One man and his brushes.: Sudan. Rocket Battery .

Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Monday, 6 May 2019

Sudan. Rocket Battery .

With the upcoming game I wanted to add another fun unit. I picked up a Hales rocket set from the Empress AZW range , with a bit of filing to remove the cuffs etc they are a simple paint job . I wanted to add in some smoke trails so I hot glued a piece of brass tubing to the launcher to takes some pipe cleaner to make the trail. I ended up twisting two pipe cleaners together to give them a bit more strength , they just then slide into the brass tubing. I also hot glued a bit of cushion filler around the end of the pipe cleaner closer to the launcher to give a bit more smoke effect.