Skip to main content

On the workbench - A paint job too far 5 - Sherman tanks of Irish Guards

Sherman tanks of the 2nd battalion the Irish Guards. The cutting edge of the Irish |Guards battlegroup I am painting up for the Ironfist Market Garden Campaign weekend. I will be using Sherman V  (M4A4) tanks as the Irish Guards where exclusively equiped with this model. I only expect to use one of these Firefly Vc But painted up both for use in late war scenarios when more Firefly's are available. The Battlegroup Market Garden list use the Overlord supplement for Armoured Divisions so only one is allowed per section. These are both the Armourfast Firfly model with addition scratch made camouflage (using medical gauze). The rolled camo nets and external stowage is mostly scratch built using PVA soaked tissue for tarps and cotton again soaked in PVA for the ropes. Some of the 17lber ammo crates and other stowage items from EWM.

The bail out packs are visisble on "Banshee" a 75mm armed Mk V hanging from the turret. Again scrimmage camo added form medical guaze dyed with acrylic and PVA. With stowage from the EWM British Sherman stowage set - excellent value. The turret commander is also from EWM.

A close up of the 2 75mm tanks from the Squadron "Banshee" and "Buncrana". The names come in useful in tracking ammo. "Buncrana" has the S&S models "Shaggy Tank" conversion kit applied to the Hull and turret modelling the Hessian strips used for camouflage again the turret commander is from EWM as is the external stowage. I removed the sand skirts from these Armourfast models added decals from PSC and unit markings for 2nd Battalion Irish Guards B squadron.
The allied air recognition star is visible on "Buncrana's"  rear deck. A look at some photos suggested that the use on turrets or hulls was rare at this stage in the campaign.
A close up on Buncrana. Tne detail on the S&S kits is excellent. I also applied the rear idler and exhaust aftermarket kit to these tanks to correct the "floating wheel" problem with the Armourfast kit.

A close up of Banshee. Spare wheels from EWM. The air recognition star is just visible peeking from beneath the stowage which was removed before combat if there was time. I like the 50 cal in locked position you get with this kit. If I have time I may give the Fireflys the same treatment.

Comments

  1. Unknown18 January 2020 at 12:59

    I'm looking at your photographs of the Firely tanks especially 'Buncrana ' I'm currently modelling this tank in 1/16 scale but can find no information about this other than its name, I was looking for its number and crew names.. . Help needed.
    I should add that I'm a member of Portsmouth Model Boat Display team (Armoured Division)
    Regards
    David

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

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...
Post a Comment
Read more

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 
Post a Comment
Read more

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...
2 comments
Read more