Re: Looking for a particular 1/300 - 1/285 - 6 mm figure
From: Roger Books <books@j...>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:15:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Looking for a particular 1/300 - 1/285 - 6 mm figure
Some of the FT bits that are sold seperately are radar dishes.
Roger Books
On 30-Apr-03 at 03:45, Matteo Martegani (gasindius@inwind.it) wrote:
> Glenn M Wilson <warbeads@juno.com>, wrote:
> >Okay, this is more strangeness, I am looking for ideas for a CBR
(Counter
> >Battery radar) vehicle to go with my old/low tech PHR guys (So
> >rip-offs... I mean inspired by designs... from Modern or even WW2
> >vehicles are suitable. Tracked is preferred but Wheeled might do.
>
> It happens I just kitbashed some interesting vehicles: a counter
battery
> radar vehicle, a tactical operation center and a zone air defence
vehicle.
>
> The base hull for all three is GZG Aurora light wheeled APC (DF-C07),
> there's a picture of it on GZG catalogue, page 31. Bits and pieces
are
> leftovers from old aircraft model kits, two hellfire launchers from a
1:300
> Apache and thin cardboard.
>
> The fast way: find a vehicle you like with a wide flat top or a
separate
> turret. Stick a stick on the top, it's the radar support. Find
something
> that already resembles a radar or cut, bend and fold a piece of
plastic
> card or cardboard until it has the right shape and glue it to the
support.
> Prime, paint, play.
>
> Ciao,
> Matteo