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On the workbench - A paint job too far 3- Late war British Motor Rifle Platoon 1944

More British Infantry for Operation Market Garden weekend. This time platoon from 3rd Battalion Irish Guards. My force in the battles on the Battlegroup Market Garden weekend will be drawn from The Irish Group of Guards Armoured Division.
All the stands are attached to coffee stirrer to reduce handling. Primed in black them sprayed in brown. All are painted with Coat d'arms Khaki faces and helmets picked out them a brown ink wash. The uniforms are then highlighted in a mix of Khaki and Vallejo KD and the blanco'd webbing with Vallejo KD and a drop of CdA Olive drab. Then weapons in valejo Flat earth and a thin wash of black ink.
 The HQ discuss tactics

 The first section Bren team carrying the gun

 The second section with the Bren team deployed

 The third section deploy from their M5 halftrack carrier



 Close up of the HQ
 The whole platoon


 The Bren team make a nice diorama.

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