Allens Micro Armor Blog

New Aircraft Models

Allen — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:25:13 +0000

I just picked up a few new models from Armaments In Miniature. I got an IL-76, a C-130 and a pair of C-17s. These planes will be very handy when I get my airport boards done.

I have not had much time to work on these planes but I can tell already that they are fine models. I’m very happy with their quality and the customer service from the owner Dave was great. In my own business I try to make customer service my #1 priority and I really appreciate it when I deal with a company that does the same.

Here is what the kit looks like unassembled.

Here it is assembled. I added some landing gear since the plane will be sitting in my airport.

Game Board Racks

Allen — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:24:02 +0000

I’m building two racks for storage and transportation of my game boards. The photos below show the first rack being built. The second rack will have more rails that are spaced closer together so it will hold more boards. This one is for my taller boards like the mountains and larger city boards.

Working on the US Capitol Building

Allen — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:45:55 +0000

Much “artistic license” was taken in the scale of this piece. In actual 1/285th scale this piece should be twice as large as it is, I scaled it down to a point where it would still look really cool but not be so huge.

Just some new Micro Armor I’m working on

Allen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:28:19 +0000

TOS-1 Buratinos

A few Ratel 20s on the left and some RG-31 Nyalas on the right. The Nyalas look a lot like Cougars or M-ATVs

Another shot of the Ratel 20s and RG-31 Nyalas

Big Micro Armor Game in February

Allen — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:20:48 +0000

GameCraft will be exhibiting at the Los Angeles Orccon 2013 convention. We are also running a large modern micro armor game (at night) on our fabulous desert terrain boards, we will supply all terrain, vehicles and rules … all you need to bring is yourself and an apetite for gunpowder.

For more info on the game we will be running please go to
http://www.gcmini.com/orccon2013/

Working on my M777 battery

Allen — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:50:29 +0000

I’m not a big fan of basing vehicles … but in the case of these miniatures it’s kinda required. Also the firing battery will always be used as single unit.

Starting work on my M777 Battery

Allen — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:19:28 +0000

Putting together a M777 battery with GHQ’s new M777 155mm Howitzers.

Trying new colors

Allen — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:27:29 +0000

Most of my middle east buildings have a pretty boring concrete color to them or some variation of concrete, I thought I’d try some different colors today.

My Micro Armor Collection

Allen — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:38:22 +0000

Update to the GHQ Puma IFV post

Allen — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:14:19 +0000

With the help of my friend Steve C. we got some measurements to compare the GHQ Puma with the actual vehicle. The dimensions for the actual vehicle are from Wikipedia and I assume they are pretty accurate.

Notes: The height measurement from the GHQ model is from the ground to the top of the turret. The width dimension for the actual vehicle is the up-armored version.

Key:
Column B = actual model dimensions in inches
Column C = model dimensions multiplied by 285
Column F = Actual vehicle dimensions in inches
Column H = Difference between GHQ’s model and actual vehicle

Conclusion:

It seems that the GHQ model is just a little bit too long (9.34 scale inches), WAY TOO wide (33 scale inches too wide) and WAY TOO tall (37.55 scale inches too tall).