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by Slugbalancer
Sat May 18, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: Airfix 1/76 Guards Colour Party
Replies: 37
Views: 4258

Re: Airfix 1/76 Guards Colour Party

I remember having the Guards and their band back in the day.
Never could get them to stand in straight lines due to my parents never allowing me to have a really sharp knife to cut them cleanly from the sprues. I wonder why. :lol:
by Slugbalancer
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: 1/300 aircraft
Replies: 7
Views: 683

Re: 1/300 aircraft

I agree that 1/600 are a good way of doing large scale battles such as the Battle of Britain or the 8th Air Force bombing of Germany in '44/'45.
by Slugbalancer
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: 1/300 aircraft
Replies: 7
Views: 683

Re: 1/300 aircraft

Raiden are generally excellent. For 1/300 Scotia Grendel & H&R have larger ranges but are very variable in their quality. I believe the original owners of Raiden produced the Airpower range under the name of B&M. They just switched scales from 1/300 to 1/285 when producing the Raiden air...
by Slugbalancer
Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Slugbalancer's Gallery
Replies: 114
Views: 52595

Re: Slugbalancer's Gallery

Yes, I'm still HTTP rather than HTTPS. The cost of going that way would have doubled my hosting package. Mrs Slug would not have been happy. :cry:
by Slugbalancer
Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Slugbalancer's Gallery
Replies: 114
Views: 52595

Re: Slugbalancer's Gallery

I’ve not posted an update for sometime, so as I’ve just completed my 700th 6mm aircraft, I thought I’d get on and do one. For the 700th aircraft, I put together an example of the first air launched cruise missile and it’s carrier. Scotia Grendel Heinkel He 111H as He 111H-22 with V1 http://www.slugb...
by Slugbalancer
Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: Kingmaker board game re-released.
Replies: 10
Views: 2104

Re: Kingmaker board game re-released.

I got my copy last Saturday. Looks really nice. Now to schedule some opponents.
by Slugbalancer
Tue Nov 29, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: Best 15mm flags
Replies: 8
Views: 1375

Re: Best 15mm flags

Flag Dude now has an agent in the UK. Order from Rick and he sends over the flags in batches to the agent and you pay him. Not the quickest way to get flags but I like them.
http://www.flagdude.com/
http://www.redeagleminiatures.co.uk/
by Slugbalancer
Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: Yom Kippur war camo colours?
Replies: 3
Views: 2051

Yom Kippur war camo colours?

Any paint recommendations for Israeli & Egyptians vehicle camouflage colours during the 1973 Yom Kippur war?
by Slugbalancer
Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:48 pm
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: Timecast Latex Paddy Fields
Replies: 8
Views: 3949

Re: Timecast Latex Paddy Fields

Jeremy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:07 pm
Slugbalancer wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:42 pm
Jeremy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:44 am I’ve got latex roads and I painted them with normal acrylic hobby paint. Still going fine several years and many uses later.
Did you fix them to anythink stiffer or leave them wobble ? :roll:
Left them as is. I like the ability to be able to put them over contours
Thanks.
by Slugbalancer
Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Wargames Wittering
Topic: Timecast Latex Paddy Fields
Replies: 8
Views: 3949

Re: Timecast Latex Paddy Fields

Jeremy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:44 am I’ve got latex roads and I painted them with normal acrylic hobby paint. Still going fine several years and many uses later.
Did you fix them to anythink stiffer or leave them wobble ? :roll: