More
stuff for Whiteout, this time 2 Aerosans from Baker Company.
In
Whiteout you can have Sno-Cats as equipment or find them as terrain-encounters.
My take on the game is more pre-WWII Pulp, so I was after something else. These
Aerosans looked just right.
The
Aerosans were used during WWII by the Soviets, and captured ones by the Finns
and Germans.
The
kit, especially the metal parts, are not the best, and I changed the tin-rods
for plastic ones to get a more stable and rugged model. The rig for the motor
isn’t very like the real part, but this being pulp I just didn’t bother to
convert it more than I did.
We’re
in the Arctic, and I already got some Winter War Russians painted, so my
baddies in Whiteout will be Russians. I painted the aerosans to work here as well as in
WWII-winter conditions.
Finally
I 3D-printed a hatch for when I need an unarmed vehicle. It’s hatch + plug so I
can just drop it in place when needed.
They
were this week’s painting challenge.
Cool models (heh!) and nicely painted and weathered!
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DeletePracticed chipping and it turned out quite well on the skis.
Those are really cool looking vehicles. Especially for pulp/spy type games.
ReplyDeleteThey do have their place in such games. You could imagine James Bond pursued by these two
DeleteJoakim, have you given up on the blog. I hope not. Maybe you have the covid blues. Happy New year.
ReplyDeleteHi Gary!
DeleteNo I haven't given up, and I'm actually preparing a post (or a couple), that you will see soon.
A very happy new year to you, too!
Hi Joakim I think we are still waiting for the posts you promised back in 2020 :) Don't worry wargamers are patient folk.
ReplyDeleteHope everything is OK with you, and you are still healthy and active in a personal sense. The world seems to be waking up from Covid only to be dismayed by the latest news from Eastern Europe. What happened to the vibrant Blogging world 4 or 5 years ago, of all the gamers that inspired me to start blogging almost no one is still active. I didn't realise how their enthusiasm helped engender my own.
We've just got back from a month walking and drinking in Spain and I was getting maudlin looking at my blog and just wondered how you were, good I hope.
OK I'll go back to the Jack Daniels although I prefer Scottish Malts but Christmas sometimes brings what others think you like rather than what you actually like, mind you it's all good.
Take care
Hi Joakim I think we are still waiting for the posts you promised back in 2020 :) Don't worry wargamers are patient folk.
ReplyDeleteHope everything is OK with you, and you are still healthy and active in a personal sense. The world seems to be waking up from Covid only to be dismayed by the latest news from Eastern Europe. What happened to the vibrant Blogging world 4 or 5 years ago, of all the gamers that inspired me to start blogging almost no one is still active. I didn't realise how their enthusiasm helped engender my own.
We've just got back from a month walking and drinking in Spain and I was getting maudlin looking at my blog and just wondered how you were, good I hope.
OK I'll go back to the Jack Daniels although I prefer Scottish Malts but Christmas sometimes brings what others think you like rather than what you actually like, mind you it's all good.
Take care
Hi
ReplyDeleteEverything is OK here. Painting and building quite a lot, playing some games, even though it has mostly been solo the past two years. But we have started playing at the club, so that's really nice.
The Blog... I was actually looking at it today and I'm sort of thinking about writing for it again. Not as frequent as before, but at least something. An AAR now and then, maybe.
Stay tuned and take care, my friend
Love the Aerosans cool looking.
ReplyDeleteThey are certainly very odd-looking vehicles.
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