Showing posts with label Soft skinned vehicle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soft skinned vehicle. Show all posts

27 December 2012

Xmas Haul: Support Vehicles for D-Day

Xmas Haul: Allied Support Vehicles for D-Day and El Alamein


Allied Support Vehicles for the Late War campaign: 
Some collector's items, destined to become table top gaming pieces: 

Lledo and Corgi Trackside models

Some may say it is sacrilege, but these will be repainted and join my Allied Armies in North Africa and Europe.


AEC Mamouth Tank Transporter


D-Day Allied Command Vehicles, including Caravan

D-Day Allied Soft-skin support Vehicles and Command Car


  El Alamein Soft-skin support Vehicles and Command Car

7 October 2012

What is an army without opposition ?

Having spent some time on refurbishing my Wehrmacht and expanding its capabilities, it was only fair to do the same for my Allied armies. The Russians in particular were under strength  with regards to tanks and artillery.

This was soon rectified by adding a couple of T34/76s and IS 2s, a refurbished M40 155mm SP Howitzer


The Artillery received a couple of towed howitzers, 17 and 14 pounder guns, complete with tractors and limbers.Softskinned vehicles for support and HQ use.

A GMC truck with a .50 cal mounted, and two M3s with the same for troop transports

M3s with 75mm antitank guns act as tank destroyers. The first troops to receive a lick of paint were the Late War European Front Brits. The Yankees and Russkis are still languising without base coats. Have at least been removed off the sprues. A box full of ANZACs and Gurkas have also been obtained via Trademe, as well as some 8th Army Africa/Italy Commonwealth troops.



IS 2s (Josef (Iosef) Stalin), Sherman Jumbos and SP Howitzer





M3 Half track Troop Carriers and Tank Destroyers


Late war Sherman Fireflies and Churchill VI



"Easy-Eight" Sherman and GMC truck toting .50 cal MG


More Shermans


T34/76's


Alongside the IS2s to show relative size


Morris Gun Tractors with 17lb and 14lb Guns, Howitzers, German Summer Army in background