Next in the production line from the arsenal of democracy the M3 Grant. This is the Mirage kit - still in three parts for painting (I have used RB brass turned barrels from Lancers). This is going to be the command tank for the Sherman tanks I am currently painting up suitable for Tunisia. I don't think the Grants were used in this role once they crossed to Sicily but would love to be proved wrong.  Sand skirts come with this they'll be added after the running gears painted  Brass antenna for wireless sets also added Stage one of thecompleted   Painting completed including copious sand The original kit comes with complete sand skirts I decided to remove the left front to make a more war worn appearance. The Mirage kit comes with a few white metal parts including this commander model - vaguely reminiscent of Monty! Thanks to the wise folks at the The Guild I now know that the Grants where still used (probably as command vehicles in Sicily at leas...

A project long delayed - replacement Pz III lang for my German Army. These have sat waiting in the painting box for a shameful long time. They are EWM casts. I like the scale of these and they replaced some Armourfast models in my German army. I particularly like the crew. Barrels replaced with RB turned aluminium from Lancer miniatures. The stowage is scratch built from green stuff and SHQ. These are due to get a run out in a big game we are planning.  Panzer III langs from EWM  RB barrel from Lancer Stowage scratch built and SHQ This is the Zvezda Tiger I receiving a new 88mm RB barrel. Panzerkiel ready to roll

My current project is these Sherman II tanks based on the Italieri quick build kit. I have done a lot of conversion work adding stowage from Black Dog ( I love they.re kits) Milicast and EWM stowage as well as some scratch build stuff. RB turned aluminium barrels from Lancer Miniatures.  Now painted up with the camouflage scheme from late 42 -43. Hatches scratch built Crew will be painted separately and added later. Squadron markings from Nottinghamshire Yeomanary.in Tunisia. Decals added and done now for the stowage and lots of sand.  The finished  Sherman III tanks of Sherwood Rangers lots of stowage and lots of weathering powder and fixer. I want these tanks to have the worn and dusty look of the long hard campaign fought by 8th Army.  The tanks have numbers to help with ammo records in games  Stowage from Milicast the commander from HaT  Another HaT commander and stowage scratch built - the rolled camo net- and from ...