Comments on: FOW: Three Month Painting Challenge II

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:41:16 +0000

I worked up some tutorial photos last night funnily enough, while base coating my DAK Famo tank recovery half-track. I plan to have a short tutorial up this week.

By: Tanked

Tanked — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:04:06 +0000

Callum, I had to laugh loud, when I read your Post. Nutella is indeed a very popluar spread and I never thought about the possibility, that there ist somebody out there who does not like Nutella.

I will give Nutella on my tanks a try when Stu finished his tutorial.

By: Callum

Callum — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:56:21 +0000

On the topic of Marmite and Vegemite:

I had some German friends who were repulsed and horrified that us kiwis would spread Marmite/Vegiemite/Promite on our toast although they had no qualms about putting chocolate and hazelnut spread on theirs!

Perhaps our friends in Western Europe could try spattering their Panzers with socially acceptable Nutella instead.

By: Tankred

Tankred — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:43:43 +0000

Nice Information on The Citroen on the Tamiya site, thaks for linking this, Stu. The model is really nice, although I currently did not pick up this scale. The Peter Pig website is definetly one of the worst sites among all miniature producers. It is a pain to use. What I really hate about it is, that not all blisters have a picture, even a lousy one. I bought several models which I never would have bought if I could have seen a picture of it.

Anyway. There are some peter Pig vehicles whicht could be used for civilian purposes, I think. E.G.Renault Truck, a german Horch car (referred to as Horsch). I think they have an german ambulance car, referred to as Granit, I think it is the Steyr Type 1500A.

For civilian Trucks you could use the advice of Lemming, my Messina partner: He suggested to use russian trucks for civilian ones. Once painted in other colours than green it should look good.

Thanks for the information on the taste :)

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:33:08 +0000

Imho both Marmite and Vegemite taste quite similar - basically just a savory yeast taste! Goes well with butter on toast.

Tankred, I think the Citroen is perfect! Are you familiar with Tamiya’s 1:48th model of this car? Definitely makes sense to use it as the old man’s personal transport. I might have to nab some for an urban table I’m considering. Do you know if Peter Pig do any other WWII civvies? Vans maybe? I guess I could browse their awful site to try and find out!

By: Tankred

Tankred — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:18:05 +0000

Sad, I missed tasting Marmite when I visited New Zealand. Yeast extract really sounds strange to me. The only thing extracted from yeast I consume from time to time is some german beer ;)

Now I am really curious about that tutorial with Marmite. I do have some masking liquid produced by Vallejo. Maybe I will try this first.

Aaron thank you for pointing out that piece of down under nutrition for us Europeans. You missed to discribe how it tastes.

Stu, the Car is produced by Peter Pig in the WWII civilian range. I found some picture with a dark yellow civilian car pressed into Wehrmacht service. I thought that my company commander is accompanied by such a car, just for the look. I added some stowage in the rear, so it will look like the Old man´s car which was aquired from some Vichy french during the training in southern France.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:48:04 +0000

Ahh, good old wikipedia… how did we survive before we could wiki-search the history of yeast spread?!?!

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:17:40 +0000

Thank you Aaron, for that most elucidating history of the yeast spreads of the world.

Although I have to admit I’m slightly concerned about the depth of your knowledge regarding this particular topic…!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:53:50 +0000

Marmite is English.
“The Marmite Food Extract Company was formed in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, in 1902, with Marmite as its main product.”

Vegemite is Australian.
“Vegemite was invented in 1923 by food technologist Dr. Cyril P. Callister when his employer, the Australian company Fred Walker & Co., following the disruption of British Marmite imports after World War I, gave him the task of developing a spread from brewers’ yeast.”

As you can see the impact of WW1 was far more serious than the little skirmish in Europe!

Even the swiss have Cenovis but (as usual) all the Nzer’s have is some other countries left yeast!

“During World War I, Marmite supplies to New Zealand were cut off as the product was diverted to troops. In 1919, the Sanitarium Health Food Company obtained sole rights to the product in New Zealand and Australia, and began manufacturing Marmite under license in Christchurch.”

When it comes to extracting yeast NZers have no originality!

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:30:32 +0000

Hi Tankred. Yes, it’s a ‘yeast extract’ whatever that means! Although really as a New Zealander I should be using Vegemite because Marmite is Australian I think.

Your troops are looking good. I like the base coat colours. Green and tan - reminds me of those bags of plastic soldiers we all had as kids :).

Is that Citroen staff car a Flames of War model? Or from another manufacturer? It looks very nice…

By: Tankred

Tankred — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:19:59 +0000

These are really great. The effect is brilliant! I will follow your tutorial with my Panzer Platoon next month. Did your really use food for painting? I translated it and my online dicionary said that Marmite is a bread spread.

However I meet your challenge, just have a look at my first Platoon here.