Tactical Painter's Second World War in 20mm (updated 07 09 25)

[Hoagie]

Looks fantastic! I quite like that model, pity it's unknown who's the manufacturer. I use my models of various artillery by putting them on the side of the table, so I remember I've brought off-table artillery to the game!

[CapnJim]

More good stuff!  Well done!  Again...

[rct75001]

Great work on the vehicle, netting and the figures.  All of my Sextons magically fire by themselves while awaiting crew.

I'm pretty sure that is a Raventhorpe / Sentry Ready to Roll vehicle especially with the integral base.  It would be "RTR 19 SP 25 pdr gun (Sexton)" in their range.

Richard

[TacticalPainter]

Great work on the vehicle, netting and the figures.  All of my Sextons magically fire by themselves while awaiting crew.

I'm pretty sure that is a Raventhorpe / Sentry Ready to Roll vehicle especially with the integral base.  It would be "RTR 19 SP 25 pdr gun (Sexton)" in their range.

Richard

Thanks. It's one of the few models on their site without a picture, but I did have a sneaking suspicion that might be where it came from, as I have bought from them in the past.

[HerbertTarkel]

Absolutely fantastic work - love the airbrush work you do (I use a lot of airbrush too!).

[TacticalPainter]

Okay, I know, I'm getting a bit carried away with the aircraft, but I've really enjoyed building these. These provide more for the Far East (like I need them!).

I painted up a Hobby Boss Hurricane last year, but I made the white recognition stripes on the wings too wide. A small detail, but it really bugged me everytime I saw them. I couldn't be bothered repainting and going through all that required, but was fortunate to find a built, but unpainted, Airfix Hurricane in a box of planes I made some time ago. I had a set of Hurricane decals for different theatres from Xtradecal which included some for Burma. This time I went with a Dark Earth and Dark Green colour scheme and made sure I kept those white recognition stripes narrower. Seems a bit unnecessary, but at least I didn't buy another model to do this.





I can't say I didn't buy this next one for this project, but it's an Academy P47 Razorback and they are very reasonably priced. Simple enough kits too and quick to build. No excuses here, this was for the pure pleasure of it. The P47 is not the most elegant of planes, but it exudes an aura of sheer power and strength.

[CapnJim]

Nice planes.  They look good.

[SirAbleBrush]

Very crisp - lovely painting and interesting subject.

[TacticalPainter]

Several years ago when I placed an order with Eureka for some AB Figures. They included their usual free sample figure. In that case the figure was a British engineer with a mine detector. He became my solitary mine clearing engineer and I would just pad out the rest of the group with riflemen. I painted him back in the days when I used the Army Painter dip method, something I stopped doing a few years ago. Ever since then I've been meaning to either, repaint that figure or, buy the rest of the engineer set from AB, so that I have an appropriate group of figures. Well, I did that early last year when I placed another order with Eureka. To cut a long story short, I've only just got around to painting them but they are done now.

[TacticalPainter]

Time to show some love to Airfix. It's funny to think that the first model I ever made was from Airfix and, more than 50 years later (yikes!), I still find myself making their models. A trip down memory lane if nothing else.

Ever since I saw this picture of 5.5" guns firing over open sights at the walls of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay I've thought I should add a suitable gun to my collection.



Under normal circumstances a gun this big is way back and not represented on a normal game table, but in this instance (and a few others I've discovered since), these big guns were brought forward to deal with fortifications. Naturally I considered the old Airfix 5.5" and Matador truck as a possible option. So, here they are:







My brother-in-law gave me the Airfix Churchill bridgelayer as a gift one Christmas. I couldn't see an immediate use for it and for several years it sat in the stash of unmade kits. It's possible to make it so the bridge itself can be detached, so I can see a possible use in a game. Basically, the kit is the original Churchill model but, much like they did with their Churchill Crocodile, there is an additional set of sprues to carry out the conversion and additions. Needless to say, putting together the road wheels on this model has never been easy and doesn't get any easier with time. That said, when finished, it makes for a unique looking piece for the tabletop.

[BillK]

Both wonderful kit builds...

... and the planes are really great.

[jon_1066]

Look great.  Would the 5.5” have had a limber as well?

[has.been]

Good work, as normal for you.

I once explained the wheel sub assembly for the Airfix Churchill thus:-
Imagine balancing a row of peas on a knife, then trying to match a second knife on top of the peas. 

[CapnJim]

Good stuff!  In particular, I like those engineers/pioneers.  Having been a combat engineer in my younger days, I would be partial to them, wouldn't I? 

[TacticalPainter]

Look great.  Would the 5.5” have had a limber as well?

Apparently not from what I've read, but I'm no expert, so others may beg to differ. Certainly not seen anything in any contemporary photographs to indicate there was one.