GHQ Stuff

Tim Vereecke
It is amazing how detailed these small GHQ kits are. Love your little diorama with the Bergepanther! 🙂

Christian Bruer
Thanx Tim! Yep the detail is still amazing and it makes a lot of fun to "build" the small models. Some more stuff is in progress, just finished the Famo display. The Bergepanther display need some figures, than it should be finished for the MV gallery. Cheers, Christian

Holger Kranich
What scale is this? Its amazing !

Christian Bruer
Hi Holger, thanx for your comment. The scale is 1:285. GHQ produce the models for wargamers, but the models look quite well for my scale 1:350 ship models (harbour scenes). Because I like the high quality I have started to make some "stand alone" displays. Cheers, Christian

Holger Kranich
Ya, that really fits fine into place of a 1:350 harbour-scene!Do GHQ have planes too? It would make me think about a "Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, Operation Cerberus" Diorama with Bf-109 flying over the ships... What an inspiration...🙂

Holger Kranich
Its resin, isnt it?

Christian Bruer
They are white metal and they have planes too. Take a look to a review on modellversium:
modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=8614
You find information about GHQ and suppliers in Germany here:
modellversium.de/kit/hersteller/614-.html

Hope that helps. Cheers, Christian

Holger Kranich
THX Christian!!!! It helps me a lot!🙂

Christian Bruer
Hi mates, next to the Marder III I painted and detailed some new vehicles last weekend. Today I have made a new base from Fimo (plasticine to harden in the oven). Next to the Marder you find a Sd.Kfz 251, a Steyer 1,5to and a Horch command vehicle as well as two 10,5 field howitzer. Happy modeling, Christian

Aghis Barberopoulos
This is amazingly cute Christian. Love the tiny Marder!!!

Holger Kranich
Really sweet, this `lil models!

Aghis Barberopoulos
Yeah, I am thinking of making a few tiny dioramas like that! I cannot take my eyes of them!!! 🙂 These little guys are great!!! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Yor`re right Aghis, but those lil models will be difficoult to paint, i think. But its a problem i´d like to solve!🙂

Aghis Barberopoulos
It will be more like painting figures I guess. However, there is no access panels to open, engines to detail, rigging, etc. A very interesting challenge!

Christian Bruer
Hi mates, just try it. It took my also a few attempts before I found my way to paint them. Would be fine to see some more of these small vehicles😉 Cheers, Christian

Aghis Barberopoulos
It is all your fault Christian !!! 🙂 Now I add 1/285 to my list of scales of interest!!!

Christian Bruer
😉 nope, there is some more fault! I add them to the photo album (Matilada, Valentine and Nashorn) - Happy modeling, Christian

Aghis Barberopoulos
Thanks Christian for the inspiration! 🙂

Christian Bruer
Hi mates, I have start to paint a Dodge WC-54 Ambulance. First red over all, second a mask for the red cross, then a coat of white. Next is to mask the red crosses and apply a coat of olive green. Also some more progress on my last display. I add grass to the display base and paint it with different shades of green and I add some self made trees made from root and sea weed (model railway. The vehicles are applied and I still need some figures. Happy modeling, Christian

Aghis Barberopoulos
Very nice! I will admit it: I have ordered quite a few of these little guys, and I am watching your progress for ideas. Couldn't help it! Beautiful work Christian !

Aghis Barberopoulos
I have received my first 1/285 GHQ stuff! I am amazed with the detail they have. Can't wait to start painting and making the scenery!

Christian Bruer
Hello Aghis, which set do you get (let me guess - some German stuff😉 ). Before you start painting the models you should clean them carefully. There are some very fine sprues and sometime visible parting lines to clean up. After removing sprues and parting lines I clean the models with a fibre pen.
Happy modeling, Christian

Aghis Barberopoulos
Thank you for the tips! I have seen some flush, and some casting lines that need clean up. I got a number of vehicles, Panthers, Panzer IV, Opel Blitzes, Steyr trucks, Nashorn and a couple of 88's... Also got some bridges and a railway station. I will have to get some more soon. When you say 'clean' at the end, you mean from the fine metal swarf ?

Christian Bruer
Yep, that?s exactly what I mean. Mmh a lot and interesting stuff. Take a closer look to the models, you will see differences in the quality. The Opel Blitz is an older model, the Steyer is a new one. The cast of the Steyer is more finer. I?m really interested how they did their master models, quite amazing!

