tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post1729555708816172030..comments2024-03-28T07:21:47.101+00:00Comments on Admiral Drax: 571 - Travel-Painting Progress: Humber Mk IIAdmiral Draxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-78529716352733485212016-09-13T20:34:40.815+01:002016-09-13T20:34:40.815+01:00"Taxi?!""Taxi?!"Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-59809229052605343422016-09-13T19:52:01.316+01:002016-09-13T19:52:01.316+01:00Caunt live with them, Caunt live... never mind, I&...Caunt live with them, Caunt live... never mind, I'll fetch my coat.Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-67615779921804370252016-09-12T21:42:58.583+01:002016-09-12T21:42:58.583+01:00'Rivet-Caunters'?!'Rivet-<i>Caunters</i>'?!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-52254027762037879112016-09-12T21:42:20.545+01:002016-09-12T21:42:20.545+01:00Ha! Quite right: I do! Don't tell him, but I a...Ha! Quite right: I do! Don't tell him, but I actually stayed up late to do it - his lack of mobility also means he couldn't just wander into my room, so I could leave all my stuff set up (luxury; unlike in the cottage!) and I nipped upstairs and did a bit more whilst he had a mid-afternoon nap!<br /><br />I assumed that Caunter was what Zzzzzz was referring to when he mentioned 'geometric go-faster stripes' - that is indeed the look I'm going to attempt, time-permitting.<br /><br />And thanks. You're right, of course, to appreciate Brit armoured cars. :D<br /><br />Honestly, without reference books I've not been able to unravel which armoured units served with the Sikhs in '41, so I'm ditching my habitual fastidiousness and keeping things generic. If rivet-counters want to moan at me, let 'em. It also gives me a little more generic flexibility for playing some units through into Italy.<br /><br />As for roundels, most of my digging around has shown them mostly used on soft-skins, so I shall save them for such. <br /><br />Cheers, mate!<br />Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-64819923360425908082016-09-12T21:07:28.430+01:002016-09-12T21:07:28.430+01:00I thought you tried to hide your nerdy hobby from ...I thought you tried to hide your nerdy hobby from your Dad?<br /><br />Early war Brit tanks were often painted up in Caunter camouflage. It's very striking when painted correctly, but looks an absolute pigs arse to apply and look right.<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?q=british+crusader+in+caunter&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib6Zz5z4rPAhXIGT4KHWIaDkoQ_AUICCgB&biw=1280&bih=909<br /><br />O, and Wee Humber looks great! Do love Brit desert Armoured Cars. What markings did the Sikh ones have? Will it get the roudel painted on it's roof like the trucks? (Come to think of it, will the Crusader?)Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-19805599134848854242016-09-12T19:49:48.898+01:002016-09-12T19:49:48.898+01:00It was grand - cheers!
Quite apart from anything...It was grand - cheers! <br /><br />Quite apart from anything, my dad's house - unlike my dingy, damp cottage - has some decent light to paint by!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-51509001292113220402016-09-12T12:34:21.878+01:002016-09-12T12:34:21.878+01:00Have a nice weekend with some relaxing painting aw...Have a nice weekend with some relaxing painting away from "most" distractions :)greggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528518337222880432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-8475014532740877332016-09-11T22:02:13.081+01:002016-09-11T22:02:13.081+01:00Ha-ha! Yes - I think I'm going to try this wit...Ha-ha! Yes - I think I'm going to try this with the Crusader. It'd be a shame not to!<br /><br />Colour me interested in the WI if you find it...<br /><br />...and I don't mean Jam and Jerusalem either...!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-37145539415668909482016-09-11T20:22:23.191+01:002016-09-11T20:22:23.191+01:00You should try the early desert war scheme with a ...You should try the early desert war scheme with a geometric go faster stripes. I'll have a look I think I have a copy of WI with it in. I'll have a look.Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-74223306029987661512016-09-11T10:19:28.114+01:002016-09-11T10:19:28.114+01:00Cheers, Siph. Pompey is glorious this morning in l...Cheers, Siph. Pompey is glorious this morning in late summer sunshine!<br /><br />It's been too long...Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-34413333126899775572016-09-11T10:19:20.467+01:002016-09-11T10:19:20.467+01:00Cheers, Siph. Pompey is glorious this morning in l...Cheers, Siph. Pompey is glorious this morning in late summer sunshine!<br /><br />It's been too long...Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-42652023752431975582016-09-11T09:56:02.427+01:002016-09-11T09:56:02.427+01:00Good luck. I always take a box of something to pai...Good luck. I always take a box of something to paint during the week away at work, sometimes it gets progress, sometimes not. But the option is there.<br /><br />Have a good weekendSiph_Horridushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159625883822754521noreply@blogger.com