Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Rolls Royce Armoured Car


Tanker's Tuesday: Rolls Royce conversion from Shouting Into The Void



Here's another conversion of Battlefront's Rolls Royce armoured car, this time to (sort of) the 1916 version, using my 3d-printed conversion set from Shapeways. I didn't do anything about the spare wheels, which should also be spoked, so I probably should add another couple of single wheels to the set. Again, I rather regret being a cheapskate and going for WSF plastic instead of high-resolution FUD resin, even more so than in my other conversion, because the WSF really didn't resolve the wheel spokes much at all, and I had to paint them in, which is not nearly as good.

Rolls Royce Conversion

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Modern Warfare: Team Yankee: Soviet Onslaught


Modern Warfare: Team Yankee: Soviet Onslaught: While much of my broadcast focus on painting lately has been fixated upon US forces for Europe, my dalliances in the Soviet sphere have act...

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Modern Warfare: Team Yankee: Steel Rain



Modern Warfare: Team Yankee: Steel Rain: Some M109A3s for Team Yankee this round. A mobile SPG with a massive howitzer and another great kit by Battlefront. Love these kits, s...

Friday, March 25, 2016

Martian Miniatures by Chris' Minature Wargaming


To those of you that have been following *Rough Riders On Mars!*, first let me express my gratitude for you interest in that project. Thank you. Let me assure you that Teddy and the gang will have their hands full of intrigues and hostiles before too much longer, probably about chapter 8 or so. The idea of *Rough Riders On Mars!* came to me after I completed the initial draft of my *Edison's Conquest Of Mars* wargame rules. These rules are somewhat based on the novel by Garret P. Serviss of the same title as well as elements from numerous other sword and planet novels. Currently, ... more »

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

15mm Scale Vickers Medium Mk.C



More from Peter over at "Shouting Into The Void" blog his
latest work that is now available from Shapeways, another
very hard to find 1920/30s item!

http://mojobob.blogspot.com/2016/03/vickers-mkc-painted.html

Tanker's Tuesday : Vickers Medium Mk.C





 

 

Postwar situation

After the war, the Royal Armored Corp was limited to a mere five tank battalions equipped with the heavy Mark V and Medium Mark C. The government allotted a substantial budget to a new, promising design of a heavy amphibious tank, designed by Colonel Johnson of the Tank Design Department, the Medium Mark D. However, the latter quickly proved far too ambitious and the whole project failed. No public spending was therefore allocated after this experience, but Vickers-Armstrong, already having chosen to follow its own inspiration, designed a new tank, both for internal demand and the export market. Two prototypes had already been built by 1921. The first represented a leap forward compared to wartime designs.



Vickers Medium Mk C

Bovington Vickers Medium Tank


Vickers Medium Mk II Bovington Tankfest 2008


Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Tanker's Tuesday: Carden Loyd by Shouting Into The Void

Peter over at "Shouting Into The Void" blog has been doing some
outstanding work that is now available from Shapeways, some
very hard to find 1930s items!

http://mojobob.blogspot.com/2016/03/carden-loyd.html