My small 1/18 artillery convoy

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My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by granch » Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:49 am

No american troops this time. The scenary should be somewhere in Africa, BBI soldiers have AK-74, AKSU and 1 RPK, with modified camo and chest amo pouches. Thank you for having a look in this small storyboard.
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Moving the canon toward its position:
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Unloading amo crates:
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Canon in place:
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Removing the road lights, now ready to fire:
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And finally the camo nest:
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The truck is a modified Schleich model from the Wildlife serie. The jeep is a chinese die-cast BJ-2012 and the canon... no 1/18 model, it's a chinese table lighter I bought many years ago! It has several moving parts. The general shape is OK for me, but the way they made the different pieces is not of perfect quality. The dimension makes it accurate for my Elite Force, though. Hope you have enjoyed the story. Thank you for your comments.

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by grockwood » Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:06 pm

Another nice setup. With all your armies and equipment, you could take over your neighborhood easily. lol

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by Eddy10440 » Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:13 pm

Very nice Granch!

I really like it!

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by holensock » Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:17 pm

Always LOVE your work and collection!!

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by Axis Nightmare » Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:14 pm

Your scene set-ups and photography display a level of talent of which I am envious. I study them closely to learn how best to present a scenerio. The candid nature of the scenes with small details added really makes the story.

As always, well done! :wink:
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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by slogan » Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:29 pm

Great job as usual!
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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by Studly » Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:10 pm

Very Nice Mate, the background is to scale with everything. Well Done.

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by normandy » Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:15 am

Fantastic set up Granch! You've got just the right amount of weathering on the vehicles. :salute:

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by pickelhaube » Sun Aug 21, 2016 3:34 pm

Good job.

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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:40 am

nice....I like it
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Re: My small 1/18 artillery convoy

Post by granch » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:26 pm

Normandy,
No real weathering. It is just dried mud from a country road gutter, filtered through a kitchen sieve to get only powder, mixed with water and starch glue. And the mixture painted with an old ruffled paint brush. So, it just needs a light shower and the vehicles are as new again. Without the starch glue, the mud fall down and fills my boxes with dirt.
Usually, the mud has about the colour of the terrain it comes from. Not really the case in this diorama, so I poured light sand on the ground to make the path lighter and closer to the vehicle's weathering. Or you have to think that the track passed through a dirty river...

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