Do you say these things to make me do it lol !!!
Well we are talking about doing a Star Wars campaign this summer so your getting one step closer to the dark side. 
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I was born to be Sith LOL
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John,
Nice touch on the recycling front, 
, and yes, totally agree with you about clunky as opposed to small and neat, more ‘Steampunk’ than ‘high-tech’, .
As for figures, check out the ‘Orion - German WWII Panzer Soldiers’, they do two sets (links to review below), soft plastic, but they look good, though I think that they would limit you to warmer months of the year, 
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http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1499
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2263
Cheers, 
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G
John,
Born Sith…as in Armstrong from Emmerdale…can just picture you riding in your chariot across the plains of Salisbury, handlebar moustache blowing in the breeze, 
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Cheers, 
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G
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Very nice effect G … looks the part … Is Capt Ahab going in the Dio ? he has played a major part in the build so far 
P.S - Seth Armstrong was my favourite character lol – not that I have watched it in about …20 years
John,
Cpt. Ahab will definitely not be appearing, , he’s used as my only 1/72nd scale figures were Revell U-boat crew, 
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Never watched Emmerdale, but his was one of those characters that went beyond the show itself, 
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Cheers, ,
G
Hi all,
A fiddly day making the windows and gates for the entrance, lot of time for little gains, 
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I still need to add hinges and suchlike to the gates, and they need a proper paint job, as do the windows.
Cheers, ,
G
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Little gains add to the big picture - the house is getting very very good G- I genuinely keep forgetting its only 1/72
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Thanks for the continued support and kind feedback John, much appreciated, .
G
I agree with John, looks great and still surprised it’s 1/72.
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Hi Ryan,
Thank you too for your supportive comments and generous feedback, really appreciated, .
G
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Hi all,
Another fiddly day, again, lots of time for little gain, cobbled together a back door, door to outbuilding, including first lick of paint, and started a stone trough, .
Cheers, ,
G
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Lovely detailing G. Have you had any thoughts about whats going to be happening in the house/courtyard area ?
Thanks John,
It’s all a tad Heath Robinson, strips of old Birthday/Christmas cards and white glue, but it’s more of an experiment, .
The gates are probably going to be off their hinges and I had intended to have the trough with water from a pump, but can’t get a position I like, 
. So now I think I’m going to put a lean to shelter, wood posts and corrugated roof, maybe over part of the yard and run a downpipe from the roof and into the trough (see rough sketch below for concept).
Before I even started the build I had thought about Using the Airfix Austin K2 ambulance and using the house as an aid station, but it’s the wrong scale, 1/76th. I then wondered about a half track ambulance but can only find M3s, and we used M5s and 9s, so not sure about the differences? Could get a Jeep or Carrier and convert to stretcher carrying, .
Also possible to use it as a forward command post if I could find a suitable vehicles, e.g. 1/72nd Humber or Daimler scout car.
So many options, but first I need to try and find some 1/72nd farmyard equipment to litter around, .
G
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Nice plan of action. I like the Fwd HQ idea, plenty of scope to use one the open rooms for a briefing scene etc…look forward to seeing what you decide on.
The lean to idea is really good and would fit right in to that scene … continued great effort 
Hi all,
A wasted day today, , I have been trying to create a scrim netting for the Cromwell but, unfortunately it hasn’t really worked, 
, so it’s back to the drawing board, 
. If anyone has any ideas for a netting material that will look to scale in 1/72nd, I’m all ears, 
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Luckily I had purchased a box of the relatively cheap Armourfast Cromwells, to use for experimentation purposes, so I can use it as the basis for a damaged vehicle when I get around to a Villers-Bocage sort of scene.
Cheers, ,
G
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I wouldn’t get too down on yourself G, its not a million miles away. Maybe if you added some actual net texture stuff you used over some parts of the strips to alter their lengths ? What about an old style tea bag- empty - ( & after you have had a brew of course ) and try and mould that into some added texture ?
Thanks John, , but it’s definitely back to the drawing board on this one, , but I think I might have a solution, .
G