Extra Half-tracks

I've got 4 more half-tracks done, so am making slow but steady progress.

Again Battlefront models, this time transport for another armoured platoon.

Clearing the pile

 So today a can show a recently completed project, 5 Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks. 4 are the Mortar variant, while 1 is a command half track.

Kits are Battlefront, and went together well.

Next up is likely to be 4 more of these, as infantry carriers.

Upscaling.

So moving house has been a bit disruptive. However finally I have an update.

Recently I've managed to assemble and finish some 1:72 WW2 vehicles, a Cromwell, a Churchill and a Universal carrier towing a 6 pounder.

These will become part of a war supply train on my hopeful future train layout.

In addition I have built 10 Stuart light tanks for my Soviets, I've been working on a Z gauge railway layout and started painting some half-tracks, so hope I will have some more progress soon.

Cloughbridge

 Hello,

Something a little different today. At the start of this month I moved house. This has had two major effects:

a) Much more limited time for painting and modelling, hence the lack of updates

b) Sadly my model railway Cloughbridge, which was built into the loft, has had to be dismantled.

As such, I thought I would use this post to capture the last photos of my railway. While sad, there are plans to rebuild better in the future. I also have a small project on the go, for the intervening time.

 

 

 

Modern Train Shelf

Substitute Stug

 Well it's been a while since my last update. It has unfortunately been a busy month, both work and personal-wise, which has limited the painting. Nevertheless, I have got some stuff done.

First are 4 more Stug IV for my Flames of War German's. These were designed as a substitute for the Stug III on the Panzer IV chassis. They were put into production as one of the factories building Stug IIIs had been badly damaged in an air raid. These were then produced until the end of the war, with over 1000 being built.

The models are from Forged in Battle and means I now have 8 of these available.

Secondly, I have also finished these 20mm British Gun Crew. These are from the Airfix vintage Bren Carrier and 6 Pounder set, I bought as a railway load. I decided to paint these up anyway in case I needed them, with a simple paint job. They are not great figures, especially the kneeling crew who are noticeably over scale.

Hunting Tigers

Today's update are my completed Jagdtigers ("Hunting Tiger"). This was a heavy German tank hunter with a fixed superstructure mounting a 128mm gun, based on the Tiger II chassis. 

These models are Battlefront plastic kits, from the "Clash of Steel" starter set. The went together fairly well, have some nice details (I like the anti-aircraft MG42 machine gun and the bucket on the sprue) and they were nice to paint.

Not sure how often these will be used, but they are there if I want a really big anti-tank punch in a German force.

Panzer Reconnaissance

So I have managed to finish 6 more tanks, 3 Panzer IIs and 3 German Armoured Cars (Sd Kfz 221/222).

These are all Battlefront models and have been good to build and paint, with the exception of the armoured car wheels, which were challenging to get to fit well.

Armoured Cars

with 2.8cm Anti-tank rifle turret

Panzer II

Next up is something a bit bigger.