A very merry Christmas back in Kent has resulted in a splendid haul of new models. Of particular note, a pair of Moebius 1/72 Cylon Raiders (BSG is my favourite sci fi at the moment!) and the new PSC 25lb gun howitzers - thanks to a blog review elsewhere on the Internet, I'm going to make four guns by using the wheels intended for for the limber trailers on the spare gun barrels and carriages.
Most of the rest are colonial or 1700s rare pieces, so happy days!
This is a German late war flame tank, a Panzer III fitted with a large flamethrower instead of a main gun. I have exaggerated its appearance by placing two large fuel drums on the back with some petrol cans, both from the PSC German tank accessories. The turret and hull have extra armour but to differentiate it from my other late war tanks I've gone for a conservative grey colour scheme and no side skirts (Schurtzen). This is one of three late Pz IIIs from the Plastic Soldier Company box. The other two have schurtzen and are fitted with a short 75mm and long barrelled 50mm gun respectively. The kit goes together very well and the slightly chunkier scale makes it both robust and easy to customise with extra furniture. One of my favourites.
I have finally downloaded Blogger on my phone, so I feel I can start catching up with lots of posts on this blog.
This posts focuses on my first trio of Plastic Soldier Company Sherman tanks. They consist of two Fireflies and an M4A4.
One of the Fireflies I converted into a depiction of the eponymous tank from the film Fury. Lots of stowage on the fireflies give them a real lived-in feel.
The Firefly mounted the most potent British antitank gun of World War 2, the 17-pounder. It was the only weapon that could take on the heavier German tanks of 1944 /1945 with consistent efficiency. However, the Shermans so armed would have a distinct extended turret and the gun itself was noticeably longer than the average 75mm. The hull mounted machine gun was also removed, but no extra armour was provided.
