Wednesday, 15 May 2019

20mm WW2 British HQ vehicles

Having decided on how to mark up the British vehicles, here are the first efforts.  All are marked up with the Jerboa of 7th Armoured Division.

First up, a Humber Heavy Utility car from 7th Armoured divisional HQ.  This can transport an FHQ when I'm playing bigger battles or need an overall higher command vehicle on table.  The model is from Anyscale Models and was really simple to put together and took the paint really well.




Next up is a bargain bin show special from Early War Miniatures, picked up for £1.  I had to do a bit of repair on some bubbles around the wheels and the underside of the vehicle, which I filled with Miliput and attempted to score some treads to match the tyre detail on the original.  The driver and officer are from EWM's British drivers set, while the two rear passengers are from the Hat British tank riders set.




This is another EWM bargain bin special, a Humber Scout Car, again with Miliput used to repair some casting flaws.  The twin Vickers K guns and mount are from Sgts Mess and the crewman is from the British tank riders set from Hat.  The camo net on the back is made from Miliput and hides a major casting flaw that was too big to do a full repair on without looking too odd compared to the rest of the model.





So, all three vehicles could be used as an FHQ transport, while the Humber Scout car or the Jeep could be used as an artillery spotter, forward air controller or recce vehicle.  I still need to find some decals suitable for census numbers and tactical markings, but they can be added later.  Lots more armoured cars in the queue for decals, so hope to have those done and posted shortly.

Thanks for looking. 

2 comments:

  1. Excellent they look fantastic 👍

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    1. Thanks Richard. Loads more on the painting table - just need finishing off - mainly decals!

      Cheers, Andy

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