Rhodesian anti-mine vehicles & aircraft

[Mike Tanner]

figures looking good, what have you mounted the figures on?

My figures are mounted on 2 cent Euro coins. I have been collecting them after every shopping trip for over a year.

[Mike Tanner]

Very nice, Mike. What a difference a bit of flocking makes!

Due to the high sunlight my handy camera seems to have picked up Vallejo Iraqi Sand, the last highlight colour on the bases, as battleship grey in those photographs. The figures look a lot better in real life.

[Rakkasan]

Looks good, Mike! I too have been working hard on getting some Rhodesians on the gaming table, I currently have 8 sticks of RLI/SAS ready to go and am finishing up a troop of Grey's Scouts. I can vouch for the poor quality of the OG alouettes, I ordered 4 last year and they were horrible. I remember thinking that sculpting it from a block of DAS it would have taken me less time than it would  to fill all those holes in the frame and prep it for construction. The OG Lynx isn't as bad though. Regarding the Shapeways helos, I noticed they have a grainy texture, can that be sanded without problems, I've never worked with 3d printer material. I'm also looking into AIM but postage and customs might be a negative factor. My next venture will probably be something involving SADF.
Cheers!

[Mike Tanner]

I hadn't even thought about sanding down the Shapeways Alouette. Such a move would probably lead to complete disaster. With my tired old eyes I don't really notice the rough surface texture unless I move in real close and stare at the model.

The AIM models are by far the best quality.

This Shapeways model will eventually become a SADF aircraft:

[martin goddard]

That is a great model. Going to be put on a stick?

[Mike Tanner]

That is a great model. Going to be put on a stick?

There is a magnet glued to the underside of the model.