tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post1523134458620039833..comments2023-09-11T08:26:12.004-07:00Comments on BlackHawkHet: My Blue-Tack ExperimentJust Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-59238410108518120532018-01-30T15:05:01.870-08:002018-01-30T15:05:01.870-08:00Shaun,
Eleven batreps??? I hate when I get that ...Shaun,<br /><br />Eleven batreps??? I hate when I get that behind, I begin losing motivation. So you're a better man than me... if you get those eleven posted ;) I miss Operation Jupiter, but my stream of gaming consciousness has yet to return me to that gentle, green, wargaming pasture. <br /><br />And if the children don't like it, force them! They can have some mandatory fun, just like everyone else! ;)<br /><br />Hope all goes well with the move, and we'll get down there, someday, certainly not this year, so you've got that going for ya ;) And whenever you make it Texas way, we're sure to be here, so stay for a bit, but not too long. I don't have a ping-pong table for you to sleep under ;)<br /><br />Take care buddy!<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-32610790681887484862018-01-28T16:38:19.530-08:002018-01-28T16:38:19.530-08:00Hello Jack,
I have 11 AARs to write up, including...Hello Jack,<br /><br />I have 11 AARs to write up, including the 4 Operation Jupiter ones from 2016! I have made it a bit of a focus over the next few months to get the AARs finished off and posted. I have been slack on that front. Of course I only resolved to do this on the weekend so this focus may change by tomorrow 😊 I have been preparing the cards to use with the Pulp game, revisiting my rules and reading the Tomb of the Serpent campaign book to familiarise myself with it. Will hopefully start it soon. If the children don’t like it, I will play it solo!<br /><br />We are moving to a house about 1km away from where we are now, so not far 😊 Is unlikely to be finished until mid-year and so hoping it all goes well too.<br /><br />More than happy for you to come and visit, and the Great Barrier Reef is amazing! Sometime in the future we are coming to the US and Texas is on the list. It may be awhile as I think Europe is first and that trip is several years away, so don’t hold your breath.<br /><br />Anyway, you seem to have nearly finished painting more WW2 figures and vehicles than all that I own, and in a month, so I think you need to play with them now.<br /><br />-shaun<br />Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-75201349841542841892018-01-28T07:04:52.842-08:002018-01-28T07:04:52.842-08:00Shaun,
Yeah, all that homebuying/renovating stuff...Shaun,<br /><br />Yeah, all that homebuying/renovating stuff isn't particularly fun, and you need to hurry up! I don't want it lingering around as an excuse to not game, ya know what I mean? Particularly with you saying you have a bunch of batreps to write from Nov-Dec! ;)<br /><br />Solo RPGing? What happened to the little ones? I thought they (your daughter, in particular) were having a good time with the science fiction stuff? I look forward to your Pulp Alley stuff, and I swear someday I'm going to get into Pulp Alley as well. The biggest thing keeping me from it is that I want to do it in 28mm, where there are so many beautiful figures, but I'm scared off by terrain!<br /><br />Anyway, take care Shaun, I hope all goes well and smoothly with the house. And don't move too far; the family was talking about vacations, and my daughter threw out Australia (she's infatuated with The Great Barrier Reef), so 1 down, three more to convince ;)<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br /><br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-88903675754295139352018-01-25T14:51:16.889-08:002018-01-25T14:51:16.889-08:00Been busy with stuff to do with moving and rennova...Been busy with stuff to do with moving and rennovating. This week was organising the application for the loan extension to do it all :-(<br /><br />On gaming as you did ask, I have been slowly solo RPGing though the SFRPG Classic Traveller adventure Kinunir (and mostly spending a lot of time with Excel to help run the adventure). Secondly I am revisiting my Chaos in Cairo/Pulp Alley/Sccoby Doo-ish game with the aim to play the Pulp Alley Tomb of the Serpent campaign with the children. I also have a bunch of AARs of various games I played over Nov-Dec to finish off and post.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-24072581761112411742018-01-25T09:25:33.374-08:002018-01-25T09:25:33.374-08:00Amen, brother!!! ;)
Good to ‘see’ you, hope all i...Amen, brother!!! ;)<br /><br />Good to ‘see’ you, hope all is well. What have you been up to?<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-37151771735378923252018-01-25T04:39:23.630-08:002018-01-25T04:39:23.630-08:0010 hours is too much time to be spend on paining v...10 hours is too much time to be spend on paining vehicles rather than playing with them. I am with you, just go mono for each!Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-28156500916736397502018-01-23T18:13:48.870-08:002018-01-23T18:13:48.870-08:00Steve, I used Testors Medium Green, threw the Blue...Steve, I used Testors Medium Green, threw the Blue Tack on, then used Plastic Soldier Company's British Uniform.<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-92175809083906079122018-01-23T18:12:58.695-08:002018-01-23T18:12:58.695-08:00Jim,
Damn, that sucks to hear you had problems wi...Jim,<br /><br />Damn, that sucks to hear you had problems with 15mm, I was thinking of giving it another shot with some 15mm vehicles. I couldn't believe how big a pain in the ass it was to get that stuff off the vehicles!<br /><br />V/R,<br />JackJust Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-17222611075419471642018-01-23T18:11:56.566-08:002018-01-23T18:11:56.566-08:00Chris,
Yeah, I've read where some guys have d...Chris,<br /><br />Yeah, I've read where some guys have done that, and I'm going to try it in the future. Thanks!<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-91263875952932139012018-01-23T18:11:19.556-08:002018-01-23T18:11:19.556-08:00Thanks Andy!
