German Horse Transport

One of the many reasons I enjoy Britannia figures is the variety of poses available for little tabletop vignettes - in this case a small German transport column arrives at a check point:

The figures in question are the German Check Point set with an extra Greatcoat figure; the Longest Day inspired "Fat German on a Supply Horse" and the Volksturm Two Horse Captured Limber.

Check Point Set:

Fat German on a Supply Horse:

Volksturm Two Horse Captured Limber:

Churchill IV and Churchill VII

I have several unbuilt or unpainted Churchill tanks - Britannia (8), Airfix (1), and Plastic Soldier Company (2) On my "to do" list.   I already have 16 - nine of which are 79th Armoured Division "Funnies".   Pictures of two Churchill Bridgelayer tanks were posted earlier this month.  Here are two more recent additions:

 

Britannia Churchill IV (75mm) with Britannia command and crew figures.

Airfix Churchill VII with turret armament replaced with metal Britannia 75mm and co-axial Besa machine gun.  I didn't care for the fragility and thinness of the gun barrel on the original model so have gone to the other extreme with the Britannia armament - while not to everyone's taste I like the modifiaction and find it makes the Airfix model "fit" visually with Britannia models.  I also notice a missing road bogie that needs repairing!

2nd Battalion Panzer Grenadier Regiment 125

A picture of the HQ and 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th companies 2nd Battalion, Panzer Grenadier Battalion 125, 21st Panzer Division Normandy.  The setting is the courtyard of a French farmhouse.  The vehicles for the Support Companies (9th & 10th) are finished; the crew for the Lorriane 150 are on the painting table and should be completed soon - pictures shall be posted upon completion of the crew.

P107 Half Tracks are from Ready-to-Roll (top photograph, back row); front row a Raventhorpe SPW 107 20mm half track, a Raventhorpe Somua PaK 40 half track (each with Britannia crews), and a Britannia Volkswagen Beetle staff car.  The second picture is a close-up of the Volkswagen, one of my favourite Britannia models.

I have accompanying Britannia infantry, which I'll post once the entire Battalion is ready for action on the games table.

British Motor Battalion

I recently completed the infantry that ride in the carriers and half tracks that comprise a Rapid Fire British Motor Battalion, having long since completed the various vehicles themselves. All the vehicles with the exception of the White Scout Car are Plastic Soldier Company (PSC) models; the Scout Car is by Italeri.   

Figures are from the PSC M5 Half Track, Universal Carrier or Lloyd Carrier kits.   The Battalion is set up in the court yard of a Normany walled farm, while the "close-up" is of the M5 Half Track, with accompanying infantry along for the ride.

British Artillery - 5.5" Guns

Rapid Fire! British 5.5" battery - Airfix guns with Britannia and Grubby Tank/Kelley's Heroes crews:

Red Army Armour

While my focus has been on Normandy, I did mange to complete a couple of Red Army tanks:

Britannia T-70 (left) and T-34/76 1943 model (right).  You can never have too many of either!

British Engineers

Airfix Half-Track with Britannia crew and HMG; Britannia mine clearing teams.  The engineer troops show the two different uniform painting styles I use for my British: the dark khaki uniform is hand painted over a black undercoat while the lighter khaki uniform is a white undercoat, light overspray khaki and "dipped" with Verathane "Golden Oak".

British Anti-Tank Guns

Two Britannia 17pdr ATG's and a RAFM 6pdr; all with Britannia crews:

Churchill Bridge Layer

Pair of Churchill Bridge Layers - Matchbox Churchill IV with Airfix bridge layer additions, in different bridge deployment modes: