On guard!

This is a follow-up to last week entry of the Infantry Squad. Upon detection of suspected enemy threat.. The troopers are on all round defense. A machine gunner with an M60 Machine gun is backed up with a trooper to go to the front to prepare a defense perimeter as the other troopers in the squad are on alert.

I hardly ever feature my micromachine infantry.. so i hope u appreciate this pic for what it is. It has less of a one colour hue compared to the last entry's pic.


I like the Shadow tht covers the Commander's face to give it an aspect of the Leader and a sense of anonimity in the troopers.

Model Kit update, I have been busy getting myself set into life overseas, i have taken a break for a while.. Will get to it in the weekend...

Till then.. CHEERS ALL!!

Soldiers in the Street

Here are the Soldiers of the DSHCC forces, patrolling the urban streets and looking out for enemy hiding near by. Squads of infantry comb the urban area to search for hidden enemies that could ambush armour and air units.

Their daily routine is filled with the danger of direct confrontation firefight, booby traps and the handling of civilians and unidentified personals that could poised a potential threat to them.

I particularly like this pic cos i have used a great background with scale to the Soldiers from the micromachines. They look good with the background nad even though they are not detailed figures. They do just fine in the picture.



Commander of the Squad halts his men as he suspect enemy threat in the front.

AND so back to my progress on Militart Modelling. At the Moment, i have been doing quite well wif regards to painting up the Mig 29. But i must say, even wif spray undercoat of black and two to 3 coats of acrylic paint, it is quite hard to make the colour dense on the plastic. But I manage to do it anyway... And it shudden be long before i start assembling it. :)

Then i will be left with stuff from SG tht i will complete either in june or i will bring it up to complete in KL. during the short holidays.

At the moment, the big projects are the ships, which i will have to do in SG... But other than tht.. Pretty much everything is good.

Till the next entry.. Cheers

Aspect pic of the UH-60

I seem to have a thing for the Blackhawk copters. They looks so sleak and robust.. and yet at the same time , they represent the modern era of combat transport helicopters that are highly adaptable to any terrain and to any mode of operation.

Here is yet another pic of the helos on the ground with a more dynamic and natural contrast of colours. This time, it is a Sunrise picture.. and it looks good with the helicopters. Hope u like it! Enjoys..



Sunrises on the BLackhawks

On a sidenote, i have prepared to finish the Mig 29 during my stay overseas. Today, i shall finish all the paint jobs and convert of all my micromachines and add yet another accomplished project from last year. Still contemplating on what more to bring for my military collection. But i tink i will just stick to the Mig 29 first.

My Fren's parent got me a really cool shirt on models though. Its a nice design of a sprue wif many air to air missiles on it.. Real awesome.. Will show u all soon. :D

Till next entry.. Cheers

Experimentation

Been playing around with the scenery along with the UH-60 Blackhawk. Here is another pic of a few Blackhawks in a helo base that are ready to move troops where they are badly needed. Their silouette giving a nice ambience of peacetime as they are not needed while the sun sets behind them.

I did a touch of blueish hue to make it look more surreal, amplifying a more abstract feel to the picture. Enjoy! :D


Sunsets.. on a DSHCC Helo Base.

On the modelling note.. I have completed quite a few vehicles.. Leaving only the Humvee and the Mig 29 left. But things are gonna be busy for me as it is the Chinese New Year Festive Season and i have to prepare to go overseas. So i will see how much i can do before i go off.. and probably plan on what im gonna bring to KL to do too.

Till then.. Cheerios.

UH-60 Blackhawk

Ever since i watched the Movie Hit "Blackhawk Down" i have really took a great liking for the Utility transport helo. The UH-60 Blackhawk and its Navy Counterpart the SH-60 Seahawk are the replacements to the aging UH-1 Huey Helo. Its twin turbine turboshaft and single rotor is the heart of its lift and flight in the sky. It can carry 14 troops or 6 stretchers and can travel at a speed of 357 km/h for 592 km.

It has many variants that do many specific task missions. From anti-submarine warfare to attack to oter utilty task, the UH-60 Blackhawk is a versatile helo of the 21st Century that can also wield 2 M60 machine guns or M134 miniguns.


Total Alliance UH-60 Blackhawk on Standby mode..

On a Sidenote, I have concluded that i will not be able to finish my 2007 project for military on time. And tht means that even as i go overseas to study, i will not be able to complete what i set out to finish last year. Hence i shall be combining both 07 and 08 Projects together to be finished by this year.

You will see the next projects in progress coming up soon. Im already finishing up quite a lot on the military side.

Signing off.

Another View of the Hind E

So its another day of features and I am a lazy ass so this is another Hind Pic at a different angle. It is quite a cool view.. but im sure not many helicopters can fly at the height in which this picture depicts the Mi-24 Hind E

But it is all in the fun of having background and all. In any case, it has a Service ceiling of 14750ft or 4500m so it is possible to climb above the clouds for the Hind E.


Hind E way up in the sky.

With regards to my projects.. I am so fucking slow, i do not think i can complete last year stuff in time. The reason i ams wearing cos its infuriating to not have either energy or time or even both to complete the stuff i meant to do..

OH well, hopefully things will take a higher pace an step up in momentum for me to do more.
Till then, he new gallery of pics will be out soon. Cheers.

The Mi-24 Hind Helcopter

What can i say. This bad-ass attack helicopter not only can kick ass on the battlefield, it can also carry passengers around. It has been in every major Soviet Conflict snce its maiden flight in 1969 and its introduction in 1972. It still remain relevant and has been the icon of soviet attack helicopters, including being featured in Command and Conquer Red Alert.

I love its airframe and cockpit structure and it will definitely stay relevant as a support attack helo for years to come.

Enjoy the pic of the Crocodile of the Sky.. or the "Letayushiy Tank"



The rotors are able to be seen as rotating in this pic due to doing a few snapshots after I rotate the rotor manually.

See ya next week.

Humvee and the Leopard 2A4

Welcome all to a new year. Its 2008 and well new projects soon enuff. But i must admit i am really really behind schedule on the old projects, the planning of new projects and event he photoshoot.

Life has kinda been going on a 150 km/h pace for me.

But lets cut to the chase of the pic. Today, its the German Leopard 2A4 along side with the HMMWV in the same setting as the previous pic. If u notice though, the scale is the same but it is quite obvious that the Leopard Detail seems better than the Humvee.


The Leopard 2A4 and Humvee (Main focus)


Humvee and Leopard 2A4 (as main focus)

The Coalition of Two forces onward to the next conflict region....

Anyway, on a sidenote, i have almost completed my next M1A2 and am beginning to finish everything else. I have also schedule my next photoshoot for my military models with my good pal, Josh and i will be play testing the Battlefield Evolution Game.

Till then... Signing off.

You cant see any conflict without it

The infamous Humvee. Although its just a big jeep that has the least armour among many vehicles, it carries a considerable amount of passengers and is able to perform many roles in any conflict zone.

Basically, i like the m1114 and its multi purpose variants. They dont call it HMMWV for nothing. a.k.a "High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle".


The Long and Lonely Road..

Here is my pic of the humvee jus before sunset. It is the Humvee with the 50 Caliber Machine Gun mounted on top. Damn i like the pic and the whole "lonely atmosphere".

Nothing really going on other than my picture feature today. Will be doing my next m1a2 conversion, but that will be about it.

See ya all.

The Air Support that Brings Hell to the Enemy

When you hear the sound of papper tearing from above, it means trouble. For the only rasping that comes from above, is from the Vulcan Cannon that is carried by the A10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Aircraft. It is an Air Support Unit that aids ground forces in taking out strong armor and infantry resistance. It can carry AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, Mark 84 general-purpose bombs and its 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling gun can unleash hell to ground forces.

Although it has a travelling speed of only 832 km/h and a combat radius of about 250 nautical miles, it brings more meaning to the word "Death from above" in modern warfare than ever before.



My A10 isnt really well painted at all because it was done during my early secondary school times in which m standard isnt as good compared to now. In any case, i wanted to photograph it in a good angle with a great visual perspective to it and digitally alter it such that the colour looks as good as possible even with the apprentice-like standard of painting.

Onto other note, I have already experimented on the Callof Duty 4 Multiplayer. DAMN MAN, it is so great! Very Fast upload time for a high graphic game with little lag (Compared to BF2). Although there is no interactivity with aircraft, vehicles and boats (unlike BF2), it makes up more than ever, on graphics, gameplay and variety of weapons and scenarios. The maps are not as big as BF2 maps but i can say its Multiplayer adds even more value to the Call of Duty 4 game.

