I've been trying to get stuff off of my painting table, and this weekend, I finally addressed some 15mm problem children that have been hanging around.
First off are some QRF BRDM1 AT3s. I had actually ordered the later version on the BRDM chassis, but received the earlier version. As these are for Mugabia, that wasn't really a problem, but when I opened the bags, I discovered that each was missing the rear super-structure/upper hull. After waiting a bit for the missing parts to show up, I got impatient and just decided to scratch-built the missing portion. I built up the rear hull missile compartment, and made a new roof and missile launcher out of styrene. I probably should have taken the time to add a little more detail, but they will pass.
Another snafu were two Ferrets that I ordered. The problem is that I actually wanted the turreted Ferret Mk2, but ordered the Ferret Mk1/2 per the incorrect photo for the model on the QRF website, and actually got the Ferret Mk1/2 model, not the model shown in the photo. So, I made some turrets to convert them to Ferret Mk2s.
And compared to the proper QRF Ferret Mk2 on the right below.
Next up were some AT4 Spigot anti-tank missile teams that I bought sometime back. These are rather nice and came proper and complete, but the QRF figure base doesn't fit my infantry basing system. So, I created a new figure base with AT-4 tripod type launcher built into it, with the result being a little more compact and fitting into my normal infantry basing format a bit better.
Combine these with the Peter Pig armor crewmen that I painted, and it was a pretty productive weekend. Now if I can just get that Mugabian border crossing done, I can get some games in next weekend.
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Good work !
ReplyDelete! ..Improvise ....adapt ...overcome !
lol! Had the same issue with ferret, and allmost same with BRDM1 /w AT3.
ReplyDeleteThough I didnt go this far, just waited replacing parts for the ferrets - but ended up replacing BRDM-1s bottom hull with scratch-built basis with wheels from QRFs BRDM-2. Received all parts with that BRDM (at least that what I think) but the cast quality itself wasnt very high having number of bubbles and malformations.
Ingenious indeed!
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