V/R,
JackThanks Andy!<br /><br />V/R,<br />JackJust Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-50553146289160913632018-01-23T18:11:02.078-08:002018-01-23T18:11:02.078-08:00Norm,
Hey, that sounds like an excellent idea, bu...Norm,<br /><br />Hey, that sounds like an excellent idea, but I've decided to go monochrome, just too much work for a project I'm trying to ram through at light speed! ;)<br /><br />I like your sponge idea, too, might have to give that a shot sometime!<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br /><br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-37753396382164141662018-01-23T18:09:46.855-08:002018-01-23T18:09:46.855-08:00Hiya Andy, hope all is well! Yeah, I'm passin...Hiya Andy, hope all is well! Yeah, I'm passing on Blue Tack for this project, but can see trying again in 15mm, with much fewer vehicles. And I always put washes on my vehicles and troops!<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br /><br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-1830931418359288322018-01-23T17:58:47.841-08:002018-01-23T17:58:47.841-08:00Jack,
What colors did you use for the US tanks aga...Jack,<br />What colors did you use for the US tanks again in this picture?<br /><br />Crappy deal with the blue tack man...Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-83380733384058987322018-01-23T13:33:14.393-08:002018-01-23T13:33:14.393-08:00Your welcomeYour welcomeAndrew Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593548287030744605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-61243843031973692442018-01-23T09:58:45.956-08:002018-01-23T09:58:45.956-08:00I tried this once with 15mm vehicles and ended up ...I tried this once with 15mm vehicles and ended up finding sticky bits of blu-tack in various crevices for ages afterwards. I think there's a way to make this work but I didn't repeat the experiment again!Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-46106388735804909322018-01-23T05:47:26.237-08:002018-01-23T05:47:26.237-08:00Maybe if after you put down the base coat and let ...Maybe if after you put down the base coat and let it dry, spray them with a clear gloss polyurethane spray. That might keep the blue tack from pulling off the paint and exposing the metal.<br /><br />--ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436658698932425918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-26385209559102008242018-01-23T01:56:40.003-08:002018-01-23T01:56:40.003-08:00Coming on nicely
Take care
AndyComing on nicely<br /><br />Take care<br /><br />AndyAndrew Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593548287030744605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-23170441516865247612018-01-23T00:21:01.766-08:002018-01-23T00:21:01.766-08:00Interesting Jack. Perhaps doing them in smaller ba...Interesting Jack. Perhaps doing them in smaller batches and spraying straight away would be better and then getting the putty off faster. I say this because I suspect that poster putty has hardened while you did the all-in-one production line process.<br /><br />One of the things I want to try at this scale is to use a small piece of sponge held in tweezers and dab thinned paint to build up a camo.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328749298871119665.post-77443324693391934502018-01-22T23:44:59.365-08:002018-01-22T23:44:59.365-08:00Hi Jack,
Looks like a lot of work for such small ...Hi Jack,<br /><br />Looks like a lot of work for such small vehicles. I might use Blue Tack on 15 or 20mm kit, or there is a proprietary masking medium available from various sources. I'd wash those vehicles with something like Agrax Earthshade, which would darken them and make the details pop. Both greens on the M60 look good as you suggest, although I'd still wash them to bring out detail.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Cheers, AndyAndy Canhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100637417048895507noreply@blogger.com