50th Infantry Division Tyne tees part 4

Tyne Tees Part 4

Some completed passengers for my trucks and Bren gun carriers, I have a lot more on the complete this week, hopefully completed by the weekend. Crews are from the Britannia range painted with my normal British uniform over a black undercoat then washed in Vallejo mix of black and sepia, followed by a highlight of British uniform and khaki. 

Cheers

Matt

Terrain Tuesday - Crashed P51D WIP

 Crashed P51D

Terrain Tuesday build this week is a crashed airfix P51D, the kit is not the best P51D around with lots of filling required to make it look good so perfect for modelling a crashed aircraft…… so a day assembly to compete. Painting this week when the weather improves for airbrush work. 

I have taken inspiration from this one 

P51D "Esther" from the 504th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, S/N 44-14321 that crashed while on take off on Feb. 5,1945. The pilot was Lt. Vernon Barto

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A bit of filling where I cut off the wing, and some candle work on the prop, otherwise out of the box. 

Cheers

Matt 

Wip Wednesday- crashed P-51D

Last week I picked up as a bonus from a shop purchase the simple airfix P-51D model, the kit is so bad I decided to make it a wrecked aircraft. So I went looking for crashed P-51D locally, however they predominantly were P-51B/C so I finally settled on one that crashed in the Netherlands so I could use it in my Arnhem games. 

I have settled on a P-51d that was crash landed by Maj Shelton W (Shell) Monroe who went on to become the highest ace in the Korean War before losing his life to AA in Korea. 

The aircraft was from the 334th sqaudron and was marked QP-Q serial number 44-13411QP-Q

Markings are per the aircraft below. 

With under and over markings as per this one of the same unit

My version has had a wing snapped off and the fuel tanks damaged ready for paint this weekend.

Cheers

Matt

British tank crew

 As I am building a few British armour pieces this week I added some crew to the desk, the Britannia chaps look quite good and very happy with my finished figures. 

Cheers

Matt

Terrain Tuesday - light poles

  Always adding a bit of 20th century and modern bits to the collection. Some street lamps from model railway supplier, I was hoping to get some more cows done too but next week I suspect. 

I sculpted the paving with green stuff, I did think about adding LEDs but that is for the more permanent pieces I purchased for my city blocks. 

Cheers

Matt

WIP Wednesday -Artillery

 More artillery bits underway, all Early War miniatures some big guns for my British heavy artillery, airborne light artillery, correct six pounders for my British airborne who have currently Airfix guns and some Belgian Chassuer Ardennes 1940 AT and light artillery. 

Cheers

Matt