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Final Sd.Kfz. 251/96 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 2 weeks ago: On saturday, I completed a Hasegawa Sd. Kfz. 251/9 that I was doing on the side:     . I know have t … more →

Tags: Miniatures, Wargaming, Miniature wargaming, WW2, painting miniatures, 1/72, Testors, Hasegawa

...and that's the end of big-terrain-piece-making for the current Spring/Summer/Autumn!2 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 3 weeks ago: Winter is clawing at the windows nowadays – our second morning under 5 degrees Celsius two mor … more →

Tags: Hobby techniques, Woodland Scenics, wargaming terrain, Heki...nach dem Vorbild der Natur

Happiness is a pair of warm guns - Caesar Miniatures 1/72 scale Kit 7202 finished6 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 1 month ago: The sIG-33′s are complete: The pair together: . They turned out very well! Well made, Caesar! … more →

Tags: Miniatures, 1/72, Woodland Scenics, Caesar Miniatures, 15 cm sIG 33 (schweres Infanterie Geschütz 33), SeeNiks, Olympus Cameras

The shed is alive with the sound of hill-making - part 2

Eastern Funker wrote 1 month ago: I was a bit keen with the sand-paper, so some bubbles came free completely. Otherwise, the edges rou … more →

Tags: wargaming terrain, selleys

The shed is alive with the sound of hill-making...3 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 1 month ago: I’ve decided that, whilst the shed table is clear, to get rid of all the polystyrene I could f … more →

Tags: Woodland Scenics, Olfa

Time to make some better hills 3 & 42 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 3 months ago: Now it’s time to seal the hills. If these were troops or vehicles, I’d be sealing them ( … more →

Tags: Wargaming, Miniature wargaming, WW2, Hobby techniques, 1/72, 176, Testors, Woodland Scenics, Panzer VI Tiger

Post #334: Time to make some better hills 23 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 3 months ago: I’ve already done 333 posts…one third of a thousand. I didn’t think back at the st … more →

Tags: Miniatures, Miniature wargaming, Hobby techniques, 1/72, Woodland Scenics, wargaming terrain, Caesar Miniatures, Heki...nach dem Vorbild der Natur, selleys

Time to make some better hills 12 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 4 months ago: I decided during last year that the hills I made back in 2009 don’t really cut the mustard whe … more →

Tags: Hobby techniques, Woodland Scenics, wargaming terrain, Haymes Paint, LOS (line of sight)

Best link for 20112 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 5 months ago: I haven’t linked to as much this year as I did last year, but then I also didn’t post as … more →

Tags: Miniatures, Miniature wargaming, painting miniatures, Sources of Information, photos, Italeri, Hasegawa, Bunkermeister's Bunker Talk blog, Plastic Warriors: 1/76 & 1/72 Plastic Soldiers and

A second attempt at resin haystacks - this time, they are BIG haystacks4 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 5 months ago: Back in September I showed you some small resin haystacks I’d bought and painted up. I discuss … more →

Tags: Panzerfaust: Armoured Fist, Miniature wargaming, WW2, painting miniatures, 1/72, 176, Citadel paints, wargaming terrain

SeeNiks?

Eastern Funker wrote 5 months ago: I realised that I had incorrectly typed SeeNiks’ name on my last blog post, so I’ve fixe … more →

Tags: Sources of Information, SeeNiks, IHC/International Hobby Corp.

Model railways & toy trains Christmas sale, Nov 20112 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 6 months ago: On sunday morning I went along to the model railways & toy trains Christmas sale organised by MC … more →

Tags: Miniatures, Woodland Scenics, MC Model Railways & Collectables, SeeNiks

"I talk to the trees, that's why they put me away" - Eccles, "The Goon Show"8 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 9 months ago: This final experimental batch of trees made from armatures are done. Here they are, immediately afte … more →

Tags: Miniatures, Miniature wargaming, WW2, painting miniatures, Hobby techniques, photos, 1/72, Testors, Woodland Scenics

I cut down trees, I eat my lunch, I go to the lavatory. On wednesday I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea.

Eastern Funker wrote 9 months ago: Well, this time I think I’ve got things working correctly. I think this is the correct recipe … more →

Tags: Hobby techniques, Woodland Scenics, Haymes Paint, selleys

...I sleep all night and I work all day.3 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 10 months ago: I was only able to give the tree bases the first of their two coats of Kayak Brown paint before toda … more →

Tags: Hobby techniques, Woodland Scenics, Citadel paints, Haymes Paint, panzer III, tamiya putty, Scenic Cement

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK...5 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 10 months ago: With the strains of Monty Python’s Flying Circus in the background, I commence the final of th … more →

Tags: Miniatures, WW2, Hobby techniques, 1/72, Kitbashing / improvising, Woodland Scenics, Revell, Monty Python, panzer III

The trees are deadwood? Part 3 - cut 'em down3 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 1 year ago: Here I am, well over 48 hours of drying time. Nothing more has detached –  . When I handle the … more →

Tags: Miniatures, WW2, painting miniatures, Hobby techniques, photos, 1/72, Italeri, StuG, Woodland Scenics

The trees are deadwood? Part 22 comments

Eastern Funker wrote 1 year ago: I wanted to make sure that the foliage would remain in place even when the tree was repeatedly handl … more →

Tags: Hobby techniques, Testors, Woodland Scenics, wargaming terrain

The trees are deadwood? Part 1

Eastern Funker wrote 1 year ago: To recommence the narrative of making trees using the tree armatures, I was now up to sticking folia … more →

Tags: Hobby techniques, Woodland Scenics, wargaming terrain, Hob-e-tac


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