Dutch Army Duif Leger wagon

Dutch Pigeon Communications wagon

Next on my Dutch army build is Dove trailer (Duif Leger wagon), the Dutch still had a strong reliance on pigeons for messages, especially the reserve divisions. In my research I came across a lot of different documents, I have cherry picked a few of them and added them below.
My WIP is well underway with the wagon built from a german wagon bottom and Russian workshop on top.

Locations of Pigeon carriers

Eenheid               Bericht- houder   Mand aanvals, Mand loopgraaf, Mand ransel, Mand rijwiel

Reg infanterie            10                    1                     1                                                     2

Grensbat Inf.              25                    4                     2                                                    1

Reg. Wielrijders         20                    6                                                                            2

Reg. Huzaren            20                    2                      1

Reg Huz Moterr         15                                                                          2                      1

KMA                           5                     1                       1                            1                      1

SROI                          5                     1                       1                                                    1

Kaderbat Laren         10                    4                       2                             1                     2

2e R. G.. Tr.*                                                                                             1

* 1x Gaskast

Tabel 1: Materieel voor postduiven ingedeeld bij een aantal opleidingseenheden 

I am not sure how I will add this to the table, so it will join my Dutch Brigade headqauters  unit.

cheers

Matt

Dutch artillery tractor

Dutch Artillery Tractors

To start my Dutch artillery park I have part scratch built a model based on this picture.

The tractor I used is a "Oxford" 1/87 model with scratch built hubs, SHQ box and tarp, early war miniatures driver, the limber is a "Minarions" piece with the seat from the bits box, boxes etc from airfix.

this vehicle will tow my single heavy artillery piece. I have added a model railway plastic base.

Cheers
Matt

28mm Rhodesian Light Infantry and Alouette III G car

I really like these Eureka figures and they were a joy to paint, I have an original RLI camo jacket in my collection (belonged to my uncle Ken) so I had a very good idea about the  camouflage, I loved the patrol pose and the weapons are superb sculpts, I used a SLR  and mag 58 during my service so happy to see them so well done.

The Alouette III  G car helicopter proved to be a much tougher model with a lot of fiddling to get it correct, I strengthened the blade connection with wire and plastic card, I have also made a stand for the beast as it is too heavy for the wheels, I am very happy with the result also.