On the Workbench Sherman III Tanks for the 8th Army in Tunisia

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 Milicast British stowage. These tanks will form the armoured backbone of my 1943 British army.

Stowage on the rear decks Blackdog cz for the far vehicle the others a mix of Milicast and scratch built with Greenstuff

Extra decal Air recognition rondels

These tanks have the similar camouflage but are marked up as 9th Queens Own Lancers for variety.

I used a lot of Milicast British Bail out packs on these vehicles to give them a lived in feel.

Smaller Air recognition rondels on the turret from the same Extradecals set

Stowage scratch built and various sources including the bits box

The Queens Royal Lancers advance

Decals for the 1st Armoured Division 9th battalion Queens Royal Lancers

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on the workbench Fields and Gardens

Time to improve terrain. Fields and gardens on an old piece of hardboard. Corrugated paper then textured and spray painted. Plants from scatter static grass on lines of PVA. Grass tuft in rows and green paint soaked sponge and pieces of clump foliage. Fences a mix of plant ties and bamboo skewers for the hurdles and garden thyme stripped of leaves to be the brush in the brushwood fences. a mixture of open field and fenced gardens house at the cetre of a fenced gardens and crop fileds Patchwork of fields - the irrigation ditch is scratch built from acrylic sheets Vines in a ploughed field - vines scratch built from pipe cleaners Patchwork of gardens the pigsty is bought from Hovels yonks ago Brush wood fence some scattered static grass used for young crops Ploughed field with orchard trees A series of the fields to make a patchwork close to a village ploughed field with shredded sponge cabbages A mix of lants made of clump folia...

on the workbench Sd Kfz164 Nashorn

Captured Nashorn Italy 1944 Model by Alkett Crew by AB miniatures Infantry support from Xan Miniatures Afrika Korp camo net scratch built from surgical gauze and stowage from Early War Miniatures Inspired by a Nashorn from schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 525 captured in the Liri Valley

Attack/ Counterattack near El Hamma 1943

Attack/Counterattack near El Hamma 27th March 1943 German Forces from 15th Panzer Division 1 Platoon Panzer III kurtz (short) 1 Platoon Px III lang (long) 1 Platoon Pz II 1 Panzer IV F2 1 Marder 1 supply truck 1 timed Stuka strike 1 FAC in Sdkfz 250 British Forces from 2nd Armoured Brigade Forward HQ in Grant Mk1 gun tank 2x Sherman tank squadron consisting of 3 Sherman III tanks 1 carrier section from 1 The Rifle Brigade consisting of 3 carriers with 1 Bren team 1 2" mortr team and 1 Vickers MG team FAO in Daimler Dingo FAC in Humber Scot car Radio link in M5 halftrack 1 battery of 25 pounders (off table) Battle We used the attack/ counter attack from the rulebook to represent this typical encounter as the 1st Armoured disision supported by 2nd New Zealand division fought towards Gabes on the Tunisian coast after breaking through the Tebaga Gap. The 15th Panzer Division fought despearately to allow Generel Messe to evacuate hs forces from the Maret...

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