Small Scale Military Headquarters

What about a sticky for customs It would be nice to see what fellow members are make plus it could be a reference for some one building there own with out hunting for the link
Kurt

Thats a good idea! There certainly have been a number of members from time to time that post pictures of their customization projects. I personally haven't done much - my desert M113 is the most heavily customized with the cruddy stowage being removed and build-a-rama accessories added. I also modified my 21c Shermans so that figures could be placed in the driver's hatches correctly and I made a number of custom tow cables for various US & German tanks. Then there are the headswapped figures. Thats about it, though and its nothing compared to what others have done!

How about it Krieglok has some nice customs
Kurt

I would surely contribute to a custom section.

http://community.webshots.com/user/rogue_le

I'm just finishing up a P-40B.

1st Pursuit AVG #5 belonging to Charlie Bond.

#5 was destroyed on 10 April 1942 at Loiwing.

Looks like there are several customizers here now.

Its gettin' good!

why not..

I've never really done anything extensive, I've made some slight modifications to my XD Shermans to allow the driver figure to sit down in the hatch, I've added a tow cable or Build-a-Rama accessory here and there and I painted the inside of some tank hatches white, but nothing nearly as fancy as what many board members accomplish

Here's my customized desert M113 (it has since been further modified) and some simple custom German soldiers I made from the Battle of the Bulge and S1 figures

I'm working on a "Detroit Miss" P-51D based on the BBI "Killer Ace" Mustang.

Link to all the pics http://www.hostdub.com/thetatau87_album10



These are my detailed aircraft. I washed the panel lines and rivits and added weathering and fluid leaks. I also drilled out the .50 cals.

21C P-47D "The Blond Angel" On this one I covered the canopy slide in the fuselage so it is no longer a pass through.

Link to all the picshttp://www.hostdub.com/thetatau87_album13


21C P-38J D-day. I removed the bazoka tubes and correctly staggered the gun barrel lengths. I added the nose art and other decals available from Bad Cat.

Link to all the picshttp://www.hostdub.com/thetatau87_album12


21C P-51D "Laura Michelle"

Link to all the picshttp://www.hostdub.com/thetatau87_album11

What a difference your highlighting the panel lines & seams makes on those 21c planes! They look rather professional! 21c could easily do it - the new Tropical-cammo Stuka has highlighted panel lines over the whole plane and it just makes the detail stand out more.

No customs yet, but here's some new photos.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y184/flpi ... l%20Scale/

Well, I guess photos of dioramas can count as custom projects, even if the vehicles in them go unmodified! Here's some links to my photos, with a little preview sample for whats behind each link:

32x Dioramas:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shampts@s ... /my_photos

1:18 Scale Dioramas, Set #1:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shampts@s ... /my_photos

1:18 Scale Dioramas, Set #2:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shampts@s ... /my_photos

These can also be found on my website using the button below.

I know these have all been posted elsewhere before, but nonetheless, enjoy

Is that the playmobil "mansion"? That might be in my future.

I have to clean up and really display this POLA building I added to my growing collection. The piece with the stack (which is about 2 feet tall) is removable and I am not really sure where it should go. It works pretty well as modern or WWII:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/254 ... 6633FCDGKU

http://community.webshots.com/photo/254 ... 6633DNUQKL

http://community.webshots.com/photo/254 ... 6633mZabVD

Wow! That's a great Pola building! I have a Pola waterwheel building (see below) and a couple european-style train stations that would work well in a WWII-era dio. That factory, however, is great!

Thanks Tman - your watermill is the reason I started to pick these up over the last year or so. When you first showed that way back I couldn't believe how well it worked in terms of scale (because they are more 1:22). I have been keeping an eye out for the one you have but it gets near $100. Still looks great.

I've been enjoying the photos being shared. Great idea, Kurt!

I'm working on a couple of custom Corsairs that I hope to share sometime. One will be a Navy Reserve FG-1D (Goodyear version of F4U-1D) in honor of my dad, who was stationed at Akron Naval Air Station while these Corsairs where there. (also, the Goodyear Corsairs where made in Akron and my parents and I were born there) Just a funny little personal link

Regards,
JimBob

Finally some progress on my DAK sPzAbt 501st Tiger.

The cupola 'borrowed' from my RC Panzer IV:


The rough cut after removing the mid-production cupola:


The turret all dressed up and ready to receive the new cupola:


and now the result:


I was disappointed to realize that I had misplaced the new cupola after it was glued in. So in addition to the cupola not being entirely correct in and of itself, it's not quite close enough to the side of the turret.


All things considered, I think it's pretty decent for my first effort. Certainly one of a kind.

Nice job!
What will the final color be on you tank?

Thanks!

It's looking like I'll be using the color I have now (testors camo green and poly scale german sand yellow acrylics). I know they used captured US Olive Drab in their schemes when in Tunisia. It's not a lot darker than the Dragon representation of #142. I've got a ways to go with it though. Scratch building headlight brackets, smoke grenade launcher brackets, etc. Wish there was some way I could come up with a set of correct road wheels. That's the only big detail that is left to kick my custom in the nuts so far as accuracy is concerned. Oh well.

Very nice job Pickupman. I am always scared of cutting up the armor but you did a great job with that cupola.

As for custom armor, esteemed board member BillGiff sent me the below shots of a new ACAV M113. Enjoy:

Very nicely done! I like the use of the articulated arms on the Tanker and the actual straps put on over the Build-a-Rama accessories.

Wow. Very good stuff. That was done from the 21st M113 correct?

Digger, considering this was my first work with a Dremel I was none too calm. lol

Well here`s a selection of stuff from me

WIP photos first.

Kettenkrad.






German BMW R75




STUG III



Modern Britiah Army WMIK WOLF-XD





Modern German Weasel MK I TOW





WWII US Troops with Added Articulation (XD & PTE body parts).






WWII US 82nd Abn Gun Jeep

LINK:- viewtopic.php?t=3968
COMPLETED CUSTOMS.

WWII US Motorcycle Riders

Actual LINK :- viewtopic.php?t=3967

Modern German KSK in Tropentarn

Link:- viewtopic.php?t=3771

Modern British Troops

Link:- viewtopic.php?t=3741

RED SKULL




Captain America



Captain Britain
ORIGINAL


CURRENT





Modern German Flecktarn

link:- viewtopic.php?t=3772

Well there`s a few projects In the works & completed so far

Ja
Steel Bonnet

Excellent stuff - SB!

But looking at your work makes me wonder if the German's had not built their motorcycles and carriers out of cardboard - they may have won the war!

steelbonnet dude you rock!!! love the kett and side car I'm trying to get P51 to make a custom only section so this stuff could be in one place and we can find and go back to this stuff we may all have to make some noise on that one.Awesome work wan't to see that stuff painted by weeks end