76 scale model (StuG that happened to be trackless, and although it has a 'toy soldier' look, it seems to 'work' there, too.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-31035138342384256132016-06-14T18:39:15.850-07:002016-06-14T18:39:15.850-07:00The non-slip matting is inspired! I was wondering ...The non-slip matting is inspired! I was wondering how to accomplish that effect for a treadless toy tank that is about the right scale. Thanks so much for posting.Green Commanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828515014813023238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-8692664793050748712016-04-29T15:37:18.836-07:002016-04-29T15:37:18.836-07:00Thanks, Al!Thanks, Al!Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-50639653738476227012016-04-28T05:30:46.616-07:002016-04-28T05:30:46.616-07:00cool post!cool post!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-15689838495814292102016-04-26T18:19:27.673-07:002016-04-26T18:19:27.673-07:00Cheers, Tim. That AA tank certainly needed a fair...Cheers, Tim. That AA tank certainly needed a fair bit of work. But the end result was worth it.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-6501447228682111592016-04-26T09:13:20.078-07:002016-04-26T09:13:20.078-07:00Splendid stuff. I especially like the guns and th...Splendid stuff. I especially like the guns and the rather menacing AA tank!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-74627462497810912532016-04-25T16:40:12.210-07:002016-04-25T16:40:12.210-07:00Thank you Phil! The camo more or less demarks the...Thank you Phil! The camo more or less demarks the belligerents. Various shades of buff or grey with green outlined in black denote Kiivar; the multi-coloured dazzle effect, Raesharn. I have toyed with changing the belligerents to Phaic Tanh and Ghan Grinh, but I never really got into the Green vs Tan thing...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-82194847222220141712016-04-25T16:33:39.675-07:002016-04-25T16:33:39.675-07:00Cheers, Paul. The Raesharn won't know what hi...Cheers, Paul. The Raesharn won't know what hit 'em. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-68071275557352364132016-04-25T16:25:39.779-07:002016-04-25T16:25:39.779-07:00Thanks for your comments, Ross. I hadn't thou...Thanks for your comments, Ross. I hadn't thought of modifying head gear. Probably should have thought of that before mutilating the NATO guy. Never mind. The matting idea came when I found that the strapping idea I had at first was [a] hard to work with in some ways, and [b] not quite the thing. I've not tried it on 1:72/1:76 scale halftracks. The matting might not work so well there.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-2762763836385594142016-04-25T16:19:52.437-07:002016-04-25T16:19:52.437-07:00Well, you supplied the AA vehicle Brian. Thanks f...Well, you supplied the AA vehicle Brian. Thanks for that: the Raesharn needed one. Of course it needed some work to render it FFS, but I quite like the end product. Not perfect, but it'll do.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-65447197539285635072016-04-25T16:17:16.692-07:002016-04-25T16:17:16.692-07:00Cheers, Brian. The sort of thing I wanted wasn...Cheers, Brian. The sort of thing I wanted wasn't turning up in shops, so... Construction was pretty slow, keeping pace with the gradual accumulation of wheels. I have a feeling that when it comes to certain types of wheels, a 3D printer might be the caper.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-19963942968981582162016-04-25T16:14:11.039-07:002016-04-25T16:14:11.039-07:00I do rather think I have improved on the design......I do rather think I have improved on the design... :-)Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-19473536168824257972016-04-25T16:13:22.701-07:002016-04-25T16:13:22.701-07:00Thanks James. Saves having top scour the internet...Thanks James. Saves having top scour the internet for such things... Actually, that's about it for the Army Men heavy equipment...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-2708798424618178872016-04-25T07:23:32.748-07:002016-04-25T07:23:32.748-07:00Impressive howitzers and nice camo job!Impressive howitzers and nice camo job!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-67878445942291046792016-04-25T04:53:42.518-07:002016-04-25T04:53:42.518-07:00Some classy work here Ion. Love those field guns!Some classy work here Ion. Love those field guns!Paul Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624335534094164830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-16787145408154256102016-04-25T03:35:21.113-07:002016-04-25T03:35:21.113-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-89606452510234511872016-04-25T03:35:05.454-07:002016-04-25T03:35:05.454-07:00Love your scratch builds and upgrades. I thought t...Love your scratch builds and upgrades. I thought the guns were upgraded toys till you started writing about felt pens and shakers. I really love the non skid mat as tracks. You have a wonderfully twisted and perceptive eye for such things.<br /><br />But, berets, surely the easiest headgear to convert either by soldering iron or epoxy putty?Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-10022544190949125802016-04-25T01:37:00.882-07:002016-04-25T01:37:00.882-07:00As always you have produced something fantastic! I...As always you have produced something fantastic! I will have to try your non-stick matting track system to see how it works on some of my projects as it looks very cool,Uncle Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975932783227453858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-592749081232377462016-04-24T23:33:45.267-07:002016-04-24T23:33:45.267-07:00The howitzers are absolutely inspired.The howitzers are absolutely inspired.Brian Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-35104278229260487222016-04-24T22:52:00.290-07:002016-04-24T22:52:00.290-07:00Well done lon, had that AA gun as a kid over 40 ye...Well done lon, had that AA gun as a kid over 40 years ago!Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-38685761726152970532016-04-24T22:35:25.462-07:002016-04-24T22:35:25.462-07:00I really like the way you make so much out of thes...I really like the way you make so much out of these 'toys' Ion. Brilliant.James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.com