The Ranking system on the other hand, is a bit too easy to progress on. My friend, Qap, is already a Captain after playing not so long. Unlike BF2 where the ranking system requires u to WORK REAL HARD for it. And even then, u gotta have great skill to achieve certain ranks.

But overall, a satisfied modern combat game. 3x Hurrays for it. Go grab one NOW!

Another sidenote is that I have completed one conversion of my M1A1 to M1A2 and it looks great. Will be showing it soon.

Till the next photo feature and more...
See ya ;)

The Call of Duty 4 Review

For this week, i am back with a game review, rather than a picture feature. And the game i shall be talking about is Call of Duty 4.

Call of Duty 4 is the first modern combat storyline game for the Call of Duty Series. It is set in the modern time when terrorism has taken a new twist and have rise up as a force that is far larger scale than it is today. Extremist Leaders wreck havoc in their individual countries and working together in a terror network to direct destruction against the Western powers.

Although I have sort of played the other Call of Duty, I cannot really compare them with this game as I am always more particularly interested in Modern Warfare. But one thing is for sure, this game has a very good singleplayer storyline with a very realistic, interactive and ingenious gameplay that makes me feel so engross in it.

The Cinematic In-game transition is so smooth and alike that it really gets you pumped up for action. You play the character of one USMC Marine Sergeant and one SAS Operative in this game. All i can say is the plot is great and it is one hell of a game which is a must buy. Its like playing in a movie and although this concept is not new, Call of Duty 4 has amazing graphics without requiring too much from ur PC (My PC is close to 5 years old and i still can play rather smoothly) and all the weaponary and awesome gameplay to show for.

I havent touch on the multiplayer aspect of this game, but Call of Duty is worth its money for its Singleplayer. This is so, even though many ppl including my friends are disappointed at the fact that this First Person Shooter game is amazingly short compared to contemporary one, but i feel that each missioin and plot makes up in depth for what it lacks in length.

I will most definitely review on the multiplayer aspect once im donewith the singleplayer game. But as or now, i mut advice u to get ONE as it is definitely a Standard issue for Modern Warfare Enthusiast and First person shooter manaic alike.

Its not a choice.. Its Mandatory! Standard Issue!


USMC Marine in COD4


The SAS from COD4 raiding the Cargo Ship.



Onto other note, my reinforcements have arrived as my Fren, Joshua is back from the states. Josh has my package of Forces of Valour and Battlefield Evolution Goods. Woohoo! On top of that, I have started to get busy and colour code the vehicles i have set out to do this month and I will also be collaborating with Josh to start our next photoshoot on the next few picture features for next year. :D

Till then.. See ya all soon :D

Securing the Parameter.

The conflict zone has begun to stabilised but it is important that DSHCC forces secure the area and keep order while the fundmentals of new governance and a new defense force is created and established properly.

This can be seen as the M2A2 Bradly IFV rolls down the urban areas to keep watch of any violators of peace and insurgents still upset at the utter defeat by the Total Alliance forces that were approved by the UN to take action.



This is still the same M2A2 that was provided by my fren Joshua. While the concept and idea of the picture taken with the background was thought by me. I must say that it looks rather realistic and has a good touch to it. Im sure theres gotta be something good about it. Don't u tink so? Let me know.

Besides that, I will be planning to do all the painting upgrades of the M1A2, M1A1, M2A2 and Humvee by this month end. I will also fiish the 1/144 Mig 29 by December end. The Arleigh BUrke Flight 2A Destroyer will be completed by January 2008. After tht, i will plan for the new projects for next year. Till then Enjoy.. and See ya soon

Urban Warfare

Harloe there again, and Im back with more modern military news

Well today feature is contributed from Joshua Foong, my good ol buddy and his M2A2 Bradley from the Forces of Valour. It is a really cool shot wif the urban background at the back. I must say, it has a great look to it. The Colour tone also gives it a really dirty and dusty atmosphere which makes the pic look cooler.

And here it is.. The m2A2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.



As u can see, the side of the M2A2 has a open-air grilled compartment for troops to store their equipment. This is preferbly not the case when a full battle gunfight is in progress as many of their equipment might be damaged from the shrapnels and bullets.

In any case.. the M2A2 Vehicle has proven in at least more than 2 conflicts that it is battle-worthy and deadly. I might have mentioned before and that is, with its 25mm Bushmaster Cannon, and an ability to store 6 man, it is a vehicle with great capabilities and also can keep up with armoured elements.