Aghis Barberopoulos
Yes, I think you are right. I have already done one improvement: replaced the Panther flimsy gun with a brass rod gun. The master molds must be expensive I guess.

Christian Bruer
I have got some more nice GHQ stuff and did some extra work on the one or other model. M1A2 Abrams and M1 Abrams ABV (Pioneer vehicle used by the Marines), M19 and M578 recovery vehicle, M60 (open engine bay) and M88, T55 (open hatches) and T72, T34 and Pz IV Ausf. H. Well, some nice small dioramas to work on during the winter time😉 Happy modeling, Christian

Christian Bruer
This evening I start and finished a new engine for a GHQ M60 Tank. I opened up the engine bay and put a engine into it and scratched a new engine displayed outside the tank ready to change by an M88. I hope it will look well after some paint and weathering. Happy modeling - Christian

bob the builder
Christian, just fantastic. Speachless :-0

Tim Vereecke
"I opened up the engine bay"... crazy! 🙂

Holger Kranich
I agree with Tim, you are totally crazy! 🙂 😉

Wilfried Bogaerts
I'll never complain again me choosing 72nd scale as my favorite scale, compared to this my models are HUGE. This is really extra-ordinairy work!

Christian Bruer
Holy Moly, because this are nearly die cast models I?m really overwhelmed by all your very kind comments about the scratch build engine compartment. Thanx mates and keep on modeling!

Bill Gilman
Incredible! You must have amazing eyesight!

Holger Kranich
Its crazy, isnt it? I love to see it but i wont do it!🙂

Aghis Barberopoulos
Have you seen his Wermacht in 1/285 ?

Holger Kranich
His Wehrmacht? The whole?;) Just kidding, do you mean the Marder and StuG and PzKpfWg IV etc?

Aghis Barberopoulos
No I mean soldiers!

Holger Kranich
There are soldiers on the pix? I need to find my glasses!!!

Holger Kranich
Ah yes, there are 2 in the front of the "Zugkraftwagen"!

Christian Bruer
Hi mates, holy moly a lot of traffic over here! I?m sorry I missed to post during the last month but I have a lot of real work to do an no time or fun for modelmaking. I?ll hope to have some time for the hobby up to now. Thank you for your interest, cheers Christian

Christian Bruer
I have added a phot of an H-34 and an UH-1. I detailed the H-34s rotor and landing gear and added a new skids made of brass rod to the UH-1.

Mathias Carl
Realy nice ones.
This small scale opens a lot of options for such things.

Tim Vereecke
hey they look still very realistic in this scale, love the extra details you added!

Christian Bruer
Some more AFVs are finished. T34-85, M110, FV-432 Trojan, Challenger Mk. I and a Land Rover. The small dioramas to display the models are in progress.
Cheers Christian

Mathias Carl
Nice ones. 🙂
I realy like the helicopters.

Holger Kranich
Yeah, the UH-1 is my favorite, too!

Christian Bruer
The French GCT 155mm Self Propelled Gun in UN colors was my last GHQ model I have finished. Due to the white paint I tried to apply some chipped paint. That works well with a small brush by stippeling the paint along the edges.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Hooa, it's hard to tell the scale of this one!!! Fine work Christian.

Christian Bruer
Thanx Aghis, you're welcome!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I agree with you,Aghis.
Did anyone pic 10 (Famo with trailer and panzer) in 1:35 ?
If when,there must be alot of space to place it.

Christian Bruer
Hi Markus, yep no problem with the 1/285 scale Famo 😉

Lionel Marco

Impressive to say the least... What kind of tools do you use for achieving such a result? Or do you teach (tiny) ants to do the job for you?

Lionel

Christian Bruer
Hi Lionel,
at first thanx for your kind comment. Hehe, I prefer spiders, because of their fine results in rigging a ship 😉
But normaly ( 😉 ) I use a Gabbert air brush, Vallejo acrylics and small brushes. Working at all the details a good lense is most helpful as patience is too.
Cheers, Christian

Christian Bruer
I have finished the models for an M60 and M88 repair scene. Just have to build the diorama! Cheers, Christian

Vitor Costa
And i thought that 1/72 was small!!!!!
I get always "shocked" every time i see so many details in so tiny "kits". Congratulations, your work is amazing.
Do you use a microscope? 🙂

Christian Bruer
Hi Vitor, thank you for your kind comment! Since a few years I use an Optivisor next to my glases. It is really fun to paint and detail these tiny kits and always good fo an in between buid!

