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    -missy-

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    Just a thought here. I've noticed and read that those of you in the UK seem to prefer moving your layouts around in vans, whereas here down under we move our layouts arround in trailers. My Sturminster breaks down to 2 boards of 1100 x 800mm and a 600 x 800mm. These then slip in a set of racks in my 7' x 4.5" trailer. Trailer has a canvas canopy to keep the weather out. Any exhibition you attend down here always has the trailer carpark tucked around the side of the venue.

    nebnoswal

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    Have a close look at the front of the gunshield, next to the shovel. There's about 50' of rope there, a drag rope. 60 years latter and the old crusties still like to get the young un's to drag the guns, for the time when trucks arn't there! Helicopters are not that accurate and will dump a load where ever they seem fit, usually about 50m downhill of where the gun is meant to go!

    nebnoswal

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    Well were to start. Why Army railway loads? Why not! The S&DJR was used extensively during the build-up to the D-Day invasions. I could of gone with the usual load of tanks, but I am a gunner, so Artillery it is (My Scots will eventually become 6144 + 6157).

     

     

    Where did they come from. Well the finished Quad/limber/25lb are Gramodels which pick-up several years ago. Another one of those "I'll get around to it eventually projects". The quad was in 2 bits, just needing to fix the roof section. As for the gun, well it didn't look right to me! (and I do walk past several of them everyday at work) The new batch I got from Pithead Miniatures, who manufacture to 1/150, compatible to both 10mm + 12mm wargamers. They have a varied range, especially in support vehicles. They have a 40mm Bofor's set which I'm looking at next.

     

     

    What are they? Quad - correct, limber - Mk 3, 25 lb-er Mk 3, White M3A1 scout car - correct, Humber Mk IV armoured car and 15cwt radio truck.

     

     

    Flooding - well the Stour, which runs through Stur, no dobut does flood, but only pic's I've seen are of a pub, the Bull Inn, flooding in Stur. As for Army flooding relief, Sithlord can attest the pics I sent him earlier in the week of the Aussie Army providing assistance, (unfortunately there still on my work computer).

     

     

    DUKW - I'm sure there is 1 avaialble out there somewhere.

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    Sailor Charon

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    do you apply any undercoat before you brush paint? A cheap automotive spray/aerosol primer works wonders.

     

    Have to agree with Missy here, once you go down the route of an airbrush, you won't want to come back. Admittedly it is a big outlay, compressor, airbrush, thinners, time spent cleaning up etc, etc. Fortunately for me, I've been using a mates for the past 5-6 years, we used to have annual spray days. Now that we live 1600km away, it’s not really doable. Last year Mrs Noswal bought me a compressor and accessory pack for my birthday. Now, not only can I paint when I want too, but I inflate tyres, blow-up toddlers pools (what used to take 45 min of hand-pumping is now 5min), and other husband like jobs requiring high pressure air! I know air-brushes are expensive, but try eBay, I got a cheap one, for starters, from Hong Kong, for only $2 plus $10 postage. What made it even better was that it was listed under the finger-nail art section. The same air-brush in the modelling section was $35! All you need to do is practise.

     

     

    TomE

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    I need to do something similar for my yards on Sturminster, and have been bebating over clay or card. How portable do you think it would be? What I mean is that my baseboards are portable (2000 x 800 mm). Would the clay withstand being mv\oved around, from home to trailer etc etc?

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