tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post7848913363212822212..comments2024-03-08T13:49:08.416-06:00Comments on Analogue Hobbies: From Curt: 28mm Spanish Civil War 'Talleres Mina De RioTinto' Improvised Armoured Truck (15 points)Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-70464575451030885052013-02-09T13:40:56.864-06:002013-02-09T13:40:56.864-06:00Thanks for the kind words Nigel. I checked out you...Thanks for the kind words Nigel. I checked out your blog and really enjoyed myself (I left a couple comments on some of the posts). I look forward to chatting in the future.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />CurtCurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-2203624656300250312013-02-09T12:22:08.649-06:002013-02-09T12:22:08.649-06:00Curt
Cheers mate, the scale issue is always been a...Curt<br />Cheers mate, the scale issue is always been a bugbear, and its difficult to decide whats best to use. I think the safest option is to go with what looks best in your own mind!!! You hit the nail on the head with regards to the Tamiya stuff, because they have more realistic proportions, they do look nice wth the models.<br /><br />I stumbled across your blog purely by accident, and was really impressed with your painted stuff, you have managed to capture the period really well.<br /><br />These days, I'm back on the SCW stuff, having flirted with a few other things, lack of funds has curtailed my activity somewhat, and in a way, it has been a blessing in disguise, as it has made me go back to scratchbuilding, and converting. Fortunately, I kept hold of a lot of stuf when I sold Anglian, so I can keep myself busy with that!!<br /><br />I do have a blog, and its stuffed full of complete and utter nonsense<br /><br />http://nigelh-viewfromtheduckpond.blogspot.co.uk/<br /><br />I shall be watching this blog with interest.<br /><br />many thanks<br /><br />NigelNigelHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943144824639095054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-8460667871285754502013-02-09T10:59:39.522-06:002013-02-09T10:59:39.522-06:00Thanks so much for commenting Nigel! I really appr...Thanks so much for commenting Nigel! I really appreciate hearing from you as I'm a big fan of your work.<br /><br />Don't apologize for being a scale nazi - we certainly don't :). Also, I hope you don't think that I'm taking 'a pop' at your work as I love the models that came from Anglian (well those that I know the proper provenance anyway). That reminds me I'll amend my post to reflect the origins of this vehicle based on your information.<br /><br />I certainly sympathise with you: I'm not sure what to make of the whole scale thing. Some manufacturers say their products are 'true scale' to 28mm figures and even taking the base height into consideration they are just too small. Precise scale aside, due to the relative 'bulk' of wargames figures I'm wondering if an corresponding amplification of vehicles would seem to work better for them. When looking at Tamiya's 1/48 scale stuff their figures are realistically slim so that their relationship with the equipment and vehicles seems to work better than the 1/56 relationship between wargames figures and vehicles.<br /><br />All this aside, as I said in my original post, the scale of the model is not going to deter my overall enjoyment of seeing it on the table - its lovely model in it own brutal way!<br /><br />Can you tell me what you've been working on yourself these days? Do you have a website or blog so folks can take a look at it? Love to see it.<br /><br />Thanks again Nigel for taking the time to comment, and thank you for providing such great figures for this period - its provided me countless hours of enjoyment (and education).<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Curt<br /><br />Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-63808422838732506862013-02-09T09:15:49.306-06:002013-02-09T09:15:49.306-06:00You want a different scale, then make them yoursel...You want a different scale, then make them yourselves, not that difficult really.!!<br /> I had to make my own vehicle masters when i ran Anglian, I come from a scale modelling background and the height of the figures equates to 1/56th scale, so its the scale used, unfortunately thats about the only consistent measure for wargames figures, the rest of the figure is all over the place as regards to scale. Not helped by the fact that gamers will shove a figure onto a slottabase, that adds to the height!!<br />Fortunately for me, I build for myself these days, far too many critics having a pop at the work that I did for Bolt Action and Anglian, shame really as I have some neat stuff on the go :-)<br /><br />This model is not one of mine BTW, its was built for Anglian by Ian Crouch.