Steve Wilson
I can see the first 25 pictures then I get a blank screen. I can see the thumbnails but when I click on a thumbnail or "next photo" where the bigger pic is supposed to be there is nothing... Just wanted to mention it as this is a very good build by Christian and would like to appreciate all his pics...

Christian Bruer
Hi Steve, thanx for your interest! I can see all pics in real size. I will ask Tim for some help! Cheers, Christian

Steve Wilson
Hi Christian!!! I've just gone back, after reading your post, and everything is A OK. Perhaps Tim read my post as well🙂🙂🙂

Great build Chistian those vehicles are so tiny and you've managed to get so much detail on them. I love em! well done sir...

Philip De Keyser
This is wonderfull Christian, love these works, greetz Phil

Christian Bruer
Hell Gentleman, thank you for your interest and your very kind comments! I re added the last photos because they are lost after the update from saturday. @Tim, thanx for the information! Cheers, Christian

Vitor Costa
!!! Hi Christian.
Well or you know how to work with Photoshop or the coins in german are reallyyyyy large!!!!!
I loved the way you paint the tiny ambulance!!!!

Congratulations, you have really some amazing works.

Christian Bruer
Thanx Vitor! A new idea in a first setting - some British vehicles and a church as a main point in that small diorama. I did not know exactly what I should place in front, I thought about a riverside?! Comments and ideas are much appreciated! Cheers, Christian

Mike Kryza
I can hardly believe this - well done!

Vitor Costa
Hi Christian, i would like to see it with some... volume? Hight? Imagine the church in a higher ground and the vehicles going down in a very narrow road with black stone surface... you could put a wall along that same road... imagine that is a convent isolated in the top of a hill...
only an idea 🙂

Christian Bruer
Hi, thanx mates! @Vitor, yes the church will be placed on a higher ground - the area is marked with paper. But I did not really know what to do in front of the road? Cheers, Christian

Mike Kryza
I would prefer here bushes and some little trees - in the background of the church too., even there a a little big higher trees than in the foreground...

Christian Bruer
Hi Mike, mmhh that seems to be a good idea instead of a riverside in front of the church. Cheers, Christian

Lionel Marco
If the scene is supposed to be in France, the church is usually in the center of the village.
In front there's an open area closed by the town house (mairie) and elementary school (often in the same building in villages. The pub is in the neighborhood too.
Apart from these highlights of city life, the poshest houses of the village are closing the place.

HTH

Lionel

Mathias Carl
Hello Christian,
realy nice ones. 🙂 As usual 😉
The church is realy interesting.
Could you post a link to the shop you´ve bought it?

Christian Bruer
Hi Lionel, hi Mathias, thanx for your feedback. @Lionel, your information about French villages is very welcome - thanx! @Mathias, attached a link to Masters of Military, the internet shop from Uwe Schlage: mastersofmilitary.de/ He is a smart mate and always kind to help. Cheers, Christian

Mathias Carl
Thx for the link

Spanjaard
amazing..... i am speechless.....

Łukasz Gliński
...rather amazingly tiny I'd say 😉

Bart Goesaert
that's small... but very nice... those have indeed a lot of detail on them with regards to their size... How did you do the lettering like "UN"?

Nikolaos Kouzinis
nice job!!!

Christian Ristits
You are a master Christian!

Christian Bruer
I'm really happy about your very kind comments on my small scale work. Basically just less modelmaking in favour of painting. Reminds me I still have some on hold😉
Bart, the UN markings are small decals, I guess from GHQ.

Cheers, Christian

Patrick Hagelstein
The amount of detail is unbelievable! Especially in this smalle scale.

Rui S
FANTASTIC 😮 😎😭Y)

Derek Huggett
I believe that C.M.D.F. from the film 'Fantastic Voyage' now really exists! Just incredible! 👍

Dave Humphreys
Superb modelling!

Rodney Hickey
wow

Norbert Steffens
Great idea, marvelous small vignettes.You inspired me also to try this scale.....

Björn Leichsenring
That´s fantastic. Little nice scene.

Ed Froix
Extreme modeling WOW

gorby
That's about as good as it gets - Stunning work!

Christian Bruer
Holy Moly what an overwhelming feedback and kindest comments to my tiny little GHQ dioramas and vehicles. Thank you very much Gentleman for looking around.

Happy modeling
Cheers, Christian