Onto other topics, i am in mid-process of painting my M1A2 tanks. Recently, i needed to restock my paint and hence there is a halt in progress of my painting for my military models, but as for now, i am back on track and ready to paint them again.

Other than tht, I am very keen to acquire the game, Call of Duty 4 with it modern military warfare aspect and great features in the gameplay. It has good single player gameplay with a unique gaming system and also and incredible 9.5 rating on gamespot. Go check it out.

CALL OF DUTY 4 is the talk of the town for games and it is also the only Call of Duty that is set in Modern Warfare Era.

Last View

And so my final view of the Adelaide Class a.k.a O H Perry Class Frigate and the Russian Sovremenniy Destroyer.



The two warships take their final sail together before they part their ways on their own seperate journey in the vast ocean with conflict and tension solved and settle between the two sides.

Notice my converted VLS system mounted on the O H Perry class Frigate to identify it as the exact Adelaide Class Frigate know as the HMAS Sydney. I believe i have mentioned it before, but till now im still rather satisfied at my conversion. I do look forward to the time when i tackle on the Pyotyr Veliky Cruiser and make it look even nicer than my plain old Sovremmenniy.

This is so definitely Nerd talk. And so as my exams are over.. Its time to tackle all projects and settle it before the year ends.. Gonna be tough.. but i gotta do what i gotta do. First thing will probably be my re-paint job i will be doing on the armor vehicles.

On top of that, i will be starting to take my new photoes and themes for my military collection. Hopefully, My buddy, Josh will contribute his helpng hand sand camera expertise to come up wif the new set of photoes for my military and other collection

Will keep u peeps updated soon.

Closeup view of the O H Perry Frigate

Well this is another view of the 2 ships, but this time, it shows the frontal view of the O H Perry Class Frigate, the HMS Sydney. These pics are featured in the modelwarship.com website if u do not already noe, the link shall be given below.

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/ff/hmas/sydney-700-lj/lj-index.html



HMAS Sydney alongside the Sovremmeniy Class Destroyer.

(Honestly, I am quite happy with the quality of my frgate and the upgrade and modifications i have done with it)



Well, another 2 weeks more before i can start on my model projects again. It will be time to unleash the yearning within.. MUAHAHAHA



On top of that.. im gonna add some modification to my DDG Arleigh Burke Class Flight I Destroyer with regards to certain Radar avionics that were not present in the kit due to the recent upgrades of a lot of Arleigh Burke Destroyers.



Will be back soon.

Diplomacy on the Sea?

The Australian HMAS Sydney is alongside a Soviet Russian Sovremmeniy Destroyer. Obviously to close for combat, yet is it too close for comfort?

Really like this pic, and it is a pic of one of my good works, the HMAS Sydney. The so-so done Sovremmeniy was my first ship that isn't a US Ship, started a n ew paint code.. but did not achieve the refined finished product to it but i noe i can do better now. :D


Diplomacy on International Waters.

With the rising tension betwen the Total Alliance Countries and the Horizon Power. The World and its various defense force in their own specific countries, remain on a high security alert in protecting their own self-interest. Perhaps a truce or an agreement has been made betweent he Australian HMAS Sydney and the Soviet which is forged out from the deduction of this picture.

Anyway, time approaches and the battlestations must be manned. Production shall start soon, and so will the end of a scenario conflict between DSHCC forces and PTT as the Senior HQ command of DSHCC forces are planning their final last offensive to end this misery .

Till then.. there are a lot more great features comin.. and my next photoshoot of my military collectin will have more figures, more models and a lot more diorama.. and better improvements for SURE

Stay Tuned :D

Wow another Website for Tabletop Gaming

Hey Hey, Im back even though I dun need to be. Well yet again, i have stumbled upon another tabletop gaming company that has been in the business since1967. Took me this long to find it. And they do Modern Military Warfare for both Land Air and Sea.

The Company is GHQ and it provides the best damn wargaming products ever. For land and air, the standard scale is 1/285, and on top of vehicles, they also have 1/285 scale men, though very small, i cant beleive they actually provide them so. Most of the Modern Warfare Vehicles, from MBTs to Armoured Personnal Carriers are being manufactured by them and they include many land forces elements that are from countries other than the US and Russia. This includes French Forces, Chinese, Israeli and many more.

