Author Topic: UPDATED 13/2 20mm Ardennes British (Read 3283 times)

Iain R · « **on:** January 25, 2021, 04:13:52 PM »

My ongoing project covering the oft-overlooked British contribution to the Bulge battles on late 1944-5.

Elements of 29th Armoured Brigade, 11th Armoured Division, and support echelons.

First up, Airfix 1/76 Cromwell, love this little kit. Marked up as 23rd Hussars, and with a commander from Foundry.

DonFabrizio · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2021, 04:39:33 PM »

Lovely model and a fine project! looking forward to see this develop.

Iain R · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2021, 04:41:13 PM »

Couple more, can't really shrink these any further...

Iain R · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2021, 04:43:36 PM »

Quote from: DonFabrizio on January 25, 2021, 04:39:33 PM

Lovely model and a fine project! looking forward to see this develop.

Thanks! Got a few more bits and pieces to come...

BillK · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2021, 06:12:40 PM »

Really nice work.
Look forward to seeing more.
Nice to see some "Bulge" British.

fred · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2021, 06:15:53 PM »

Completely mis-read the title to this, and thought why is there a snowy tank, where are the paras?

On cleaning my glasses - I like what I see, an unusual subject matter, but there was certainly a big British involvement on one of the flanks. With 11AD leaving their shiny new Comets that they hadn’t got up to speed with and reverting back to Shermans. I don’t recall if their recce Regt was shifting to Comets too, or stayed with Cromwells to the end of the war?

Iain R · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2021, 03:43:34 PM »

Double post, can't find the delete button. Please ignore...

Iain R · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2021, 03:43:47 PM »

Cheers guys!

Quote from: fred on January 25, 2021, 06:15:53 PM

I don’t recall if their recce Regt was shifting to Comets too, or stayed with Cromwells to the end of the war?

That's a good point, one I never actually considered. I always just assumed the recce regts would retain the Cromwell (as it hung about in that role for years, post war), while the armoured regts would transition to Comet as a "line of battle" tank (I'll not use the term MBT...)

On the subject of everyone's favourite tinderbox, first one. PSC offering, marked up as Fife & Forfar Yeomanry. Foundry TC again.

Hang Tuah · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2021, 02:37:39 AM »

Simply exceptional. Keep em coming.

bluewillow · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2021, 08:29:47 PM »

Bloody fabulous mate

Cheers
Matt

Iain R · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2021, 12:33:48 AM »

Cheers guys! 8th Rifle Brigade HQ section (still to do the 2" mortar team andca more appropriate PIAT no.2 than the Padre; he'll be repurposed as a medic) and attendant M5 halftrack.

Figures are TQD, halftrack is PSC with an S&S canvas hood and a Bren in the pulpit mount from Sgts Mess.

Gunner Dunbar · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2021, 05:23:10 AM »

Very cool

Ragnar · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2021, 06:06:14 AM »

Nice project, I'll follow this thread (and may copy the idea some day)

forrester · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2021, 08:43:46 AM »

These are all great..I feel chilly just looking at them.

Anything that isn't Normandy, Market Garden, or Ardennes [US] tends to get a bit sidelined.

BillK · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2021, 02:08:04 PM »

Keep 'em coming, they are all looking spectacular.

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