Bomb disposal in Iraq

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Bomb disposal in Iraq
Tweet Topic Started: Oct 27 2010, 04:06 PM (5,548 Views)
snipersmudge	Dec 2 2010, 11:50 AM Post #21
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	Very nice figures and very nice progress on the painting Steve, hope the old ears are now fine



MemberOne	Dec 2 2010, 01:36 PM Post #22
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Stunning stuff Steve



Emilssi	Dec 2 2010, 02:43 PM Post #23
Ferrari Guru Posts: 473 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: August 23, 2009	It's looking great Steve I can't wait to see the finished project



ABC Models	Dec 3 2010, 06:20 PM Post #24
Advanced Member Posts: 107 Group: Members Member #46 Joined: October 5, 2009	Superb Work!! cant beat a good ol Military Dio!!



Gary West	Dec 3 2010, 06:42 PM Post #25
Advanced Member Posts: 1,006 Group: Members Member #6 Joined: August 20, 2009	That looks brilliant so far Steve - she'll be a thing of real beauty!



njhanc	Dec 3 2010, 07:16 PM Post #26
Advanced Member Posts: 968 Group: IPMS Member Member #217 Joined: June 29, 2010	Wow That's some great work so far. Looking forward to seeing further progress. Cheers, Nick



f4sooty	Dec 7 2010, 04:08 PM Post #27
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	The rest of the weathering was rather straight forward, I applied Promodellers dark dirt pigment to areas where the crew would walk and dirty things up. I also applied a wash of Raw umber and black oil paint mixed with white spirit. The next task was to add the bright orange Ident tarpauline to the turret. My aim was to copy the one in the picture below: To make the tarp I used a two part epoxy putty called Magig Sculpt. This is similar to Milliput but the magic sculpt can be rolled thinner and doesn't tear, it is also the preferred putty of figure sculpters. The two parts of the putty were mixed together then I rolled it out using a piece of aluminium rod. To stop the putty from sticking to the rod and to my work surface I used Talcum powder. I then cut out a rectangle and in each corner I piereced a small hole where i would later add the rope which would tie it to the Turret. The rectangle was then placed onto the rear of the turret and the deisredcreases were added. The putty was left over night to dry and was then painted Orange and here is the finished tarp: I will add some stains to the tarp at a later stage. On most Bradleys out in Iraq, a framework was added to the top of the turret and camo net was then placed over the top. I am not sure as to the purpose of this, my thoughts are that it helps keep the crew shaded from the sun. If anyone knows please post. In the picture I posted before of a Bradly you can see the camo net in place over the turret I then stumbled across a picture showing just the framework over the turret I decided i would add just the framwork to my Bradley and have the camo net folded up on top of the hull. I made the frame out of styrene sheet then panited it green Most Bradleys' also had bundles of razor wire stowed on them. I used two resin bundles from a Legend stowage set to simulate this. The razor wire was first painted Black and then dry brushed with Citadel boltgun metal. I then applied some Promodeller rust pigment. The strap ataching the bundles of razor wire were made of Jammy dog masking tape painted green Next i weathered the exhaust area, again this was promodeller black and a touch of rust pigment. The exhaust staining is quite widespread on some Bradleys. Also not e in the picture I added some stainig around the feul cap For the camo net I used a samll section of Mig productions camo net which i painted using various sand coloured paints. I then gave it a wash of Mig dark wash. The straps are made from masking tape. The orange tarp was given a dirty look uisng pigments. The final stage was to add some scratches along the side panels. I used Lifecolor Isreali sand and black to simulate the scratches and this is where i am up to on the Bradley. I will be adding some stowage and aerials to it. As for any more weathering, I am undecided as i don't want to go over the top. Let me know what you think



MemberOne	Dec 7 2010, 04:27 PM Post #28
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Bloody hell Steve thats stunning



