"Set aside." Normandy diorama.

[Armorguy]

Thank you guys, you're too kind. Currently I'm painting with oils, the sleepers will take some effort and different stages to finish them.

 

[scottie3158]

Hi Guy,
My apologies I have missed this up till now. Just had a catch up, some lovely work going on.

 

[JR]

Guy , I'm loving this, like the odd section of rail , little things like this add so much. Colours look good .
John .

 

[Armorguy]

Scottie, John, thank you guys. Today the flatbed was put on the hobbybench again, I've added greasy muck to the buffers. I made it with AK Transparent gel + black pastel powder + graphite powder.

 

[Armorguy]

More rust washes were added.

 

[Steve Jones]

Coming along well Guy. I hope your Panther is better than this one!

 

[Armorguy]

Thank you for sharing this superb ref photo Steve. The track looks nice on the flatbed, cool diorama idea.

 

[Mini Me]

I found and printed off the same photo today as it really shows the flat car details nicely. I was thinking the same as you Guy, about a future build in 1/87 scale.
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[Steve Jones]

I have the same picture from the other side if you guys need it??

 

[Armorguy]

I have the same picture from the other side if you guys need it??

Steve, that would be awesome !

 

[Steve Jones]

Not quite as crisp but hope it helps. I thought the wedge under the front sprocket was a nice bit of detailing

 

[Mini Me]

Tried printing this off the web page Steve...came out horrible. any chance you could email me an attachment
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[Steve Jones]

Under normal circumstances I would have no hesitation in saying yes. Sadly at the moment my email system is down. Once it is back up and running I will PM you and you can send me your email address.

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks Steve. That would be awesome.

 

[Armorguy]

Thanks for adding the pic Steve, the wedge is a nice little touch, I spotted the same on other images of tanks on flatbed railcars.

 

[Peter Gillson]

Nice looking base.

 

[MikeC]

Guy,
Really great job, have just caught up and enjoyed your commentary throughout.
Cheers, Mike.

 

[Armorguy]

Pete, Mike, thank you sirs !
The base isn't finished yet but to keep the focus I put the unfinished flatbed railcar or "Platformwagen" back on the bench. I completed it with its brake hoses (I used flexible tube to make it look a tadd more realistic). With oils burnt sienna, raw umber and raw ocre I gave the grey superstructure a bit of a rusty appearance.

Much more to come, you'll be bored I'm afraid.

 

[Si Benson]

Afternoon Guy,

Looking very nice mate....Finding this all very interesting

As you know I’ve built/painted a flat car but never did anything with it. One thing I’m curious of is, did they have different flat cars for different vehicle weights or did one type carry everything?
Would also like to know more about the wedges/chocks under the front sprockets....was this the only thing to prevent movement?

 

[Durk]

Great work Guy, keep the updates coming!