<br /><br />Perhaps you could try to persuade the chap at Minairons to adopt a bigger scale for his vehicle range.<br /><br />Nice paint job BTW, all the SCW stuff on here looks very nice.<br />Sorry to be a scale Nazi :-))))))NigelHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943144824639095054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-56648521646254678942013-01-30T16:06:28.822-06:002013-01-30T16:06:28.822-06:00Great paint job Curt. Glad to welcome you to the ...Great paint job Curt. Glad to welcome you to the "1/56 Frustration" club :)Greg Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-85550786000096275152013-01-29T14:45:41.721-06:002013-01-29T14:45:41.721-06:00Fantastic painting job ! Congratulations ! Fantastic painting job ! Congratulations ! el franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169153526192105422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-54865541943132752752013-01-29T14:23:01.605-06:002013-01-29T14:23:01.605-06:00Excellent information Juan, thank you. I suspected...Excellent information Juan, thank you. I suspected that it would be based in or near a city (from the union/militia markings) but could only guess from there. I love the word 'tiznao/smudgey' to describe these! Perfect.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-66949399714797943132013-01-29T13:20:15.971-06:002013-01-29T13:20:15.971-06:00In the first months of the War, almost every city ...In the first months of the War, almost every city in Spain had its own armoured truck or "tiznao" (smudgy). I think this is the one captured by the Nationalist forces of Queipo de LLano in Aracena (Sevilla).<br />A fantastic painting work, Curt. As you have said, the models in 1/56 are too small for the figures!Juan Mancheñohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07761893327024556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-59057828126587783482013-01-28T23:37:10.387-06:002013-01-28T23:37:10.387-06:00Nice Curt:
It looks like a very pugnacious rhinoce...Nice Curt:<br />It looks like a very pugnacious rhinoceros from the front. Definitely a fine people's Battlewagon.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-29461476288819754822013-01-28T20:38:14.252-06:002013-01-28T20:38:14.252-06:00Thanks everyone for your kind words!
@Dave: I...Thanks everyone for your kind words! <br /><br />@Dave: I've been using Tamiya powders but I'd like to try the stuff from Mig as I've heard quite good things about it.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-86531068182876275632013-01-28T13:47:28.941-06:002013-01-28T13:47:28.941-06:00Nice piece. There is something about this period a...Nice piece. There is something about this period and the ability to cobble stuff together that I am finding strangly attractive. I can feel some Very British Civil War stuff coming on<br /><br />Have you tried the Mig Productions products?DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-52575430757937775102013-01-28T10:48:49.699-06:002013-01-28T10:48:49.699-06:00Stunning job Curt, love the weathering effects par...Stunning job Curt, love the weathering effects particularly. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-46949071863244436742013-01-28T04:20:26.513-06:002013-01-28T04:20:26.513-06:00Great work Curt!!! It looks like something out of ...Great work Curt!!! It looks like something out of the Mad Max films!?!?!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-54371169481363217552013-01-28T04:15:06.360-06:002013-01-28T04:15:06.360-06:00Lovely stuff Curt. A predecessor of the Vietnam wa...Lovely stuff Curt. A predecessor of the Vietnam war "gun truck" perhaps?<br /><br />TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-47217785686493253262013-01-28T03:22:51.904-06:002013-01-28T03:22:51.904-06:00Style points for that one, it looks great got to b...Style points for that one, it looks great got to be the oddest entry<br /><br />IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113835961977211021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-58379224507476131062013-01-28T02:38:11.506-06:002013-01-28T02:38:11.506-06:00Now that is 'quite interesting'. Really li...Now that is 'quite interesting'. Really like the bare metal and weathering. Phyllionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451215894349113521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-22847126844287288832013-01-27T23:24:10.129-06:002013-01-27T23:24:10.129-06:00Impressive! A 1930's version of a 'technic...Impressive! A 1930's version of a 'technical'! Ben Gilmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548280904041987733noreply@blogger.com