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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: JOHN BOND on January 04, 2019, 06:13:16 AM

Title: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: JOHN BOND on January 04, 2019, 06:13:16 AM

Continuing with my Supports for Pacific Aussies, a scratched built 2 pounder anti tank gun with Perry plastic converted 28mm figures for the crew.
follow the link for more pics and info:
http://iagsmgm.blogspot.com/2019/01/australian-scratch-built-2-pounder-anti.html

cheers John

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Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: Lord Raglan on January 04, 2019, 07:32:07 AM

That is very nicely done mate, modelling and paint - well done sir!!

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: Truscott Trotter on January 04, 2019, 08:38:43 AM

Yes once again John that first photo looks almost like a real photo rather than a model
Stunning job mate

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: carlos marighela on January 04, 2019, 09:02:14 AM

Lovely work but I think you’ll find that the additional side shields were a curiosity, peculiar to 8th Div in Malaya and to the various components of 23 Brigade, parcelled out to Timor, Ambon and Rabaul (Sparrow Force, Gull Force and Lark Force).

Photos of them elsewhere, including Borneo appear to show the shields unmodified. The gunners in 8th Div in 1942 would be wearing standard khaki drill shorts and shirts as per the desert war.

Here’s a 2 pdr in Borneo in 1945.

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: tin shed gamer on January 04, 2019, 09:05:36 AM

A lovely piece of work, or rather pieces.  It's more impressive that you've made a pair.Making one representation is relatively simple . But the planning and building of multiple identical scratch builds is inherently more complex . The subtle differences in the crews wether by design or by luck.
Make them all the more special.
Your emotive painting style captures the wear and tear of equipment in theatre it shows empathy for your subject matter.

Once again nicely done.

Mark.

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: Captain Blood on January 04, 2019, 09:40:21 AM

Great scratchbuilding and creative converting work, and well painted too.
It’s a very evocative group. Look forward to seeing your project evolve  8)

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: JOHN BOND on January 04, 2019, 09:41:08 AM

Thanks guys, :)
Thanks Carlos for that added information,very helpful.
 I was tossing up whether to portray the  Australians with their early Khaki uniforms before they started dying and wearing Jungle greens but since most of my gaming will be with late war action, I went with the Greens.

Thanks Captain Blood, have been looking thru your amazing posts, lovely  models and terrain to go with them, it will be great reference material for my  future Desert theater I hope to do , which is constantly been put on the back burner.

cheers John
 

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: Cubs on January 04, 2019, 10:09:50 AM

Fantastic stuff, brought a warm glow to my heart.

I do like the early war British kit and also like the British and Commonwealth forces in S.E. Asia, so this was a double whammy for me.

A very impressive piece of work beautifully realised.

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on January 04, 2019, 10:16:54 AM

Nice work.

Title: Re: Australian 2 pounder scratched built anti tank gun in the PACIFIC 28mm
Post by: Redmist1122 on January 25, 2019, 01:16:53 AM

That is super cool! Very inspiring to do some scratch building. Thanks for sharing.