Treadhead Week - Part III

So all the models got built and undercoated. I have concerntrated on the Shermans to get them to a reasonable finish state slong with an Archer SPG and a Comet tank. The results look pretty good with decals and a light weathering. Need to restock on those decals by Doms Decals.

 Warlord Archer

 Warlord Comet

 Warlord Sherman Vs

 Warlord Sherman V with the S&S Dozer kit

Could not resist getting the Diamond T tank transporter and escort out!

Treadhead week - WW2 British Armour, Part II

So this is a mid week catch up on the armour project, so far so good. Only one kit lefy assemble, a M3 Half track.

As a side project, I created a scenic base board to photograph completed models on. This was a lump of old hard board modified with polyfilla, basing sand and static grass. Hopefully that will improve photographs on this blog. Now I need to source a back scene for it.

 So a discussion on the kits....

 Butler printed models preying mantis. The print lines are a bit deep for my taste and the chassis detail is a bit sparse. Like the prototype, the centre of gravity means it tips over! This will need weighting to prevent this. Very quirky prototype.

 Warlord Games late war Bofors 40mm cannon. This was a pig to assemble and needed shims building for the out riggers made from plastic card. However it looks amazing when assembled.

 Warlord Games Lloyd Mk II carriers, simple, detailed and very easy to assemble. Going to be used as tows for the 6pdrs.

 Warlord Games Churchill. Already discussed in a kit review on this blog, an easy build. Blittzkreigs resin offering is just as detailed and very quick to put together. It is a bit thinner than the plastic Warlord tank. No cleaning up needed on the resin.

 Warlord Games plastic Sherman Vs. Quick and detailed builds. My favorite of their plastic kits.

 S & S Dozer blade was simple to attach and makes for a mean looking model when mounted on the Sherman V.

 Clearly Warlord have changed their kit as it is larger than the previous plastic kit. New kit to the left, old in the centre and a Rubicon M4 on the right. The new kit scales well against Rubicons. As you can see, some of my 'completed' armour needs finishing off fully.

Another side project is to complete three of these DD tank skirts by Urban Constructs to allow beach and river crossings.

Treadhead week - WW2 British Armour

Over the past year I have hoarded numerous armour kits from a variety of manafacturers. This week I am going to focus on assembling them as a break from regiments of Prussians! Hopefully the air brush bought last year will also get it's first run out. Priority is to fill the Sherman and Churchill tank troops. Then the wheeled recce troop.

Kits include:

1. Churchill Tanks (1× Warlord plastic & 1x Blitzkrieg resin NA75)
2. Sherman V (2 x Warlord plastic, one a S and S dozer blade)
3. M3 Halftracks ( 2 x Warlord plastic)
4. MK II Lloyd Carrier ( 2 x Warlord resin)
5. Preying mantis ( Butler printed models)
6. Comet (Warlord Resin)
7. AEC Armoured Car (Blitzkrieg resin)
8. Staghound AA (Blizkrieg resin)
9. Humber Armoured Cars (Warlord resin)
10. Bofors AA gun (Warlord metal)
11. CMP 15cwt truck (Rubicon plastic)
12. Humber utility car (Anyscale models)

• Also there is still work to do on the existing armoured force including detailing, weathering, transfers and trying to get some consistancy in style and look.

On completion of this, I only see myself doing conversions for niche RE, REME and RA vehicles, oddities and filling various holes in the force which should be able to cover the NW Europe campaign from D Day through to the Rhine Crossing; Berlin or Bust!

Warlord Sherman with an Urban Construct mine flail kit to create a Sherman Crab. Needs weathering.

40k Imperial guard flashback

The other day I spent an hour or so in the loft re-boxing my collection. Part of this was re-boxing one of the very first armies I ever collected, 2nd edition Imperial Guard.

All rather nostalgic! The Army is based on the Perrys 2nd Edition Cadian Shock Troops. The Army is heavily mechanised with a full tank company. Most of the Army is heavily converted being inspired by WD220's Tsargrad article. Troops wear peas pattern camouflage whilst the tanks are in Ambush pattern cam. All rather WW2 Germanic.

My collection was previously on a thread on Commissar Proboards about ten years ago, here are some images from that period.

 Commisar doing a Blam!

 Heavy stubber crew conversion

 Karskins

 Leman Russ Conqueror tank conversion

 King Russ (Vanquisher) conversion

 Bombard conversion

 Chimera bridge layer conversion

 Tank company

The whole Army... okay I am a treadhead