Sandtrooper Marco

Yeah sure. I'm also 40. HOEHA!!! But still going kinda strong.

So you had a good Ahola in Scotland . Cool! And at last another TX! But still sandys are better!!

HOEHA, doesn't matter if we are small dot on the globe. We as troopers will check the citys, and adverts of the dark side (and , of course,beaches ) on the hot sunny days... Marco

Looking good dude!! (I know long time no e-mail) See ya laterZ Marco Dutch buddy (FTH )

I know what you mean with "the weathering looks to clean". Reason why it looks like that way is because the photo isn't the rigth colour. It has to be 3 shades darker! 70% of the brown wheathering is real reddish finely broken rock. I'll make a few close-ups so you see the grain of the rock on it. I'll put some extra ligther broken rock on it so it will have a better look, I know you'll see that it will have a better real life look. Could also place the ANH helmet on the beach when there is a good strong wind..I'll get the same weathering

Well I think that the armor what TD have still be quite dirty, because when you troop a lot, it will stay in all small openings. SO the dirt will partly clean the armor but (especially when it's a reddish colour) will colour the armor. But it will clour where it stays. Also the harsh suns will have a bad effect on the white colour..So it will colour oddly I wheathed my helmet partly with paint and partly with crushed reddish rock. Also I made some real marks if the helmet has been really sandblasted with sand and fine pebbles.

I knew that..my Dutch TDs. Ok That would also be a way to get a proper Lewis gun. Still I'm going to build my own serie of them.. Chill

OK I have weathered a ANH helmet (was a self build from Scotland). Because there were some mayor visual problems with the helmet, it was the best to change this bucket into a good weathered helmet. I got into the zone when I was busy, and I repaired also all the little mistakes. Yep there is a blastmark which hit this helmet at this side. and the best photo is the following To be sure that the weathering would look real-life. I used sandpaper, heatguns and everything which would partly wheather this helmet. Airbrushing * I used to colour the helmet in 3 white and white-yellow colours. * Sandcolour to make the first colouring of the marks * real sand and dry and superheated ground to make the 3D marks of weathering. The photo's have to be 3 shades darker, but I haven't got a perfect camera. But this ANH helmet was from an old senior in battles with the Rebels and mercians. I think and hope that this helmet has got enough requirements to become a good TD. Chill Marco

Cool... gonna be a good place to be. HOEHA..even more Dutch and Belgian troopers around! Grt Marco (old DCM)

But still IMPS looks cool especially the trailer. I know there are some awful mistakes with that uniform. But I find a lot of inspiration on that one, I'll make a better more improved one which will work properly and is a lot darker than all the others..you'll see..

Merry Christmas and a good and blessed 2008.

Thanks white commando!

Whauw impressive trooper1389....I was searching if there were some good ones. But this is awesome. Still working on plans for a mg 34, and hopefully one day I can add aMG 15 on my collection. Sweeet!

Thanks wanabe!!! I was just pondering how to make this one myself. But this is easy!! HOEHA... hopefully they send it to my adres in the Netherlands..

Amazing..I know it costs a lot of time to build these...planning to build one for myself. But from wood and tubes. I already made a sniper myself from the same material. But it's tempting, to purchase this one...looks cool see ya