WIP "Easy Pickins"

[Briggsy]

Loving the results on the combination, that is a great bit of modelling, the weathering and disarray of gear and paperwork is 100% convincing, as you say mate 'ruck on'.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Ski

What a lot I’ve missed ....amazing details and modelling ....everywhere!!

As Simon says .....100% convincing

Awesome thread as well

Nap

 

[1969]

Beautiful job on the bike mate, love the additions of the paper work in the side car, nice idea and works very well.
Cheers mate
Steve

 

[Rocco82]

That's stunning work Steve. Love it.
Everything is as it should be. Perfect weathering.
The dusty tyre at the back is brilliant

 

[Steve Ski]

Loving the results on the combination, that is a great bit of modelling, the weathering and disarray of gear and paperwork is 100% convincing, as you say mate 'ruck on'.Cheers Simon

Thanks, Simon. A messy sidecar, in this case, is a sign of a lost navigator, HA!

Hi Ski, What a lot I’ve missed ....Nap

Yes, you have, old buddy, but I fogive ya, HA! Tanks, Kevin.

Beautiful job on the bike mate, love the additions of the paper work in the side car, nice idea and works very well.
Cheers mate Steve

Thanks, Stevo. The extra Reedees gear really makes it pop, but I might be considered biased, lol. I figured I needed to make the pax be the brunt of this scenario, he's got that look, lol.

That's stunning work Steve. Love it. Everything is as it should be. Perfect weathering. The dusty tyre at the back is brilliant

Thank you, Rocco!

 

[Briggsy]

LOL lost navigator, must be an officer then!

Cheers Simon

 

[Ferris]

Wow, that bike turned out really cool Steve! Extremely realistic!

Adrian

 

[NigelR]

Wow, that bike is stunning. Great work!!!!

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Amazing work Steve, amazing…

 

[Steve Ski]

Thanks, Gents, I appreciate the kind words.

Sorry Simon, no officer, just a low grade Corporal. I'm working the structure now, doing the reverse as yall suggested, seems to be working out much better. Pics will be up soon and tanks for watchin.

 

[Nap]

Hi Ski

Checking in so went back over this thread , the detail and work involved is great , everywhere you look on the bike looks just right , weathering is right up there

Look forward to seeing more

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

 

[Henk]

The combo looks absolutely stunning, the level of detail is outstanding. I may print a picture of and hang it on my wall (with proper credit of course.. )

Thanks, Stevo. The R75 needs that older beat look, but not entirely derelict. I will add some minor crusted mud on the lower portions and dust the upper section just to replicate road splatter and dust, but not much more. I understand the units in France did try to keep em clean, but not always repainted them, so moderation will be observed here.

Someone many moons ago gave me a great critic on the chipping spots, etc. I never copied the name, but he was very helpful in keeping me from overdoing the wear and tear. I still need to address a few areas and tone down the chipping.

This is an often overlooked fact, until the D-day invasion, France was used by the Germans for Rest and training of units, not for action. Vehicles were generally well maintained, because that's what soldiers do when not in action in the front line., rest, train, and maintain. In the case of motorcycles and soft skin vehicles, rust, in moderation, is not as unrealistic as it is on so many armoured vehicles that one sees displayed. Your weathering is spot on, and those tyres are in a league of their own.

 

[MalcC]

Stunning is the word that sums this up for me.

Malc

 

[Dr Force]

PHENOMENAL

THE END

 

[Henk]

Steve, what I want to know is, how you keep focus, and manage to get that level of detail and attention so consistent throughout your projects? I usually end up with some parts really as I want them, colour/shading/weathering just spot on, but then, for some reasons, I don't seem to get that result consistent with the whole project.

The more I look at that bike, the more I expect it to start up and drive off...

 

[Steve Ski]

Thanks, Kevin, Henk, Dave, and Malc. thanks, guys, the encouragment is greatly appreicated.

PHENOMENAL THE END

Lol, Dave, thanks, Brother!

Steve, what I want to know is, how you keep focus, and manage to get that level of detail and attention so consistent throughout your projects? I usually end up with some parts really as I want them, colour/shading/weathering just spot on, but then, for some reasons, I don't seem to get that result consistent with the whole project. The more I look at that bike, the more I expect it to start up and drive off...

Thanks, Henk. I think you are describing what happens to us all from time to time and I personally chalk that up to me being in a rush to finish a project, at for me anyway. I still boof that issue quite often, so someitmes I have to dial it back, walk away, or redirect to keep the focus.

BTW, the keys are in the saddlebag, HA!

 

[Steve Ski]

Building the Woodshed/Out-Building

After serious consideration on how to lay out this scenario I’ve decided to build a woodshed/out-building. Since most of the barns in Normandy back in WWII were made mostly of stone with wood roofs and trusses, and I wanted to make an out-building, no stone work will be done. The lumber material has a rough sawn texture and would be typical of what would have been used for such a secondary structure.

The scenario will work the same and I’ll be able to keep the scene open enough for the action to be visible without losing sight of the Ranger, he won’t be hidden. And of course there will be plenty of climbing ivy and bushes to cover and climb the old wooden structure. I will be using several shades fo dark brown and black to give the old wood appearance, so this should work just fine.

I cut all the material on the table saw using weathered 1”x10” pine board scraps. I left an area open for some weather damage as well. The shake shingles were cut from a board that had not been planed, so the width would wider and be close to scale. I’m going to be busy for some time placing all those shingles, but the effect will be worth it.

The posts all have heavy metal pins and the base and have been drilled for each location making for a stable set up. Right now, I’m debating what kind of equipment might need to be built to fill in some spaces as well as a few oil drums and maybe some tractor equipment as well. If I could find some 1/9th scale aftermarket equipment that would be great, but I’m thinking I will have to build all of it from scratch. No worries, that’s another fun part of this Sport, the imagination and creation, right?

More to follow soon, but right now I’ve got my work cut out for the next few days. Thanks for watchin.


Cheers, Ski.

 

[Dr Bison]

Just "Wow!!"

 

[Briggsy]

Bloody he'll you don't do things by halves do you. That is looking awesome, I can only guess how good it will look when you're finished and that's before the figures and bike. Absolutely love it.

Cheers Simon

 

[Henk]

Oh, I like that Steve. I always used to add floors and roofs to buildings, and tried as much as possible to follow proper building practices. An overgrown shed, what's not to like..?

Hope you dont mind me showing off a little, here's one I made earlier. The building walls are by MiniArt, all the rest added from scraps and odds. And dolls house wallpaper...