Furthermore, with the small scale, u can field up to a mechanised company of vehicles or tank company and a battalion of troops easily in the tabletop game. On top of tht, there is room to play it all on a single large table and the cost of the products are not as crazy as warhammer. In fact rather cheap. For a Tank company with support vehicle, it will only cost 40 bucks or less.

Normally, most wargamming manufacturing companies would do only aircraft and land forces but GHQ goes the extra mile to do naval wargaming.. and furthurmore.. NAVAL Wargaming but at a smaller scale of 1/2400 which is super small.. but the detail is really crazy for its size. On top of tht. it is modern naval warfare and similarly there are quite a variety of ships offered in their company. Enough to make a proper fleet.

Here are some of the pics for the Land and Air 1/285 scale vehicles, aircrafts and 1/2400 Naval Warships and Submarines,


GHQ M1A2 Abrams



GHQ Infantry Men

GHQ SSN Los Angeles (The Naval Game even has Submarines)


GHQ UH60 Blackhawk


GHQ Infantry with Special Weapons
Note: All are according to scale


They even have the Ticonderoga VLS Cruiser. And look at the detail. Gorgeous!


GHQ AH64D LongBow


GHQ F15


GHQ really open my eyes to the fact tht Modern Military Warfare Tabletop games exist.. HAhah but dont worry.. im already fixed on my 1/700 Naval Models and My Battlefield Evolution collection and 1/72 Land forces Collection and 1/144 Aircraft collection. I already have too many to handle and my hands are full. Not too mention short on $$$$

Perhaps Somewhere in the distant future, i might take up a Tank Company, a Battalion of Men with Air Support and Maybe a fleet of Ships.. But that will be far from now. As for now i will stick to what i have acquired.

So take a look at the sight and see all the genres of Military Tabletop gaming products at
http://www.ghqmodels.com/ I noe u will enjoy it (Josh).. and tris.. I hate u.

Anyway, on another sidenote, my reinforcements (2 Sections of Forces of Valour US Soldiers) have arrived and has been received by Joshua (Thanks Dude for the help). And more will come soon. :P

Till the next feature.. Toodle loo!

Modern Military Warfare. I Love it!

Well I will be taking a leave from the Internet and my Computer as long as possible to do my work and revise for my exams. But one thing is for certain. I like the Shit(Hobby) tht i do, especially my military collection.

Will be starting up on my project again. Doing a major restructuring, maintainng and cleaning of my miliary collection.

As for now, yet another pic



On the road to victory? The DSHCC Forces have been in a long term conflict with the PTT Forces trying to liberate the state from PTT control in North African region. Is time runnig out for them?



On other note, Josh, my fren is interested in taking up Battlefield Evolution and trying it out wif me. If that the case.. Im gonna assemle a PLA Army to gear up. Was interested in Chinese Weaponary anyway. :D



Ciao

Amphibious Assault

One of the main armstrong armour of Marine Forces. The AAV-7A1 is the amphibous assault vehicle that also doubles off as a armoured personal carrier. It has an operating range of 480Km, a speed of 64 km/h on land and 13.5 km/h on water. Its main armanant is the Mk. 19 40mm Grenade Launcher and the secondary armanent is M2HB 12.7mm Machine gun. It has a crew of 3 and carries 25 troops which is more than the M113 can carry. But it is not known for its armour and is more weaker compared to the M113. There were a substantial lot of them damanaged or destroyed in the Iraq war but the "sardine can" is still the main forefront of armoured personal carriers for marine forces



A DSHCC AAV-7A1 in the desert sand.



Trying my best to save up to attend to most of my planned expenditure. U will soon find out my next transaction. It may be from Battlefield Evolution or Forces of Valour.. WHO KNOW!!??



Till then.. See ya (BUSY BUSY BUSY)

The Battlescene

Another week gone so fast,

Here is the feature today


A Dashland Armed Forces (DSHCC) M113 with a Humvee enroute to a city as they leave behind a burning hulk of an enemy tank.

It is at certain times u get the right angle and the right sky and tht where it makes certain perspective of the picture look real nice. I really like this one quite a lot and the silouette definition is relative to its distance from the camera. The road has a rough texture to it but it reflective nature dampens the picture a little bit.

I tried to make the smoke as real as possible but failed in doing a good one. In any case, the pic looks rather nice and hopefully i shall get some good reviews about it, rather than nonsensical tags.. lol