Tactical Painter's Second World War in 20mm (updated 04 06 24)

[TacticalPainter]

A quick and simple conversion of a PSC Stuart into a Satan flamethrower for my US Marines.

[gamer Mac]

Lovely job

[CapnJim]

Cute little bugger!  Don't piss it off, though...

[TacticalPainter]

Those of you that read the game AARs on the blog will know that I've been using an Airfix model of a Ju87 when a game has a pregame Stuka Bombardment. The model is not necessary as that part of the game is abstracted but I like the way it helps to tell the story of the AAR.



With the release of the new Far East Handbook for Chain of Command there are now very similar mechanics for a Zero Attack for the Japanese and a Hurribomber Attack for the British. So I needed very little incentive to make up models for these as well. The Zero is one of the very nice new tool Airfix kits:





The Hurribomber is a simple quick build from Hobby Boss:





While I was on a roll with making aircraft I also made up a couple of recently released Airfix 'vintage classics'. Well, they are certainly vintage, yet for me they retain the charm of old and so many memories of my childhood. With a bit of love they actually come out okay.

I have the Brewster Buffalo in mind for scatter terrain for places like Malaya:





The Far East Handbook will be followed by one for the Pacific and partly with that in mind I thought a CAC Boomerang could work well for the Australians:

[Iain R]

Wonderful stuff indeed! 

I have the Airfix Buffalo half finished in the Malaya box, if it turns out half as nice as this I'll be happy!

[gamer Mac]

Lovely job on those

[jon_1066]

Look great.  What's the nationality of the Hurricane?  I don't recognise the roundels.

[Hu Rhu]

Great work on those aircraft.  I have a few 1/144 kits that I intend to do the same but for Battlegroup.  If mine look half as good as yours I'll be very happy.

[TacticalPainter]

Look great.  What's the nationality of the Hurricane?  I don't recognise the roundels.

It's an RAF Hurricane based out of India. Markings are SEAC roundels. The traditional red, white and blue roundels were dropped because the red centre roundel could be confused with the Japanese markings.

[jon_1066]

It's an RAF Hurricane based out of India. Markings are SEAC roundels. The traditional red, white and blue roundels were dropped because the red centre roundel could be confused with the Japanese markings.

Thanks, SE Asia is a front I'm not very familiar with.   I'd never realised they changed the markings.

[CapnJim]

Those planes look great!  Well done!

[Utgaard]

Great looking planes, something that is on my to-do list too