ABC Models	Dec 8 2010, 08:43 AM Post #29
Advanced Member Posts: 107 Group: Members Member #46 Joined: October 5, 2009	"I will add some stains to the tarp at a later stage. On most Bradleys out in Iraq, a framework was added to the top of the turret and camo net was then placed over the top. I am not sure as to the purpose of this, my thoughts are that it helps keep the crew shaded from the sun. If anyone knows please post." Fantastic work this is lookijg stunning! From what I have read the camo netting has two purposes -one as sun shade and one as a cover against snipers. Keep up the good work. Paul



Emilssi	Dec 8 2010, 02:28 PM Post #30
Ferrari Guru Posts: 473 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: August 23, 2009	Fantastic work Steve, can't wait to see the figures



snipersmudge	Dec 8 2010, 08:11 PM Post #31
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	superb work Steve love the additions you have made



Phreak	Dec 8 2010, 08:18 PM Post #32
Advanced Member Posts: 12,419 Group: IPMS Member Member #11 Joined: August 25, 2009	Blimey, that's amazing stuff Steve!



f4sooty	Dec 13 2010, 03:22 PM Post #33
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	As the Bradley was more than likely based at a camp in Iraq and just went out on Day/night missions I only added a limited amount of stowage. I then randomly placed the items around the Bradley. Also added were a tow bar and a couple of tarps.



ABC Models	Dec 13 2010, 03:24 PM Post #34
Advanced Member Posts: 107 Group: Members Member #46 Joined: October 5, 2009	Nice work Steve - good to see your not over bearing this with packs! Paul



phantomdriver	Dec 13 2010, 03:40 PM Post #35
Fox Mulder's soul brother..... Posts: 2,074 Group: IPMS Member Member #29 Joined: September 22, 2009



f4sooty	Dec 13 2010, 03:57 PM Post #36
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	My attention now moves on to the EOD Robot. I will be using this years release of the AFV EOD Tactical Robot. The kit consists of one sprue and the instruction are on the cardboard packaging. I did a little research on EOD robots and it would apear that AFV have based there tactical robot on the US Talon robot. The only difference with the kit robot is it has a few more attachments etc. First up the body and tracks. The fit is excellent throughout the whole build. After the parts were assembled I put the body on top of a standard Tamiya paint pot, this way you can get a sense of scale. The main arm As you can see in the pictures of the Robot above, quite a few wires are visible. I added some of these using lead wire from Little-cars Here is the Robot prior to painting Painting the Robot was rather straight forward as its all black, I used Tamiya XF- Flat black. To add a little contrast the tracks were painted with Vallejo Panzer aces 306 Dark rubber. The dark rubber paint brushes on beautifully and I would highly recommend it for anyone doing armour to paint the rubber pads on tracks and tyres. Hopefully the detail show up well enough for you in the pictures, unfortunatley I couldn't zoom in any further. Next I move on to the figures and will try to simulate the complex camo pattern on the US army uniforms



MemberOne	Dec 13 2010, 04:31 PM Post #37
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Good stuff Steve



The Mechanic	Dec 19 2010, 02:01 PM Post #38
Advanced Member Posts: 143 Group: IPMS Member Member #232 Joined: August 2, 2010	Looking great Steve This is going to be a great dio when finished. My Panther II will sit just nicely next to this, it's one based in Iraq. By the way, where did you get the various packets from? I could do with getting some to add the finishing touches tp my Panther. Mick



phantomdriver	Dec 19 2010, 02:35 PM Post #39
Fox Mulder's soul brother..... Posts: 2,074 Group: IPMS Member Member #29 Joined: September 22, 2009	try accurate armour.com



f4sooty	Dec 19 2010, 06:20 PM Post #40
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	Mick the ration, coke and water boxes came out of the Trumpeter LAV slep kit. Trumpeter add them to some of their modern armour kits. Like Ed says you can get ration boxes and water bottle boxes from accurate armour and other sites that do diorama accessories.


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