Time for a Change of Gears

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Some Last Bits ... For Now

November 6, 2019

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I have now cut and mounted the new aft deck plate on my attack boat. Work on this project is MOMENTARILY suspended as I have ordered some more parts for it. I have 1:72 .50 cals which I will double-mount on a new pintle for the bow, and two 20mm autocannon I will build into a new swivel mount for the stern gun position. These will arrive I hope by the end of the week. But for now …

Built a new flying stand for this new diecast metal Spitfire (apparently in markings for a Free Polish RAF Squadron) I bought at Historicon. Also, as cleaned up the last of my hobby table, I found where one last Halo gunner had fallen behind the table, where it had gone unpainted for almost a year. As described on the Halo project thread, this guy was formerly clear plastic (apparently some kind of holographic or AI character), so I tried to prime him as best I could, paint him in urban camoflage, give him some markings, augment his support weapon, and give him a base. There are over 100 of these guys on the Halo project thread, and I thought they were all complete. But apparently this guy was AWOL, now returned to the ranks! :D Mega Bloks toy, not really a miniature (obviously), almost 2" tall.

That wraps up this project … but only for the moment. The rest of the Team Yankee / Fate of a Nation stuff will be covered in a “new” project thread as it is, well … new … and not the “clean up, fix up, finish up” old stuff here. I’ll fire this project thread up again when those guns come in for the boat.