SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT STILL 1/18 and MILITARY

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT STILL 1/18 and MILITARY

Post by bradelaine13 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:22 am

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dont know if i am violating web rules here but this is how we got started collecting. We dont have a lot of money and woking 90 hour weeks but we collected this over 7 years. I picked up a small papo castle in a garage sale for the kids and over the years we just added knights here and there through gifts xmas and the kids took good care of them and wanted me to finally paint the caslte parts and make a dio out of it - its a mix now of papo and old schielch stuff we picked up - they go well together when painted in same format. added some wooden hand made stuff to it etc - eventually we were going to add land and moat etc but trying to keep the mortgage isnt allowing it yet. - anyway its not really 21 century ww11 but it is what got the kids hooked on the hard stuff and looking at the great stuff you guys do here and wanting them to get in the hobby - they wanted me to post their pride and joy for you guys.

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Post by bradelaine13 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:54 am

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THE HORROR THE HORROR
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portculis hand made out of wood and metal - works will ratched up and down
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GOT A PRESENT FOR YOUR FACE
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LIONS AT THE GATE
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CLOSE AND PERSONAL WAY TO DIE
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Post by bradelaine13 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:56 am

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Final overhead shot curtosey of our boys in the good year blimp

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Post by granch » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:35 pm

Wow, very impressive!

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Post by skorzeny » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:40 pm

This Castle Looks Great !!!

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Post by gouchy » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:26 am

Very nice thanks for posting 8)

That might make a passable Castle Wolfenstein for my German troops :mrgreen:
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Post by bradelaine13 » Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:40 am

Hey thanks for the encouragement guys - a few more pics - yes gouchy I was thinking about trying the 21 centry or BBI guys in there wiht a tank dio -
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BACK OF CASTLE - acces to rooms -Playmobile parts, schielch, wood, strofoam
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GREAT HALL AND GUARD/BUNK HOUSE ( or wolfenstein tourture chamber ha ha )
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REAR OF GATEHOUSE - Two Gate working system in sync with each other - converted playmobile parts, used new chains , metal, wook and pully
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LOOK at interior - overall 10 tower castle with great tower over 40 " tall (good for sniper fire), papo , schielch, playmobile, styrofoam, wood metal custom parts and hand painted.

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Post by Axis Nightmare » Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:01 pm

Your dioramas certainly qualitfy for this Forum. "Scale Military" battle scenes of any era are great to see. Very inspirational. :) Especially ones of this scope. :shock:
Amazing :!:
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