Axis motorcycle platoon

Finally finished my three motorcycles with sidecar and two Kettenkrads (two to go) and a towed Laser. The bikes and Kettenkrads are Tamiya 1/48 kits with figures being made from the torso of Dust figures with Tamiya legs and Warlord Games webbing (from their German boxes).

       

       

     

      

Allied LRDG

Finished painting the first of four LRDG vehicles over the last few days (two Rovers to do). The models are heavily converted 1/48 Airfix kits from their modern Afghansitan range with lots of stowage and crew added from my bits box.

         

          

              

       

             

        

              

         

   

   

Axis AA/AT for Babylon

Finally finished my Dustification of a Tamiya 88mm gun for Operation Babylon. Added a 10 round magazine and upgunned the weapon to a 128mm. Not sure about stats for Warfare and Battlefield but I will play some games and finalize them ASAP. Figures are Axis torsos on SSU legs as I had loads left over from previous conversion. The arms and personal equipment are from Warlord Games plastic German set which are great for Dust conversions.

           

     

                        

     

Zverograd Train table

Has been a few weeks since I last posted but I have been very busy making all sorts of Dust related stuff. The first project was a 8x6 foot gaming table built to represent the train station at Zverograd prior to being bombed and shattered by the Axis advance. I have used pictures of WWII and post war Soviet stations for inspiration and hope to use the table in other gaming systems such as Bolt Action and Chain of Command.

The table took a month to complete but there is work still to do on detailing and accompanying playing pieces such as the trains.

First up are some work in progress shots.

                

                             Basic design of platforms and railway line locations

                          

            I couldn't decide how to represent the platform tiles so I decided to scribe them onto the MDF        using a sharp and very strong hobby blade. I took ages and tried my patience but the effort was worth it.

       

       Scribed tiles after a dark grey spray paint anf then several coats of a lighter gray applied with the airbrush.

          

       Platforms complete and tracks glued down, next ballast and ground cover.

       

              

                 

                            

         

   

         

                           

                                     Table basically finished awaiting some small details.

            First game on the tanle and first game of Dust Battlefield which Terry and I enjoyed and then    discussed on episode 3 of our Dust Podcast 'Dingos in the Dust'.

 

                           

                                   

                                           Trains need to be finished in the background

                   

                          

                                                     Gorillas in the Dust (good name for a movie)

                       

                                     

                                                         Terry's nicely painted new KVs

                       

                       

                                SSU AA tower which I need to finish

                     

                         Choppers of doom

                               

                         

               

                        

                        

                        

                                                     Table overview